A Quickie Update...

What a busy month October was!  Wow!  It was my best month ever and not just by a little bit, by a lot!  By over 4 times as much!  Have I told you all lately how much I love Thirty-One????

October also had 2 of my Extravaganza Parties, vendor events that I put on with a consultant from another company.  We had 2 great events and are looking forward to our November 21st Holiday Shopping Event.  I have a super busy month full of fabulous events including a HUGE women's event - Health, Wellness and Career Expose on November 17th.  I can't wait!  There should be about 500 women there and just the girl power alone of that many women in one location just blows my mind!

This month's Customer Special is FREE.  Yes, FREE.  A FREE Zipper Pouch with a $31 purchase - 5 prints to chose from, a $12 value.  What a deal!  Call me to place your order today at 206-841-5055 or sharon@my-thirty-one.com.

Home Party Extravaganza - October 24th

Today is the first Home Party Extravaganza that Nancy of Gold Canyon Candles and I have planned.  We wanted a way to fill up our calendars with fun events to show off our fabulous products, so we decided to plan our own multi-vendor events.

Today's event is from 2-5 pm at Mercer View Community Center on Mercer Island, WA.  Hope to see you there!

Sharon's Thirty-One Event Display. Note my awesome shower curtain display idea.

 

 

2010 Gift Guide

Sharon's Thirty-One Goes Multimedia!

October Specials Are Rockin'!

October's Customer Special:

October's Hostess Special:

Never a Better Time to Join Thirty-One!

You definitely want in on this deal!!

Each week in October, Consultants who submit a $450 or higher party will be entered into that week's drawing.  There will be 300 WINNERS per week, and Consultants can be entered more than once per week!  Check it out:

Oct 1-8:     Kodak Digital Camera w/4GM Memory Card
Oct 9-15:   Bose Sound Dock Series II Digital Music System
Oct 16-22: Kodak Playsport Pocket Digital Camcorder
Oct 23-31: LG Digital Blu-Ray Disc Player                                  

Plus -- EVERYONE who submits a $450 party in all 4 weeks of October will be entered into our GRAND PRIZE DRAWING of a 42" Plasma TV!   AND, if you hold 10 or more $750 parties in October, you'll automatically win a 42" Plasma TV! 

Want in on this deal???  

Click the "Join My Team" tab on www.my-thirty-one.com!

September Customer Special - Only a Few More Days!

Here is the September Customer Special which is selling like hot cakes!  Don't miss out on this versatile and beautiful purse to add to your collection.

I paired my Black Pocket-Full-of-Posies Demi Purse with the Red Silk Scarf - I can't wait for its arrival on Friday.  I also have 3 huge orders arriving this week and I'm so excited to get them distributed to my customers.  Plus I'll post pictures of all of my orders as well!  Lots of new products that I haven't seen in person are in those orders.  How exciting!

The new Holiday Gift Guide Products are available for ordering as of October 1st, so get ready to start your Holiday Shopping with Thirty-One!

Every where I go, people ask me about my bags and purses.  My favorite check-out lady at Walgreen's stopped me mid-step to ask me about my Paparazzi Dot Storage Tote.  I got the [In]Place System File Box from OfficeMax and it fits inside my Storage Tote with room to spare for my laptop and my Skirt Purse.  So convenient when running out to do errands and then meet a customer.  The file box adds structure to the bag which makes it look even better!

More later...I am a vendor at the Northwest Fall Business Showcase tonight and need to get my guest gifts all put together in the next 40 minutes.  Wish me luck!

Oh Thirty-One, How I Love You!

Why do I love Thirty-One so much?

• Thirty-One is a company built on morals, ethics and the strength of women.
• I work my own hours, talk to lots of old friends, get to make new friends and do as much or as little as I want - my choice since I am my own boss.
• I get extra income!!!  Who doesn't want that??  Having extra money every month for my family and I to take trips or buy what we want is very exciting!
• I get to work with very helpful and resourceful women who all want each of us to succeed.  
• Thirty-One's motto is to Celebrate, Encourage and Reward women everyday.  I love that I can bring this message to all of my customers and friends.

