As I sit here looking at the clock on my computer, I realize that half the day is already gone. Where did all the time go?
Let's recap the day:
6 am - up and having my first cup of coffee
7 am - getting my son off to school
7:10 am -logged into the computer...what was I going to do????
oh, yeah, input orders from last nights party.
7:15 am - side tracked - oldest son stopped over. Always a pleasant surprise, and it's still not
'official' start time.
8:30 am - son leaves and I'm heading out the door to take my dog to the groomers. Man, she
sure needs it!
9:15 am - home and signing back in on computer
9:17 am - What was I going to do????
Oh, yeah, input orders from last nights party
9:18 am - email chimes.....check all email accounts, and answer all emails. Oh, I probably
should check my facebook too.
9:45 am - put in advertising disc and start checking out my recent ads and the activity on them
10:15 am - googled and found new advertising sites
10:30 am - create new online ads for both parties and business opp.
10:50 am - put new ads in new spots
11:30 am - dryer dings, change laundry....check clock again
11:45 am - head out to pick up my dog from the groomer...awwww, what a pretty girl!
12:15 pm - home and getting lunch ready
1:00 pm - training call with my upline
1:45 pm - off call and signed back into the computer...what was I going to do????
OH YES! Input those orders from last nights party
1:48 pm - head changes direction and my blog comes to mind
1:50 pm - What the &#*@ is my password for this blog?????
1:51 pm - figured it out and sign in and here I am....now what was I going to do???
1:59 pm - (that's right now) working on my blog...remembering that I NEED to input those
orders from last nights party!
Don't feel bad! Yeah, it happens to the best of us! I have all afternoon to get the orders in....oh, wait, I've promised to make a batch of cookies!
If this sounds like you, remember, that every once in a while, it's ok to put it off. But working from home takes discipline and will power. It's not all fun and games, and yes, I do work. It may not be outside of the house, but everything I do is work and affects not only my home life, but also my business life as well. Organization is not one of my finer skills, especially here at home, but it's getting better. Mondays, if you believe it, are actually my most productive days for my business. Thursdays....not so much!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Brown Bag Party gets a new rep!
So, when I last left I was talking about how I got started. 1/2 price kit. I purchased my kit 2/22/08. I was officially a new Brown Bag Party Rep! I was so excited to get started! I ordered my first set of business cards and was off running like a horse out of the gate! I told everyone and placed cards everywhere! I wanted to start off HOT! I read all I could get my hands on in the training sites.
My kit came one week after ordering it. Shipped in a plain brown box via Fed Ex. I was like a kid at Christmas opening new presents! Everything was there, right down to the motivational CDs.
I started talking everyone I could think of to get my first show booked. I was nervous and really wondering if I could really do this, now that I come to think of it. I booked my first party for April, not as soon as I would have liked, but it happens that way sometimes. It was held by an
acquaintance of mine and it was HUGE for a first show! I was finally making money! I had made back my investment and had money to spend! WOOHOO!!
It was easy! And almost 2 years later, I'm still a rep for Brown Bag Party and loving every minute of it. Recently, this became my full time job and I love the fact that I can set my own hours, work from home, be here when my son gets home from school, and not have to deal with office drama. It's been the best thing that I've chosen to do. Am I nervous? Yeah, but you know what? I can do it! I have a wonderful upline and the support from other reps is great. Each one shares stuff and motivates me in ways they don't even realize they do.
My kit came one week after ordering it. Shipped in a plain brown box via Fed Ex. I was like a kid at Christmas opening new presents! Everything was there, right down to the motivational CDs.
I started talking everyone I could think of to get my first show booked. I was nervous and really wondering if I could really do this, now that I come to think of it. I booked my first party for April, not as soon as I would have liked, but it happens that way sometimes. It was held by an
acquaintance of mine and it was HUGE for a first show! I was finally making money! I had made back my investment and had money to spend! WOOHOO!!
It was easy! And almost 2 years later, I'm still a rep for Brown Bag Party and loving every minute of it. Recently, this became my full time job and I love the fact that I can set my own hours, work from home, be here when my son gets home from school, and not have to deal with office drama. It's been the best thing that I've chosen to do. Am I nervous? Yeah, but you know what? I can do it! I have a wonderful upline and the support from other reps is great. Each one shares stuff and motivates me in ways they don't even realize they do.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Brown Bag Party - What is it?
We've all heard of home romance parties. You know, the ones that have things that 'buzz' and we all whisper and giggle and wonder how someone could sell these things. We're all interested in finding out more, but are often afraid to ask.
Well, my name is Deanna and I sell "those" toys!
That's right. I'm an independant rep for Brown Bag Party. What is Brown Bag Party? Brown Bag Party is one of the newest, hottest, home romance party plans out there. From our fantastic spa line to our lingerie, not to mention those things that 'buzz', Brown Bag Party carries it all!
Now, I'm sure you're asking yourself why someone would want to sell these things. I'm here to share my story with you. From when I started looking, to why, to how I chose Brown Bag Party. I want you all to know that it's ok to ask questions and find out more. Brown Bag Party is the answer to all your questions and even some you probably didn't think of.
A brief history:
I started looking into finding new ways to make some extra money for my family about 4+ years ago. That's usually where people start. How can I make some extra money that isn't going to take a lot of time to do, cost me an arm and a leg to get started, and won't make me feel as if I 'have' to work.
