are these questions keeping you up at night?

How do I confidently lead my team?

What motivates my team to do their best?

What systems can I leverage to scale my team?

How do I create a long-term, sustainable business?

feeling like you’re constantly trying to do it all?

Now, you’re responsible for your entire team’s success — not just your own.

You’re juggling your personal business and supporting your team. You get caught up in the day-to-day, but know that you need a big picture perspective to inspire, motivate and grow your team over the long haul.

Equipping yourself and your team with the training, tools and systems needed to grow becomes more important than ever. Let’s lean in and do the hard leadership work!

tools of the trade

Not a leader? Check out this training for established direct sellers or newbies.

Book Parties Like a Boss

Booking your calendar FULL of parties is a great way to grow your business. After you conquer your facebook and home launch party (hopefully you’re doing a few launches… parties! ;)) – it is time to get just 2-4 more parties set on your calendar in the next 2 weeks.

Host a Home Party!

Book lady confession: I never planned to do a home party. For real. I was ROCKING my business just doing facebook parties and thought skipping the home party scene would just be fine. Womp womp. After a few months, I realized I was missing a HUGE opportunity.

Eeeekkkk… I launched – now what?!

Congratulations!! You did it! You survived your first party as an Usborne consultant! How exciting! Here is what to do next.

Hostess Rewards and Party Prizes

I LOVE to give books away! It is one of the most fun parts of being an Usborne Books & More consultant. My hostesses and customers are so excited when I give them a bonus book or when they win a prize for a free book. It’s also a great incentive to book parties, gain repeat customers, and build a community of followers that truly love that you are their book lady! Check out this post to learn how hostess rewards work from Usborne Books & More, how to use prizes to get bookings and how to leverage the hostess rewards from home office to minimize your out-of-pocket expenses.

Cinchshare to the Rescue!

CinchShare to the rescue! CinchShare is a one of my recommended trusted resources! For a long time, I held off in investing in a party-posting service, but I finally gave in. I was forgetting to post my pre-party posts in a timely manner, rushing through parties...

It’s Closing Time. Meet OrderPro.

Yay! You’re now ready to wrap up your first party. It’s closing time! Meet OrderPro. OrderPro (or sometimes called OPOL) is the system Usborne Books & More uses to order hostess rewards, placing book fair orders, redeeming book bucks or ordering supplies. Although this system can look a bit intimidating at first glance, it is pretty easy to use after you close your first few parties.

Facebook Parties 101

You’ve likely already learned that Usborne Books & More loves us some Facebook. We party on Facebook. We have groups on Facebook. We meet customers on Facebook. We make friends on Facebook. Whether you’re a Facebook junkie or new to the Facebook scene, you’re...

Get to Know Your Back Office

With any new business, you need to know your tools – let’s get to know your back office. The back office has a few components to it. Here’s a quick overview of the various “areas” of your back office.

Hello, New Website

As a new Usborne Books & More consultant, home office has provided you with your very own website. Yay! Here are a few helpful tips about your website: Your eCommerce URL is http://YOURUSERID.myUBAM.com (Your user ID was provided in your initial email from home...