Hello there!
I hope you and your family are doing well this holiday season! I become overwhelmed with a sense of love and thankfulness that lasts through the season. Thank YOU for being a part of my growing Barefoot team. I've loved getting to know all of you and feel honored to work with and support you.
I hope you are helping your friends and customers find those very special and perfect books for the kids on their lists! Nothing makes me happier than finding the PERFECT gift for someone I love! And watching that person open their gift? There's nothing better! Be sure to read all the newest titles so you can give your customers a quick synopsis of all the great details of each story. You are the expert! Be confident, make suggestions, and you will make sales!
I have had to get creative this year in selling books. I have three events booked in six days (all back-to-back), but I wanted to get some other passive sales too. I wanted to share a great idea I had! There's a group of moms in the suburbs around my home that have created a co-op for ordering things in bulk or at wholesale prices. I joined it before my first son was born to get some great cloth diapers at cost. I decided to offer a Barefoot Co-op to these great mamas.
Since our group is on Yahoo! Groups, I created a database where members could add in their items and total them up. I offered them 20% off if our total was under $500, and 30% if we were over $500. I'm hoping to win the iPad contest this quarter, and I am more than halfway there! Every sale helps at this point! :) The co-op will be closing in a few days, but so far we are at almost $250 in orders! Not bad for not doing much work, and not having to carry my books around! And I will ship the books directly to one of the moms, and people will pick them up from her home! Even better!!!
So, you might want to search around and see if you have any local moms' groups that do co-ops such as this. Or, try pitching the idea to some of your local moms, and maybe you could start one near you. It's worth a shot! Even if you offer them a big percentage off, you are still getting the QV for yourself, and some new customers too!
Happy Holidays and Happy Sales!
