Two direct selling companies closed their doors these past two weeks. This has been an incredibly tough economy to run a business in, and direct selling companies were not immune to it. Whenever this happens it hurts my heart on a couple of levels. I know the heartache that consultants who have invested in a company [...]
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Top Social Media Tools for Direct Sales Team Building
Social media can be a powerful tool that direct selling leaders can use to build and support their teams. In this article, Jennifer Fong discusses 3 tools that can be used to help a direct sales leader be more efficient, effective, and productive at team support and recruiting.
Less is More When it Comes to Social Networking Sites
The true value in using social media to find more customers for your direct sales business comes from going where the people are. It’s a basic rule of sales, based on the law of averages…the more people you have access to, the more likely you are to find people who want to buy from you. [...]
My Social Media Story…
Guest Post by Julie Anne Jones I’m going to be brutally honest with you…when I first began working with Jennifer Fong, I was certain that the whole “social media thing” was going to drain my time and stress my already packed schedule beyond it’s limits. Since we were putting together a course to offer to [...]
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn…What's the Difference?
While there are many tools available for social media marketing and social networking, the biggies that emerge are Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. While it may be tempting to view these tools as all pretty much the same thing, they have distinct differences, and as a direct sales professional, it is important to understand this difference. [...]
Social Media for Team Building and Recruiting
Social media can be an incredible tool for building and supporting your direct sales team. One of the ways to build long-term income in a direct selling business is through recruiting other sellers and supporting them. Your compensation for building and supporting your team is the commissions that you earn on your team’s sales, and [...]
An Introduction to Social Media
Social media is starting to revolutionize the way that we do business, and we’re just at the beginning of the wave. As an entrepreneur, I got into social media as a way to find new opportunities for my business. I learned quickly that there are unspoken rules related to social media that must be followed [...]
Social Media Etiquette
I had an interesting conversation a few days ago with a few fellow direct sellers on Twitter. We were discussing social networking etiquette. In my experience, party plan direct sellers are among the most sensitive when it comes to making a good impression. We want to be sensitive to others around us, and many are [...]
