February 8th, 2010 at 10:48pm
Under Womens Interest
When it comes to curly hair, styling is something beyond our limits as it is simply very different to set up the curly hair in a new fashion. Keen and special attention is to be paid to these curly hair angles especially. Curly hair gets disturbed even with the slightest weather change or exposure to something weird like pollution, crowd etc, even though it varies and depends from one hair to another. The cutting angle is to be duly checked at frequent intervals when working on curly hair.
Here are a few tips which can help you in this process:
Always start checking the angle of curly hair right from the back. Carry the entire hair upwards with a comb and then allow it to fall naturally so that at first you understand what has gone wrong or whether there are hair strands irregular in length.
The next step would be going in for that extra hair which stands out around the neck as well as the ears. Frizzing is one of the major problem concerns with curly hair and is why the need for monitoring in between. After cutting the extras, move to the side and check for the length of the hair. While moving along with the haircuts, make sure that the desired shape is being achieved.
Make the person sit facing the mirror now and for this you can even turn the chair to be in position. You might be thinking about the need for this. It is very important as it gives you the exact idea of how the person looks for the others. A direct look onto the hair cut or the individual will not give a perfect figure as the mirror reflects.
Never ever hesitate to move the head of the customer as you need according to what the angle needs. At the same time, it is also very important to check the hair regularly as you keep cutting to see they are well done as of then.
You should have a particular vision right from the beginning and so work according to the cutting angle which you have already determined. For better comfort and ease of cutting make sure you pin the hair towards the back. These pins hold the hair intact as curly hair as always is very difficult to manage and during haircuts the situation turns to be really worse without pins. Now, you can just work out with the finishing touches on the partitioned hair on appropriate angles.
After you are done with the job, turn customers head to the straight facing normal position and have a look at the mirror first to ensure that the hair cut looks wonderful and has come as you wanted it to be. After that, you can take a slow walk all around the chair to make sure that each and every angles made on the hair is perfect and no every hair has moved in through the scissors.
Finally you are now done with the perfect hair cut for curly hair!
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By FelixLehmann
February 8th, 2010 at 10:44pm
Under Internet
Curriculum vitae, work experience, references, skills inventory, resume: all describe a source of information where people can condense the vital information about themselves into a single document for interested parties to examine. The idea is giving people an overview they can sort through in order to weigh your merits and strengths against their needs, as well as to get an idea of how you present yourself.
This concept has been adopted for the web in a number of ways, but none more unique than the social media newsroom. A combination bulletin board and press collection, the SMNR is a one-stop location for people to find out critical information about you. Whether you have a new book you’re promoting, a lecture tour you want to draw attention to, or a business plan you wish to propose, the SMNR is the place you gather all the information about your venture together into a clear, concise summary.
SMNR Basics
As implied in the name, a newsroom is a page where you compile relevant press (your own and others’) about the relevant topic. It lists the basic information, quotations, summaries and news stories in question, but then it also goes a step beyond the basics.
In previous articles we’ve discussed the advantages of integrating your audience into the brand, and taking advantage of the web’s powerful communication abilities to bring their influences into the picture. The SMNR doesn’t just present good press, it includes communication venues for people using Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Digg and more. It includes a comments section for added communication, and options for instant messaging or blog connectivity. In short it is more than just a static page, and is an active communications hub.
Do You Need One?
Any organization interested in creating and maintaining a vital web brand will find the SMNR an incredible, vital tool toward this purpose. If you have any good press, such as a positive review or mention from a SM group, consider putting up an SMNR page to centralize further promotion efforts.
The value of the SMNR lies in its convenience for your audience. As we have discussed, the web has allowed people to develop an incredibly short and discerning attention span. If you centralize your relevant information so that people can browse easily, they will be more likely to stay and peruse your content than if they had to hunt down the information themselves. Instead of looking for reviews of your company’s quality, they can find it all right at hand in your SMNR.
Which Social Media?
