So this is my theory, and my theory only. I grew up in an age where Tupperware, Mary Kay and other in-home parties were the rage. My mom even got sucked into selling MK. She loved it, for a while. So when I told her I was selling Pure Romance, she said, “Well, the hardest part was getting people to book parties from parties.” If she only knew how right she was!
So since starting my business in March of this year, I have not done so well in booking parties from parties. I’ve resorted to my friends, family, former co-workers, my co-workers wives, and even a lot of networking. So what seems to be the problem? People appear to have a fear of having their own parties. “I don’t know who I would invite.” “I’m too busy to have one.” “I just don’t have the money to have one.” “My house is too small to hold a lot of people.” All very legitimate reasons, right? WRONG. I’ve been to these parties myself (held by my friends) – Arbonne, Tupperware, Princess House, Pampered Chef. But did I volunteer to hold any of my own from these parties? Nope. Not a chance. Why? You feel guilted into doing it. You hear from the rep, “By holding your own party, you get blah blah blah for free, AND your friend tonight holding the party will get blah blah blah PLUS blah blah just because YOU booked a party of your own! You want to help your friend out don’t you??” Great. No pressure there. Maybe my lack of booking for friends in the past is Karma on my part. It’s coming back to haunt me.
These days I am a huge party planner. I love to entertain. I love to cook, make wonderful appetizers, have friends in my home, but a lot of people dread it. Did you ever consider doing a non-party party? What’s that you ask? Commonly referred to as catalog parties, or web parties, or virtual parties! No purchasing food, drinks, ice, party supplies, late nights, set up, clean up….it’s all eliminated, and you get the same benefits as hosting a real party! And even better? You can host a party of almost any kind with a rep halfway across the world if you wanted to! Just because I am located in Illinois, doesn’t mean I can’t have you as a hostess out in California, New York or Florida!
Here’s how it works – you contact me and say, “Yes Deb, I want to have a party, but I live 500 miles away!” I tell you, “OK, then we’ll do a virtual party.” You invite all of your friends to a virtual catalog party. I can send you several catalogs in the mail to give out to those who aren’t tech savvy, and they can call or email me their order. For those who are familiar with the internet, they visit my site http://www.debparker.pureromance.com and take all the time they need to browse. We will determine a time frame for your party (3-5 days in length), then we close out your party. If your party is over $300, you receive a free gift just for “hosting” plus your 10% ($30) in FREE PRODUCT! If your friends buy $500, you automatically get $50 in free product PLUS the FREE GIFT.
What happens after the “party”? Well, you don’t receive anything except what YOU ordered. I take care of all the shipping to everyone’s home, and it’s all discreetly packaged, so no one knows what’s in the box, not even the UPS man! Orders are usually received in 10 business days from the day your party is closed.
It’s that easy! Who says you have to have a party to have a party?!?!? Skip the set up, the invitations, the cooking, the clean up for summer. This is a perfect way to get your own free products, and have fun shopping! Contact me now if you are interested in hosting your own Pure Romance Party!
DeborahLParker@pureromance.com
~Deb
Pure Romance By Deb 