If you are ready to change your life Join My Team!  I would LOVE to have you!  If you are a little hesitant about owning your own business, don't be!  I was hesitant too, looked into Thirty-One and found that it was the most empowering and income-producing direct selling company out there.  I am so glad that I am part of Thirty-One.  

Contact me and Start Living Your Dreams TODAY!!  Only $99 gets you started with all of the tools you need to start your own business.  Where else can you do that?

Join my Team before September 30th and get $50!  Ask me how.  The holiday season is just around the corner and an extra $50 would be great!!

Sharon Katzevman

Your Thirty-One Consultant

sharon@my-thirty-one.com

Me Host a Party? Are You Nuts???

Yup, hosting a home party in the past would have gotten that response from me.  I thought it all was a scam just to convince me to spend huge amounts of money on stuff that I would never like, want or use.  I avoided the direct sellers because for sure they were out to get me, they wanted my money and they wanted to scam me in some sort of way, I was sure of it!

Talk about being nuts!!!!

So one day I gave in and hosted a kitchen products party for a friend.  I got some nice freebies and I still use the products to this day.  And you know what?  It didn't kill me, she wasn't crazy or pushy and I was fine!  In fact, don't tell anyone, but I enjoyed it.  My chocolate chips, brown sugar and nuts have never been happier in their cozy and beautiful containers.

Now fast forward a few years...to today.  I am on Day 30 of my Thirty-One career and I have to tell you, it's a ton of fun!  Running my own business is sooooo rewarding!  The products are really great, affordable and adorable, plus they make great gifts for your friends, family and yourself! 

But I need your help!  I'm looking for some Hostesses!

"Hmmm...so what if I wanted to host a party, what do I get as a hostess?" you ask.

Well, let me tell you!  

First, a qualifying party is $200 or more in product sales.  How easy is it to get to $200?  Well considering that all of our products are $2 - $90 per item, EASY!!

If your party is $200 and over, you will get 10% FREE and 1 half priced item.  That means, if your party brings in $250, you'll get $25 free and one half priced item.  Plus you also receive a $5 credit to spend at each party that is booked off your party.  What a deal!

Here's the breakdown in more detail:

Second, as a special Sharon's Hostess Incentive, I'm offering you another FREE GIFT of your choice (up to $30 value!).

So again, it only takes $200 in sales to make it a party.  I promise you that if you talk to your friends, you can have $200 in sales before your party even starts!  LOTS of my hostesses do!  So what are the levels?  They are easy to climb!  At a $500 party, the hostess gets to pick out $75 in free product, three items for only half price (YES, any three items!!) and there's no shipping on the hostess order!  When you have more than $1,000 in sales, the sky is the limit!  You'll get so much free and half price Thirty-One product, you'll have trouble picking out everything you want! 

That's just the tip of the iceberg, my friends.  Every month, there is a new Hostess Special where you can get free and discounted Thirty-One products in addition to the free and half priced items we talked about earlier.  In September, that means the City Weekender Tote is yours for only $25 when you have a party with $450 or more in sales.  I cannot believe this deal!  That City Weekender Tote is regularly $89!  

What's even MORE exciting is that we have a new Hostess Exclusive program!  Every month from August through January, Hostesses who have a party of at least $500 in sales can purchase one of our Hostess Exclusive items...a Garment Bag for $45 or a Rolling Tote for $65.  These are plush, quality travel products that you will LOVE.

Hanukah and Christmas are coming and we only get paid a handful of times between now and then.  Are you ready for the Holidays?  Are your friends?  Let's get together and make Holiday shopping a FUN night with friends without the headache of the mall and have a Thirty-One party at your house!

It's Who You Know

How does one start their own direct selling business?  Experts will agree that you start with your  friends.  And then your friends friends.  And then your friends friends friends.  And so on and so on and so on (yes, I sound like the 80's Breck Shampoo commercial!)

On that note, last Sunday I did my first Vendor Fair at my synagogue.  The turnout was great and I had some nice orders, a bunch of interested people and a few that saw me and then scurried away like I was going to eat them for lunch.  I mean pahleeze, I already ate lunch!  I did a drawing for a FREE Small Thermal Lunch Tote, which was won by the lucky and beautiful Leah Jacobson who completed the Danskin Women's Triathlon just hours earlier!  Impressed???  I am!  Especially since I too completed and achieved that Triathlon two years ago.  What a feeling of empowerment that all-women event produces!  Amazing what happens when you get a group of women together towards a common goal.

