Online Parties-How to get started and how to promote them….
So how do you do an online party?
Its really quite simple :)
When you are networking you will come across sites that are holding expos check them out to see if they are free to join or cost a small fee, see how many visitors they expect to come to the expo, will you be solely responsible for the advertising of the event or will it be a joint venture. ONE quick note here even if the company is doing a mass amount of advertising it is best if you also do your own advertising for your own event.
When you start an online party you will need to know a few things ahead of time.
#1 Where its going to be located
#2 what type of games you will be playing, everyone loves games for a list of games to play for both online and offline parties and chats look at page 59 in the Step by Step Marketing Guide.
#3 What type of prizes you will be giving away
#4 Who will you be inviting, where you network, family and friends etc
#5 Start advertising your party a full 2 weeks in advance, ask for people who are interested emails so you can send them reminders! I can't tell you how many times I wanted to go to an online party and just plain forgot the day and time. An update about a couple days before and the day of will help your attendance!
#6 Be prepared to talk about not only your products but your business opportunities if its offered.
Ok its the day of the party what do you do?
#1 Send out an email reminder, post on networks and groups you are a member of
#2 Party starts introduce yourself and tell them a little about your company and ask everyone in the chat room to introduce themselves.
#3 Ask if anyone is looking for a specific item or what their needs are for that day
#4 Tell them about your specials, if you do a drawing for attendees do it now
#5 Have them look at your website direct them to the areas you want them go to
#6 Play a game
#7 Announce the winner of the game
#8 Ask several times during the party if anyone has any questions
#9 Tell everyone when you will be closing the party.
#10 Thank everyone for coming
Now you can adjust the party to what makes you feel comfortable. I also for a small fee ($5.00)can come to your party and if you need support or guidance you can PM me and no one will know I am helping you out for your first online party.
Most important make the party fun!
I went to a business associates online parties every time she had one last year WHY? They were fun! She was very interested in people's needs; she played a couple games and just had fun!
So have fun at your online parties make it something everyone will want to come to!
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Rebecca White has been marketing online for over 4 years. Rebecca owns a website design business www.advantagemarketing4u.com contact her today for help organizing your website for better traffic.
