How Far Away Would You Go for a Show?

[FHL]

Just a question that popped in my mind. I would go up to an hour away if I had to.

Just wondering how far everyone has gone for business.

 

[Jenni]

I think an hour is my limit as well.

 

[jrstephens]

I do not go over 30 minutes if at all possible.

 

[linojackie]

I am in Sacramento and will go anywhere from the Bay Area to Nevada for a show. In Dec, I'm going to try to do a show in Florida

 

[Ginger428]

I've gone from NY to PA which was about a little over 2 hours 1 way...

 

[letscook04]

I've gone from NY to PA which was about a little over 2 hours 1 way...

Wow, Ginger I hope that it was worth the travel??

My max is 45 mins.....

 

[Ginger428]

Wow, Ginger I hope that it was worth the travel??

My max is 45 mins.....

LOL...its 45 minutes when I go to the Bellmore Meetings....

She wanted it Fri. night & I said NO WAY!! I told her Sunday early afternoon, but my main reason was she was a hopeful recruit, so her SIL said just to get me out there!! It wasn't bad almost 700.00, but NO recruit!

 

[letscook04]

Yeah, it's like me driving to Queens with out traffic.

 

[Ginger428]

Yeah, it's like me driving to Queens with out traffic.

Queens....UGH!!!

 

[ShanaSmith]

I've done a couple in Alaska and Washington... but usually about an hour to hour and a half. Depends how much I need the business at the time.

 

[linojackie]

...Depends how much I need the business at the time.

True that!!!

 

[pkd09]

I have actually gone 3 hours one way for a show...Twice!! Once for a relative and another for a guest from a local show. I love a good road trip.

 

[princessmeshelle]

i don't think i would go more than an hour away. unless i'm gonna be in the area for a while, you know like my cousin is up in fairbanks so i might do a show there if i were up visiting anyway. did that make sense?

 

[vwpamperedchef]

My BEST shows are an hour away!! But my MIL lives there, so if necessary I can sleepover!!

 

[noelskitchen]

I've gone to Gardnerville, NV which is 2-2 1/2hrs away and I'll be doing a few shows in Dayton and Minden, Carson City. It's work it if you host coach well, gives you leads, possible recruits. I'm even going to try to do a couple of shows in Vegas while on Thanksgiving vacation.

 

[raebates]

I regularly do shows 1 1/2 to 2 hours away. I live in the middle of nowhere, and I value the fact that I don't have a set district. Most of my long-distance shows have been really successful.

 

[stefani2]

I USUALLY travel about an hour max. BUT have a Show coming up that is 2 hours away. The FARTHEST I have travelled is 6 hours - but I piggy-backed two shows AND visited family.

 

[pampered.chris]

I regularly do shows 1 1/2 to 2 hours away. I live in the middle of nowhere, and I value the fact that I don't have a set district. Most of my long-distance shows have been really successful.

I agree 100% with Rae. I also live in the "boonies" and I only have about 5% of my shows in my hometown. I usually travel at least 20 min if not 2+ hours one way to do a show. But the furthest shows are usually the best. I regularly go to a town that is one hour 25 min away and have yet to do a party under $500. Most of them are over $1000. Well worth it in my book!!

 

[gothim0802]

The max I have went is an hour and half away. But I am ok with that! But probably not more than that.

 

[Geekgirl69]

I am the opposite of Ginger, I travel 2 hours from PA to do shows in NY. The one I have at the end of the month in Queens will be worth it, my best host is starting his holiday shopping at the show.

 

[stefani2]

Host Coaching is key to shows that are far away - you want to make sure it is worth your while, obviously. I just tell Hosts "we want 8-10 confirmed guests"..... OR....."try to get $200 in OO BEFORE your Show"

 

[kcjodih]

Somehow over my 4 years with PC I've ended up with more than 50% of my customers and hosts over an hour away in either direction. I seem to only have customers locally but the hosts I regularly drive to. I only go one hour each direction which covers alot of cities on the main highway though. I once did a bridal that was a booking from one of these and it was 2 hours away in a HUGE city (Toronto, Canada) and it only ended up at about $310 in sales. There was $ in the neighbourhood but they weren't spending it on the bride or themselves (at least not on PC!). Not worth my time and I never did it again!

I just received a booking tonight thanks to my newsletter and she's a regular yearly host an hour in the other direction from my groupies but I KNOW it'll be $900 + so of course I'll go

 

[fruit76loop]

Living in Wyoming, I have to travel quite often! I just traveled 4 hours one way for a show and it was well worth it. The show was $1500 and I got a new recruit! So it was definately worth it!!!:thumbup:

I travel out of town at least 3-4 times a month usually over 100 miles.

And as a result my cluster is over 75% non-local. You have to love it!

 

[tabnat80]

I don't like to drive over 30 minutes. I have on a very few occassions driven an hour, but that's max.

 

[kcjodih]

Living in Wyoming, I have to travel quite often! I just traveled 4 hours one way for a show and it was well worth it. The show was $1500 and I got a new recruit! So it was definately worth it!!!:thumbup:

I travel out of town at least 3-4 times a month usually over 100 miles.

And as a result my cluster is over 75% non-local. You have to love it!

Marlene 4 hours? WOW!!! You MUST drive a small car or at least something good on gas! I have (oops, had until last week) a Dodge Ram and I couldn't imagine the gas I'd go through driving 8 hours round trip. I know, my own choice/fault having such a gas guzzler but still! that's a TON of driving! What an awesome show though and a recruit as icing on the cake! YOU GO GIRL

 

[valleygirl2]

I use to work an hour away from home so most of my hosts were an hour away. the furtherest was 1 1/2 hours.

 

[mpkegley]

My limit is about an hour away, but my husband keeps trying to put his foot down and doesn't want me traveling that far away. That is the reason why my business has been suffering the last few months, because with the gas prices, I have been trying to stay away from the shows that are far away to keep him happy. Am I the only one dealing with this?

 

[raebates]

Probably not, Mary. I know that the rise in gas prices led The Furry Guy to ask me if I really made money on a show that was just about 2 hours away. Since I use P3 to keep track of expenses with each show, I was able to show him that yes, indeed, I made money on that show.

 

[pamperedchef02]

I live in Maine and I am going to Conneticut to do a show. That is about 2 to 2 and a half hours away!

It is my first show and I just barely qualified and I can't seem to get past all the "solicitation" policies with my local companies so I think I would travel anywhere at this point!

It is really hard in Maine to run a business like this because of all of the solicitation policies.

 

[pamperedchef02]

I am going to Conneticut in two weeks to do a show. I live in Maine so this is about 2 to 2 and a half hours away. I barely qualified and this is my first show and I am having so many issues with all of the solicitation policies in my area that I would travel just about anywhere at this point.

I cannot seem to get past the solicitation around here that it makes me wonder how I will ever be able to market outside of family and friends.