Creating the Perfect Guest List: Tips for Hosts

[jrb0328]

How many guests do you think a host should have on a guest list?

 

[pamperedalf]

I always encourage 40, and if they say they don't know 40 I say that's okay we will encourage your guests to bring friends to give you the best show & you can meet new people.

 

[lkprescott]

As many as they'd like - it's their party. Of course, I encourage at least 40 invites... but I don't think anything less of them for not having a full 40... what I do is print out invites for who's on the list and I send a bunch of extra invites to the host... as she thinks of others or meets them in her travels, she can hand them out herself. So far that's been working pretty well. I'd rather have a host with 10 very interested guests on her list that will all show over a host who gives me a list of 40 uninterested folks who really don't want to be there... or won't come at all. Quality... not quantity.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I use this flyer - it goes in all of my host packets, and I go over it with the host on my first host coaching call.

Rarely do I get a full 40-50 names, but by using this flyer, it does help people think of who they can invite from different areas of their life. I have found a diversified group means better attendance, sales, and bookings! I always talk to my hosts about not inviting from just one area - for instance, if they only invite family - and there happens to be a family function - they will have to reschedule their show, or if they invite only other mom's from school, and there is a PTA meeting, or invite only church friends, and there is a church function.......etc.....I really stress mixing the crowd. So, even if they only give me 25 names, I have a well-rounded list. By doing it this way, I will often have shows of 10-15, even with a list of only 20 names!

 

[lkprescott]

Great list Becky!

 

[Camoblonde39]

I had a host that only sent out 8 invites and had almost 20 at her show.