April News and Whoo Hoo!

A Unit is only great because of it's members

Hi Mark

Here's what we have for you today:

Team Whoo Hoos and Welcome To the Team

Joining the HG Family ~ NEW WEBINARS!

Features & Benefits of Sponsoring (Team Building)

Celebration Team Meetings

Resources ~

We have a lot to celebrate this month with great March sales, Top 10s, and several new Team members who have joined already this month! And, we have more joining this month so let's show Home office we really like this new promotion so they'll do it again sometime this year. :)

We also have a new Webinar that presents our opportunity. More information is below - please feel free to invite any and all who thinks our opportunity is their solution. It is high tech and really cool - let's show people we are in the big leagues! :)

Mikki and I created a document last week called "Ordering and Shipping 101 - Tips to Maximize your HG orders" - I emailed it last week and several emails bounced back - primarily comcast and yahoo. I am going to re-send it today - if you don't receive it, please let me know. We received great feedback from several who feel it will be helpful with their ordering strategies- thanks for your comments! :)

Also, PS - gmail thru google might be a good back up email - it's free and we've heard good things about it being more reliable than yahoo and hotmail.

Have a great week! Cheri

MARCH WHOOS!

When you receive your Spoonful this month in your order, you'll see a few familiar names - here are the company Top 10s for February:

Semple Unit - #9 Sales for the month of February

Semple Unit - #10 Sales - Year to Date - over $196,000 so far!!! Let's shoot for $300,000 or more by June 30! (HG year is July 1-June 30).

Team Leader, Vicki Burdick - #2 in Team Leader Unit Sales for February

Team Leader, Mikki Perrine - #9 in Team Leader Unit Sales - Year to Date!

Team Leader, Vicki Burdick - #10 in Team Leader Unit Sales - Year to Date!

Thanks to each and everyone of you for our Team successes! We can all celebrate and be proud of these Top 10s!

Semple Unit Leaders:

Team Leaders - Vickie Burdick, Mikki Perrine and Carolyn Miner

Sr. Distributors - Gina Wolfe, Pam Johnston and Stacie Denkmann

Who will next on this list?

WELCOME TO THE TEAM - we've had several new Team members join already this month, I can't wait until May to shout out a big welcome!

Welcome to:

Amanda Bailey, Columbus, IN - sponsored by Cheri

Frances Kwak, New York, - sponsored by Kathryn Culver (this is Kathryne's first Team member - way to go!)

Sally Nihill, Carmel, IN - sponsored by Vicki Burdick (who by the way is on vacation and still signing people up! Pretty impressive - building her business from the beach!)

Welcome to the Team - I look forward to meeting you very soon!

We have at least 3 more new Team members joining this month and have scheduled their cookoffs - lets see if we can add at least 10 or more to our Unit this month! We have several who want to promote to a new level, this is the month to do it!

Our Team had a great March - thanks again to everyone who contributed to our over $16,000 sales month! And, congratulations to Stacia who will be enjoying a 5% bonus since her sales exceeded $2,000! Maybe we can get her to buy lunch.... :)

NEW WEBINAR FOR YOU

Mark and I were on a webinar last week and I REALLY liked the concept - it is professional and easy for the guests to follow.

I have created a Powerpoint presentation regarding our opportunity and this month's promotion - it is about 30 minutes. I know I've said this before but visual coupled with verbal is always the better way to go - retention is much better overall.

Guests call a specified conference number and go to the
website - www.gotomeetings.com and type in the call code and their name.

This is open to anyone who has received this newsletter - feel free to invite anyone you know who would benefit from our opportunity and can join this call in their comfort of their own home. I would recommend you be on the call at the same time,
if not, the presentation does direct the guest back to the person who invited them.

If times don't mesh and you have someone who is interested,
let me know - we can look at setting up an additional time slot.
I have unlimited usage for the month but not unlimited
available time so please let me know soon if we can come up
with a common time slot.

There is no charge to attend this call except any long distance.

I have 1 free month to try this service and would love your feedback - I can see this as a great tool for future Team building calls, Team calls/training, etc.

If you can join the call - let me know which one and I'll email
you the call information for you to pass along to your guest(s).

Actually, since I really think this is a great tool and think our promotion this month is a great deal - I will offer a prize to the person who invites the most guests to the call (and they attend the call). How's that????

Here are the dates and times (eastern):

Wed. April 9 - 10:00 a.m and 9:00 pm

Thursday, April 10 - 10:00 a.m

Tuesday, April 15 - 9:00 pm

Tuesday, April 22 - 9:00 pm

Each session can accommodate 15 people.

Being a leader is easy - you have everything you need right now to be a leader, whether you have been with HG for 2 years or 2 weeks - you do not have to know everything to be
a leader - just a step ahead.

