This is a question I get asked a lot. Now that social media has arrived on the scene, do direct sellers really need to continue doing parties, and running the business the “old fashioned way?” Can’t we just point everybody to our website, and call it a day? And wouldn’t it make recruiting easier, if [...]
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"Banal Chatter" Builds Business
One of the common reasons that I often hear from people unsure about entering the social media world is that people are afraid to waste time on banal chatter. “I don’t care what people are having for dinner or what they’re doing right now!” However this attitude can be counter-productive to a relationship-building strategy that [...]
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 [...]
How Can a Blog Help Your Direct Sales Business?
Blogs are everywhere these days. Chances are, if you’ve done a Google search lately, you’ve come up with blog posts containing answers to your questions. Blogs are becoming an increasingly GREAT source of information on a large number of subjects. If you are a direct seller, you should seriously consider blogging. Why? Because when people [...]
Interview with Karen Clark, a Direct Seller Using Social Media Successfully
I am absolutely thrilled today to introduce you to Karen Clark. Karen is a direct seller who is very successfully using social media to build her business, and she very kindly agreed to be interviewed on my blog today. Here’s some background information on Karen: Karen Clark is a wife and mother of 3, who [...]
Target Your Niche Market with Social Media
One of the beautiful things about social media is the fact that you can use social media tools to craft specific messages for specific audiences. By being strategic in your approach, you can build groups of potential customers and business partners that will be open to your message, and more willing to engage with you. [...]
Using Social Media to Build Your Party Plan Direct Sales Business, Part 1: Facebook
If you are a direct sales consultant, you may be asking yourself whether it’s worth investing your time to learn about social media. After all, as a consultant, you’ve got three major tasks: book parties, sell products, and recruit new consultants. These three tasks are the foundation of any party plan business. Can social media [...]
10 Things All Businesses Should Do to Market More Effectively on Facebook
Found this article today through Twitter, and think that every Direct Seller should take a look: http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/01/27/10-things-all-businesses-should-do-to-market-more-effectively-on-facebook/ Learning is an Art, my company, has a fan page, and we have set up virtual apps, among other things, to market our business on Facebook. As I mentioned in a previous post, our visits to our website [...]
