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October 17, 2005 Volume 3, Issue 5
Published by: Diane St. James/Shannon Barnard
HomePartyNetwork
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Welcome!
Shannon and I want to wish you are having a beautiful Fall and and
early Happy Halloween to everyone. It is hard for me to believe it is
mid-October since I'm living in Texas now. No complaints here though!
We've settled in fairly well.
Shannon
is busy with her K9Bytes
and our PartyPetShop
businesses. Did you know we have WEEKLY specials up on our PartyPetShop webstore?
I am
enjoying my Lavender-Love
and Tshirts
with a Personal Touch business and am thrilled to now be able to
offer Lia Sophia jewelry! If you haven't checked out Lia
Sophia, come visit my site. We offer buy two and get a 3rd for
HALF PRICE!
This
e-zine is for all members of the homepartynetwork Yahoogroup. Every
issue will have some helpful content for all of us in the home party
business! For all those who advertise in the Direct Sales and
Wholesale Opportunities section of our site, you are entitled to a
free ad in this Newsletter. Just send a 4 line ad with website link
and your contact information: send
me your ad
Diane,
Co-owner HPN
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In
This Issue:
Section
I * Article * Boost
Your Holiday Sales with these Suggestions!
Section
II * What's NEW at HomePartyNetwork.com?*
Section
III * Recipe* Chicken
and Crab Casserole
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Section
I
Boost
Your Holiday Sales with these Suggestions!
It's
the Holiday Shopping Season so how do you get holiday shoppers to
buy from you? Here are some suggestions:
#1)
Mystery Holiday Hostess Party! Kick off the shopping season by
having a Holiday Mystery Hostess Party at your home! Make sure you
have plenty of holiday themed products available for them to see &
touch along with a lot of holiday gift ideas! Set up a table with
under $20 gifts and then another one for under $5.00 stocking
stuffers and so forth! Make sure you set them up in a festive holiday
display to get your guests into the holiday spirit! Play holiday
music in the background and serve holiday themed refreshments!
Now
on your invitations state this is a Holiday mystery hostess party!
Everyone who attends gets 1 entry.... for each guest they bring they
earn another entry! For every $20 they spend they get another entry
and for every party they book at this party they get 3 entries! At
the end of the party you draw a name...the winner then becomes the
Party Hostess! They earn all of the FREE hostess gifts & credits
for this party! It’s a great way to gear them up for the Holiday
season and a great way for you to get sales & party bookings!!!
#2)
Hire yourself some Santa Sales Helpers! Give your friends &
family members biz cards and catalogs... have them gather orders for
you from their circle of friends, co workers and family (this works
well for those who don't want to host a party) then reward them with
a FREE thank you helper gift and a discount on their personal order
for helping you out!
#3)
Hold an open house party for charity! 'Tis the season for giving!
Invite your guests and tell them the profits or proceeds from this
party will be donated to such and such charity for the holiday
season! This is great to do year after year! A lot of people donate
to charity during the holiday season...this way they get something in
exchange for their donation!
#4)
Buy Holiday Themes Postcards or recycle holiday greeting cards you
received the previous year...cut off the backside that contains
wording and turn them into postcards to reuse! Mail them out to
everyone in your neighborhood letting them know they can shop from
you this holiday season instead of fighting crowds at the local mall!
If you’re recycling cards (free) and postage for postcards is a
lot cheaper then first class stamps! It’s also a GREAT way to
introduce newbies in your neighborhood to your home business!
#5)
Contact ALL past party hostesses and customers. Offer additional
incentives for them to hold a party now.... make sure you tell them
to SAVE their hard earned money and earn their GIFTS for free with a
party! For customers.... offer them FREE gifts with purchases or
discounts! A lot of people are tired of fighting the mall crowds!
#6)
Contact all the Senior Citizens or shut-ins in your town/city. Its
hard for them to GET OUT and do holiday shopping! Offer them your
personalized service! Show them your catalogs.... you can even offer
gift-wrapping service to them! A lot of seniors get depressed at this
time of year because they are not able to get out like they want
too...so they can be GREAT sources of extra business for you! You are
offering a GREAT service for them and they appreciate the
companionship too!
#7)
Offer gift wrapping and shipping services to your customers for a
FEE. Men really like this service!
#8)
Print up a Gift Ideas Sheet and section it off into the following
sections & include with all your catalogs!
a)
Stocking Stuffers under $5.00
b.)
Gifts under $10
c.)
Gifts under $25
d.)
Gifts over $25
e.)
DREAM GIFTS (your most expensive items)
Limit
yourself to listing ONLY 10 suggestions per each of those
categories. You will want to make 3 sections...one for Gifts for the
Ladies, Gifts for Men and Gifts for Children!
