Facebook parties can be a blast and very profitable for you and your hostess! Here are some tips, tricks, and timelines that you can explore! Please let your team leader know if you have any questions!
Organization Tips
~ Create an image folder just for FB Parties, and then folders inside that for Pre-Party Posts, Party Posts, and After-Party Posts.
Hostess Coaching
~ Our parties live and die by hostess coaching! It's CRUCIAL to invest time in each hostess; she's the heart of our business. Everyone wants free POSH, they just don't know how to make that happen - we have to coach them to success!
~ After the hostess books her date, schedule a time to CALL her on the phone. By coaching her over the phone, we're more likely develop a relationship with her. After all, our hostesses are our best potential new team members! Yes, pick up the phone, give her a call, ask her about her children, let her know that you genuinely care about helping her have a successful party!
~ After the hostess books her date, schedule a time to CALL her on the phone. By coaching her over the phone, we're more likely develop a relationship with her. After all, our hostesses are our best potential new team members! Yes, pick up the phone, give her a call, ask her about her children, let her know that you genuinely care about helping her have a successful party!
~ Before the party starts, private message everyone who RSVPs to introduce yourself and ask if she'd like samples. Something like this will work:
Hi, I'm the posh lady for (Hostess)'s upcoming perfectly posh FB party! She is just awesome, and we both appreciate your RSVPing! I LOVE helping people find just the right thing for you, so if you'd like to send me the items you are interested in, I can shoot you back some recommendations! Looking forward to partying with you soon, and please let me know if I can help with anything before the big night! Talk soon!
~ Click on Events in left sidebar, then Create. A good name is something like 'Jill's Perfectly Posh Pampering Party!' (I like to create the event from my personal page so that I can make it private.)
~ Possible event description for Details (copy/paste):
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SHOPPING LINK: (insert link)
- First 10 people to RSVP that they are "Going" or "Maybe" and show up for the party will be put into a drawing for a fantastic prize!
- Grab a yummy treat, get cozy, and join us back here at the event page on (insert date and time)!
- Super shopping specials just for YOU when you attend that night!
- Can't make it that night? Use the shopping link above to order anytime and/or host your own Facebook party at a time that works best for you!
I can't wait to party with you all! And remember, you don't have to be 'there' just 'here' on your computer, phone, iPad, etc! See you very soon!
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~ Where, something like 'Your own comfy couch!' is good.
~ Parties should be around 30 minutes long (an hour-long party is fine, too). Be sure to check the time with your hostess and make note of the time zone in posts.
~ Privacy should be set to Invite Only. Be sure to uncheck the box at the bottom that says 'Guests can invite friends.'
Here's a good FB party banner to save and use if you'd like (click on image, then right click, Save As):
~ Once the event is created and you have the banner uploaded and saved, post 3-4 of the pre-party images below so the event wall is not blank when guests arrive.
~ When the event page is ready, one week before the party, click on Edit in the event page (top right), and add your hostess to the HOSTS line (be sure you're friends with her first). She'll get an invite and be able to invite her friends now, and then be sure to click SAVE at the bottom when you're finished:
~ When the event page is ready, one week before the party, click on Edit in the event page (top right), and add your hostess to the HOSTS line (be sure you're friends with her first). She'll get an invite and be able to invite her friends now, and then be sure to click SAVE at the bottom when you're finished:
~ After your hostess has been made a HOST, send her a private message or email letting her know to look for the invite. This is a sample FB message to send to the hostess one week out:
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- Hey girl! I’m so glad you decided to book an Perfectly Posh Facebook party! What a great way to earn some free stuff – you’re gonna be on Facebook anyway, right?? We are going to have a lot of fun, information and prizes. You’re LIVE party is set to begin Thursday, July 30th. I will get your event created and during the next few days I’ll be posting some information about Perfectly Posh. We will also play a few fun games but July 30th is the LIVE portion of your party and this is where we want everyone to be there! Keep an eye on your message folder for some more information from me
- It’s me again! Your event is all set up and ready to go. You can now start adding your friends. This is the most tedious thing you will have to do but it’s the most important! The more people you invited the better your chances are to have orders and participation. To add your friends you go to the “Add People to Group” box to the right of the screen in your group. You will have to add people one by one. (event)
Now, we really want your guests to be involved and have tons of fun! The more fun and the more involvement – the more chances of orders and your friends booking their own parties :) BUT they can’t do that if they don’t know about the party, right? So, your job as my hostess is to send out some private messages. If you’re like me then you have hundreds of Facebook friends and there is not enough time in the day to privately message ALL of them! But I am going to ask you to choose about 40-50 girls who you think would love Perfectly Posh and pampering products. Send them a message that says something like this….
