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Online parties can be a successful and fun way to build your home business. These parties are similar to home parties except that you do not have to pay a small fortune for refreshments and snacks!

You can have your party in a free or low cost chat room or you can have your party via email. Be sure and create a relaxed and fun atmosphere for your guests. We would recommend a chat room.

You can either recruit someone to host the party for you or you can be the host. There is also something called “Mystery Host Party”. This is where you draw or randomly select a guest to be the “Mystery Host” and receive the host benefits.

You will need to schedule your party. We have found that during the week is best unless it is winter. Then weekends can be a good time also. Give yourself plenty of time to plan and send out invitations.

Plan your specials. You definitely want to have some items on special. Maybe some that tie in with your theme, if you have one. Give a 25% discount on certain items, but make sure you leave enough profit as well. You could also offer a small free gift with all orders over $25, for example.

When it is time to send out the invites, email groups and message boards can be a great place to start. Send out the invitations (follow guidelines on this). Also invite friends, neighbors, co-workers. Let everyone know they can bring a guest or two or however many you like.

Have each guest introduce themselves and tell (type) a little about themselves. This will help bring the guests together.

You also want to make sure you have some fun and interesting games to play. And of course, for each game you will need prizes. Below are some popular party games:

*Scavenger Hunt – make a list of several items and instruct your guests to find them on your site.

*Word Scramble – Pick about 10 words from your site and see who can get them all right in the least amount of time. Let your guests know the words come from your site/business.

*Trivia Questions – Write up a list of questions about your site/business.

There are many more fun, exciting games to play at your party! Make up your own if you like as well.

You, of course, will also want to spend some time presenting your products. If you offer home decor items, share some tips and ideas on home decorating with your products. If you offer aromatherapy items, explain the benefits of your products. Make your presentation fun, informative and relaxed. Let the quests ask questions and always be clear and candid with your answers.

The idea here is to relax, have fun, show your items and make new contacts/customers. If your guests have a good time and enjoy themselves, they will sure to come back to your next party!

CHOOSE Success,

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Reference: Terri Seymour of  Seymourproducts.com

The home party business in the United States is growing and growing! This type of home-based business draws busy moms and housewives as well as professional saleswomen who are tired of the daily grind on the normal business world. The Direct Selling Association estimates that total industry annual sales for the home party business were over $8.5 billion. This figure represents an increase by more than $2 billion from 1998 to 2003. These numbers are expected to soar in the next few years. With more and more women looking for a business to call their own, the home party business industry will continue to grow by leaps and bounds!

Operating a home party business is simple and easy to get into. Since the 1960s, when Tupperware and Stanley Products held a large chunk of the home party business, this form of home-based business remains popular. Most home parties follow a similar pattern. A hostess opens their home to an independent representative. She allows the representative to promote products that the guests can purchase and have delivered to them at a later date. The hostess receives free products just for hosting the party and the representative earns commissions on each sale.

There are unlimited choices as to companies that offer sales opportunities for those wishing to start a home party business. Home shopping parties of today offer plenty of fun and chitchat. That’s one reason they are rising in popularity. Another is the great variety of home party businesses that offer a wide selection of products to choose from.

Here’s a sample of home party businesses.

• Scentsy Wickless Candles offers a safer alternative to traditional scented candles. Scentsy’s unique bars are not burned – eliminating wicks, flames, soot and smoke – yet they provide a long-lasting fragrance for a fraction of the cost of pricey jar candles.
• Home & Garden Party is a home party business that featuring a variety of home decor items. Available for purchase is quality stoneware pottery, candles, beautiful floral products, and home decorating accessories.
• Shavonne Jewelry offers high quality jewelry products at below market prices. There are no significant fees to start selling as there are with many other party-plan companies.
• Girls Night Out For Fun is a home party business that specializes is lingerie and other fun items. Its “for ladies only” format is a great opportunity to talk with other women and shop for intimate apparel is a cozy atmosphere.

CHOOSE Success,

P.S.>>>There has never been a better time or opportunity to build wealth online working from home in front of your computer. The Internet has become a powerful money making machine. http://scentsationalcandlebusiness.com

Honor Recognizes Scentsy’s Commitment to Simplicity, Quality and Value

DSA Annual Meeting

MERIDIAN, Idaho–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Direct Selling Association (DSA – dsa.org) recently presented its 2009 annual industry awards for outstanding achievement and honored Scentsy Inc. with the first ever Rising Star Award at the DSA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The Rising Star Award is presented annually to one up-and-coming direct selling company that has dedicated itself to achieving a high standard of excellence in business operations.

Scentsy opened its doors in 2004 with the idea of offering a safe, wickless alternative to burning candles in homes and offices. Scentsy experienced record growth as customers saw its decorative warmers as not just a safer alternative but as a better alternative. Scentsy’s success can be attributed to a simple and valuable product line sold through independent consultants at home parties.

“We always strive at Scentsy to bring value to customers by creating and selling high-quality products that warm the heart, enliven the senses, and inspire the soul,” said Orville Thompson, Scentsy CEO and co-owner. “We are honored that the DSA awards committee has recognized our singular focus on quality and value in the midst of tremendous growth.”

“This award further validates the success we have experienced,” said Heidi Thompson, Executive Vice President and co-owner. “But our success is merely a byproduct of passionate customers and consultants, and an outstanding corporate team, who have shown great enthusiasm for our products and parties.”

Each year the Direct Selling Association gathers for its annual meeting and hosts its annual Awards Banquet. The DSA presented awards in the areas of technology innovation, partnership, sales force development and program excellence. The five companies honored during the association’s annual meeting were ACN Inc., Mary Kay Inc., Oxyfresh.com, Scentsy Inc. and ServiceQuest. Oxyfresh.com, ServiceQuest and Scentsy are all based in Idaho.

About Scentsy

Scentsy Inc. is a rapidly growing party plan company offering a variety of scented, wickless candles heated in decorative ceramic warmers, and other fragrance products. What began in 2004 in a 40-foot ocean container on a small Idaho sheep farm is now a national company growing 300 percent annually with more than 35,000 independent consultants in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam. Visit us at Scentsy.com.