Denise Hill Leads the Way in July with $3,212 in Sales!
As mentioned previously, the summer months are the slowest months of the year in the direct sales industry. Even so, Denise Hill managed to cobble together $3,212 in sales. Half of her sales total came from one party that weighed in at $1,608!
By maintaining production during the summer months, Denise is setting herself up to have a strong Q-4, which are the hottest months of the year in the e-commerce industry. Indeed, the reason Black Friday is called Black Friday is because that's when many companies go from being in the red, to being in the black.
Denise had five parties scheduled for July, but three of them cancelled. Even though she's been leading the field in 2021, she still has cancellations like everyone else. In fact, I would bet that she has more than anyone else! That's because when you swing more, you also miss more. But you also get more home runs too! The cancellation lesson is clear though. What looks like a solid calendar can quickly change...
which is why overbooking is the best calendar insurance policy.
In science, there's something called pattern recognition. It's a sign of intelligence. Denise sees a pattern in the parties that have been cancelling on her. The hostesses are not on Facebook! That prevents her from setting up a Facebook event page for their party, which is an easy way to let 100's of people know about it. When the hostess tells 100's of people that she is doing something, the likelihood of
her doing it goes up dramatically. They've advertised to too many people not to follow through. So, there's a lesson and a tip here as well. Learn how to set up Facebook event pages for your parties. Those parties will be far more likely to hold because the hostess has told so many people about it.
Winston Churchill famously said, "Successful people have the ability to go from failure to failure without the loss of enthusiasm." That definitely captures Denise to a tee, which is exactly why she continues to make money with her business no matter what time of the year it is. She just shakes off the cancellations and hardheaded hostesses that bring others down, recognizes the patterns... and keeps it moving.
Congratulations to Denise for another successful month, and for blazing a trail for others to follow.
Donna Houston is July's Runner Up with $1,781 in Sales!
Donna Houston was also active in cyber space in July... holding two Zoom parties that brought in $1,781 in sales.
Part of Donna's secret sauce has been working her business daily in some way or the other. She does a lot of other things, so don't think she has any more time than anyone else. She doesn't. But she does set aside time for her business. The results have been evident ever since she started in February.
For example, we recently announced an initiative that will give anyone, who really wants to succeed, the system to do it. It's called Pray With Your Legs, which is based on the famous Frederick Douglass quote. It involves sending three emails a day and making three calls a day. Whether you call it that, or something else, it's very simple. You take action. And it's
biblical too. The Apostle Paul himself said, "faith without works is dead". So yeah... there ain't no mystery to this business. It's very simple. Like Frederick Douglass, you've got to pray with your legs.
So, true to form, Donna added praying with her legs to her daily routine. Soon after starting, she connected with a customer that was very excited about the August specials. In fact, she was so excited that she wanted to host a party too quickly... on August 21st. But Donna, was just going to be coming back into town that day. She convinced the customer to pump her brakes and go with August
29th. So, as you can see, prayers with your legs are the prayers that move the furniture around up in heaven and get answered!
Let's all congratulate Donna Houston for demonstrating the power of one's daily routine! And look for her to have a record breaking Q-4 when it's time to harvest the crops that she's planting now!
Give the Rookie a Cookie! Latrelle Nicholson is Third in July with $1,548 in Sales!
Yowser! Latrelle Nicholson, a newbie from Philadelphia, came in at number three in July with $1,548 in sales. Latrelle did three parties in the month with the biggest one weighing in at $1,032 in sales. That's what we call a Champagne Show! So hold your hands up, tip your glass up, and sing... this is how we do it!
As we said previously, Latrelle is a newbie. She had her Launch Party in early June and conducted her first party on June 29th. In addition to doing a Champagne Show (the first of many we predict), Latrelle also qualified for the Let's Get Busy Award... clearing $1,500 in her first 30 days.
Mark Twain once said, "The secret to getting ahead is getting started." Let's all congratulate Latrelle Nicholson for gettin' started, gettin' busy... and just doin' the dang thang!