Given the sheer variety of social media networking sites, there is no one design of SMNR that will work in every situation. There are of course the broad guidelines already discussed, but these are not specific to any situation and for good reason. Applications such as Twitter or Digg are fairly universal, serving as conduits rather than direct sources of information. However services like Myspace and Facebook have differing user bases, and one may be more appropriate to your organization than the other. You must do the research to see what suits your business needs.
The most important piece of advice is to make your SMNR its own distinct element. We have discussed the importance of giving your online marketing efforts their own focus, rather than simply getting to them as you have time. The SMNR is no different. It will not replace the draw of a good blog or video series, just as an author’s webpage does not replace the act of actually reading his books.
Instead, find the social media networks that tie most organically into your usual web branding efforts, and build from there. If you’re focusing on a smaller audience, include instant messaging service so people can drop into the page chat room for quick input. If you’re going for a wider audience, Twitter is still an excellent way to quickly link your newest article or bit of press.
The Press Release
An integral part of any newsroom is the press release. This is not strictly speaking a traditional news story so much as it is a formalized announcement using the news style. As an illustration of the difference, a news story is when a journalism organization covers an event and relays the information. A press release is when the organization itself gives out information they feel is important, usually through a news channel. A good press release keeps to the basic facts, and is short and punchy.
The press release is therefore an outstanding tool for any SMNR. Brief and concise, it explains why your newest venture or change in policy deserves attention. It can be linked through your preferred social media tools and disseminated quickly, bringing people to your page for the full story. From there they can be directed to other materials, and you have your audience at hand.
Extra, Extra
Once again, the focus of the SMNR is as much about drawing in user commentary as it is about distributing information. Take the time to analyze the comments and usage figures from your newsroom against your chosen metrics. Listen to what people are saying, and engage them about these comments. Many good ideas have been lost simply for lack of communication, so take advantage of the fact that your audience is literally right there, in the newsroom with you, and ready to have a dialog.
Enzo F. Cesario is an online brand management specialist and co-founder of Brandsplat. We are social media consultants. Make your site more findable and your brand more recognizable. For the free Brandcasting Report go to Brandsplat.com or visit our blog at ibrandcasting.com
By EnzoF.
February 8th, 2010 at 10:35pm
Under Business Management
Intellectual property, trademarks and copyrights–if you are in business, you probably know what these are and how important they are. However, an online business has additional factors that must be considered to protect its brand within the Web’s wide exposure.
What follows is an excerpt from a Brandsplat Video Report in which Brandsplat CCO Enzo F. Cesario interviews Daniel Greenberg, director of domain name management and online brand protection for Lexsynergy. Greenberg is also a practicing attorney who specializes in Internet Law and Trademark Law. (Watch the complete Video Report at http://www.brandsplat.com/videos/video-report-online-business-brand-protection.asp)
CESARIO: Can you tell us a little bit about brand protection? Can you define it for us?
GREENBERG: Brand protection involves various methods that allow a brand owner to prevent third parties from infringing upon their particular mark. So, for instance, it includes buying a trademark, registering a domain name, registering copyrights, patents and designs where applicable. In essence, it prevents third parties from using the particular mark unlawfully. For instance, the word Brandsplat would be a trademark, the domain name is Brandsplat dot com and the layout and content of the site would be copyright. So, all these put together is intellectual property, which amounts to brand protection.
CESARIO: So is your domain name an online trademark? Can you expound on that?
GREENBERG: Yes, it has become a species of online trademark. For instance, most people do their business online, they shop online, they bank online; and if you don’t have control of your brand over the Internet, it will be very difficult for customers to locate you. So, if you had to compare it to the bricks-and-mortar world, it’s almost the signage that is outside your business. For instance, in the online world, if you don’t control your particular mark or your brand, it’s as if your competitor has taken your particular mark and put it outside his store. So it has become a brand identifier on the Internet.
CESARIO: I see. So how has Lexsynergy protected their brand online?
