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Be a Party Plan Superstar: Build a $100,000-a-Year Direct Selling Business from Home Paperback – Oct. 20 2010

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This invaluable resource shows women how they, too, can become direct-selling superstars--by being the life of the party.

The “party plan” direct selling model of introducing products through home parties, social gatherings, and fundraisers has been the route to financial freedom for millions. Author Mary Christensen--who has herself achieved unprecedented success in direct sales and has empowered and equipped thousands of other direct sellers to succeed--shows women how they can generate more bookings, sales, and business leads at parties and build a team of independent party planners who drive their own commissions.

In Be a Party Plan Superstar, you’ll lean party-planning skills including:

how to develop a who's-who customer base,
how to create an environment of fun,
how to be an engaging host,
and how to leverage this solid foundation to close sales effortlessly.

Exemplified by powerhouse brands like Tupperware, Pampered Chef, and Mary Kay, the party-planning method is an unparalleled opportunity for anyone to live the life they dream about and deserve.

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224 pages
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AMACOM
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Oct. 20 2010
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15.24 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm
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0814416519
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978-0814416518
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'irresistible success guide for every woman who wants to earn an enviable income without sacrificing her family or her independence.' - Networking Marketing Business Journal

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"This wonderful book has all the answers you need to build a profitable party plan business from home. Read it and succeed!" -- Brian Tracy, world-renowned business and personal success expert and author of bestselling books including Focal Point, Reinvention, and Time Power When Mary Christensen stumbled upon the party plan business she was a young mom raising her family and working as an elementary school teacher--juggling lesson plans, household chores, and family time . . . and feeling like she and her family deserved more. Seizing on the promise that the harder she worked, the more she would earn, she started a party plan business--beginning a journey that would trans-form her entire life. Party plan selling--introducing products and services through home parties, social gatherings, and fund-raisers--has been the route to financial freedom for millions. After all, why wait for customers to come to you when you can bring your business into their living rooms? To succeed, all you need is a willingness to work . . . and clear-headed guidance from someone who has done it herself. In Be a Party Plan Superstar, Mary Christensen shows you, step by step, how to build your own party plan business from the ground up, or skyrocket your already existing business into the stratosphere. You'll learn how to: transition from selling to friends and family to developing a huge customer base; coach your party host; create the perfect party environment; handle objections with ease; and close sales effortlessly. Both inspiring and practical, this hands-on manual reveals the secrets behind generating more bookings, more business leads, and more sales, and even reveals how you can build your own team of independent party planners to drive up your earnings. Why sacrifice family life to earn a dollar, when party plan empowers you to stay true to your family-first values and be a successful entrepreneur at the same time? Written by one of the industry's most popular experts, this book shows you how to be a star in your very own show business . . . and give yourself the life you dream about and deserve. Mary Christensen has more than 25 years of experience in party plan, first on her own and later in leadership roles in two party plan corporations. She is one of direct selling's most sought-after speakers and the author of Be a Network Marketing Superstar and Be a Recruiting Superstar.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ AMACOM (Oct. 20 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0814416519
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0814416518
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm

Best Sellers Rank: #784,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Mary Christensen is the go-to author for home based entrepreneurs. Her books are all based on her successes in the businesses she writes about.

One of the world's most influential direct sales gurus Mary has written six best selling books for direct sellers, party planners and network marketers including:

*Be A Direct Selling Superstar

*Be A Network Marketing Leader

*Be A Recruiting Superstar

*Be A Party Plan Superstar

*Be A Network Marketing Superstar

*Make your First Million In Network Marketing

NEW!!! Coming June 2018!!!

Her latest book "Turn Your Spare Space Into Serious Cash" (can be pre-ordered now) is based on her success as a home host who earned $50,000 in her first year by renting out a spare bedroom in her home to travellers. It blends practical advice on how to make maximum dollar from your space with hilarious stories about the wonderful - and weird - experiences she's had sharing her home with strangers, and warnings about the pitfalls that new hosts must avoid.

A must-read for any aspiring or experienced home host on Airbnb, HomeAway, VRBO, FlipKey, booking.com and more. PS. Visit www.marychristensen.com to view a live clip of Mary speaking.

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V Warren

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 17, 2017

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Straightforward, step by step advice!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 16, 2014

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Amechatclotho

Comet, rather then Superstar read...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 26, 2013

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I sell Scentsy, and in selling Scentsy, I had this book recommended to me as an effective tool to assist with parties and recruitment, so naturally, I bought it.
Pros: The book is set up in an easy-to-follow arc, from before the party, during the party, and after the party, each with helpful tips and suggestions.
Cons: I felt that in-between the tips / suggestions was an uneasy 'hard sell' tactic, that belied American MLM mind-sets, where it's all about making friends just to get into ~their~ circle of friends to sell to them.
There is no doubt that anyone following the programme that Mary prescribes WILL get quite a few reps, parties and sales, (Forever, future, today money as she calls it) but in a more reserved English culture, these bookings could put a direct strain on friendships with hard-sell tactics. (One such tactic: give out prizes for winning games, but tell the winner that they will only get their prize at their next party they host.

So thank you, I will likely use 5% of the techniques in the book. The rest is not to my taste.

6 people found this helpful

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Helps enormously!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 9, 2013

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I was recommended this book by my Sales leader and she was right!! Mary writes it in a way that is easy to understand and put into action. Could be the thing that gets me into action to improve my business!

JW2009

Brought in error

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 28, 2020

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My children downloaded this book without me knowing. It’s not really book I would have downloaded

B. Prentice

Good advice

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 5, 2013

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Very practical helpful advice and tips. Have started using them to some success . Would perhaps have liked one or two more games / examples in places

Laura J MacDonald

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 26, 2015

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