From Sarah Stauber - Shaklee Master Coordinator

Here's what I learned from Carolyn, tell people upfront about the value of our products.  She makes it very clear that they will save money and save the planet by using our products and in todays economy "save money" is what everyone wants to hear.  Carolyn does a great job at explaining that. 

I spoke to Carolyn and asked her how she invites folks to her events? So here are some points that may help you, It's not only about inviting I'm sharing some other tips as well.  

• Qualify your prospects-- see who wants to join you in the business. Would you like to earn money by building a Shaklee business.
• Do you know 30 people who clean their homes?
• Have them invite 5-10 people who want to switch brands, save money & make a difference
• If you find 30 families who switch brands and most will buy for $75.00 to $100.00 worth of product a month AND you find 2 people who will do the same that will put you into a brand new car from Shaklee. 
• when she finishes presenting the cleaning & water products she says "here's some money in your budget to buy health"  (so for people who are not buying vitamins yet she had just shown them how they can afford it.)
• She knows her audience in advance.  If she talks to college kids her product message is a bit different than if she talks to those who have diabetes or age related problems.  
• She prepares SBOSS invoices in the name of the hostess and she puts in the products that she talks about.  so if they want to place an order they take such a form and put their info on it, she takes it home and processes the order. (this is a great idea)
• She does about 3 meetings with her new groups where she goes through the entire catalog so they can learn about all the products, not only about the 9 products that she has displayed at her meetings.
• Carolyn does not call her events "parties"  she feels that people don't like it and it doesn't sound like a business. 
• She also hands out product guides at her events to folks that look serious about what she has to offer.

I want to re-iterate a point, I feel it's important to pick up ideas and continuously to polish your skills in Shaklee. However when you hear information on how people run their business you might be tempted to switch and try what the other person is doing.  This can lead to disaster. 

It's not in the how, it's in the how many..... So tweak an idea or two but don't change what you are doing, and go out and do a bunch of meetings.

Success to all.