GREENBERG: When we first started off we were very cost-conscious, so we started with a Google search and a free online trademark search, which you can do with several databases online, to see if anyone else was using the name Lexsynergy. It is an invented word that doesn’t mean anything, so it’s easier to protect. We then secured the domain name in all generic top-level domains, such as com, net, org, info, biz, tel (e.g. Lexsynergy.com, Lexsynergy.tel, etc), and in the countries where we trade or intended to trade. Country code top-level domains or ccTLD (e.g. Lexsynergy.co.uk or Lexsynergy.us), we secured those. And once we had done those, we branched off and started to file trademarks to protect ourselves. And obviously, trademarks are more expensive so we did that at the end as the business grew.
CESARIO: Those can be very expensive. How would you advise a business that doesn’t have a lot of resources to protect their brands online?
GREENBERG: I would start off by coming up with a unique name first, just to make sure that no one else in your particular industry is using that particular mark. I would also try to find an inventive word such as Google or Kodak — those words that mean nothing. For instance, Apple is a very good trademark for computer products in a computer store, but a very poor trademark for a grocery store because it’s descriptive of what it would be selling. So come up with a unique name, then do these online searches through social networking sites or search engines; and if they’re available, go for the domain names, then go for the trademarks. And just remember trademarks are territorial, which means that you only get protection in the country in which you register the mark, and domain names are international, in that they give you international exposure. So I would advise to go that route.
Enzo F. Cesario is an online brand management specialist and co-founder of Brandsplat. We are social media consultants. Make your site more findable and your brand more recognizable. For the free Brandcasting Report go to Brandsplat.com or visit our blog at ibrandcasting.com
By EnzoF.
February 8th, 2010 at 10:28pm
Under Home Management
Disposable mattress protector or waterproof bed sheet for incontinent and hotel:
How to improve the quality of the disposable mattress for the hotel industry.
The disposable bed sheet has been developed with the invention of non woven polymer. Kimberley Clark Corporation was the pioneer in this product in the 60’s. Mostly to help the hospitals and motels to solve the hygienic problems posed by the regular bed sheets.
Laundry can’t clean correctly the bed sheets and the hygiene is always a major problem in hospital because of the nosocomial infections.
In the early 70’s new inventions have been made to solve the slippery and the lake of waterproof of the materials.
Today the product has reached a certain quality that can fit all the needs:
Waterproof: You can find fitted (or contoured) or pad waterproof sheet or mattress protector. It’s very convenient for incontinence problems for elders or children.
These regular mattress protector are made with a plastic foiled coated with a sheet of polymer material of non woven. The water protection is total and you can be sure that 100% of the mattress will be protected.
Of course the fitted mattress protector protects as well also the hedge of the mattress and doesn’t move as the pad could be.
The problem of this already 30 years invention is that it can’t be used in a regular hotel. The noise of the coated plastic sheet is too high and the guests commonly remove it during the night because they can’t sleep.
In 2007 Caractére Paris has improved the fabric used for the fitted sheet by using another material where the plastic is not anymore coated but is integrated with the polymer material of the non woven material. The noise has been reduced dramatically and it lets it been used in general 3 stars hotels.
Major hotel chains as Accor Louvre Hotels in France are using them everyday and recognize the comfort and the easy to use of the product.
The mattress protector Sweet Night also improves the hygiene of the bed protection thanks to the on time use of the product.
Actually they change the mattress protector every month and are very pleased with.
Price is also an important matter and the mattress protector Sweet Night has a better cost that regular mattress protector.
Now the product has been already sold to even small hotels, geriatric homes and individuals all around Europe (the Uk, France, Germany) with a great success. The internet site http://disposable-linen.co.uk proposes this product under the name Sweet Night Mattress protector in small quantity (25 pieces) to let individuals and small hotel and motel to also buy directly from us.
Caractére Paris is delivering today all Western Europe in 24/48 hours. The USA market should be opened in year 2010.
