Hi All,

It's good to finally post again. Like Gina, I've been busy with school starting, not getting kids ready but back to the day job!

I would like to welcome Pam Faulker, a new recruit! Pam has a long history with party sales as she was a Home Interiors representative for many years. I'm looking forward to the experience she can share with us.

I was excited to see that UCL has hired a new president. IT's so exciting to be part of a growing company.

Congratulations to Nancy V in Michigan! Nancy recently had a party with sales over $1000.00!! We might see her in the next company newsletter!

I emailed the company with a suggestion for an electronic invitation. I know a lot of people prefer that now to "snail mail". I got a call from customer service saying they would pass the idea along to the executive committee. We'll see what happens!

Well Happy Fall Selling and have a great weekend,

Lisa Hall AKA Wordwall

Congrats to Erika

I just wanted to congratulate Erika on bringing her first recruit, Rhonda, into our fold. I'm sure she will love it as much as we all do. I will be sending her an invitation to join our blog.

I was very excited to read the latest announcements on the company web page. Sounds like we are heading for new and exciting changes and improvements. It's nice to be in on the ground floor, isn't it???

I loved the latest pictures that were posted. Very nice! Sorry that I took a little too long in between postings. With school starting back up, it's been a busy couple of weeks! I'm sure you all can relate.

Gina (aka Talking Walls)

Welcome Rhonda!

Hi everyone!

I would like to welcome Rhonda Bible to our team! She is in Florida and has just this week joined our team. Before long, I think that UL will have every state covered!

Have a great weekend.

Erika

figured out how to post pictures

Expressions

These are photos of new expressions being put up by Lisa Hall and her sister, Nancy. Really turned out nice.

Hello

Hi everyone,
I'm the new kid on the block thanks to Lisa Hall. I saw the product and got excited about becoming a demonstrator. Lisa was great about sharing with me all that she knows. Sounds like such fun and I love this idea of a blog to share ideas.
Last week I joined Lisa and her sister Nancy to watch them in action put up some expressions. It was great for me to see first hand and I took a couple of pictures. I'll try and send them, that is if I can figure out how.
Look forward to "blogging" (is that a word?) with everyone!
Regards,
Sharon

Business Card Magnets

Hi Ladies,

I recently came across business card magnets at a local office supply store. They are just plain magnets cut to the exact size of a business card. You pull the adhesive tape off of the top side of the magnet and place your business card over top of the sticky. Voila! Instant business card magnet. I include one in my hostess packets so that my contact info is always at her fingertips. If they actually hang it up on their fridge, other people may see it and ask about it. They came in a pack of 25 for about $5.

Feel free to share any tips or ideas with the group so that we know what works and what doesn't! Happy selling!

Gina (aka Talking Walls)

Congrats to Monica on her first recruit!

Congratulations, Monica, on introducing another person to the fun world of Uppercase Living!

Please welcome Jill to our team!

Gina (aka Talking Walls)

Email Invitation Wording

Hi Gina,

I was thinking about doing the same thing, I just haven't had time to come up with anything. Can you send me a copy of your email so I can see what you said.

Great Idea!

Lisa

Invitation Suggestion

Hi Ladies,
I've started to follow up my hostesses postcard invitations with an email invitation I've composed. I either email it to my hostess and ask them to forward it on to the invitees or I ask for the email addresses and send it myself. I explain the product in more detail and encourage them to log in to the website prior to the show to browse the catalogs and play around with the design tool. I'm hoping this will help people to be better prepared to order the night of the show. I'm doing my first show this Sunday in which I've done this, so I'll let you know if it helped!

Gina (aka Talking Walls)

One Last Time

Ok, I think I have this figured out. I think it's a good picture so it's worth trying to get it right!
This photo shoot was styled by Lisa Fitzwater (AKA Fabredwater!)

I'm trying again on the Picture

HI All,

Well that photo didn't publish well ( as in you can't see the words!) so I'm trying again!

Wordwall

I hope you can rotate this as I can't figure out how to do that! Sorry

Welcome to Sharon Bruner

Hi Everyone!

Sharon Bruner has joined us as of this weekend. Sharon lives in the Fishers area and is excited to be on board!

I have some photos of my master bath I thought I would post. I know I love to see the photos that others have taken.

Super Selling!

Lisa (aka wordwall!)

Congrats to Erika on her first Open House

Erika submitted her first Open House which was over $500!!!

Great job ~ wishing you many more to come!

