| Overview | | | | make at least $2,000 in sales per month. |
| PartyLite is a legitimate company that has been in | | | | 3. To remain as a first level unit leader you have to |
| business since 1909. They sell candles, bath & body | | | | make at least $640 in personal sales each month. |
| care, fragrance, and gourmet foods and recipes. I'm | | | | Conclusion |
| not going to concentrate on the product details, but | | | | The main question to ask before joining this |
| I'm going to concentrate mainly on their business | | | | opportunity is "Can I continually fill rooms at my |
| model and their compensation plan so you can decide | | | | home shows with people that are willing to buy my |
| for yourself if becoming a PartyLite consultant is the | | | | PartyLite products?" This is an answer that you must |
| right business opportunity for you to commit to. | | | | seriously think about before joining PartyLite. |
| How Products Are Marketed & Training | | | | Having home shows is not the greatest way to |
| PartyLite consultants market their products through | | | | market PartyLite's products. And this is a consultant's |
| something called home shows. When you give a | | | | main method of selling their products. It is an old |
| home show you are the host of the party. The goal | | | | method of marketing. Remember, 97% of marketers |
| of having a home show is to sell the products and | | | | are failing because they are still adopting the old |
| recruit potential people to join your sales team. | | | | strategies of marketing. Also with this method of |
| The PartyLite business revolves around home parties | | | | having home shows you are limited in the size of |
| and recruiting. Consultants are trained on a model | | | | your market. People have to take time off their |
| called 10-3-2. This training model developed by | | | | schedules to actually drive to your home show |
| PartyLite is asking consultants at each show to make | | | | whether it's at your house, apartment, or some |
| at least 10 sales, book 3 new shows, and recruit 2 | | | | other venue. How do you market to people that are |
| new leads into their PartyLite opportunity. | | | | far away? Limiting your customer base means your |
| The PartyLite Compensation Plan | | | | limiting the amount of financial growth with your own |
| The first way to get paid is just off a regular retail | | | | home based business. |
| commission. Essentially, the difference between the | | | | Now there is nothing wrong with this marketing tactic |
| retail price and the wholesale price are profits you | | | | because if you're a person that is more into |
| keep. | | | | interacting with people by way of home shows, then |
| Now to qualify to receive direct sale commissions, | | | | this is definitely the right business for you. And if |
| you must sell $500 in sales every month. When you | | | | you're a person that truly uses and loves PartyLite |
| are qualified, the bonuses you can get are the | | | | Products then I would definitely advise you to |
| following: | | | | become a PartyLite consultant. If you own the |
| 1. Commission for home show is 25%. | | | | products and truly believe in it, people will take you |
| 2. If you exceed over $2,000 in sales, then you will | | | | seriously and trust your judgment because you are |
| receive a 7% bonus of the total sales for the month. | | | | actually a loyal consumer of the product. |
| For example, if you made $4,000 in sales in January | | | | People need to realize that in order to grow your |
| then you'd make a commission of $1,000 ($4,000 | | | | business you need to establish a presence online |
| multiplied by 25%). Also, you qualify for a bonus so | | | | using effective marketing tactics that the top |
| this means you will get a bonus of $280 ($4,000 | | | | marketers are using today. Make sure to implement |
| multiplied by 7%). | | | | personal branding to differentiate yourself from the |
| And the third way to make commissions is through | | | | rest of your competition. Make sure you utilize a |
| group sale commissions where you can make | | | | funded proposal system by offering inexpensive |
| between 2% to 7% in group sales. There are 7 | | | | informational products that help solve people's |
| leadership levels. The level you're on depends on the | | | | business problems. With the funded proposal you can |
| number people on your team and the amount of | | | | make money to cover your advertising expenses. |
| money earned. | | | | You're main goal is to establish trusting relationship |
| For example if you were at the first level, which is | | | | with your prospects by providing free training tools |
| called a unit leader, the following conditions must be | | | | and resources to them. If they find you're free |
| met to qualify for group commissions: | | | | offerings are useful they will continue to follow you |
| 1. You would need to recruit 4 consultants on your | | | | rather than you having to chase them down for a |
| team | | | | sale. |
| 2. Your downline, which is your team only, has to | | | | |