ESSENTIAL RESOURCE GUIDE FOR DIRECT SELLERS AND PARTY PLAN REPS

This guide contains products, tools, and services I personally use (and love) or they’ve been highly recommended from a trusted source. You’ll find everything you need to rock your direct sales business, including: vendor events, team recognition, personal branding, Facebook Live and online parties, blogging and WordPress, content creation, CRM and text messaging, messenger chatbots, social media scheduling, webinars and video conferencing, and more!

Some of these suggestions contain affiliate links.

 

Blogging and WordPress

Web Design, Maintenance & Support for small business

Content Creation, Photo Editing, Graphics and GIFs

Fun, free & simple way to design flyers, Facebook covers, social media graphics and more!

Search for GIFs and create your own

Free online photo effects & filters

Free all-in-one editor for photos, designs & collages that you can use in social media and beyond!

“I like Easil a lot. It’s somewhat like Canva but has a different feel to it. I’ve made some designs I wouldn’t have thought of in Canva.” – Jackie Pitkow

“I like the [Instagram] Layout app for creating fun engagement posts like This or That. Super easy!” – Jana Brown 

“VivaVideo is an amazing app for editing videos and making slideshows. You can add stickers, text, themes, music and more!” ~ Simar McCullough

“I love using Stencil for graphics…it’s easy…I have never figured out Canva. I like using Photogrid to put borders around pictures and text overlay.” – Lauren Gaudlitz

Cool Fonts & Easy Text on Pictures

CRMs & Text Messaging Services for Direct Sellers

Marketing Automation – Sell More Stuff

Powerful CRM for Small Business Budgets

Business Texting with a Personal Touch

Lynn's Fave: Project Broadcast

Send text messages to your team – for free.

Ultimate Workspace for Network Marketers

All-In-One Bulk SMS Service for Business

“You can basically group text without it looking like you are mass texting. It’s awesome!” Tara LaMagna

Direct Sales Training

NEVER EVER run out of bookings again!

PartyPlan 123

90 Days to Party Plan PRO!

Lynn's Faves: Party Plan Boot Camp

Live-streaming, Video Tools and Gadgets

The easiest way to create professional live streams

Lynn's Fave: Streamyard

Free software for video recording and live streaming

Free downloader/converter for YouTube, Vimeo, and more

Free (up to 15 mins) screen recording for Windows & Mac (premium avail.)

Emoji 20-piece Prop Kit for Super Fun Photos and Videos

Affordable smartphone lavalier microphone for live-streaming

Outdoor Microphone Windscreen Muff for Lavalier Microphones

Studio-quality recordings with this plug-and-play USB microphone. For Mac or PC.

Smartphone Ring Light for live-streaming & selfies

LED light for Videos & Selfies on your Phone, Tablet or Laptop

Tab-Legs Flexible Stands for Tablets and Phones

Standing Laptop Desk with wheels and adjustable height

61″ tripod for steady, hands-free livestreaming

Tripod Mount & Bracket for Smartphone

Smartphone Car Mount for iPhone & Galaxy

Messenger Chat Bots

Easy Way to Create Facebook Messenger Bots

Personal Branding

Personal branding and event photography

Recognition and Team Building

Bulk Gift Bags for Prizes & Appreciation Gifts

“Be Fearless…” Inspirational Quote Journal

Multipacks of Miniature Trophies

“I use My Girlfriend’s House for happy mail, hostess packets, door prizes, etc… They have sizes and prints for everything, plus they include several free things with every order.” – Jennifer Leichte

Scheduling and Planning

Social media marketing, simplified.

cinchshare

Identify goals & build toward them daily

Passion Planner Personal Organizer

Automate your Facebook Parties

Team Collaboration Tools

Organize your to-do lists and team projects.

Where work happens.

Vendor Events

Tabletop Prize Wheel with dry erase slots makes giveaways super easy & fun!

Great for penny/silent/Chinese auctions – patron keeps large stub, small stubs go in drawing.

Create your own custom scratch-off cards with these golden scratch off decals!

Create virtual door prize slips, online surveys and more, then easily collect data.

 

Use nesting crates to add height to your display.

Webinars and Team Training

Video chat & screen share with up to 50 people for free

 

Need more help? Get access to my online training vault, which includes 20 webinar replays and my Epic Vendor Events course ($97 value) as a Bonus Gift!

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