Gina (aka talking walls)

Congrats to Lisa H.

Lisa H. has just signed on her 3rd recruit. This promotes her to Senior Demonstrator!!! And all within her first month.

Please welcome Sharon to our team!

Gina (aka talking walls)

Hostess Gift Idea for Fall

Erika had a great idea that I wanted to share with you. You can buy some canning jars with the screw on lids, fill them with candy corn and add a 2 or 3 inch fall embellishment like the candy corn or a leaf or something Halloween-ish and give it to the hostess as a gift for having the show.

Gina

Instructions on Posting a Picture on the Blog

Here is the link to the document I created with instructions on posting a picture to our blog. Please share your pictures with the team!

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgchn7d5_0fd5bc9

Lisa and Nancy,
I'm looking forward to seeing the pics from your lake house.

I'm hoping to get to Hobby Lobby to pick up some of those chargers if there are any left!! Great idea for demo-ing and hostess gifts. :)

Great Credit Card News

Hi Everyone,

Yes, I think I have another new recruit joining our team. Her name is Sharon Bruner and she lives in Fishers. She saw the catalog I had given a friend of mine and called me last week to discuss the opportunity. She loved the product and is excited about the opportunity and really loved the blog idea. She will be fun to have on the team!

I love this credit card deal. I've signed on last night and I agree it does look very easy! I think it will really help bump up our sales.

I'm hoping to post some pictures of master bathroom, it turned out really great. Gina, I may need to know how to do that. Is it difficult???


I found the chargers they used for the Make and Take at Hobby Lobby in Carmel and bought 12 of them. I am going to use those as my demo instead of the board and then give it to the hostess as a gift. If anyone else comes up with an inexpensive idea I would love to hear it. I think that will be better than just using the white board. Might be a little more exciting!

Well Happy Fall Selling Everyone and Great News on your New Recruit Gina!

Lisa Hall (aka wordwall)

I Finally Got On...

Actually Lisa showed me how to get on a couple weeks ago but I was unable to posts a message until I signed up. I'm on a computer all day but this blogging is new to me!

I am really excited about this stuff. Had alot of orders from my first party and I have two parties booked so far. The response has been great. I'm going out tomorrow to shop around for ideas for Hostess gifts that I can make with Fall and Halloween expressions. If I find something unique, I'll be sure to share them.

I think I have a new recruit. A gal I used to work with is really interested and almost a definite yes. Her name is Val Fahey and she lives in the Pontiac (Michigan) area. She will definitely be part of our team and already wants to go to the convention next year. I'm making plans as well!!!

Gina... I like the laundry room and your bedroom. I put a custom expression in my (and Lisas) lake cottage last weekend but didn't have my camera. I'll take pictures this weekend. It turned out really cute.

That's it for now.

Nancy (aka Wallchatter)

Credit Cards and Half Price Catalogs!

Hi Ladies!

I'm not sure if you've had a chance to read the latest company announcements, but I'm very excited about them.

The company has negotiated a deal with ProPay where we can sign up to accept credit card payments from our customers. It's a low annual fee and low per transaction fee and no monthly minimums that you are required to meet. I had checked into several companies a couple of months ago and the deal with ProPay is way better than anything else I'd seen out there. I signed up today. I haven't processed a credit card transaction yet, but it looks like it will be very easy to do via the ProPay website or by phone if you prefer. There is a link on the Demonstrator home page to ProPay. Check it out!

The other exciting news was that the Spring/Summer catalogs are now being offered at half price while supplies last. I've ordered a few sets. They would be great for leaving at doctor's offices, hair salons, teachers lounges, etc. I would recommend reserving one copy for your personal files to keep for ideas in the future. Remember that even though an expression may get retired, you could create it as a customized design. I'm looking forward to being able to do curves and arches within the next month or so. I think that was announced a week or so ago.

I have a potential recruit who lives in Chatanoogo, TN. She is getting married in a couple of weeks and wants to talk once she returns from her honeymoon. I'm very excited that we are growing our team so nicely. If we get her signed up, we'll have representation in 4 states! Erika is talking to a potential recruit in Florida and Lisa H. has mentioned that she is talking to someone as well. Good luck to you all.

Gina

Loved the Pictures

Thanks Gina,

Thanks for the information and the new color sheet template! I got my color sample sheets and love the new colors.

I'm talking to a possible new recruit tomorrow!

Happy Selling Everyone,

Lisa