When is investing in your education smarter now than it will be later? Answer: When you can learn at half price! Don’t wait until September 1st or later to register to attend the 21st Direct Selling Edge Conference in Franklin (Nashville), Tennessee on October 11-12, 2018. Do it today! Why You Should Attend Direct Selling…
Karen Speaks: Get More Corporate LinkedIn Followers
by Karen Clark, My Business Presence Company Pages on LinkedIn can only be created by corporations or small businesses whose owners own the business domain, website and have an email address associated with it. When LinkedIn first introduced Company Pages, it seemed like a great idea. Assuming it would be something like the Business Page on…
Companies Learn At Direct Selling Edge
The wisest direct selling executives never stop being students. They seek out opportunities to learn more. They understand that the long-term success of their companies depends on how much they know, so they make efforts to keep learning. If you own or are employed by a direct selling company, in today’s fast-changing world it…
Ask Victoria: Who Do I Hire First?
When you are starting a new direct selling company, you know you are going to need to hire employees. What types of people should you be hiring? Who should you hire first? Interestingly, the skills you will need in your first employees are the skills you don’t have or the skills you don’t want to…
Ask Victoria: How Do I Make January Better?
In the month of December, everyone does everything they can to get sales, and, for the most part, by the end of the month, we are all exhausted. In the world of direct selling, for many companies, January is a slow month in terms of sales. So, what can you do to make January a…
Social Media and the FTC
Social media is not going away anytime soon. How should we use it to help us, not hurt us? Out of Control You may have heard horror stories about social media being used by representatives to inaccurately promote income opportunities or products. Unhappy distributors or customers sometimes express their grievances publically for all to see. …
Social Media Turns Direct Selling Upside Down
When I attended the Direct Selling Association’s “Communications and Internet Marketing Seminar” last month in Las Vegas, the focus of the conference was Social Media and its impact on direct selling businesses. This was a timely topic, as evidenced by the seminar record of 300+ attendees. In their policies and procedures, direct selling companies have…