Can I sell Pampered Chef to friends and family across the country?

[clshirk]

Does anyone know where I can get a blinkie or icon to display on my forums that says PC consultant or anything cool like that? I frequent babycenter boards and I have a great personalized signature, but I'd love to put PC on it.

 

[chefbritt]

You're actually not supposed to post anything about being a PC consultant online, including forums and things of that sort. The exception is forums like this one, which is strictly for communicating with other consultants.

 

[clshirk]

Oh- really? Wow, I had no idea. Do you know why? Seems like just a way of advertising to me. I can't see how that's bad. I"m just curious why it's not allowed.

 

[ivykeep]

It's actually specifically prohibited in the policies and proceedures. I think because it gives the advertiser an unfair advantage for soliciting orders outside of their geographic region. Since the core business is the Cooking show, most of your business is supposed to come through networking with people in your area. If you advertise on the internet, you lose the personal connection.

Internet/Web: Links to Your
Pampered Chef® Personal Web Site
Consultants of every level are prohibited from linking
to their Pampered Chef® Personal Web Sites. This
includes both sponsored links and banner ads that you
pay for, as well as non-sponsored links that you don’t
pay for. For instance, if a friend posts a link on their
family’s Web site to your Personal Web Site, you would be
in violation of this policy. Additionally, any other form of
advertising on the Web is prohibited.
There are only two very specific exceptions to the
linking policy.
The first pertains to Fund-raiser Shows. If you have a
Fund-raiser with an organization that wishes to post a link
to your Personal Web Site on their Web site, you may do
so only with prior written approval from Consultant
Career Solutions. Fund-raiser links may only be active for
60 days. All other linking to your Personal Web Site is
strictly prohibited.
The second exception pertains to personal electronic
communications. You may continue to include your Personal
Web Site address as part of your contact information or
signature on e-invitations, any e-mails that are currently
available through your Personal Web Site and your personal
e-mails to your customers. These communications may link
to your Personal Web Site. This also includes any electronic
mail pieces that may be developed by our new licensed
merchandise vendor.
The ban on linking also prohibits the following:
• Listing or linking your Personal Web Site in Internet
directories or search engines, such as Google or Yahoo.
• Purchasing or using a separate domain name to re-direct
visitors to your Personal Web Site.
• Linking to Consultant’s Corner from any Web site.
• Linking to The Pampered Chef® corporate Web site
from any Web site.
It is your sole responsibility to ensure that your Personal
Web Site is not linked to any other Web site that violates
these policies.

Internet/Web: Additional Guidelines
Consultants and Above
Other than signing up for a Pampered Chef® Personal Web
Site or approved vendor sites like Visual Impact Products,
do not list the company name when filling out personal
profiles on the Internet.
You may not purchase lists for e-mail marketing purposes.
Spamming is not allowed.
You may not sell any Pampered Chef® products — current
or discontinued — through online auction houses (like
eBay.com) or on any Web site other than your Pampered
Chef® Personal Web Site.
You may set up a chat room or e-mail newsgroup ONLY to
communicate solely with other Pampered Chef® Consultants
about the business. Please do not mention, advertise or
promote your Pampered Chef® business on any chat
rooms, other than those created for communicating with
other Consultants.Other than through your Pampered Chef® Personal Web
Site, you may not promote or advertise your business on any
other Web site, Internet directory, search engine, etc. There
are three very specific exceptions:
• Executive Directors and above may develop their own
Web site to train their downlines. Executive Directors may
not link to their Personal Web Site from their training site.
• If you have a fundraiser with an organization that wishes
to post a link to your Personal Web Site on their Web site,
you may do so only with prior written approval from
Consultant Career Solutions. Fundraiser links may only be
active for 60 days. All other linking to your Personal Web
Site is strictly prohibited.
• If a bridal fair, home expo or similar event sponsor offers
you space on the sponsor’s Web site as part of your
registration fee, you may list your name, appropriate
Pampered Chef® title, which must include the word
“Independent,” your phone number and personal e-mail
address. You may not include your Personal Web Site
address anywhere on a sponsor’s Web site. Your contact
information must be removed when the fair is over.

 

[clshirk]

Ah- thanks. Makes sense.
But if I have a friend on the other side of the country who wants to take up orders, that's ok, right?

 

[tlennhoff]

Ah- thanks. Makes sense.
But if I have a friend on the other side of the country who wants to take up orders, that's ok, right?

Yes, you can sell to your friends and family anywhere in the US. And you can include the link to the PWS in your email unless it is email going to something like yahoo groups where the emails are also on the web.