Before you start up your next promotion or buy another table at a craft show, take a minute to ask yourself the following questions:
- Is your promotion paying off?
- Are you spending more than you are making?
- Are your costs more than your profit?
If you don't have an answer to these questions (an accurate answer, "I'm not sure" doesn't count), then read on...
One of the biggest mistakes being made in Direct Sales and why many people fail is because their costs out weigh their profits. Month after month they are losing money instead of making money. They run many different promotions blind without knowing if they will work or not.
It's true it takes time to make money and fine-tune promotions. However, if you aren't accurately tracking your results or knowing before hand if your promotion is going to be cost effective, you are setting yourself up for failure. Get out of the "I'm getting my name out there" mind set right now. Direct Sales is about building relationships, not branding like the major companies do.
So you may say to yourself "Alright, so I guess I do need to figure out what this promotion is going to cost me, and what I'll get in return...but I stink at math!". Don't turn around and say forget it just yet, because we can't all be Algebra majors. Fortunately, business math doesn't have to be that complicated if you know where to start.
Direct Sales Helpers has the solution to the math and cost estimation problems many moms in direct sales face with this kit:
"Number Crunching Made Easy - Direct Sales Guide to Controlling Your Costs"
This special downloadable package is a series of reports, information, and printable worksheets that you can use today with your business.
We don't just show you how to control your cost, but rather explain in simple steps exactly how to estimate costs and profits of several popular promotion methods. Armed with the information in this downloadable kit, you'll never walk blind into a promotion or waist time and money.
With this kit you'll be able to:
- Calculate your profits and losses
- Know the average response rates
- Immediately know which promotion is worth it
- Take the "guess work" out of promotion
- Save time and money with only profitable promotion
The best part is, you don't need to know a whole lot of math in order to do it! Hiring an associate to do this type of work for you can be costly, so why not do it yourself?
What others are saying about this kit:
Dear Anita & Kara-
I just finished going through your newest ebook "Number Crunching Made Easy". Again, you have broken down the basics into an easy to understand guide for those of us in Direct Sales. Not only will I be able to use it in preparing for an advertising campaign, but the forms you have provided will help me determine the cost effectiveness of each method, before and after. You've really covered all the bases.
Thanks for another great product-can't wait to see what you come up with next!
Sincerely,
Lauren Haugh
Independent Consultant, #420635 Top Line Creations
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