To my HG friends who receive my newsletter and are not on my Team - I am more than happy to email you the presentation if you wish.

TEAM BUILDING (aka Sponsoring)

FEATURES & BENEFITS

Sponsoring and recruiting are common terms in our profession and refer to inviting others to join our Company and Team. Personally, I am not a fan of either of these terms and really prefer to call it Team Building. It sounds more inviting to me. :)

We have several resources at Home office on Distributor Tools for Team building tips including a call I did on Principal Center Sponsoring and several hard copy items you can read/print.

We all know we need to talk to people to grow our Teams so I'll leave out the "how to's" today.

As you talk with people please keep in mind a few things -

Most people already have a job - they are seeking a solution for something.

And, during these tough times, most people need to do two things right now - save money and earn extra money. We have a fun way for them to do both!

Remember "features" are the facts of our business and will connect with their head, i.e. commission structure, ordering, etc.

Benefits reflect what our opportunity can do for them and connect with their heart. It is very easy to rattle off the features - you may also want to incorporate a few benefits to completely connect with your contact, for example:

You and your family will enjoy quality, home-cooked meals with Homemade Gourmet’s® wonderful selection of products. And, you will save money on your grocery bills with our great distributor discount program, coupled with the meal planning tips and tricks you’ll learn.

You will have more time and money for things that matter to you

most!

Receive great support and training from Homemade Gourmet’s® courteous staff and leaders. You’ll never feel like you are alone or have to create your own business plan and materials

Picture yourself on a sandy beach in a tropical paradise and enjoy

the feeling that you earned a company-sponsored trip doing

something you love.

Delight in the uplifting feeling of being recognized and

acknowledged by Homemade Gourmet® and your peers from all

across the country. Share in the incredible energy that is the

hallmark of our company’s annual convention and events.

Be amazed and empowered by the personal growth from having
your own business

Keep more money in your pocket than Uncle Sam’s by utilizing the

great tax advantages of a Homemade Gourmet® business. How

many meals you can write off as a “kitchen test”? (Tax rules are subject to change, please consult with your tax advisor).

Our profession is relationship-based. Your business will grow with the new friends you meet.

Enjoy personal fulfillment helping others as your Customers and

Team Members. Each day you can proudly say “who can I help

today”?

Learn how to succeed without formal education, sales experience

or marketing background

Think "Benefits" and I'm sure you will have new, fun, smart

Team members on your Team very soon! :)

CELEBRATION MEETINGS

Join us for our Quarterly Celebration meetings - what are we celebrating? All of our Possibilities with HG - we are getting bigger and better every day - and that is something to celebrate!

Home office is supporting these meeting by providing materials and prizes! Join us and celebrate and meet your fellow peers with HG! And, feel free to bring a guest, bring 10! :) Just keep me posted so we can have enough materials. :) Team Leaders Carolyn Miner, Vicki Burdick and Mikki Perrine will also be assisting with the meetings so any of us can answer your questions.

Please RSVP so we know how many to expect - we have FOUR opportunities for you to attend live and in person and 1 telephonic. I'll email you addresses too when you RSVP.

April 12 - 11:00 a.m. Richmond, IN - Little Sheba's Restaurant

April 23 - 6:30 pm Paradise Cafe' Castleton -

April 25 - 10:00 am. My house, Pendleton IN

April 29 - 7:00 pm. Mikki Perrine's house in Noblesville

Team Celebration Call for Long Distance Team members - April 24 9:00 pm eastern

Last but not least, for those of you who are new to our Team - we have several resources listed below that have been "tried and true" for many of on the Team - check them out when you get a chance and let me know if you have any questions.

The Direct Selling Women's Alliance is a great asset to my business and my life. I am a Lifetime Member.

Click here for more information.

The Deduction Diva

Vicky Collins CPA is the authority on home business taxes.
Especially, Direct Sales. We have known Vicky since we started
and love her. She is extremely good and what she does and offers a variety of unique products and teleclasses to help you with home business taxes.

Click here for more information.

Successful Together Coaching

The most successful women in home businesses have the support of their husband and family.

For insights into how you can gain the support you desire & deserve, and for unique Direct Sales success tools visit:

www.successfultogethercoaching.com

EasyMoney is the software tool that we have used since day 1.
It supports all aspects of our business and is intuitive to use.
The company has been in business for a while and are there when you need them.

Click here for more information.

The Success Factory

Great insights and tips for our business. The messages are short and sweet which is great when we are short on time.

Click here for more information.

VistaPrint

A great resource for inexpensive business cards, post cards, etc - there is always a special for free products. I use them frequently .

Click here for more information.

I have used them for several years and now many of our Team members utilize their service as well. Very easy to use and now we have special pricing as an HG distributor.

Click here for more information.

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