There ya go, friend! I'm going to post once a day on your event page, so if you could like my comments and TAG your friends, that will really help get this party started! I'm SO excited to party with you next week! Please let me know if you have any questions!
(insert FB event page link)
THEN, after we have a five or six Goings, you can pm the rest of your friends (50ish max - let's keep it exclusive!) and ask them if they'd like an invite. If they say yes, then invite them and pm them the link! Easy peasy! Here's a script you can copy/paste and pm to your friends (make it as personal as possible by adding their name, etc.): (fb event link)
Hey!! Many of you have been invited to a great Perfectly Posh Pampering party that’s all ONLINE!! Check your events and click “join” so that you don’t miss out! If you can’t find it, please let me know so I can make sure you have been added. This is going to be so much fun!
Once this message is sent and you have added your friends, make a post on your personal page that sounds like this:
Hey girl! I’m having a Perfectly Posh Pampering party that’s ALL ONLINE! Awesome, right? It starts Thursday July 30th at 7 pm CST and I’d LOVE it if you’d attend. The party will be going on all week with great games and chances for prizes! Perfectly Posh is all about Pampering. There will be giveaways! I really think you would love it! So anyway, when you get the invite to the Event, just click “Join” at the top of the page so you don’t miss out.
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~ Private message your hostess again the morning of her party to encourage her to remind her guests about the party that night. And just be her cheerleader! Let her know you have it all under control and that you're excited about her awesome event! The trick is to develop a system so you're not reinventing the wheel with each party. I like to PM her the day she books the party, then one week out when her event page is ready, and then again the morning of. Find what works for you!
Posting Tips
~ Only post once a day on the event page, starting a week before the party.
~ Pre-party posts should be fun, entertaining, and informative. Avoid sounding too 'salesy' by using a good mix!
~ Less is more when it comes to commenting.
~ It's a good idea to post a few reminders the night of the party, starting at one hour away:
Only 30 minutes until the absolute BEST event of your life! (I may or may not be exaggerating, but it really will be pretty awesome!) See you very soon!
~ Number your posts, so people who come late can quickly catch up.
~ Your hostess is the KEY to each party's success. Try to keep an private message going with her throughout the party, and let her know how it's going and get her feedback. Ask her to tag friends in posts, and just be her cheerleader throughout the event!
After-Party Posts:
~ Send everyone who orders a personal message that night thanking them, and keep cheering on your hostess behind the scenes! I post a couple of graphics on the event page after the party just to catch any last-minute orders.
(Day after, morning)
(Day after, morning)
Thank you again to our FABULOUS hostess for an awesome party last night! We had a blast! If you'd like to place an order, we'll be closin' up shop tonight at midnight. And if your wishlist is bigger than your budget, treat yourself to your own FB party! Message me to book your date! Thanks again, ladies, for an FUN party last night!
(Day after - evening)
Last call! (Hostess)'s book party will be ending TONIGHT at midnight! Thanks so much for your support of our awesome hostess-with-the-mostess! Can't wait to hear how you like your Perfectly Posh! Shop here: (insert link)
This is GREAT!! I am in the process of becoming a Posh consultant and this info is really helpful!!
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