So, you joined a direct sales company for the discount. Awesome! Now here are some vital things you need to know about how you got tricked into being an entrepreneur and how to make the most of it. (You know it's true... just keep reading. ;-) )
The first three months with any direct sales company are usually your "fast/quick start" months, where you can successfully jump-start your business and get bonuses for doing so. Your upline/sponsor should be coaching you to accomplish those fast start goals so you can establish your business and earn back your investment within 90ish days.
This is your trial period, or in Katie Terms "your first 12 dates with the company." You're sort of committed because you invested in a kit, but you're not convinced you are ready to quit your day job and make this part of your everyday life. You already know that the first few encounters will be awkward, but you're still excited because it's new and different and has potential. Let's face it, you already have your "break up if it's not working out" date decided, so you might as well try to make it work in the meantime.
Regardless of your intentions when you purchase your kit, you begin as a consultant. There is no "hobbyist option" for your first three months. Everything you need to run your business is included in your kit, so use it while you have it! You have nothing to lose for trying, but sitting on it and doing nothing basically wastes your investment, so TRY IT. Host your launch party, share the excitement (you ARE excited, right? Of course! Because you know how awesome the products are! So share that!!!), and get in the habit of asking for favors. Start with your close circle of friends and family (that you invite to your launch party...)--ask them if they would invite a few friends over so you can practice your presentation. Don't ask them to book a party or generate sales... ask them to help you PRACTICE. The worst they can say is no! So, when they say ok, you set a date right then and there and you make it real obvious that you are counting on that party to help you figure this "direct sales" stuff out as if it's the difference between paying your mortgage or going bankrupt. Let them know how grateful you are for their help and they won't be able to bail on you! When the party day comes around, you put on your very best "I've got this" face and go to their party as if they are going to give you $1000 if you do well and you "practice" on them as if it's the real deal. (it totally is, but they don't have to know that.) You take orders, you show them how to use whatever it is you're selling, you tell the guests about our products, and you explain the hostess benefits and opportunity. Then you ask them for feedback (What?! Yep, that's what I said. You absolutely ask them for feedback! Trust me!!) and if they would be willing to let you practice with their friends and see if you can fix any of those issues or polish your presentation. How could they say no to that? It doesn't cost them anything extra, and they get a personal morale boost knowing that they are really teaching YOU and realizing that you value them as people with opinions rather than just counting them as your "income generators." (they get host rewards too, but that comes later when they're surprised that your practice party got to "how much?!?!" and you get to build THEIR excitement...)
Then you repeat this process over, and over, and over... and by the end of your first three months, I bet you'll have earned back your investment and more... THEN, after those first 3 months are over and your business has accomplished whatever it is you needed to accomplish, THAT's when you decide whether you want to do it for the fun of it or if you want to keep earning easy money and having fun in the process.
The first three months with any direct sales company are usually your "fast/quick start" months, where you can successfully jump-start your business and get bonuses for doing so. Your upline/sponsor should be coaching you to accomplish those fast start goals so you can establish your business and earn back your investment within 90ish days.
This is your trial period, or in Katie Terms "your first 12 dates with the company." You're sort of committed because you invested in a kit, but you're not convinced you are ready to quit your day job and make this part of your everyday life. You already know that the first few encounters will be awkward, but you're still excited because it's new and different and has potential. Let's face it, you already have your "break up if it's not working out" date decided, so you might as well try to make it work in the meantime.
Regardless of your intentions when you purchase your kit, you begin as a consultant. There is no "hobbyist option" for your first three months. Everything you need to run your business is included in your kit, so use it while you have it! You have nothing to lose for trying, but sitting on it and doing nothing basically wastes your investment, so TRY IT. Host your launch party, share the excitement (you ARE excited, right? Of course! Because you know how awesome the products are! So share that!!!), and get in the habit of asking for favors. Start with your close circle of friends and family (that you invite to your launch party...)--ask them if they would invite a few friends over so you can practice your presentation. Don't ask them to book a party or generate sales... ask them to help you PRACTICE. The worst they can say is no! So, when they say ok, you set a date right then and there and you make it real obvious that you are counting on that party to help you figure this "direct sales" stuff out as if it's the difference between paying your mortgage or going bankrupt. Let them know how grateful you are for their help and they won't be able to bail on you! When the party day comes around, you put on your very best "I've got this" face and go to their party as if they are going to give you $1000 if you do well and you "practice" on them as if it's the real deal. (it totally is, but they don't have to know that.) You take orders, you show them how to use whatever it is you're selling, you tell the guests about our products, and you explain the hostess benefits and opportunity. Then you ask them for feedback (What?! Yep, that's what I said. You absolutely ask them for feedback! Trust me!!) and if they would be willing to let you practice with their friends and see if you can fix any of those issues or polish your presentation. How could they say no to that? It doesn't cost them anything extra, and they get a personal morale boost knowing that they are really teaching YOU and realizing that you value them as people with opinions rather than just counting them as your "income generators." (they get host rewards too, but that comes later when they're surprised that your practice party got to "how much?!?!" and you get to build THEIR excitement...)
Then you repeat this process over, and over, and over... and by the end of your first three months, I bet you'll have earned back your investment and more... THEN, after those first 3 months are over and your business has accomplished whatever it is you needed to accomplish, THAT's when you decide whether you want to do it for the fun of it or if you want to keep earning easy money and having fun in the process.
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