AnnieBee
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I keep hearing people say that they have not had much success with open houses, so I am wondering, has anyone had a good turn out/sales from doing a neighborhood open house? And if so, what did you do?
My good friend wants to do my first show, which is great, but she will invite alot of my friends, so instead of doing my own kick-off party I thought I’d do an open-house to try and get into a different circle. So this is my plan, please tell me what you think!
1: Start going for lots of walks in the neighborhood now that the weather is nice! Say hi and smile (and talk to if they want to!) everyone I meet so they at least know my face.
2: Deliver invites personally by going door-to-door.
3: Try to get my closest neighbors to show up for moral support/bodies in my house(!), even if they don’t want to buy anything (especially if any of them want to do a show for me!).
4: Have nice displays of PC products, some yummy recipes to try, and maybe a few tools to try (suggestions?)
So, any thoughts/ideas? How far in advance should I hand out the invites?
Is it worth handing out a mini-cat when I deliver the invites (or maybe just leave them with the invites at houses where I don’t see someone face-to-face?)
Also, here is my invite (current version!), is it too “busy”? Is there anything I should add or leave off? I'm going to put a recipe on the back.
Sorry this is so long, TIA for your help!
My good friend wants to do my first show, which is great, but she will invite alot of my friends, so instead of doing my own kick-off party I thought I’d do an open-house to try and get into a different circle. So this is my plan, please tell me what you think!
1: Start going for lots of walks in the neighborhood now that the weather is nice! Say hi and smile (and talk to if they want to!) everyone I meet so they at least know my face.
2: Deliver invites personally by going door-to-door.
3: Try to get my closest neighbors to show up for moral support/bodies in my house(!), even if they don’t want to buy anything (especially if any of them want to do a show for me!).
4: Have nice displays of PC products, some yummy recipes to try, and maybe a few tools to try (suggestions?)
So, any thoughts/ideas? How far in advance should I hand out the invites?
Is it worth handing out a mini-cat when I deliver the invites (or maybe just leave them with the invites at houses where I don’t see someone face-to-face?)
Also, here is my invite (current version!), is it too “busy”? Is there anything I should add or leave off? I'm going to put a recipe on the back.
Sorry this is so long, TIA for your help!