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NOVEMBER 2009
WAHMZONE.COM
Where Business and Motherhood Meet
Well, later this month the holiday season will officially begin. What are you doing to prepare? Perhaps the best thing you can do to kick off the season is to make your business more accessible to all of those holiday shoppers. The holidays account for the majority of yearly online sales. Why not take advantage of that by creating a professional-looking website? It's so easy and very affordable! Even add the e-commerce feature at no additional cost so you can start selling your products online. What are you waiting for? The sooner you build it, the sooner they will come: http://www.wahmbuilder.com
Do you have friends or family who work from home? Have an upline or downline? Why not share the love and tell them about WahmZone.com? Invite other moms to experience the practical and helpful features that WahmZone has to offer. We truly appreciate the referrals! Click here to let your friends know about WahmZone.com: http://www.wahmzone.com/share.php
NOVEMBER WAHM OF THE MONTH
This month, entrepreneur Maren Kate offers a little insight into her eBay success. Even if you don't launch a full-fledged eBay business, again, take advantage of the upcoming increase in internet sales by listing a few items on eBay to help generate some extra cash for your own holiday shopping.
WAHMZONE: How long have you been selling on eBay and what made you decide to make this a full-time venture?
MAREN KATE: I am 24 now and I have been selling since I was 19, what made me get into it fulltime was in my senior year of college when I realized I didn't want to work for anyone else after school was done.
WZ: Explain a little about what is required of you to maintain your eBay business?
MK: I just set aside two days a week for shipping items out, and three days a week for returning emails, posting new auctions & basic eBay management. Then I get away with working less and being more productive.
WZ: How many hours per week do you work, including all aspects of the job?
MK: On the eBay angle I'd say at my height of busyness I worked around 2-3 hours a day. But now it is much less because I have it down to a science.
WZ: What is your average weekly income?
MK: Again at my height, when I wasn't distracted with my social media marketing interests I was making around 1500 a week in profit.
WZ: What is the best part of the job for you?
MK: The mobility & freedom selling on eBay & selling online allows me is by far my favorite part of the 'job'. Also that it isn't a job :)
WZ: What is the most challenging part?
MK: The freedom comes with responsibility, lots of responsibility. When you are the only one determining whether you succeed or fail that can be overwhelming at times, but if you get a good time management & motivational system in order it gets easier.
WZ: What are three things you would tell moms who want to launch an eBay business?
MK: Just do it. Seriously, you aren't making anything sitting there doing nothing. No matter how small or insignificant your niche seems to be in your eyes there are billions of people in the world and many of them shop online. Reach out with whatever it is you make, handcraft or even things you buy for wholesale & turn around and sell for a profit, you can make money online... especially via eBay if you have the desire. All you need is to act on it.
Links:
www.PowersellerPrincess.com
www.escapingthe9to5.com
WAHMZONE FEATURED ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
In keeping with the holiday theme, this month's article tells you how to reach out and meet the needs of all those who are frazzled and stressed with the craziness of the holiday season.
Making the Most of your Direct Sales Holiday Season - Meet the Needs of Stressed
By Annette Yen
The holidays are fast upon us and as work at home moms we know how it feels to have just one more thing to think about! Meant to be a time of excitement, joy, memories and fun, often the holidays drive the home based business mom over the edge and into the land of stress and craziness.
But you, Direct Sales Mom, have what many of those stressed out moms need this time of the year. You have the gift of GIFTS! Without having to battle the lines at Kohl's or the mall, moms can email or call you and have their holiday shopping done without even leaving the house! By adding a little sparkle of "extra mile" to your already excellent customer service skills, you can help busy moms everywhere bring back the joy and fun this holiday season.
So, let's talk about what you can do in your direct sales business to help these over the edge moms starting today!
1. Give them a simple organization gift - Send out a blank wish list sheet to your customer mailing list. Offer it as a gift to new subscribers to your newsletter list too. This can be as simple as a chart with columns and rows for "Name" and "Gift" for them to keep track as they shop. It's a nice gesture and could be just what an overwhelmed mom needs to help her get organized with this part of the season. You can create one yourself in word or excel, or search the web for some fancier templates. Just make sure it has your resource box on there, "Compliments of..." so they know who to call!
2. Offer gift-wrapping and "delivered to their door" service for moms who purchase gifts from you. Yes, it might cost you a little more, but think of the help you're giving to another mom and the potential for future business you're generating by the sacrifice.
3. Group your products into gift packages. Get creative here ladies. Take a good look throughout your catalog and create lovely packages of complimentary products at various price points. Do the thinking for your customers to take away one more layer of stress. Go beyond just suggesting and up selling and create packages with package pricing so all they have to do is call or email you and say, "I want 3 of that $15 package you mentioned on your email". Offer the gift-wrapping above and include that in your package pricing to make it even easier for them.
4. Provide gift certificate services so your customers can give your catalog and the certificate as a gift. Not only does this help your customer with her stress level, but it gives you the opportunity to win over a new customer as well.
5. Most of all brainstorm about what would help YOU feel more relaxed about your holiday shopping this holiday season and then see how you can help other moms in the same way.
Make the most of your holiday selling season by reaching out and helping others. You'll be glad you did!
Annette Yen lives a full and happy life as a homechooling work at home mom. With over 20 years of direct sales experience she loves sharing her passion for direct sales with other moms. You can find out more about maximizing your direct sales business when you visit her blog at http://www.sailingtosuccess.com.
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