Sorry for the blur, my daughter took this with my phone.  I still love the picture though!

When I decided to start my own Thirty-One business, one thing I promised myself was that I was going to be an ethical direct seller.  Meaning, I didn't want to pressure anyone to do anything they didn't want to do.  After all, I want my customers to be completely satisfied with my customer service, the quality of the products and how I genuinely care about their buying experience.  Because I do care.  Really, truly and honestly.  I am a serious consumer, shopper and service seeker and I always return to the stores and salespeople that go that extra mile for me.  I want my customers to feel the same about me.  That I'm really there for them, whenever they need me.

So reaching out to a group of people that I already know well seems like a smart way to get started in my business.  I have been attending this particular synagogue for 11 years now and I have some wonderful friends there.  

Personally, I would never sell anything that I didn't believe in, and I truly believe in Thirty-One.  I like the company, what it stands for, how it empowers women, how it takes care and inspires it's consultants and how it's real.  Real people selling real products.  Nothing crazy here - well except me sometimes!  Nobody trying to sell sub-standard products at heavily inflated prices. 

My first order arrives this week.  I can't wait to deliver the products to my first few customers.  The first of my friends who decided to see what Thirty-One was all about and help me get my business going.  I thank you all for your trust in me and in Thirty-One.

My Thirty-One Open House Week

My Open Houses were a blast!  Lots of friends came by to see what all of my Thirty-One talk was all about.  I had some orders, some friendly visits and some new discoveries in the catalog.  I'm so new to this all that I even discovered some really great items in the catalog!

Everyone took advantage of the August Customer Special of $1 personalization, a $5 savings!

 

We were all really excited by the Zip Flap Messenger bags that have 6 different Reversible Bag Flaps so you can make unique and different looks from one bag.  The same with the Skirt Purse and City Skirt Purse.  All very exciting stuff!

Speaking of the City Skirt Purse, it's the August Hostess Special!  Host a party and see all of the goodies that you can get for FREE! 

Want FREE products?  Host a party in August and you can get the above outstanding deals.  All you have to do to host a party is contact me, we'll schedule a time and date, then we send out invitations to your friends and family to come to your Party.  I even have really cool email invitations that you can use!  So contact me at sharon@my-thirty-one.com to book your party today!

Big Pink Box Full of Goodies

Today I received my New Consultant's Kit!!!  It's full of amazing and beautiful things and now I'm ready for my Open Houses starting tomorrow.  Well, almost ready.  I first have to memorize every bit of information in that kit.  No problem!

Here she is!  Isn't she pretty???

Everyone Starts Somewhere

Hello!!!  I just started as a Consultant for Thirty-One and I'm eagerly and impatiently expecting my New Consultant's Kit to arrive on Monday.  I can't wait for that big pink box to appear at my doorstep!  Then I will proceed to rip it open in 2 seconds flat.  I may need a moment with that box.

I am a marketing guru, or at least I like to think so.  I believe in the power of viral and guerrilla marketing, personal referrals and word-of-mouth networking.  That's why I started a Facebook Profile Page called Sharons Thirty-One, a Facebook Fan Page called Sharon's 31 and now this blog.  I can't stop talking and thinking about Thirty-One!  I'm very excited about my new business and need to share it with the world!
 

The new Fall/Winter 2010 Catalog is available as of August 1st.  Please have a look at it and let me know how I can help you find the perfect gifts for friends, family or yourself!  If you would like to host a party and get tons of FREE stuff, please email me for details.

What kind of FREE stuff you ask? 

August Hostess Special

THE BEST IN FREE STUFF!!!  Sounds awesome, right?

August customers get $1 embroidery!  That's a $5 savings off of every personalized item you order.  $5 off every item?!   That adds up fast! 

August Hostesses get a double whammy!  For your party of $350 or more, you get the Hard Case Wallet for FREE!  For your party of $750 or more, you get the Hard Case Wallet for FREE and you get the City Skirt Purse (and one FREE skirt!) for only $10!  That is $84 in products for only $10!

Contact me today at sharon@my-thirty-one.com for details!