Join the Direct Selling Association

I am sure that you have all asked yourselves the following questions....

How can I protect myself from being scammed? 

How do I know that the company I wish to represent is worth my time?

The best answer is to research the company that you are interested in and seek advice from the industry experts. Sounds easy right? How do you find a reputable organization to ask your questions from?

I suggest joining the Direct Selling Association (DSA) to receive the help you need to succeed in the direct sales business.

Want to learn more about the DSA? The following is straight from the "About DSA" page from their website.

Direct Selling Association

The Direct Selling Association (DSA) is the national trade association of the leading firms that manufacture and distribute goods and services sold directly to consumers. Approximately 200 companies are members of the association, including many well-known brand names.

The Association's mission is "To protect, serve and promote the effectiveness of member companies and the independent business people they represent. To ensure that the marketing by member companies of products and/or the direct sales opportunity is conducted with the highest level of business ethics and service to consumers."

The cornerstone of the Association's commitment to ethical business practices and consumer service is its Code of Ethics. Every member company pledges to abide by the Code's standards and procedures as a condition of admission and continuing membership in the Association.

5 Tips to build a strong downline

If you are in direct sales, an important part of your business is a healthy downline. 

Here are 5 tips to generating a strong downline and keep your direct sales business growing every day.

TIP #1: Know your people
Your downline wants to know who you are and who they are working so hard for. Maintain contact with your downline by forming a group on Facebook or similar. Use this group to send a monthly newsletter will sales tips, Birthday announcements, training opportunities or contests.  

TIP #2: Be approachable
Speak with your sales team often. Your team needs a chance to share their concerns, thoughts and ideas with you as well as the opportunity to ask questions.

TIP #3: Contests mean new contacts 
Offer prizes or free services to generate new leads. Offer special discounts or coupons to the customer who gives you the most referrals that produce a sale. 

TIP #4: Market yourself
Creating articles provides an avenue for free web site traffic. Write a few articles that link to your web site and submit them to various free article directories, rss feed directories, etc.

TIP #5: Don't give up

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” ~ Thomas A. Edison 

Using a raffle to find new leads

Finding New Recruits.

It can be difficult to find new customers or prospects to grow your business.

By holding a raffle you can attract new contacts for both customers and referrals. 

After you have designed your raffle slips, build a small box with a flyer on it that explains what you are doing. Contact a few local businesses and ask them if you can leave a raffle box in their shop. When you set up your raffle box, don't forget to place pens or pencils along with the slips. If the business owners allow, leave some business cards & catalogs near your raffle box. Check back every few days to see if you have any new leads.

Be clear about what it is that you have to offer. You might want to offer a gift certificate, gift basket, or free product. The important thing is to be clear about what you are offering in exchange for their information.

Get in contact with these new leads as soon as you can. If you have several new leads, consider putting together a group meeting and ask each person you contact to invite a friend for an additional discount or bonus prize.

Raffle slips could include:

Name:
Phone #:
City:
Email:
                   Check All That Apply
__ Interested in building a home-based business
__ Request a catalog
__ Product information

Join A Direct Sales Support Group

We host a group on Facebook to share information about direct sales, tips and tricks, success and failure stories and to help highlight the wares of our members.

Join us today to have your questions answered and to support those that make their living in the direct sales industry.

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