Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Basics of Design - Michelle Wahlin
Elements: Space, Value, Color
Principles: Contrast, Balance, Scale
Principles: Contrast, Balance, Scale
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Getting Ready for UL 2010!!
** If you are having troubles dialing in for the live call - here are the digits 1 more time**
Conference Dial-in Number: (218) 339-4300
Participant Access Code: 347333#
Conference Dial-in Number: (218) 339-4300
Participant Access Code: 347333#
-- WHY tonight's call?
Ideas to get ready for January!
- See the post below about "Getting Started and/or Restarted"
--- Evaluate your business and set some Goals
--- Live it! Post your New Years Resolutions in vinyl!
--- CREATE AND ORGANIZE YOUR CUSTOMER LISTS!!
--- Get finances in order
--- Diversify your customer base (craft nights, craft fairs, etc.)
--- Put your own unique personality into your 2010 business - make it fun!
- Email your customers with current promotions and a teaser of what is coming up
--- Uppercase just recently sent out an email to demo's here is a link to the online version here.
This is a great starting place - copy and paste what you need and get that email out there!
- Start booking for January!
--- Idea from Jessica Crawford - chose "bonus" booking dates (the first week or two in January) and offer something extra for your hostess or customers
--- Idea from Marci Rumfeldt - "Booking Blitz" make calls until you have your calendar as full as you want. This may take some time on the phone but then you are done.
--- Use your list of customers with Double Up Rewards as a starting point to contact about hosting an open house. You can call them, send them a card in the mail, a complimentary catalog or anything else that you can come up with.
- Be Your Own Hostess
--- When was the last time you hosted your own open house?
--- Idea by Nicole Lewellyn - 8 hour open house, great refreshments, offers the option for "Key Hostesses". What is a that? The hostess loads up her friends and family in the car and they come to Nicole's house. The hostess gets all the benefits with out having to clean her house etc.
--- What other ideas do you have?
- Write it down!
--- Write down atleast ONE idea or GOAL that you are going to work on between today and the 29th of December. Click on the "comments" and add your goal/idea. If you wish you can remain annonymous - but if you put your name down - you will hold yourself more accountable. If you are not on the live call - you can still post!
Follow up call on December 29th!!
Hopefully the details for Insirations 2010 will be available and we can really get excited about what we have accomplished in the next couple of weeks.
Ideas to get ready for January!
- See the post below about "Getting Started and/or Restarted"
--- Evaluate your business and set some Goals
--- Live it! Post your New Years Resolutions in vinyl!
--- CREATE AND ORGANIZE YOUR CUSTOMER LISTS!!
--- Get finances in order
--- Diversify your customer base (craft nights, craft fairs, etc.)
--- Put your own unique personality into your 2010 business - make it fun!
- Email your customers with current promotions and a teaser of what is coming up
--- Uppercase just recently sent out an email to demo's here is a link to the online version here.
This is a great starting place - copy and paste what you need and get that email out there!
- Start booking for January!
--- Idea from Jessica Crawford - chose "bonus" booking dates (the first week or two in January) and offer something extra for your hostess or customers
--- Idea from Marci Rumfeldt - "Booking Blitz" make calls until you have your calendar as full as you want. This may take some time on the phone but then you are done.
--- Use your list of customers with Double Up Rewards as a starting point to contact about hosting an open house. You can call them, send them a card in the mail, a complimentary catalog or anything else that you can come up with.
- Be Your Own Hostess
--- When was the last time you hosted your own open house?
--- Idea by Nicole Lewellyn - 8 hour open house, great refreshments, offers the option for "Key Hostesses". What is a that? The hostess loads up her friends and family in the car and they come to Nicole's house. The hostess gets all the benefits with out having to clean her house etc.
--- What other ideas do you have?
- Write it down!
--- Write down atleast ONE idea or GOAL that you are going to work on between today and the 29th of December. Click on the "comments" and add your goal/idea. If you wish you can remain annonymous - but if you put your name down - you will hold yourself more accountable. If you are not on the live call - you can still post!
Follow up call on December 29th!!
Hopefully the details for Insirations 2010 will be available and we can really get excited about what we have accomplished in the next couple of weeks.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Starting or "Restarting" your UL Business!
