How can I restart my business and increase sales without recruiting?

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Discussion Overview

The thread centers around participants sharing their experiences and challenges related to restarting their Pampered Chef businesses without focusing on recruitment. Several users express their struggles with marketing and community support, while others offer suggestions for finding training and support.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a former consultant, expresses difficulty in marketing and a lack of community support when they initially joined.
  • Another participant shares their experience of feeling unsupported and suggests that location might help connect the original poster with a supportive director.
  • Several users inquire about the original poster's location, indicating a desire to help connect them with local resources.
  • One participant recounts a negative experience at a cluster meeting, feeling out of place and uninvited to future events.
  • Another participant mentions their diverse cooking experiences and aspirations to market their own cooking book, highlighting personal interests in baking and traditional recipes.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ regarding the best approach to restarting a business, with some participants focusing on the need for training and support, while others emphasize personal experiences and community connections. No clear consensus emerges on specific strategies.

Contextual Notes

Participants share personal experiences related to their journeys as Pampered Chef consultants, focusing on marketing challenges and the importance of community support.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants looking to restart their businesses or seeking community support may find the shared experiences and suggestions relevant.

pcnm2010
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I am a former consultant, but want to eventually get back into things.
I quit things because I was having a hard time marketing anything and no one would ever show up for anything.
I cannot get others in my Community to understand how to do this.
When I first signed on, the ladies that signed me up, left me hanging, didn't support me and I could never get a hold of them when I needed something.
How do I get things going again, but only to sell and not recruit?
I have tried everything multiple times, to no avail.
Need help figuring things out.
 
pcnm2010 said:
I am a former consultant, but want to eventually get back into things.
I quit things because I was having a hard time marketing anything and no one would ever show up for anything.
I cannot get others in my Community to understand how to do this.
When I first signed on, the ladies that signed me up, left me hanging, didn't support me and I could never get a hold of them when I needed something.
How do I get things going again, but only to sell and not recruit?
I have tried everything multiple times, to no avail.
Need help figuring things out.

Where are you located? I'm sure we could help you find a director that would provide lots of good training and support, because that's what you need!
 
Keith is right .. tell us about your location. Maybe we can hook you up?
 
Who wants to place bets that pcNM2010 is from NM?
 
ShelbyMichalek said:
Who wants to place bets that pcNM2010 is from NM?

HAHA..that was my guess too.
 
Hey maybe I could hook you up? I'm from MN, which means we have at least our state's initials in common ;)
LOL.
 
Well I'm from Rancho Mirage so I at least has an "M" in the name.
 
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I am from Northern NM, North of Taos, NM.
I do need the Training on how to accomplish this.
With additional feedback, I do know I could do a lot better.
Good guess, Shelby. You are right. :)
 
pcnm2010 said:
I am from Northern NM, North of Taos, NM.
I do need the Training on how to accomplish this.
With additional feedback, I do know I could do a lot better.

Well, one thing you could do is to indicate interest in signing on the main pc website. that will route you to a director in your area. then you can explain the situation and ask what kind of training and support that cluster offers.
 
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I once went to a Cluster Meeting adn I didn't fit in at all.
Nothing went right and I was never invited to another one.
Now, I just feel like I am danging and want to do things again, but am not sure how.
I will try that too.
However, I also have a larger problem yet, trying to get others in my Community to understand and embrace PC, Watkins, etc. for the Value of the Products that the Companies represent.
 
Well you can always join Me ... I'm in SoCalif and the cluster meets in Florida. I join in by Skype.
 
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Thanks, Dave.
I could, but if by Conference Call.
 
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As for me and what I am about; I am 33, Married, one Cat, no kids.
When I am not trying to earn a living, I also do Spirit Research and Investigations.
I Love to Bake.
I Always am doing something with Baking or Cooking.
Love Mexican and Native American Specialties.
I recently learned the Art of making Homemade Tortillas and improved my Biscochito Technique.
I know how to make Traditional Navajo Fry Bread and Love Navajo Tacos.
I also make Sopaipillas and Mexican Wedding Cookies from scratch.
My Specialty Cake is a Rich Triple Chocolate Mocha Fudge Cake.
My Hubby Loves my Chocolate Chip Cookies, whether it is a combination Chocolate Chip Cookie or a Chocolate Chip/Chocolate Fudge Cookie.
I would like to learn to do more, of which I hope to adopt a few PC Recipes.
I have my own Christmas Cooking Book and hope to soon start to market that as well.
I also have a few ideas for shows, that I think would go over Huge.
 

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