The mattress protector is recyclable and can be used for a full month without any problem even longer if there is no accident or fluid problem. In fact it works like a regular mattress protector.
The mattress protector is perfect for allergic people as all non-woven bed sheet because of the material used: There is no cotton inside.
Emmanuel Gohet is an expert of linen and works for 20 years to improve the quality of bed sheets and other hotel and beauty industry. If you want to know more please visit disposable linen
By EmmanuelGohet
February 8th, 2010 at 10:22pm
Under Finances
Buying and selling property at an auction is something many people don’t consider due to negative connotations like liquidations and insolvencies. Yet in countries like Australia, the largest percentage of residential sales happens through auctions.
Don’t be fooled by the perception that you are going to get a bargain – not all sales at an auction are forced. It is therefore vital that you are prepared before purchasing any property on auction.
It is important to distinguish between Property in Possession and Sale in Execution: A repossessed property is when a homeowner has a substantial amount of money outstanding on his home loan and the bank then takes the necessary legal steps to serve the owner with a summons, take judgement, and in time attach the property. If the owner stays in debt during these stages, the bank will call on a sheriff of the court to sell the property on public auction or sale in execution. Here, the bank is also entitled to attend the auction and ‘purchase the property back’ if at any stage they feel that the bidding at the sale pose a loss to the bank. It is when the bank ‘buys the property back’ that a property becomes a Property in Possession (PIP).
Always take in consideration that prospective buyers need to register before the start of a public auction and pay a refundable deposit.
On the fall of the hammer you will be required to pay a deposit (usually equal to 10% of the purchase price), and the sheriff’s commission. You will also be obligated to agree on the balance of the purchase within 14 to 30 days. As the buyer you will be responsible for any outstanding rates and/or levies, and the eviction of any occupiers.
A big advantage of buying property at an auction is that you will always know you didn’t overpay, seeing that bidders who lost to your bid where prepared to pay almost the same amount for the property. You can also be guaranteed that the seller wants to sell (and is not just testing the market), and that no lengthy negotiation will be necessary.
Before you decide to buy on auction, attend a couple of auctions just to observe. This will give you the necessary knowledge on how it works and also the confidence that you will need when bidding on property.
Another good idea is to go and view the property before the sale to assess if there are any maintenance problems that may affect your bid. Also, try and determine the market value of the property. You definitely do not want to overpay.
Make sure that the seller doesn’t owe the council any money for rates and taxes – one of the terms and conditions of the sale may be that the buyer is responsible for any of these outstanding amounts.
Pre-arrange your finance for you will be required to pay a deposit at the auction along with other auctioneer fees.
Ask to see a copy of the contract that you will be required to sign, and consult an attorney if anything is unclear. The auctioneer will read out the terms and conditions of the sale before the auction begins.
A&H Prestige advertises Cape Town property for sale on auction. The site also includes Camps Bay accommodation, Sea Point accommodation and Cape Town rental accommodation.
By ElizabethMcLachlan
February 8th, 2010 at 10:12pm
Under Womens Interest
Having narrow feet is equivalent to having sexy feet. For sure, many women are so jealous of your feet because of their sexiness. But you know that in real life, having narrow feet is not that sexy—it’s a lot of struggles. Sad to say, you can’t make your feet wider because having narrow feet is hereditary. You don’t have any choice but to live with that. That means you also have to live forever always trying your luck looking for the perfect pair of womens narrow shoes
But actually, there are some tricks on how you can get your perfect pair of womens narrow shoes with success. That is, through using some cheap remedies.
Knowing How Narrow Your Feet Are
Feet width is measured by A, B, AA, etc. If you don’t know how to determine to which your feet belong, better ask a professional shoemaker or anyone who can help you out with this.
If your feet fall to B category, then your feet are not that narrow. You can always find the perfect womens narrow shoes among those usually available in your local shoe stores.