Here are some of the ideas that will be covered on tonight's conference call with Trish Francis and Tara Tanner. Join these amazing demonstrators for some great ideas to get your business off to a great start this holiday season. Enjoy!
7 Day Quick Start/Restart
Day 1 – Self and Business Evaluation. Find some time you can sit down and really put some thought into these questions. Be sure to keep these answers close by and review them often!
1. What drew you to Uppercase? (It’s always good to remember where your passion comes from!)
2. What days of the week are you available for Open Houses? How many hours can you currently devote to your business (not just OH but office hours for “maintenance”.)
3. What would you like your business to look like 1 month from today? (ie. Open House schedule, sales, title etc.) What about 1 year from today?
Day 2 – Living the Uppercase Lifestyle. - display it, experiment, have fun!
1. Order your business cards
2. Use the mini catalog – have it to share – perfect size to keep in purse
3. Mobile office - create a mobile office – include catalogs, samples, hostess pack, business opportunity…be prepared and ready…
Day 3 – Create and/or Organize your customer list – (particularly email)
1. Be ready for Incentives – one is ending on the 15th and another one could be right around the corner!!
2. Make a list of people you know, church, playgroups, neighbors, husbands work…
3. You can even organize your lists into customers, potential hostesses and demonstrators
Day 4 – Getting your Finances in Order
1. Bank account – helpful to have a separate UL checking acct
2. Receipt file for UL expenses making tax time easier
3. Mileage tracking book – keep in car and track your business travel - adds up QUICK!
4. Personal Demonstrator Websites –
-set-up with personal website address
-Should you upgrade to the Premium site? Allow customers to place orders with you online ($19.95/quarter or $59.95/year plus Propay account)
5. ProPay – accept credit cards! Annual fee of $29.95
Day 5 - UL Express – complete the following assignments:
1. Who is a part of your Upline? (Look in “Reports” then click “My Downline” then select the option to view your Upline
2. Update your profile that Home Offices uses. (Enter in direct deposit info, make sure info is current and correct etc.)
3. Set up your Demonstrator Personal Website (ie. Create your website, About Me page – make it unique)
4. Order Tab – 4 different orders you can place. Listen for Tara and Trish’s tips here!
5. Find your customers with Double Up Rewards – “Reports” “Double Up Summary”
6. MyDesign Suite – play with all the features! So you can be able to instruct your customers
7. Were do you find your commissions?!
Day 6 - Diversifying your customer base – different venues and how to use them.
1. Craft Fairs/Expos – use to gather contact info through door prize giveaways.
2. Project Nights
3. Customer/Hostess Appreciation Nights
Day 7 - Creating your unique style of Open House
1. Displays – holidays, surfaces, etc – keep it simple
2. Customer Appreciation Cards and gifts
3. Make and Takes
4. Door prizes – what to give , follow up with contacts
5. Different games to play – see purse game!
Open House Purse Game
* Use this game as a fun way to introduce Uppercase Living to your Open House guests. It not only is a good icebreaker and gets everyone involved and helps to keep their attention. Reward the individual who can find an item that begins with a requested letter in their purse first with a free piece of vinyl – the etched ‘WISH’ is a great one, giving you the chance to talk about that product, or chocolate is always good. Or give away the FREE customer incentives if you need to clean out inventory, giving you a chance to showcase how they would all work perfectly in the frameworks. A final reward is optional to the winner with the fastest hand. Our incentive sets are great for this or offer free shipping, free 6” letter, whatever you choose! None of this is required…keep it simple and don’t feel you have to give it all away. Add letters or suggestions and have fun!
E – Stands for EXPRESSION! Uppercase Living® was founded in 2006 with the vision of creating an inspiring decorative medium that would allow customers to transform their spaces into a reflection of themselves. This vision was delivered through beautiful decorative lettering and embellishments (possible answer: earring)
V – Stands for VINYL! Expressions and embellishments are made of a very thin vinyl that adheres to most surfaces! (possible answers: Vest, Victoria’s Secret Bra, Vitamins, do you get the idea???)
A – Stands for ANYWHERE! Where can you put Uppercase Living? Virtually anywhere! While directly on your walls is always a great first choice, expressions can be applied to wood, glass, tile, furniture, refrigerators, car windows, mirrors, scrapbook pages, and many other crafts!
