Hey Mamas! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! It was actually a little on the cool side for May so we mostly spent our time inside doing a little Spring Cleaning and Organizing. I couldn't wait to share with all of you today one of the best Direct Sales Business Tips I have yet to receive for my business. It has literally changed my life and how I run my business.
As a Stay At Home Mom of a 3 year old boy and a 5 year old girl, I dreaded the task of taking my two little ones to the Post Office. Standing in that long line and keeping my kids still was like herding cats into a box. My son would stand next to me for about two minutes and then run off while my daughter struck up a conversation with the old lady five people in front of us. I was literally out of breath and red with embarrassment by the time we got back into the car! Kids can certainly humble you, don't they?
A few months ago, I was told by one of my leaders about this amazing gadget called a Postage Scale and that you never have to go to the Post Office again. Wait, what? Sign me up!!! When I heard about this, I ordered one immediately! And it was everything that I had ever dreamed... I could mail samples, products, and team incentives all from the privacy of my own home. It's like having a Post Office right inside The Direct Sales Mama Headquarters!
Here is what you need to transform your Work At Home Office into a Post Office:
1. Dymo Postage Scale.
2. Avery Internet Shipping Labels.
3. Pay Pal Ship Now Account.
4. Scotch Bubble Mailers.
5. Catalog Envelopes
Using the Postage Scale is so easy! Here is what you do:
1. Pull together your package to be mailed and weigh it with your Postage Scale.
2. Go to the PayPal link. If it does not automatically bring you to the 'Ship Now' portal, you will have to key http://www.paypal.com/shipnow to get you there.
3. In the Address Information section, fill out your customers address and your email so you have a record of your shipment and purchase.
4. In the Shipment Information section, there will be two drop downs you will need to select from. I always choose First Class Mail Parcel 2-5 Days and Package/Thick Envelope. You can certainly change these options depending on what you are shipping, however, this is what I use most of the time.
5. Fill out the weight of your package, the second boxes is the ounces which is what you will mostly use.
6. Click on Continue. It will bring up a screen with your postage rate. Then click on Print Label. Another Pop-Up window will show asking you if you want to print a sample label. I printed a sample label with my first couple of packages as I was getting used to the process and to see how my printer worked with this system.
7. Print your label! I have to cut mine out of the Avery label sheet. Peel and stick.
8. Do a happy dance to your mailbox knowing that you do not have to drag the kids to the Post Office.
Here are several Incentives being mailed out to a few rock star team members who earned happy mail from one of my incentive programs. All from the comfort of my own home...my kids happily playing inside.
I can practically hear all of the Mama's rejoicing as they read this. Have you received a Direct Sales Business tip that has literally changed your life? Please share in the comments below, I can not wait to hear more amazing business tips!
Thank you for this, Karen! I'm getting into a place with my Pampered Chef business where I'm being to ship my own packages and I was DREADING taking my three boys to the past office.This post was a saving grace, lol .😍
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