But if your feet are AA, then you surely need to prepare for some struggles. Don’t expect to get your perfectly fitted shoes in your favorite local shoe store because you will just end up frustrated.
You better look for some local specialty stores for womens narrow shoes. They surely have the best pairs of shoes for your feet’s width. If your city does not have any specialty store, then maybe getting some remedies can help.
Use Inserts
Specialty stores may have the perfectly fitted womens narrow shoes for you. But these might cost almost three regular shoes. Good thing, shoe inserts were invented. You can always wear any regular-width pair of shoes and just add some shoe inserts to make it fit for you.
Inserts are also helpful if you want to add some height without obviously having high heels.
This option can be your cheapest alternative considering that you don’t anymore need to buy a new pair of shoes—just some new shoe inserts.
Other Remedies
If shoe inserts do not appeal much for you, then other alternatives are there to the rescue. For instance, you can add another pad to the shoe tongue. This can take more room in the regular shoes, which will be helpful in getting the right fit for your narrow feet.
You can also try adding another islet if your shoes have lace. This way, you can lace the shoes closer to your ankle and make the shoe size adjusted for your feet.
There are really many alternatives if you only want to fit that pair of regular shoes for your feet. Just explore more options and who knows, you might just get the best for you. What’s important, anyway, is that you are comfortable with your pair of womens narrow shoes—outside and inside.
Womens narrow shoes make the perfect to anything from shorts to sun dresses available at http://shop.marmishoes.com
By EliseCliffer
February 8th, 2010 at 10:08pm
Under Womens Interest
Most women own and wear womens boots at least once in their lifetime. That is because women’s boots are very fashionable and trendy. No longer is it limited to the traditional rugged looking footwear of the west. Women boots now come in many different lengths, styles and colors. The only problem is looking for the best fit in women’s boots. With the length of women’s boots, it’s usually harder to find a pair of women’s boots that’s easy and comfortable to wear. And since leg and calve muscles usually enlarge as you walk, you really need to give an allowance for this to be able to walk well and comfortably.
Finding the Right Make of Women’s Boots
Not to worry though because the technology of manufacturing womens boots have greatly improved since it first came out. There are many materials that allow flexibility and comfort to its wearers. For instance, certain types of leather stretch so it eventually allows a perfect fit in women’s boots. Lycra materials allow movement as well. This makes wearing women’s boots even sexy. For an easy fit, most tall boots have zippers to make it easier for you to wear your boots. For even a better fit, you can opt to wear shorter womens boots. Instead of wearing tall women’s boots, you can wear ankle boots instead. If you want more length, you can also choose to wear the mid-calve women’s boots.
Why It Is Important to Find the Right Fit
Wearing women’s boots that are too tight to your feet and to your calves are not only uncomfortable but an injury hazard as well. Enduring such uncomfortable fit would make walking not only difficult but painful as well. No matter how stylish your womens boots look on you, being in pain is surely not that fashionable. If you feel pain as you make each step, your poise would surely be ruined. Your day would even be ruined as well.
How to Enjoy Wearing Women’s Boots
Whether you are wearing boots for the comfort or you are doing it to complete the look you are trying to project, wearing women’s boots is surely very enjoyable. There are many fun styles for women’s boots now. You can have big heels and you can have fun colors too. There are just infinite styles in women’s boots so making a fashion statement is quite easy. You can wear it when going hiking or when working. Wearing women’s boots is also very appropriate for horseback riding. Aside from that you can also wear women’s boots when going shopping and walking around the city. You even wear boots for protection against the rain. So wearing boots is indeed both for fashion and for protection.
Wearing women’s boots is fun and good for your look. But again, you need to find the womens boots that give you the best fit first. Aside from looking for the best colors, the best styles and the best materials, finding the best fit is imperative. When you do, you truly have found the best boots for you.