R – Stand for REMOVABLE! Our vinyl is also completely removable without damage to your paint or drywall surface making changing your décor for the seasons or events simple.
M – Stands for MY DESIGN TOOL SUITE! While we have a huge selection of pre-designed expressions, the great thing about UL is the fact that you can use our “My Design Suite” to create custom, personalized expressions.
F – Stands for FREE! As a customer, we have a great incentive program that will help you earn FREE product (see monthly gifts w/purchase flyer)!
O – Stands for OPEN HOUSE! When you book an Open House, you are eligible as a hostess to earn LOTS of great FREE product!
D – Stands for DOUBLE UP! Any order you place, whether it’s an individual order or an Open House order, qualifies you to earn double up rewards! (It’s like starting your OH with an order already.)
P – Stands for Photo Prints! Turn your favorite photo memories into wall art for your home. Available 2’-8’ in size and this product can be easily installed, removed and reused. Available in contour cut or full frame to display your superstar or your favorite destination.
H – Stands for Holiday Catalog! Filled with fun ideas to help you express yourself at the holidays and create unique gifts for family and friends. Check out the holiday kits on pgs. 4-7 providing you everything you need to be creative. Shimmer Vinyl can be found on pg. 19 and adds a perfect touch of sparkle to your holidays. All good through December 7th.
C – Stands for CUSTOMER SERVICE! Whether you love your expressions, or need to get something fixed, as your demonstrator I am always here for anything you need. And with our 90 day guarantee, you can be sure you will be happy with your order! Now to ensure that you can always reach me with your UL questions, take out your cell phones and enter my name and number in as a contact. Call me UL – Demo Name, so you don’t forget who I am. Once you have my number in your phone, you can then choose from one of our fun designs to dress your phone up. This will sure to be a conversation starter, and when your friends ask where you got that – your UL demo will be easy to locate.
***Please don’t feel you have to follow this text exactly. Use this as a reminder of all there is to talk about and put your own personal touch on it. Depending on the size of your show, this presentation style takes 15-20 minutes and touches nicely on all of the highlights of UL.
At the close, you can do a larger demonstration (or do that as you are explaining how to install vinyl on the cell phone. Then explain how the order form works and be available to meet your guests and take lots of orders.
7 Day Quick Start/Restart
Day 1 – Self and Business Evaluation. Find some time you can sit down and really put some thought into these questions. Be sure to keep these answers close by and review them often!
1. What drew you to Uppercase? (It’s always good to remember where your passion comes from!)
2. What days of the week are you available for Open Houses? How many hours can you currently devote to your business (not just OH but office hours for “maintenance”.)
3. What would you like your business to look like 1 month from today? (ie. Open House schedule, sales, title etc.) What about 1 year from today?
Day 2 – Living the Uppercase Lifestyle. - display it, experiment, have fun!
1. Order your business cards
2. Use the mini catalog – have it to share – perfect size to keep in purse
3. Mobile office - create a mobile office – include catalogs, samples, hostess pack, business opportunity…be prepared and ready…
Day 3 – Create and/or Organize your customer list – (particularly email)
1. Be ready for Incentives – one is ending on the 15th and another one could be right around the corner!!
2. Make a list of people you know, church, playgroups, neighbors, husbands work…
3. You can even organize your lists into customers, potential hostesses and demonstrators
Day 4 – Getting your Finances in Order
1. Bank account – helpful to have a separate UL checking acct
2. Receipt file for UL expenses making tax time easier
3. Mileage tracking book – keep in car and track your business travel - adds up QUICK!
4. Personal Demonstrator Websites –
-set-up with personal website address
-Should you upgrade to the Premium site? Allow customers to place orders with you online ($19.95/quarter or $59.95/year plus Propay account)
5. ProPay – accept credit cards! Annual fee of $29.95
Day 5 - UL Express – complete the following assignments:
1. Who is a part of your Upline? (Look in “Reports” then click “My Downline” then select the option to view your Upline
2. Update your profile that Home Offices uses. (Enter in direct deposit info, make sure info is current and correct etc.)
3. Set up your Demonstrator Personal Website (ie. Create your website, About Me page – make it unique)
4. Order Tab – 4 different orders you can place. Listen for Tara and Trish’s tips here!
5. Find your customers with Double Up Rewards – “Reports” “Double Up Summary”
6. MyDesign Suite – play with all the features! So you can be able to instruct your customers
7. Were do you find your commissions?!
Day 6 - Diversifying your customer base – different venues and how to use them.
