One of the topics I discuss with my clients and prospective clients is the importance of a direct selling business plan. When I bring this subject up, I hear some very interesting reasons why they don’t bother to write one. What Are Your Company’s Reasons? This video will explain why some businesses don’t write a…
Why You Should Never Put Yourself Into Your Company’s Genealogy
Most of the articles I have written over the years while working with network marketing and party plan direct selling companies haven’t been controversial. This is NOT one of them. The Issue Several times each year, we learn that a client of ours or a prospective client is planning to (or already has) inserted the…
Learn More About Compensation Plans At Webinar
If your company has a compensation plan (or soon will have one), you should learn from our teachings at the Compensation Plan Conference webinar. From compensation plan experts, learn how to design, analyze, improve and protect your company’s plan. Find out if your plan is producing the results that you expect or should it be…
Direct Selling Products Advice
Products are most important, then opportunity. This is the way priorities should be for all direct selling companies, yet it seems only successful companies truly walk this talk. Listen and learn as you watch our videos about products. Your business will thank you for your attention to product details. Best Products For Direct Sales…
The Cooling-Off Rule: How It Applies To Your Company
As a direct selling company, you need to know about the Federal Trade Commission’s Cooling-Off Rule. There are very specific steps you must follow to be in compliance with this federal law. To learn more about how the Cooling-Off Rule applies to your company, watch our video below. How To Comply Most direct…
Hostess Videos
Party plan companies offer opportunities to get out of the house or to get online in the evening or on a weekend to socialize with friends and to spend money. Friends or acquaintances of the hostess will attend and make purchases, all because a friend invited them to the party. The personal invitation is a…
How Much Should You Reveal About Your Compensation Plan?
One of the decisions you will need to make for your direct selling company is how much of your multilevel compensation plan you will reveal to the general public on your website. What Are Your Choices? Interestingly, the decisions companies make are made for different reasons. In this video, we will examine the choices available…
Wisdom About Starter Kits
Starter kits are important. A starter kit should not be just a box of stuff you are sending to new representatives. What you put in them, how much you charge, and how they look when they are opened, matters. To learn more, watch our informational video below. Some companies choose to put their starter…
How Should Hostesses Be Rewarded?
Hostess rewards programs are an important element of party plan companies. These programs reward people who invite friends and acquaintances to their homes or to online events who purchase products or services from a consultant. Most often, rewards are free and discounted products. Have you ever wondered why we don’t just pay hostesses money? Here…
What Kinds Of Products Are Best For Direct Selling?
Not every type of product is ideal for the direct selling channel. Some are clearly better than others. If you’re going to introduce a new product, let it be a good one for direct selling. Questions To Answer In this video, I will ask you a series of questions about your products. Watch to find…
11 Steps To Programming A Compensation Plan
If you’re like me, when you want something done by others, you want it to be completed quickly. Compensation plan programming is one of those projects that takes longer than we’d like, usually much longer. If you’ve wondered why this video is for you. Compensation plans should be designed to motivate specific behaviors…
Sylvina’s Recruiting Videos
Recruiting is essential to the growth of all direct selling companies. Do you know everything you need to know about recruiting? If not, watch these Sylvina Consulting videos about recruiting. How Is Recruiting Different From Hiring Employees? 7 Must Have’s For A Recruiting Culture Why Is Recruiting Like Panning For…