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July 2021 Leaderboard ($500 and above)
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Denise Hill (NY)
Donna K. Houston (NJ)
Latrelle Nicholson (PA)
Donna King-Wright (NJ)
Cheryl Rickard (NJ)
Gail Richardson (NY)
Gail Soanes-Taylor (NY)
Cheryl Stephens (NY)
Bernadine Kirkland (MA)
Antoinette Boone (PA)
| $3,211
$1,781
$1,548
$1,505
$1,048
$1,021
$ 698
$ 614
$ 589
$ 536
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Year to Date Leaderboard (1/1/21 thru 7/31/21)
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Denise Hill (NY)
Donna K. Houston (NJ) Cheryl Rickard (NJ)
Chicqueta Britton-Nutt (NJ)
Theresa Wynn (NJ)
Carol Manigault (MD)
Bernadine Kirkland (MA)
LaTonya Merchant (NJ)
Donna King-Wright (NJ)
| $28,687
$25,351
$18,247
$10,386
$10,097
$ 8,376
$ 6,694
$ 6,465
$ 5,913
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Champagne Shows - July 2021
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Donna K. Houston (NJ)
Denise Hill (NY)
Latrelle Nicholson (PA)
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Top Bookers - July 2021 (Based on Party Portal)
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Denise Hill
Latrelle Nicholson
Marveen Barnes
Cheryl Rickard
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New Consultants on the Block - July 2021
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Terry Hopkins (NJ)
Cheryl Stephens (NY)
| Sponsored by Denise Hill
Sponsored by Denise Hill
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New Career Ladder Promotions - July 2021
Gail Soanes Taylor (NY) Advisor
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Let's GET Busy Award Winners ($1,500 in first 30 days.)
Pray With Your Legs, Then Run to the Bank!
This business is like a toaster. It's fairly simple, but you have to plug it in for it to work.
I have a deep belief that anyone who has the necessary grit and determination can do this business.
But you have to plug it in! Just like a toaster runs on electricity, this business runs on people knowing about the crazy-good Host Specials that EE runs each month.
The way to plug it in is to spend 15 minutes a day letting three people know about your monthly specials. Most won't respond. Not because they hate you... but because whatever you're offering that month doesn't grab them. But, if you do three a day, which is 90 per month, you can bet your bottom dollar that you're going to come away with a
few bookings.
The Pray With Your Legs Challenge is how to get started plugging your business in everyday. It's based on something Frederick Douglass said (that's his picture up above) that's very profound. He said, "I prayed for freedom for 20 years, but I got no answers until I prayed with my legs."
If this is all news to you, check with your upline and team leaders so they can bring you up to speed. Don't be an unplugged toaster!
Your PRIZE for the "Pray With Your Legs" Thirty Day Challenge!
This beautiful Ethnic Expressions tee and cap are the prizes for those who complete the first Pray with Your Legs Challenge.
The challenge runs from August 18th to September 30th. Your thirty days can be anywhere inside of this 6-week period.
All you have to do is send three emails a day, then call the three people you emailed the day before... for 30 consecutive days. Most won't pickup or respond, but that doesn't matter. Praying with your legs isn't instantaneous. It works over time... like a farmer planting a crop.
The challenge requires a "prayer partner" who will be able to verify your thirty days and vice-versa. Encourage each other to get your 15 minutes in each day, so you both can successfully complete the challenge.
Remember Mission Impossible? Ethan... this mission, if you choose to accept it, will take your business to a whole new level. And your checkbook too! Think of that nice, warm feeling you'll get when deposits of $500, $800 and $1,000 start hitting your bank account every month. But hurry, this tape will self destruct on September 30.
Monthly Host Special Co-Pays
If you use in it in conjunction with Pray With Your Legs, the Monthly Host Specials should keep your calendar and checking account healthy.
Monthly Host Specials are FREE to the host, but there are consultant co-pays associated with them to offset the costs of offering powerful incentives. (Note: You can opt out of this program if you choose.)
