Is it Worth Renewing Premium Tools for My Website?

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Discussion Overview

This thread explores the experiences and opinions of participants regarding the value of renewing Premium Tools for their websites. Participants share their personal experiences with the features offered, such as e-cards and newsletters, and discuss the impact these tools have on their business practices.

Discussion Character

  • Opinion-based
  • Anecdotal

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, has used Premium Tools since their introduction but is reconsidering due to financial constraints and lack of feedback from their team on newsletters.
  • Another participant shares their experience of being underwhelmed by their national's newsletter received through Premium Tools, suggesting they would drop it.
  • Several users mention that they dropped Premium Tools after finding no value in the features, preferring to use free communication methods like Facebook.
  • One participant expresses uncertainty about the necessity of Premium Tools after reading the thread, noting they primarily use reports.
  • Another participant highlights that they receive recognition stats without needing Premium Tools, questioning the added value of the package.
  • One participant states they use both e-cards and newsletters, believing their team engages with the newsletter despite not receiving direct feedback.
  • Another participant mentions receiving e-cards from their upline, appreciating the recognition but feeling the cost of Premium Tools is not justified.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ among participants regarding the value of Premium Tools, with some expressing a desire to drop the service while others find it beneficial for their communication needs.

Contextual Notes

Participants discuss their experiences in the context of personal financial situations and the effectiveness of various communication methods within their teams.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be of interest to consultants evaluating the cost-effectiveness of Premium Tools and seeking alternative methods for team communication and recognition.

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Just wanted to get everyone's feedback. I have been a premium tools subscriber since they came out with the extra features and I do use the ecard option but not every month. I also made a point to use the newsletter option consistently this year but I have slacked off in the last few months. I have NEVER once gotten feedback or a response from my team when I send the newsletter. Now I know that is not the point of sending it but I am not sure if anyone reads it. :confused: On the other hand I do enjoy getting my National's newsletter when it comes out. The question is I am looking to cut expenses any and every way possible and I am considering just renewing the website and not the extras. (am I correct that if I do this I just loose my e-card option and the newsletter option?) My husband has not had a job for 90% of this year and PC has been our only income for our family of 6, so needless to say every penny counts and I have had to revisit how I spend every business expense. So this isn't me being cheap, I just need to decide if $60 extra dollars is worth it. What do you think?The other part of this is I have started a team facebook page and I have been putting recognition and team updates on there all week long and I do get feedback from some of them when I do that! So I am wondering if that is enough for right now, plus it's free!
Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!! My website renews on the 26th so it is a tough time to add an extra fee.
 
I have never added the premium tools. I get my national's newsletter via Premium Tools and I have to say I am completely underwhelmed. She actually sends out a different newsletter each week that is WAY better.I'd drop it.
 
I had it for a short time and did not like it so I dropped it pretty quickly. I'd drop it and just use the FB and your other current forms of communicating. If they haven't commented on it by now it's not blowing them away so not a wise use of your $$.

Hope your husband finds something soon!
 
I had it for 6 months, and dropped it - to me, what I was getting from it just didn't justify the added cost. It didn't seem to have any impact on my team either, and when I get the newsletter from my upline, it just seems messy and confusing to me. I think that is an expense you can drop and never even miss.
 
I dropped mine after the 6months. It had no value to me.
 
I use it weekly and now I'm starting to rethink it after reading this thread. I never use the ecards, I only use the reports... Hmmmm... :confused:
 
I don't have it, but have noticed on my exec. (they get it free) the stats are sometimes messed up when she sends them out.

I have gotten a few e-cards from the gal over my exec. and they look nice.
 
flemings99 said:
I don't have it, but have noticed on my exec. (they get it free) the stats are sometimes messed up when she sends them out.

I have gotten a few e-cards from the gal over my exec. and they look nice.
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I agree. The newsletter always looks messed up but the e-cards are nice. Just not worth the cost IMHO.

Colleen, what reports are you referring to. I don't recall there being any reports that I can't get to without the premium tools...
 
I dropped the Premium tools as well.
 
I was referring to the recognition stats.. I send them out weekly.
 
I've never purchased it. I guess I got some sort of a free trial when I hit Director? I remember having it for a very short time. But I'm not good at short & sweet & being limited to how many characters that I can send, so I remember being frustrated. When it came time to pay for it, I didn't see the point.
 
finley1991 said:
I was referring to the recognition stats.. I send them out weekly.
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hmmm... We get recognition stats without premium tools. I wonder. :confused: I just don't remember there being extra reports with the premium package...
 
bethcooks4u said:
hmmm... We get recognition stats without premium tools. I wonder. :confused: I just don't remember there being extra reports with the premium package...
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I don't remember there being extra reports either - other than the newsletter set-up. :confused:
 
I was referring to the newsletter feature... sorry for the confusion. That's what I use to run the reports to send to my team each week.I know I can get that info in the "Reports" section. It's just been easier for me to click through the newsletter and indicate what I want reported to send to my team (sales, promotions, recruits, etc).
 
I use the e-cards but not the newsletter as much, not because I don't like it, I just have been off my mark this fall. I am sending out Novembers because my personnal and downline teams did incredible.
 
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Thanks for all the input! I thought more directors were using this feature but when I realized that it was an extra $60 I decided to rethink. I am going to drop it for now and work on keeping up on facebook and doing recognition there, we have a lot more interaction on facebook which is what I am looking for anyway!
 
I get an ecard from my NED's NED everytime I recruit. It's nice that she takes the time to recognize me, however, the ecard is always the same (same picture, same message). I'm not complaining, but I think that the premium caosts more than it's worth.
 
I use both the ecards and the newsletter. I use the ecards for everything but personalize the message to the person. I know my team reads and looks at my newsletter because I get comments on it quite often. Just because you get no feedback doesn't mean they are not listening!
 
pamperedlinda said:
I get an ecard from my NED's NED everytime I recruit. It's nice that she takes the time to recognize me, however, the ecard is always the same (same picture, same message). I'm not complaining, but I think that the premium caosts more than it's worth.
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This reminded me ... I received an e-card from 3 lines up recently. The title was congratulating me on recruiting, but the message itself was I guess a paste from her previous e-card & was congratulating me on earning New Consultant Rewards. We both got a laugh out of that one.
 

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What should I consider before deciding to renew Premium Tools?

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