1. Craft Fairs/Expos – use to gather contact info through door prize giveaways.
2. Project Nights
3. Customer/Hostess Appreciation Nights
Day 7 - Creating your unique style of Open House
1. Displays – holidays, surfaces, etc – keep it simple
2. Customer Appreciation Cards and gifts
3. Make and Takes
4. Door prizes – what to give , follow up with contacts
5. Different games to play – see purse game!
Open House Purse Game
* Use this game as a fun way to introduce Uppercase Living to your Open House guests. It not only is a good icebreaker and gets everyone involved and helps to keep their attention. Reward the individual who can find an item that begins with a requested letter in their purse first with a free piece of vinyl – the etched ‘WISH’ is a great one, giving you the chance to talk about that product, or chocolate is always good. Or give away the FREE customer incentives if you need to clean out inventory, giving you a chance to showcase how they would all work perfectly in the frameworks. A final reward is optional to the winner with the fastest hand. Our incentive sets are great for this or offer free shipping, free 6” letter, whatever you choose! None of this is required…keep it simple and don’t feel you have to give it all away. Add letters or suggestions and have fun!
E – Stands for EXPRESSION! Uppercase Living® was founded in 2006 with the vision of creating an inspiring decorative medium that would allow customers to transform their spaces into a reflection of themselves. This vision was delivered through beautiful decorative lettering and embellishments (possible answer: earring)
V – Stands for VINYL! Expressions and embellishments are made of a very thin vinyl that adheres to most surfaces! (possible answers: Vest, Victoria’s Secret Bra, Vitamins, do you get the idea???)
A – Stands for ANYWHERE! Where can you put Uppercase Living? Virtually anywhere! While directly on your walls is always a great first choice, expressions can be applied to wood, glass, tile, furniture, refrigerators, car windows, mirrors, scrapbook pages, and many other crafts!
R – Stand for REMOVABLE! Our vinyl is also completely removable without damage to your paint or drywall surface making changing your décor for the seasons or events simple.
M – Stands for MY DESIGN TOOL SUITE! While we have a huge selection of pre-designed expressions, the great thing about UL is the fact that you can use our “My Design Suite” to create custom, personalized expressions.
F – Stands for FREE! As a customer, we have a great incentive program that will help you earn FREE product (see monthly gifts w/purchase flyer)!
O – Stands for OPEN HOUSE! When you book an Open House, you are eligible as a hostess to earn LOTS of great FREE product!
D – Stands for DOUBLE UP! Any order you place, whether it’s an individual order or an Open House order, qualifies you to earn double up rewards! (It’s like starting your OH with an order already.)
P – Stands for Photo Prints! Turn your favorite photo memories into wall art for your home. Available 2’-8’ in size and this product can be easily installed, removed and reused. Available in contour cut or full frame to display your superstar or your favorite destination.
H – Stands for Holiday Catalog! Filled with fun ideas to help you express yourself at the holidays and create unique gifts for family and friends. Check out the holiday kits on pgs. 4-7 providing you everything you need to be creative. Shimmer Vinyl can be found on pg. 19 and adds a perfect touch of sparkle to your holidays. All good through December 7th.
C – Stands for CUSTOMER SERVICE! Whether you love your expressions, or need to get something fixed, as your demonstrator I am always here for anything you need. And with our 90 day guarantee, you can be sure you will be happy with your order! Now to ensure that you can always reach me with your UL questions, take out your cell phones and enter my name and number in as a contact. Call me UL – Demo Name, so you don’t forget who I am. Once you have my number in your phone, you can then choose from one of our fun designs to dress your phone up. This will sure to be a conversation starter, and when your friends ask where you got that – your UL demo will be easy to locate.
***Please don’t feel you have to follow this text exactly. Use this as a reminder of all there is to talk about and put your own personal touch on it. Depending on the size of your show, this presentation style takes 15-20 minutes and touches nicely on all of the highlights of UL.
At the close, you can do a larger demonstration (or do that as you are explaining how to install vinyl on the cell phone. Then explain how the order form works and be available to meet your guests and take lots of orders.
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