Get the new collection of Womens boots available at http://shop.marmishoes.com
By EliseCliffer
February 8th, 2010 at 10:05pm
Under Internet
Today’s market is saturated with both supply of and demand for web hosts. Indeed, once only generally sought after by businesses, almost anyone with something to say seeks to have a web presence of some sort. With so many choices available, selecting a reliable option is a challenge. Here are a few ways of finding a web host and, once found, of evaluating its reliability.
It is first necessary to find web hosts to evaluate, for which several tools are available. The most obvious source of such choices are search engines. Broadly speaking, using a search phrase like “how to find a hosting company” (and variations on that phrase) will return two general categories of results.
First are directories of web hosts, sometimes with added value. Such directories are not only good places to start, as they will link directly to hosting providers, but sometimes such databases provide feature comparison matrices, reviews, helpful articles and other useful information to help determine your requirements, as well as which providers may meet them.
Next are web hosts themselves. Direct links to hosts are great in that you have direct access to costs and other vital statistics, but you are of course reading information designed to sell you whatever the company itself may be offering.
Even so, much can be learned by examining a host’s website. Does it load quickly? Is its presentation professional? Does it offer a blog and, if so, is it full of posts about service outages or feature improvements? If the host features a forum, are there many problems reported, and how are said issues addressed? Even on sites filled with sales information, much more candid impressions are often available for those who take a few minutes to look beneath the surface.
Once you’ve found a few hosts, search the web again for reviews. Many web hosting consumers review their experiences with companies and, while individual reviews should always be taken with a pinch of salt, patterns in reviews are certainly notable. In today’s age of blogging and social networks, consumers are generally eager to publicise experiences both good and bad with the services they use regularly, and thanks to search engines, those experiences are generally quite easily located.
Another potentially more expensive way to find a reliable web host is to work with a web designer or developer. Those who develop for the web generally experiment with a variety of hosting providers and scenarios to find their favorite platforms, and if they’re designing your site then they’re likely interested in that site actually functioning reliably. As such, it is usually in their best interests to recommend a reliable host for the site that they’ve developed. In a similar vein, word of mouth is another effective means of locating a reliable host, and asking friends and colleagues may indicate other companies worth evaluating. Of course, you should still do your own research following another’s recommendation, as the host you’ll ultimately choose must meet your own needs.
While choosing a reliable web host may seem like a challenge, fierce competition has resulted in a market slanted dramatically in favour of the consumer. Unless you’ve signed an extended contract, taking your business elsewhere is usually fairly easily accomplished. By keeping the previous points in mind, however, selecting a quality host for your needs should be vastly simplified.
Derek Rogers is a freelance writer living in the UK. He regularly contributes articles for 111WebHost, an industry leading Web Hosting Company.
By DerekRogers
February 8th, 2010 at 09:55pm
Under Advice
There’s nothing that provides more relief from the heat of summer than spending hours in the swimming pool. For many kids, swimming is the highlight of their summer vacation. Unfortunately, there are also many dangers associated with swimming so it’s important to know how to keep kids safe while they enjoy this great summer activity.
Swimming lessons are a must for any child. Many people believe that babies should learn to swim while it is still a natural response, but some health professionals advise against it. The practice of literally throwing babies into the water was popular some years back but physicians argued against it deeming that it caused them to inhale dangerous amounts of water. Don’t start lessons for children under six months old at the youngest and always find a certified instructor. The sooner your child learns to swim, the safer he/she will be.
Infants and Toddlers
Children in this age group are the ones that need the most supervision. Often, parents and caregivers rely too heavily on those toys that are used to support children in the water. Keep in mind that a floating seat for an infant or “floaties” that children use to keep them above water have warning labels on them for a reason. These are not life preservers and are not meant to serve as floating devices for rescue or for keeping anyone afloat who can’t swim. Although they can be great learning tools for children, they can rely on them too heavily and so can parents. Never leave toddlers alone and stay close and alert with infants while they are in one of these devices.
You should also be meticulous about applying sunscreen. Many of the floats for babies have umbrellas made over them to protect them from the heat and rays from the sun. However, water can reflect sunlight onto the baby and cause burns.