Customers
can use this for ideas in their price range! You could offer an
additional special or discount if they purchase items off your Gift
Suggestion List!
#9)
Offer Fundraisers if available from your business to those who seek
out fundraisers at this time of year! A lot of charities hold holiday
fundraisers!
#10)
Donate items for Holiday Contests! Include a catalog, contact sheet
or business card and a discount coupon with the prize you donate!
#11)
Donate items to charity! Have a few items left over from a kit or
did a customer stick you for payment? Donate it to Charity! Again,
include your business card & info with the donation!
#12)
Make a mission to leave your contact info & business info with
Every One you meet, greet, see, etc., this holiday season! Maybe they
don't need your services right now.... but in the future when they
do, they will know who to contact!
#13)
Make yourself available as much as possible during the holiday
season otherwise you could loose business & customers! If you are
going to be unavailable leave a automatic response on your email
stating when you will be available again.... same with your business
answering machine & voice mail. Return calls & contacts
ASAP.... a delay means your customer could go elsewhere!
#14)
Holiday Themed Home Parties! Offer a themed party to your holiday
hostesses! One that I love is the Secret Santa Party! Invite all of
your gal pals to your secret Santa party...hold your party as normal
but tell your guests they are NOT buying for themselves! You have
them all write their names down and then each guest draw a name....
they then have to buy something from your party for the guest whose
name they had drawn. Set a limit for the gift at an economical
$15...of course they can also decide to purchase for themselves too!
When the delivery comes in, you wrap the gifts and label them....
from their secret Santa...but in with the gift you will put the
person who was their secret Santa.... invite all your guests back for
a cookie exchange or a little party.... hand out the gifts! When the
guest opens their gift they will see who their secret Santa was and
they get to keep the gift!
There
are a lot of ways to make this Holiday Shopping Season Fun &
profitable! Be creative! Don't offer the same old thing as every one
else! Do your own FUN Creative Parties!
Written
by: Shelly Hill
Tupperware
Manager
http://my.tupperware.com/Ravish30
copyrighted
2003
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Lia
Sophia Jewelry. Shop Online Now~! Have an Online
Party to get your FREE jewelry!
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Heartwarming
Creations , Amy L. McChesney, IC
Featuring
Primitive & Country Collectibles Boyd Bears, Afghans, Baskets,
Pictures & or call 856-451-8420 Visit
My
website today
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Get
your 4-5 line ad listed here if you are an existing paying advertiser
at HomePartyNetwork,
this is
one of YOUR benefits in addition to being listed on our website.
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Section
II
What's
NEW at HomePartyNetwork.com?
Shannon and I would like to announce
a NEW form of advertising we are now offering! YOUR Banner Ad on this
newsletter! Yes, that is right. Get your banner seen by all HPN yahoo
members and make your ad last for you because each issue is archived!
Only $5.00 !!! Quick, reserve
your ad for the next issue!
Here's
an example:
~ WELCOME OUR NEWEST EXCLUSIVE LISTING MEMBERS ~
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ONE YEAR LISTINGS ~
Who wants to be highlighted HERE as our One Year Listing on this
on-line newsletter that will always be archived? :) Place or renew
your Exclusive listing at HomePartyNetwork.com now!
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Our
ReNewed Listings ~
Amy
McChesney
- Heartwarming Creations
Amy
McChesney - Discovery Toys
Amy
McChesney - Picture Perfect Scrapbook
Gina
Bucci - The Traveling Vineyard
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Section
III
RECIPE
Recipe of the Week
~~ Chicken & Crab Casserole ~~
1 tbsp canola oil (15 ml)
¼ cup onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 bacon slices, cooked & chopped
2 large potatoes, peeled & chopped
2/3 cup chicken broth (150 ml)
1 ½ lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut up (680 g)
1 4 ¼ oz can crabmeat, drained & flaked (120 g)
1 tbsp water (15 ml)
2 tsp cornstarch (10 ml)
1/3 cup sour cream (75 ml)
Salt & pepper to taste
Brown chicken in frying pan sprayed with cooking oil.
Meanwhile canola oil, onion & garlic in large microwave-safe
casserole dish. Cover. Microwave on high for 3 - 5 minutes,
stirring twice during cooking, until onion is soft.
Add bacon, potatoes & broth to dish & cover. Microwave on
high
for 10 minutes or until potatoes are cooked.
Add chicken & crab to mixture in dish. Mix well.
Mix water & cornstarch in a small bowl until smooth. Stir into
chicken mixture. Add sour cream, salt & pepper. Cover. Microwave
on high for 3 - 4 minutes, stirring once during cooking, until
mixture is thickened.
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From http://www.CanadianCountryGifts.com
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Hope
you have enjoyed this issue!
Many
more to come! Planning on publishing
bi-weekly
depending on work schedules
Thank
you for reading!
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