I looked into EVERYTHING...from selling insurance (good, but too time consuming) to selling Avon. I signed up for every get rich quick thing you can think of and still didn't have anything to really show for it. Then I attended one of 'those' parties.
It was a different company and I can remember thinking to myself..."Hey, I can do that!" But by the time I wanted to ask the rep questions about the company, she was packed up and gone! The business opportunity never came up in the presentation. Booking a party never came up in the presentation. I can remember that I had a blast with all my friends and wanted to do it again.
Several years passed and during a conversation with a friend, it was decided that we wanted to do a show. I saw an ad online, contacted the rep and booked my first party with her. It was FANTASTIC. Again, this was a different company. My friends had fun and I can remember asking brief questions about the business in the order room, but didn't get a lot of answers.
Time went by and I attend a couple other shows, including having another party with a friend of mine. It was the same rep as I had last time and this time I wanted answers. I knew I could do what she did and be good at it. Partying with friends? Yup, I can definately do that! So I asked questions and was invited to a meeting.
I can remember her telling me not to look into too much with this company. I didn't know why until after the meeting. It was then that she shared with me the information she was given about Brown Bag Party. I looked up the information on line and read all I could on the company.
Now, I wanted a few things. First, I wanted to make money, as much as possible without it costing me an arm and a leg. I wanted to be able to have down time. I wanted the flexiblity without the rigid requirements that some companies give. You know, like sales quotas, fees, recruiting quotas and so on. Brown Bag Party's website said there were NONE of those. This was a positive in my book. It said it offered 50% in commissions on all sales. Bonus! All sales! Including website sales! More of a Bonus! It even created my own website for me, so it was something else I didn't have to do! The start up kits started at $89 and with this kit it was still 50% commission! Now, if you're like me, it's all about the money. Yeah, getting out of the house is a plus, meeting new people is a plus, it the cha-ching is more important.
So I kept reading. I shared it all with my husband, because if he wasn't on board for this, it would be a struggle to make it work. He told me it was up to me, but he didn't want me to fail. Fail? Even if I didn't make a huge amount of money and even if I left, the goodies were ALL MINE! So I really weighed all the benefits for this company compared to others, and what it could do for my family with the extra money. That's when I got the call.
Brown Bag Party was offering a kit sale! Woo Hoo! Get the basic kit at 1/2 price. Yeah, baby!!! It was on!
More to come......
Well, my name is Deanna and I sell "those" toys!
That's right. I'm an independant rep for Brown Bag Party. What is Brown Bag Party? Brown Bag Party is one of the newest, hottest, home romance party plans out there. From our fantastic spa line to our lingerie, not to mention those things that 'buzz', Brown Bag Party carries it all!
Now, I'm sure you're asking yourself why someone would want to sell these things. I'm here to share my story with you. From when I started looking, to why, to how I chose Brown Bag Party. I want you all to know that it's ok to ask questions and find out more. Brown Bag Party is the answer to all your questions and even some you probably didn't think of.
A brief history:
I started looking into finding new ways to make some extra money for my family about 4+ years ago. That's usually where people start. How can I make some extra money that isn't going to take a lot of time to do, cost me an arm and a leg to get started, and won't make me feel as if I 'have' to work.
I looked into EVERYTHING...from selling insurance (good, but too time consuming) to selling Avon. I signed up for every get rich quick thing you can think of and still didn't have anything to really show for it. Then I attended one of 'those' parties.
It was a different company and I can remember thinking to myself..."Hey, I can do that!" But by the time I wanted to ask the rep questions about the company, she was packed up and gone! The business opportunity never came up in the presentation. Booking a party never came up in the presentation. I can remember that I had a blast with all my friends and wanted to do it again.
Several years passed and during a conversation with a friend, it was decided that we wanted to do a show. I saw an ad online, contacted the rep and booked my first party with her. It was FANTASTIC. Again, this was a different company. My friends had fun and I can remember asking brief questions about the business in the order room, but didn't get a lot of answers.
Time went by and I attend a couple other shows, including having another party with a friend of mine. It was the same rep as I had last time and this time I wanted answers. I knew I could do what she did and be good at it. Partying with friends? Yup, I can definately do that! So I asked questions and was invited to a meeting.
I can remember her telling me not to look into too much with this company. I didn't know why until after the meeting. It was then that she shared with me the information she was given about Brown Bag Party. I looked up the information on line and read all I could on the company.
Now, I wanted a few things. First, I wanted to make money, as much as possible without it costing me an arm and a leg. I wanted to be able to have down time. I wanted the flexiblity without the rigid requirements that some companies give. You know, like sales quotas, fees, recruiting quotas and so on. Brown Bag Party's website said there were NONE of those. This was a positive in my book. It said it offered 50% in commissions on all sales. Bonus! All sales! Including website sales! More of a Bonus! It even created my own website for me, so it was something else I didn't have to do! The start up kits started at $89 and with this kit it was still 50% commission! Now, if you're like me, it's all about the money. Yeah, getting out of the house is a plus, meeting new people is a plus, it the cha-ching is more important.
So I kept reading. I shared it all with my husband, because if he wasn't on board for this, it would be a struggle to make it work. He told me it was up to me, but he didn't want me to fail. Fail? Even if I didn't make a huge amount of money and even if I left, the goodies were ALL MINE! So I really weighed all the benefits for this company compared to others, and what it could do for my family with the extra money. That's when I got the call.
Brown Bag Party was offering a kit sale! Woo Hoo! Get the basic kit at 1/2 price. Yeah, baby!!! It was on!
More to come......
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