Contents Branding Yourself
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Classified Ads
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Get A Website
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Facebook Groups
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Events and Tradeshows
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Social Media
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Locally
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Directories
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Be A Professional
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Organizing Your Time
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The most of important part of your business is branding yourself. When you were a kid did you know who the Avon lady or Tupperware seller was in your town? Most likely you did because they branded themselves. They made it known who they were and what service they offered. The more people that know about you the more money you make, right? Make sure that have a strong online presence as well as locally. The more times Google finds your business listed the higher it ranks you! Don't forget to use your products when you give gifts. When it is Christmas time and I need a special gift you need to make sure I know that you have what I need and where to find you. If I decide today is the day that I am going to try Jamberry Nail Wraps make sure you are easy to find. If I search for Jamberry wraps in your city will I find you? Yes, people do search for local reps online.
Classified Ads:
Direct Sales Rep Directory ~ If you are in Direct Sales you need to be listed in the Directory. There are different packages to choose from monthly to yearly. WAHM Business Directory ~ For Work At Home Moms. Add another link to your social web. Affordable at $5 a month or $50 a year. Also has a Shooting Star option to put your ad in all states for an additional fee. More Links! Direct Sales Reps Events Remember branding yourself locally? Google uses location for search so it will show results close to you first. Using this website will brand your business and state. Affordable at $5 a month payable in advance for the year. Limit 1 Rep per State.
Online Vendor Shows A unique concept on vendor shows. Your "booth" is online. It is open 24 hours a day and you don't have to be present. At only $5 a month how can you go wrong? Add another link to your pile for just .17 cents a day. Promoting Direct Sales Get a Personalized page on Promoting Direct Sales exclusively advertising your business opportunity. The Work At Home Woman is a highly supportive and interactive community of women providing ideas, resources, job listings, inspiration and tutorials Direct Sales Mommies directory lists direct sales, party plan businesses and work at home mom/dad home based businesses WAHM Vendor Directory Super cheap ads and events. Rockstar Direct Sales Ready to book more parties… Without making phone calls…Without using your list of 100… and Without annoying your friends and family?
The best way to brand yourself is with your own website or blog. Why would you share the same link your competition does? And what do you do when Facebook blocks your business link? You need your own domain name to brand
yourself. Make it simple and easy to remember. You can search for names at Go Daddy and get cheap web hosting. Every time you post the link to your website the search engines find it and add it to your total ranking. More links mean a higher ranking! If you can post a status update with a photo on Facebook you can run your own blog! The search engines love Blogs! Every time you make a post the search engines come to see what is new. Do you Twitter? Your blog can! Your posts can be sent to your Facebook page and your Twitter automatically! Increase your online presence easily! You can get your own blog for Direct Sales Reps here at ProfitsPlusMore Blogs.
Facebook Groups: Advertising in Facebook groups can be very effective. If you are always branding yourself you will be posting the link to your website in every group you can find that matches your business. More links = higher ranking. Here are some active Direct Sales Groups: Promoting Direct Sales Online Vendor Shows Work At Home Stay at Home Moms and Dads Direct Sales Reps Networking Group Direct Sales/Online Business Advertising Direct Consultants Focus/Recruiting/Promoting/Sales Direct Sales Business Opportunity Direct Sales Moms Rock Direct Sales Consultants Unite Share Your Business
Events, Expos, Trade Shows and Fundraisers are a great way to make yourself a part of your community. Setup a booth at your local shows. These are a great way to get your name out there. Make sample bags with business cards. Have a contest where you get peoples email address and phone number for a prize. Don't worry if you don't have a ton of inventory on hand. Use a tablet or your laptop and take orders for customers or let them do their own. Use the time to brand yourself as well. Visit the other vendors booths and introduce yourself. Ask schools, churches, etc if they would like to do a fundraiser. Make awesome hostess packets to hand out when people ask you for info. Next, Make Friends! Did you know there are a ton of ladies in your community that are new to town and don't know anybody? Post an ISO: New Friends on your local Facebook group and see how many responses you get! Setup a potluck at a local park to meet new people. Don't forget to be a billboard.
