The Complete Idiot's Guide to Party Plan Selling


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From Tupperware to stamps, kitchenware to sex toys, cosmetics to books - selling products through a social gathering in someone s living room or "party plan selling," as it is known in the trade, is a $10 BILLION business in the United States! More than 13.3 million people - mostly middle-aged women - are making substantial supplemental incomes through their selling parties at homes, churches, even businesses. The Complete Idiot s Guide to Party Plan Sellingis the first handbook exclusively devoted to this kind of sales model and designed to help the thousands of people who want to get into it but don t how to begin.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Throwing a Great Party


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Patty Sachs and Phyllis Cambria give advice on planning any size of a party, with step-by-step instructions on how to buy, prep, and arrange food, how to keep the conversation going, and how to make and stick to a budget. They provide lots of worksheets to help you get organized, includes full party plans for every occasion, and even gives tips on how to entertain business associates in your home.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Selling Your Crafts


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Get started selling handmade! This straightforward book walks you through the process of preparing your goods for sale, pricing and bookkeeping, finding venues, marketing and promoting your products, and working with customers both online and off—all without quitting your day job. Clear, concise instructions explain everything you need to know to sell crafts effectively in your spare time, and help you decide whether to take selling to the next level. Learn how to: • Find out whether you—and your crafts—are ready to start selling • Set prices to cover your costs and make a profit • Establish a bookkeeping system • Manage dual inventories of parts and finished goods • Discover the best places to sell your crafts in person or on the Internet • Identify the right people to market to • Accept credit cards and process other forms of payment • Start selling wholesale • Stay out of tax and legal trouble • And much more!




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Retail Store


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A comprehensive guide to running a retail store, with advice on hiring and training, licenses and registrations, working with customers, and learning the retail market.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying and Selling a Business


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Covers timing, legal requirements, mergers, debt-equity ratios, taxes, financing, setting a price, and adjusting to a merger




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Direct Marketing


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Offers advice on starting a direct marketing campaign, including tips on doubling response rates, writing creative copy, and evaluating mailing lists.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Business Plans


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The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Business Plansoffers both the tactical and economic considerations to start and sustain your company-- and keep ahead of the competition. The book explores the crucial elements of a business plan-- with examples, information about credit and hot is perceived by investors, expert marketing suggestions, and effective strategies for putting together operational and sales plans.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to eBay, 2nd Edition


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Experts explain "the new eBay®" . . . eBay® users, new and experienced, also need a clear, convenient reference for optimum results. In this revised edition, readers will find: • Tips on how to set up an account • Buying and selling • Protecting one's identity • Finding the best deals • Making fast and profitable sales • Revised version includes major changes to eBay® as of July 2009, which change users' experience • Authors deeply involved and influential in the eBay® community, as sellers and educators • Tens of millions of people use eBay® every day and three quarters of a million people earn their living with it




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knowledge Management


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Discusses management models and concepts, strategies for sharing knowledge, and ways to implement the concept within a company.




Let's Have a Sales Party


Book Description

Party plan selling offers a great mix of making money with having fun by selling your products or services at a party. LET'S HAVE A SALES PARTY provides a complete step-by-step guide on how to do it, with tips for both the newcomer and the old-timer who wants to further expand the business. The book includes tips on how to: choose your product and company, develop your sales pitch, recruit prospects for your party, plan a great party, increase your sales, expand your business by creating a sales organization, and more. It provides practical information on: avoiding the mishaps that befall some party plan sellers, creating advertising to help you find hosts and customers for your parties, developing a presentation and a marketing campaign, finding a host, choosing a location, planning the menu, mastering a solid sales pitch, building to a strong close, asking for the sale, taking orders, getting referrals, confirming orders, and managing deliveries. Additionally, it offers expert tips on how to avoid scams and choose a reputable party plan company, a directory of major party plan companies, and more.