Team Up For Direct Sales Success, Part 1
You know the old saying, two heads are better than one. In the direct sales business, this is especially true. A great way to create new success is to team up with another direct sales consultant.
Teaming up is a great idea. When you each pool your resources, it helps everyone involved. Everyone likes to believe that our ideas are the best and the most cutting edge, but in reality, we all have something to learn.
Teaming Up Is Easy
There is a method to this teaming up thing. It’s a process that takes time to build up. Begin by finding someone with similar interests as you have. Places to look for potential partnerships are:
- Through social networking
- Attending conferences
- Going to networking meetups
- Joining local associations
- Posting on forums
Social networking online is all the rage. It’s the here and the future. You can meet interesting people from around the globe using already established social networks. Create a profile and begin to build a friend list. Ask family members, co-workers and others in your circle of influence to be your friend. The more popular social networks for business are:
- MySpace
- Ning
- YouTube
By utilizing social networking, it’s fairly easy to find other direct sellers stand out in their area or product niche. Since you’re doing the same with your business and products, you each can be an added asset to the other.
Other Options To Look At
Online business forums can also be quite useful. It’s a sort of way to cold call via the Internet. At forums, you can start threads on business partnership opportunities. Just state what you’re looking for, then evaluate the takers. Take a look around the forum. Is there someone interesting posting that you’d like to get to know? You can always private messenger someone you think you’d like to work with.
Direct sales partnerships are begun all the time. In direct sales, the partnership can be either online or in person. When it’s an in-person partnerships, both of you can combine resources and host shows together. When you do one show combined, your guests are getting a two for one fun time. This puts a whole new spin on the concept of a home party. Your invitees may not only be more willing to attend, but they may also be more enthusiastic about spending. A larger party with twice the products is a pretty exciting event.
Compliment Each Others Business
Most common kinds of partnerships are ones in which you each sell complementary products, but not the exact same products. For instance, if you sell dog grooming supplies, you can team up with another consultant who sells doggie apparel. Your hook can be that after a dog is all freshened up, they can walk proud and tall in a spiffy new outfit. On the other hand, you don’t want the products to be very different. The dissimilarities may be a turn off to potential customers.
Like all good partnerships, be sure that all involved understands the terms of the relationship. Too many great businesses have been ruined because of simple mis-communication. Just iron out the kinks, if any, and have fun together making profit.
Go ahead and partner with other direct sellers. It will help to maximize your knowledge, customer base, and business potential, and will do the same for their business. And who knows? One venture can lead to future ventures and before you know, you could have formed an entirely new network.
Continue reading Team Up For Direct Sales Success, Part 2 here.
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