Sunday, July 20, 2008

Outline of an Email Party

How to Run an Email Party

What does it look like?
Email Parties look like home parties - without the home!!!
The Consultant sends One Party email sent each morning to guests
My Email Contains:
1. Games: of Chance (bingo, lottery, keno etc); Treasure Hunt/Clue (give clues/hints about products and guests have to answer what it is etc.
2. Points Game
(I give points for asking product questions, asking bus. quest., buying products, hosting etc)
3. Yesterday's Winners
4. Yesterday's questions/answers
*basic recap of all mails recv'd)

*advantages*
*There is no travel required -
people participate at home, work, coffee house - wherever they are!
*There is no Time Constraint -
Guests can play over morning coffee, at lunch, in the evening - whenever they check their email
Previous guests have stated that they look forward to opening their mail to see if they won anything! Guests have days to browse catalogs, ask questions, and decide on purchases
*There is no space restraint -
You can fit as many people as you want on the internet (unlike your studio apt!)

The only real disadvantage is that you don't get to try product first - but Daisy Blue Naturals has a 30 day Money Back guarantee on everything!

How to set up and Run the Party

1. Hostess or Mystery Hostess?
this only matters on prizes and giveaways - who get's what

2. Use http://www.Evite.com to invite guests - invite everyone you or your hostess has in the address book!

3. Day of Party:
send Welcome to the Party email explaining rules
send 1st Party email
(game/s - I highly encourage using some sort of points game or treasure hunt...get the guests involved!)

*you will receive emails with questions - game answers etc - to keep it all straight I copy and paste these to a draft email as I get them!

4. 2nd and following days
Your Daily email will contain:
1st that day's game or challenge
yesterdays recap:
questions asked/answered
who signed up to host
(put it out there and then when parties over invite them to the next hosts party!)
Bonus winners etc!!!
I also throw a Top 3 - the people who have the point lead in a mystery hostess party!
Party Total

5. Day after the close of the party -
Thank everyone for a fun and successful party!!!
List all the winners throughout the party (sort of like a curtain call)
Mystery Hostess party - announce your winner!!!
Hostess - let everyone know her gifts and thank them for being such good friends and family!!!
The last round of questions/answers etc.
remind everyone that they will be receiving
invoices via PayPal, RME, Email or how ever else you decide and that payment is due by end of day (or whenever you choose)

After packages go out...I always send a follow up Thank You card to let them know the products have shipped - to thank them once again - and invite them to host their own party.

About 2 weeks later follow up with a call (or email if no phone #) to see how they like their products - invite again to host/consider a new business!!!

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