Who Needs More Customers?

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WHO NEEDS MORE CUSTOMERS? I certainly did. When I returned to in-person classes last summer, I needed another class-full of ladies maintain my income. 

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Last year - it just wasn't happening. And then in January I changed up my plan. And oh my goodness - 12 new ladies signed up for my new class in 6 weeks!

EDITED TO ADD - As of March 14th I am now up to 20 new class ladies booked and paid! And everyone who has attended has rebooked too! 

SO HOW DID I DO IT?

I share all in this FREE training video for you which covers: 
* Practical how-to advice to get customers signed up
* One thing I learned that really made a difference 
* All my results using paid & unpaid advertising

Click below to see the video...

While my aim was to get in-person class customers, you could adapt these many of these methods to attract online customers, new team members and more. 

I hope you find it helpful - I look forward to hearing how many new customers you find after watching this. Cue more smiles and tears!

Take care and happy stamping

Love Liz X 

Creating your Perfect Stampin' Up! Business - Free Training Video

Welcome to Ready Set Demo 

Are you totally happy with your Stampin' Up! business? Is it exactly what you want it to be - or would you like more

....more sales

....more customers

....more stamping friends

....more promotions

or maybe you would like less

....less stress

....less disorganisation

....less last minute prep

Sometimes we are so involved in what has to be done next that we are lose sight of our long term goals...or maybe we don't even know what those goals are? 

Grab a notebook and a coffee and watch this short training video to help you on your way to planning your perfect future business - and then take the time to put those plans in to action! 

 

I hope this training topic is helpful. If you have questions - pop them in the comments below. While I don't offer personal training, there may be tips I can share with everyone. 

Oh and if you missed it....I have a brand new class based around the Peony Garden Suite - check it out here! 

Take care and stay safe 

Love Liz x

Launching the Catalogue without Face to Face Events

Welcome to Ready Set Demo 

Launch time is coming and we have an amazing new range of products to share - but we can't meet face to face. How can you still have a super successful launch party during lockdown?

You can have your most successful launch party ever from the comfort of your own home - I will share my plans and ideas. 

Grab a note book and pen, and click the catalogue image below to watch this video to hear some great ideas and tips to launch 2020 style! 

Click here for the Birds & Branches Class - suitable as a class by post. 

Click here for all my ready to teach online classes. 

Good luck with your launch - let me know how it goes. 

 Love Liz

Video Basics - Getting Started

Welcome to Ready Set Demo

I promised I would be back soon with some ideas for getting started with making videos. The video below covers the basic things you need to get started - and that is pretty much just a phone! Even if you have never made a video before - you CAN do this and help keep your Stampin' Up! business going. :D

I also mention resources in the video. If you are on my newsletter list, you will already have received the link for the extra training materials and the links mentioned in the video. If you aren't already on my list, please email me at liz.shannon@icloud.com and I will add you and send the links.

I have lots of classes that may help keep your business going at the moment. In particular I would recommend

• Positive Thoughts Class by Post 
• Technique Classes 
• Fancy Fold Classes 

You can find them and my other online classes here. 

 Love Liz x

My next steps - keeping our Stampin' Up! businesses going during lockdown

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Welcome to Ready Set Demo.  Well this is a very difficult time for so many of us with worries we could never have envisaged a short time ago.  I am trying my best to keep my business going without the face to face classes that are the core of Elizabeth's Craft Room. If you have a mostly or wholly online business, this video is probably not going to be helpful to you - this is for those, like me, who are having to re-invent themselves fast to get through this. I have put this video together to describe the practical steps I have taken so far. This was filmed 2 days ago - things have been a bit crazy here - but since then I have the following updates.  The UK has experienced a further lock down but right now mailing classes for a business purpose is still allowed. I will continue to check daily and we will of course comply fully with any further rules. So far 80% of my class customers have signed up for postal classes and many want with-product classes too. I am humbled and grateful to them all. Our warehouse and UPS /DHL are still operating more or less normally observing required distancing but I hear there are some places in France where they may not deliver. I hope the video will help you take the next steps and I will be back as soon as I can with more practical ideas for you. In the meantime this is the link for currently available classes - as I mentioned I will be turning to my technique classes and fancy folds for the basis of my postal classes. Take care of yourselves and stay safe.  Love Liz X

 Love Liz

Keeping your Stampin' Up! business going during lockdown

Welcome to Ready Set Demo

This was not the free share I was planning to offer you today...our finding new local customers video and resources will be coming to you later in the year.

For now I wanted to reach out to all of you, send you love, and outline some practical things I have coming up for you. 

Oh and you are allowed to laugh at the still YouTube picked - yes the ideas are all in here LOL! 

Extra update: 

Since filming this video (Monday afternoon), the UK has gone into partial lockdown. I am in the at risk group, (lung damage), so I am hunkering down. Schools are closing tomorrow and we expect to be in full lockdown at the weekend.

I know things are moving at a different rate in different parts of the world, but rest assured, my friends in Austria and Spain confirm food stores and pharmacies are open and well stocked, the postal service is still working - so we can do classes by mail, the internet has not fallen over with people working from home....and if you didn't see, all our factories in China are now open and travel restrictions are being lifted - so take heart and know this is not forever.

I will finish by saying that I have had the most heart warming response from my lovely class ladies - happy tears flowed - and Elizabeth's Craft Room WILL get through as we all will together.

Take care of yourselves. your loved ones and each other.

Love Liz X 


 Love Liz

How I doubled my business....with product classes step by step

Welcome to Ready Set Demo

If this is your first visit, this blog is designed to help my fellow demos be successful in their businesses with tips, tutorials, online classes and training.

Today's video shares something I am very passionate about - including with-product classes in your business. Adding just 8 of these classes a year allowed me to double my business and I have been at no. 9 in sales for the UK for 2 years - all with classed based face to face events.

I have had a lot of questions about this subject so in this video I cover how to design, plan, cost, advertise and run this type of event.

So grab a coffee and a notebook - or listen while you work - and I hope you learn something new.

I cannot offer 1:1 coaching, but if you have any questions, please put them in the comments below and I will answer - because if you have a question, it may help others too.

And finally if you would like to know more about my online classes you can see them all here. 

Love Liz

Success at Fairs, Craft Shows, Markets and County Shows

Welcome to Ready Set Demo

I have been promising some virtual training to help you grow your business – thank you to those that gave me a gentle nudge to get on with this!  😁

After considering various options, I have decided to share some FREE training videos with anyone who is interested. 

Success at Fairs, Craft Shows, Markets and County Shows

Have you ever done a show to promote your Stampin' Up!  business and been disappointed with the results? 

Or maybe you would like to do a show and would like some hints and tips on how to be successful first time? 

I have done many events over the years and learned lots of lessons – the most recent show I did with my team member Tracy earned us 

• ·     12 paid class bookings
• ·     An ongoing weekly after-school class 
• ·     2 private classes
• ·     30 more leads to follow up

Woo hoo! Very good for one days work! 

I hope by sharing all I have learned in this video, it will help you make your next show or fair equally successful! 

Below you can see our simple demo project. People loved the distINKtive stamping effect. 

Good luck with the new 2018/19 Stampin' Up! year - I am looking forward to hearing what you achieve. 

Love Liz