August Co-pays
- Dizina Handbag Set ($10.00)
- Tee, Tote and Earrings ($10.00)
- Silky Smooth & She Did It prints ($6.00)
September Co-pays
- Dashiki Dress in Black or White ($7.00)
- Sisters Friends Tote ($7.00)
- Blessed Harvest and The Nurturing prints ($7.00)
A Change to Monthly Host Specials for October
Due to the Africa Sweatshirt being unavailable, there's a new Option 1 for the October Hostess Specials. The October specials are now as follows:
Option 1 (NEW)
Black Is Beautiful Casual Hoodie Dress
Option 2
Woven Rope Handbag in either color.
Option 3
Choices and Through It All prints.
August Add-to-Your Bag Samples!
Want some fresh samples to show at your Zoom parties. Then the August Add-to-Your Bag is the perfect way to get some new items to hold up to the camera. Though the cost will vary depending on the samples in a given month, the August samples are completely free and will automatically ship to qualifying consultants.
Here's how to qualify...
$1,000 in August Sales
- A sample of either the Little Melanin Queen tee, or the Melanin Princess tee.
$3,000 in August Sales
- A sample of either the Little Melanin Queen tee, or the Melanin Princess tee.
- A sample of the Woven Rope Handbag.
Text Messages for Host Specials are Now Available
Textable files for the August, September and October Host Specials are now available.
To see and download them to your phone and laptop, click on the links below.
September Host Specials Text
Be careful not to reveal future monthly specials until you've filled your calendar for months that are closer in. Parties that are booked too far in the future are less likely to hold. By the time you're finally ready to begin party prep, they'll have forgotten about it, or will no longer be excited.
Computer System Stuff
(New!) The Website Will Be Upgraded Very Soon
A website upgrade is being done to create a more aesthetically pleasing, upscale look. When you look at the various collections, the thumbnails will all be the same size. And the image on product pages will be very large for more visual impact.
The new website will go live by the end of August. When it does, you may notice that some of the images are so large they are a bit blurred. Bear with this while I rework those images.
Check the SKU's that Hostesses Give You for Items with Multiple Sizes
Your host can easily make a mistake when selecting reward items with multiple sizes like clothing and canvases. The mistake is to go by the first SKU they see. If they do, you could be ordering the wrong item for them.
For example, if they want a large Rosa Parks t-shirt, the first size showing on the webpage is the SM, and the SKU that will also be showing on the page is for the SM size. They would need to select the LG size and see what SKU is showing on the page for it. Hosts are unlikely to remember this when you tell them, so you should doublecheck all of their selections that come in multiple sizes.
How to Add a Monthly Host Special to a Host Order
Monthly Host Specials need to be added to the Host Order manually on the admin side. BEFORE you enter any hostess items, email this info to bjatee@aol.com
- Party number
- Your credit card number
- Expiration and 3 digit security code
- Name on card
- The special being selected
A Few Products That Are Coming Soon
Some New Additions to the Website
Waking Up! What Our Tribe Has Been Reading, Watching and Listening To
Ubuntu! An Inspiring Story About an African Tradition of Teamwork and Collaboration by Bob Nelson and Stephen Lundin. (We recommend listening on Audible.)
Caste - The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabella Wilkerson. (You can listen on Audible or read.)
The Autobiography of Malcom X by Alex Haley and Laurence Fishbourne. (We recommend listening on Audible.)
The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It by Joann Gibson Robinson. (You can listen on Audible or read.)
A Quote
Believe it or not, if you form the right habits you can accomplish things in your business that you can scarcely imagine. This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson sheds light on the process.
Sow a thought and you reap an action.
Sow an action and you reap a habit.
Sow a habit and you reap a character.
Sow a character and you reap a destiny.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
A Quick Tip
This is a quick and easy tip for building habits that can change your destiny.
Pick a standard time and place to do it.
It’s easier to wake up knowing "I exercise at 4 PM" than deciding everyday when to fit a habit into your day.
If it’s already decided, all you need to do is show up.
A Question
Most people who have dreams and goals fall into two categories. Either they need more information, or they simply need to act on the information they already have.
Which category are you in?
Do you need more information?
Or, do you simply need to act on the information you already have?
Take the red pill… and I’ll show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
~ Morpheus in The Matrix
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