Getting the most from Parties

Parties are an amazing way to expand your network. Here are some great tips: 
1. Have your welcome video posted before your hostess adds friends so they have something to immediately watch (OR go live with your welcome video)
2. Friend request anyone that falls under the "seen by" number in the right-hand corner of each post
3. Message all your "friends" before the party ends to thank them and see if they have questions. Your friends will all be listed at the top when you click on “members."
4. Post your link to order in the comments of every post and each post write (link to order in comments).
5. When your new friends land on your wall you want them to quickly realize that YOU are the Younique girl in their friend’s party. So post on your FB wall so that your new friends get to know you. Even better—go live!
6. Create a hostess thank you video that gives her tips on how to have a more successful party.
7. Make sure your posts are all pics of YOU or other presenters you know!! Have your pictures be with different expressions, clothing, and hairstyles so it's more I treating to look at (same for videos).
8. More than one party going? Make sure you make the group one of your "favorites" so it's easy to find.
9. Post a “Turn on Notifications” reminder before the party starts.
10. Make your hostess an admin and suggest she post, comment, and like throughout the party.
11. Invite girls to join your Customer Base Group at the end of your party to grow your network!
12. Remember parties are a chance to make new friends, expand your network, and book more parties! Even a party with no sales can be a win if you are doing these things to grow your business!
13. Take time every day to check in with comments and interact with your guests.
14. DON'T worry if the party seems quiet. With makeup, girls often like to lurk, listen, and learn! You will often see orders at the end of a party. Messaging girls at the end can also be helpful with this.
15. Make sure you are knowledgeable and excited about the products in your post and videos. We have SO much to offer with Younique! If you feel like you need to get a little more excited, take a peek at our Younique Foundation portion of the website. Such an awesome company!
  
Party Networking Tips:
•  During a party, I send friends requests to every guest if there are 40 girls or less in the party. If there are more than 40, I send friend requests to girls who are liking, comments, and interacting with posts. I ALSO send friend requests to the girls from the "Seen By" number on every post. When you send friend requests like this, they are more apt to see your party posts, as well as the posts and lives on your wall!

 • At the end of a party, I message every girl who has accepted my friend request and thank them for coming to the party. I also ask them if there is anything I can help them find, or if they need a color match! Even if they say no, I send them another message thanking them and telling them to have a great day. They usually will reply to this and say, "You, too!" Then I say, "Thanks!" as a final exchange. Guess what. Facebook now thinks we are fast friends, and will start showing them more of my posts!

 • I post a final post in my parties after my closing video thanking girls for coming. I invite them to keep in touch by joining my Beauty Group! It looks a little something like this: Let's keep in touch! To stay in the loop, learn about new products, and be part of my special beauty series and giveaways, join my beauty group! We have a ton of fun over there, and I'd love to add you! https://www.facebook.com/groups/lyndsayjohnson/ (and then I include a photographic with this, of course)

• I ALWAYS offer the hostess the opportunity. I offer it in a hostess video (with tips to make it a great party—let me know if you want to see that for ideas). AND I offer at the end of the party. If it was a success, I tell them they’d be great at this and their friends can buy from them next time. If the party had no sales I point out that many of the girls seemed interested, but they might prefer to buy from a friend who sells!

Types of online "parties" we can offer

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Virtual or online"parties" are a HUGE part of this business. This is where we share new products, make sales, but most importantly we EXPAND OUR NETWORK through parties! But we don't always have to throw a typical 10-day party. Here are some ideas on how you can customize the experience. Most importantly, you want to make sure you have graphics, videos, and products that you are proud of. :) Create some simple and class photo-graphics with your face so that we are never sales-y, film some quick videos in natural light, offer something of value (solve a problem, teach a beauty tip) in every post, and give these girls something that will help they will connect with you!

Traditional 5 Day Party:

• Set this style of party up as a group. Book this style of party with one hostess and have her add friends to this group. Provide her with a graphic she can post on her wall to let girls know she has added them to this exclusive group!

• Open a party link under your hostess' name so that she receives the rewards.

• Create a beauty series or class that offers beauty solutions, tips, tricks, and application tutorials. You don't have to call it a party. (Beauty bash, beauty series, beauty social, beauty class...you can even give it a fun name. I call mine "About Face" Beauty Series)

• Make it more about teaching and helping, rather than showcasing products.

• Don't feel like you have to use ALL of our products. Stick to what you like best and feel most comfortable sharing.

• Don't ask too much of party members. Games and giveaway qualifications don't work well in this setting. DO NOT worry if parties like this are quiet with not a lot of interaction. This is typical for a makeup party. Just let girls listen, lurk, and learn from you first. It helps to build trust!

• Absolutely invite them to join your CBG when you are done!

CBG Event:

• Message hostesses to book "VIP events" with you. Have them add girls to your CBG. Run an EVENT from your CBG for these girls.

• While events are usually not as effective as groups for Younique parties, this is one way to grow your CBG quickly!

• Open a party link under your hostess' name so that she receives the rewards.

VIP Group Party:

• Invite girls from your friends list and CBG to a group event you are throwing.

• Set this up as a group and add these girls to the group.

• Open a party link under your own name (you will host the party).

• Message each of these girls to invite them to add 10-20 girls to this group, and say they will receive VIP status. If the series has qualifying orders, those VIP members can earn perks!

• Since this is your own party link, you can decide what to do with the rewards! You can give girls who have friends that ordered some Y Cash at the end. But if their friends don't order, no big deal. A party link like this has more potential to earn higher rewards. But you can decide how to use those rewards. You could buy a lip gloss for girls who had friends that ordered. You could give them 1/2 offs. In the end, you are technically the hostesses, and you can do what you will with the rewards!

• Keep track of who is placing orders under the VIPS by looking at who the mutual friend is. If you don't recognize the new member, send a friend request and make a note of who your mutual friend is in the group. That's the VIP member who you would reward if her friends spend over a certain amount!

Battle of the Hostess:

• This can be done as separate parties OR in a group setting.

• If it is separate party groups, the hostess with the highest party sales gets a fun prize!

• If you add all the hostesses to one big group, make sure you explain this to the guests. Go live or make a video, and create a pinned post with photos of the hostesses and their individual party links.

• Mae sure to mention in EVERY post that they need to shop from the hostess links in the pinned post. The hostess with the most sales wins a prize!

Fundraiser:

• You can donate 100% of your commissions to a cause!

• You can throw a fundraiser with any of the options listed above. If you have a hostess throwing a fundraiser, she will get the Y Cash and 1/2 offs. If you are throwing a VIP Group Party, YOU can keep the hostess rewards if you'd like! You can also donate or sell the products you buy with the hostess rewards to another good cause. This is totally up to you!

GET CREATIVE! What other party options can you think of? Birthday bashes? In-home parties? Others? I'd love to hear your ideas! :)