I Don't Want to Be Pushy, But...

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Discussion Overview

The thread centers around strategies for encouraging potential recruits to sign up before the holidays, particularly in relation to attending an upcoming Leadership event. Participants share their personal experiences and tactics for motivating leads to make a decision sooner rather than later.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, expresses frustration about leads wanting to wait until after the holidays to sign up, emphasizing the urgency of making travel arrangements for Leadership.
  • Another participant shares their experience of offering to lend money for the kit to encourage a lead to sign up sooner.
  • Several users mention the importance of communicating the benefits of signing early, such as having time to familiarize themselves with materials and products before starting the new year.
  • One participant notes that they had success by framing the early sign-up as a Christmas gift to themselves, which helped motivate a lead to join.
  • Another participant discusses a lead who has filled out the agreement but prefers to start in January, suggesting that having the agreement in hand can still be beneficial.
  • Some participants reference a document shared by an upline director that outlines reasons for starting now rather than waiting, although there are requests for assistance in converting the document format.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the best approach to encourage leads to sign up before the holidays, with no clear consensus emerging on a single effective strategy.

Contextual Notes

Participants share personal anecdotes and experiences related to recruiting, emphasizing the timing and urgency of signing new consultants in relation to holiday schedules and upcoming events.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants looking for insights on recruiting strategies and personal experiences related to encouraging leads to sign up in a timely manner may find this discussion beneficial.

chefmelody
chefmelody
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...I really want to go to Leadership in January! I have one active recruit, and two very promising leads. The problem is, both leads have said they want to sign "after the holidays." ARGH. If I sigh them before Jan. 8th, I know I can still go to Confrence, but... I need to buy plane tickets and hotel reservations and such NOW! :(

What can I do to "nudge" the leads to sign before xmas? I know their SS month could be Jan or Feb, but both of them want to hold a show and use host credit for it. They're just "too busy with the holidays" right now.
 
I would explain the situation and offer to lend then some of the money for the kit to be reimbursed with their first commission check. I think that would push someone over the edge & remind them that they don't have to hold their show during the holidays, but sign up now.
 
Ask them why they want to wait. Some people think they have to start right away. Let them know that if they sign on the 15th, they can have February as SS 1 and use all the time between now and the end of February to get at least $1250. Tell them it is their Christmas present to themselves.And lastly, let them know your goals and how they can help you get there. If they are already planning on signing, there shouldn't be a problem bumping it up a couple of weeks.If that doesn't work, call up your best friend from Elementary School and tell her she is signing and you will help her get her 4 shows and that will pay back the $90 investment!Don't let them keep you from Leadership!!!
 
I just had one who was saying that too. I just let her know that it might be good to sign now, so she has time to read over all the material and play with the products for her holiday baking, then she can start the new year with a new business.

This obviously started her thinking, cuz she signed on Saturday!!!! Now she has 2-3 weeks to start booking january and then get ready over the holidays and really start with a bang in january--hopefully strong enough to help earn the trip?? she's excited about that too!
 
ange13 said:
I just had one who was saying that too. I just let her know that it might be good to sign now, so she has time to read over all the material and play with the products for her holiday baking, then she can start the new year with a new business.

This obviously started her thinking, cuz she signed on Saturday!!!! Now she has 2-3 weeks to start booking january and then get ready over the holidays and really start with a bang in january--hopefully strong enough to help earn the trip?? she's excited about that too!
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Make sure that she puts down 6 shows before Dec 15 so she can get the cookware bags with 2 Jan shows!
 
this document is something from my upline director and I always include it with recruiting packets from about October on. I may have posted it before, I can't remember. It's a PDF file, so it can't be changed, unless someone can convert it to word. I don't know how to do that.

It has a lot of good points about starting now rather than waiting!:D
 

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That's a great flyer, Becky! Thanks for sharing!
 
Can someone convert Becky's document to Word? I can't seem to open pdf files from this site anymore.

Trish
 
I have a lead who is starting January 1. She does not want to even think about it until after the first of the year but she HAS filled out the agreement and given me payment information and has shows booked for January. She has agreed that I am to submit her agreement on January 1st.

Maybe you could get them to do that. Then you know you'll be promoted in time - especially if you can do that with more than one.

Of course, we all know that life happens and even with the agreement in hand it might NOT really be their time... Find out how commited they are and TELL them that you are putting out the money for leadership (explain deadlines) so you can be a better coach for them and you are counting on them doing this because you can not go if they don't try TPC. Unless they know already, I wouldn't tell them there are more than one thinking...
 
Trish1953 said:
Can someone convert Becky's document to Word? I can't seem to open pdf files from this site anymore.

Trish
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I 2nd that request!!
 
pamperedgirl3 said:
Make sure that she puts down 6 shows before Dec 15 so she can get the cookware bags with 2 Jan shows!
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oh--good point!!! Thanks, I wasn't even thinking about that! duh......
 

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