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[cookingmommy]

So, I leave in a week and a half to go back to Guam. I actually have four parties here in CT before I leave (it is going to be a busy week, yeah!!!) and then obviously nothing until I start in Guam. I was thinking of offering a booking incentive for a catalog show at my four remaining cooking shows.

Something like..."Book a July or August catalog show with me and with ? minimum in sales I will buy you a cookbook of your choice" I figure I'll use the host discount for the cookbook, plus the commission you would get off that discount...it wouldn't cost me much for the cookbook.

Then, maybe I can have a few catalog shows on the books for August while I am trying to get back to Guam and organize some other shows.

What do you think? What should be my minimum show amount to get the free cookbook?

THanks

 

[Chef Ritz]

If you are really wanting to get them, say if you book it with me tonight you will get a free cookbook at the time of your show. I don't know if you want that expense with no guarantee of an amount, but that would probably get you one. Otherwise, I would say use your catalog show average.

 

[cookingmommy]

Ohhh, I wouldn't give them their cookbook until I close their show out with say a $400-500 show. I haven't done a catalog show yet so is that too high?

 

[pampered1224]

Catty show average is only$200 so maybe go for $250. That way too you cold maybe get them to go over the $300 mark. Better for them and much better for you.

 

[cookingmommy]

That is all a catty show average is $200!!!! That doesn't seem very high. I guess that is why we push cooking shows!!!!

 

[chefann]

Catty shows aren't usually as high, because people can't see the tools in action. And, frankly, most catty show hosts just want to do enough to get some freebies without going the extra mile to really get good stuff.

 

[smarteez2]

In my experienceCatty shows are for me usually $500-$700!! So don't limit yourself to $250. Host coaching plays a BIG BIG part in catty shows. You HAVE to keep them motivated. Hope this helps. AND I will offer to purchase the host special for them sometimes depending on what it is that is.

 

[chef131doreen]

I'm glad you are doing catty shows and in CT 200 is low I have even done 1000.00 catty shows. you can do 2 levels to for a 400 show a cookbook for a 700 show maybe somthing a bit higher ect.. 4 or 5 catty shows a month really help your business,

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I think it really depends on where in the country you live. I know that the show average here in Michigan is quite a bit lower than East/West Coasts......I think a good rule of thumb for Catalog Shows would be to think about how much you usually have in outside orders for a Cooking Show. I have found that my Catalog Show avg. tends to be about the same as my Outside Order avg......$250-300. For other parts of the country, this may be more.

 

[Christ Follower]

I agree, my catalog show average is probably about 200-250 or so. My highest was just over $400. This month I'm shotting for $1000! I'm doing the $1000 mystery host catalog show so I hope it works! I have 8 people participating (need 10 for it to work) but I'm hoping they will collect more than $100 each. I'm giving them a second entry in the drawing if they collect over $150. I'll keep you all posted...