Social Media: Facebook: Make sure you have a Facebook page for your business. You can post updates, new and discontinued products, ads and specials. Make events to build your team. Twitter: Do you tweet? You should! If you have a website or blog you can set it to automatically post to twitter for you. You should post to Twitter at least once a week. Linkedin is a great tool in the business world. Another part of branding yourself. Make sure you have a page for your business and your profile filled out completely. Google Plus: Share and discover the products you use every day Instagram is an online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing and social networking service. Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool that helps you discover and save creative ideas. YouTube: People LOVE videos! Make short videos demo-ing your products! You won't believe how much this will help with branding yourself! Meetup is neighbors getting together to learn something, do something, share something. A great way to brand yourself locally. Meet people with the same interests as you. Snapchat: Neat little app that lets you take pics, add text and graphics and upload. Great for branding yourself. Tumblr is so easy to use that it's hard to explain. They made it really, really simple for people to make a blog and put whatever they want on it. Stories, photos, GIFs, etc.
Locally: There are so many things you can do to brand your self locally. First is yourself. You should be a walking billboard. Shirts, Hats, and Car Magnets can all be used to make sure everyone knows who you are. VistaPrint has very reasonable prices on everything you need for your business. Call your local Welcome Wagon and ask if you can include samples and a catalog. Local motels may let you leave catalogs in their lobby. Leave business cards everywhere! Make flyers for bulletin boards at post offices, gas stations and stores. Buy an ad in your schools yearbook. Post a contest on your local Buy/Sell/Trade Facebook group to nominate a business for a gift basket of donuts, samples and catalogs. This really works! Donate gift baskets to your local charities to use as door prizes. Make goodies for your local radio stations with your business card attached for a Shoutout. Start a class! Teach others how to go into business for themselves! Be Prepared! You should always have inventory on hand. Use your autoship to keep yourself stocked.
Directories: Get your business listed everywhere you can. This is a real business, treat it like one. If you don't want to use your home address rent a post office box.
Yext lets companies manage their digital presence across 100+ map, app, search engine and directory partners in the PowerListings Network. Superpages Get a free business listing with the leading online directory. Citysearch is an online city guide that provides information about businesses in the categories of dining, entertainment, retail, travel, and professional services Yahoo Local has business reviews, top rated services, and events near you. Whitepages is a provider of contact information for people and businesses. 411 is the web's leading directory of contact info for people and businesses. Phone numbers, addresses, yellow pages, and more. Anywho s a free service that allows you to search the White Pages by name, or, enter a phone number and find out who owns it using reverse phone lookup. Yellowpages local search connects you with over 19 million local businesses. Find people and find the right business and get things done! Dmoz Searchable people-reviewed web directory categorized by language, subject and location.
Be a Professional! Know your target audience: stay at home moms, real estate agents, beauty salon owners, restaurant owners, etc. Capture leads every chance you get. Be a leader. Grow your network. Make daily contacts. Make a script and practice it so it sounds natural. Build relationships and trust. Remember peoples names. Use email signatures. Provide Good Customer Service. Accept Credit Cards! This is easy to do thru Paypal. Your customers can pay you thru a link you setup or straight to your email address. Make a team name. Have a Hostess Coaching Program. Always Be Closing! Ask for the sale.
Last but not least, TIME! Time is important to your business. If you get on Facebook to work and start by looking at your newsfeed the next thing you know you've wasted an hour you
could have been promoting your business. You need to be organized to be efficient. A daily planner is a great investment in your business. Here are 2 made specifically for direct sellers. As you come up with new strategies you can jot them down and make notes to keep yourself on track. Keep a schedule so you do the same thing everyday at the same time. Run your home business just like you
would run a retail shop. Advertise and get yourself out there. Make sure you have your goals set out and you stick to your plan. Running a successful home business feels great! You can do this!
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