Doing new consultants first show for them after they sign?

[Happy Chef]

Does anyone here do this? I have never.

[chefkugler]

I did it once and it went well. I had her get involved with the show. She had a $1000 show.

[cmdtrgd]

I am there, do the intro, booking, recruiting talks and help with the demo. Technically, we can't do the whole demo and have another consultant submit the show. I like being there so I can train fast and easily. Plus, I don't have a problem asking their friends and family to book and/or sign.

[dannyzmom]

If I do the show, then I get the commission and she gets the bookings.

[chefkugler]

the show I helped her with, I did the bookings and recruiting talk. I talked her through the recipe. So she did the cooking and I did most of the talking. It gave her the confidence she needed.

[PamperedPosey]

I usually go to their first show if they want me to. I ask them how comfortable they feel doing it on their own and how much of my input do they want? My new recruits usually get a lot of good recruiting leads when I go to there first show with them.

[Debi]

If she already had a show scheduled with me and then decides to sign, we do it as a team with me leading her.

[legacypc46]

Same with me. If they want me to be there, I'll be there. :)

[bethcooks4u]

I do not go to their first show. If they ask me whether I'll be there I tell them that if they really want me I will come but that I would be more nervous if my director was at my show and so I don't want to add to the stress at their first show. Their friends will know and understand if it's not perfect. No one has ever insisted that I attend once I explain why it's better I not go.

If I didn't already do a show with them and they are very unsure I suggest that I do the show and they can take the kit credit and they get all bookings from that show and can observe me to get ideas on how they want to present their own shows after that.

[Nanisu]

I always offer to do the first show for them--I consider it training, and I get them usually 4-5 DATED bookings. It's well worth my time.

[cmdtrgd]

I learned to do this by listening to Belinda Ellsworth.

[dannyzmom]

I always offer to do the first show for them--I consider it training, and I get them usually 4-5 DATED bookings. It's well worth my time.

Who gets the commission on this show?

[cmdtrgd]

I do one of two things. If the consultant already has 5 other strong bookings, s/he gets the show to submit. If I feel like it might be a kitnapping situation, I tell them they have to have 5 other strong bookings (dates and guest lists) by x date (usually 5 days after the show) or I will have to submit this under my name. This was another Belinda suggestion. I haven't ever had someone not get the 5 bookings, so I never had to submit the show myself. Since we both did the show (s/he did most of the demo with me helping out here and there), I feel either one of us can submit the show.

[cmdtrgd]

This works well because it gets my consultant closer to qualifying, getting his/her investment back and does on the go training. I still get paid on the show, and I (hopefully) have a stronger consultant who feels comfortable doing shows.

[Happy Chef]

You made some good points Kate!

[cmdtrgd]

Just regurgitating what I heard on Belinda's CDs! :D