Elementary Aged Children
Never let children swim alone regardless of how adept they are. The lure of the pool may be strong when they get home from school but you should have a strict rule against going into the pool without adult supervision. If you have a pool at home, it isn’t a bad idea to have locked access to ensure the safety of your kids and of those in the neighborhood.
Teenagers
Enforcing the rules commonly printed on the signs at the public pool will provide you with the best safety steps for these active kids. “No running, no pushing, no horseplay, or jumping into the pool.” Teenagers are the kids that are closest to adulthood and the most likely to ignore safety. They approach life with the attitude that they are immortal and that there is no danger in anything they do. It’s all about having fun and this is a dangerous attitude to have.
Some parents even allow their children to have “teen-only” pool parties with their friends. Any time you allow them to socialize without supervision, there is the danger of having alcohol brought in or of having tempers to flair. Always supervise your teen’s parties or any time they are in the pool.
Safe swimming is a matter of using common sense and never taking unnecessary chances. Swimming can be one of the most enjoyable forms of recreation for all ages but without rules, it can also be one of the most dangerous!
Denise Sanger is the owner of http://www.ButterflyJewelryShop.com which carries an extensive selection of sterling silver jewelry including butterfly jewelry. The company is located in sunny Florida and customer service may be reached at 877-297-9050.
By DeniseSanger
February 8th, 2010 at 09:50pm
Under Business
Sponsoring and bringing in new team members to your party plan business enterprise is a core focus for every sales rep. Most direct sales party plan rep meet the majority of their recruit leads at the party plan show. They then hand the potential rep a business opportunity folder and hopefully call them the next day.
Home Party Recruiting Tip
The top tip you will ever get is to learn how to recruit them at your home shows. Why put it off? Recruit them right at the party! At the party plan presentation there is a definite amount of excitement and enthusiasm that makes it the wonderful time to bring in a new sales rep. Just like booking a home party is more effective at the home party, so is recruiting.
How To Recruit At Your Show
To sign up reps at your show, you would conduct business as usual right up until the moment in time you hand over the prospect literature. When you give her/him the fliers, make a big deal out of it. Say something like “Hey, Jennifer is going to see what I do and become a consultant!” Then give her a planner and follow her back to her seat and open the literature and set the information on her lap. Say “Take a look at this and I will come back between show orders and answer your questions.” Then do so. If you schedule any presentations, ask the upcoming hostess if they are a friend of Jennifer’s. If they are, then ask them if they would be Brooklyn’s 1st home party. When you go back to Jamie, say in a loud voice so the room can hear you, “Sally is going to be Gertrude’s first presentation!”
The Recruiting Opportunity Interview
You are going to perform your new rep interview this very moment–right at the home show. Go back to Gertrude and say “Do you have any concerns or are you ready to get started?”Chances are she will have concerns. Satisfy the question in a few words in less than 10 seconds, and point to the place in your fliers that discusses that matter. Advise her that you will come back after you get this customer. When you get another break in orders, go back to her and say “Did that answer your question?” Keep going back and forth addressing her concerns and asking these questions in rotation with variation:
What personal skills do you have that would make you good at doing this?
What would you like my company to do for you?
Do you have any other questions or are you ready to sign the papers?
At some point if a readiness statement is made such as ‘How do you get started?’ or ‘What is the cost?’ then get the contract out of the fliers and show them in regular sentences how to become a consultant. “It is simple… just fill in this. Sally is your first home show hostess, so her name goes here. Then it is only $96 and you are good to go. Let me get this order and I will be back in a flash.”
Nine times out of ten when you come back Jamie will have filled out the agreement and check. So instead of remembering a phone appointment to talk about the prospect of signing her/him up, you make a phone commitment for the new recruit coaching call.
When you practice sharing the business opportunity at the home party you will sign more new party plan distributors. Visit http://www.CreateACashFlowShow.com
By DebBixler
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