What an amazing month. I adore each and every one of you ladies! I am so lucky to get to work with a group of the best ladies around. I have made so many amazing friendships.
Keep up the amazing work. I cannot wait to see each of you achieve your goals and dreams!

As Always Dream Big,

Understanding everything you are going to be reading over the next few days can be very confusing. I am hoping that this will help you understand something that I find vital to having a successful business. I am sure you are wondering what the requirements are to stay an active Origami Owl® Independent Designer. 

Requirements to stay an active Origami Owl® Independent Designer:
$75 in PV (personal Volume) in one month during a three month period. Submit $75 in Personal Volume one month during a 3 month period. On the fourth month you go to inactive status. You can regain active status by submitting an order of $75 in PV during one month. Your commission goes back to full 20-40% immediately. 
PV is the wholesale amount you are buying the jewelry for from the Nest. They take the 20-40% discount off the retail amount to calculate the PV/Wholesale amount. If you earn $250 PV during a one month period you will earn 30-50% commission on all of your personal sales.

Why is being active important:
It allows you to login our back office, O2 lounge, order products at the wholesale price, order business supplies, sell to customers, {exclusive} training, attend Origami Owl® events, earns you maximum commission of 20-40%, and so much more!

How to check if I am active, Commission Rate, active team members, etc:

• Log into your back office 
• Find My O2 Business
• Find my O2 Dashboard

What is being Active as a Designer in a Qualifying Month mean? 
This is for your Upline’s Retail Bonus Override (aka, downline commission)

• Your immediate mentor (the person who introduced you to business) earns downline commission on the PV of their total team (called CTV – central team volume).
• In order for a leader to earn downline commission at their rank level (Leading Designer, Team Leader, Senior Team Leader, etc.), they must have a certain number of “active” Designers on their front line, corresponding to the requirement for that level.
• In order for a Designer to be considered active for their mentor, the first line Designer must have $75 in PV in the qualifying month.
  
• Team Such a HOOT offers an additional perk as well.  When a Designer stays active (75 PV in the previous month), they are included on the Find a Designer locator. Every time someone searches for your city and Origami Owl your name will appear in those searches. Therefore bringing more leads to you. 
  

If you have any more questions please let me know. I would love to help answer them. Please Email me.

As Always Dream Big,

One of the things I {love} about Origami Owl® is that we offer so many different options to help tell your story. Creating awareness with Origami Owl® jewelry is so easy. It is sure to mean a lot to the people in your life that are affected by the cause you are representing in your locket.  

We carry many different awareness ribbons different causes. Here is a list of some of the causes we have ribbons for:

ADD and ADHD
Adoption
AID's
ALS
Alzheimer’s disease
Animal Abuse
Anti-Gay Bullying
Anti- Bullying
Autism
Brain Cancer
Breast Cancer
Chiari Malformation
Childhood Cancer
Child Abuse
Colon Cancer
Crohn’s Disease
Cystic Fibrosis
Deployed Military Member
Domestic violence
Dyscalculia
Eating Disorder Awareness
Endometriosis 
Epilepsy
Father’s Rights and Parental Rights
Fibromyalgia
Gastrointestinal cancer
Heart Disease 
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Homelessness
Huntington’s disease
Pregnancy/ Infant Loss/ Miscarriage / 
Lupus
Lung Cancer
Lymphoma
Luekemia
Macular degeneration
Melanoma
Migraine
Ovarian Cancer
Overdose Prevention
Pancreatic cancer
Hemiplegia Hemiparesis or Pediatric Stroke
Pulmonary hypertension
Religious tolerance
Rett Syndrome Suicide Prevention
Sarcoidosis
Skin Cancer
Support our Troops
Thyroid cancer
Victims of 9/11
Ulcerative Colitis
Wildland Firefighters

Along with so many other causes out there. If there is a cause that is close to your heart please Email me today. I would love to help you find the ribbon for you.  

As Always Dream Big,

Have you heard the buzz? On August 18th Origami Owl® launched their Fall/ Winter 2014 collection. Which is packed full with over 300 new items to help you tell your story even more. Now we offer Lanyard Lockets, new charms, plates, dangles, earrings, a Bridal Collection, all of the crystals in the new twist lockets, birthstones, accent stones, the Clara earrings and the Sophia earrings  are made with Swarvoski® crystals. They are stunning. I am truly so excited that we now offer a custom bangle line, which we call the Core™ by Origami Owl®. It allows you to create bangles or necklaces. It is a line based with 925 Sterling Silver metal. The gold or rose gold items are plates in 18K golds. I know you are going to love these amazing new products just as much as I do. Now let's check out some of these amazing new products.  

What do you think? Comment below with what you think of the new products. What are you most excited to get in your hands?

If you have any questions please Email me. Are you ready to see it all? Visit my Website 

As Always Dream Big,

First off CONGRATULATIONS on starting this amazing journey with your NEW direct sales business. I know when I started my Origami Owl® business I had NO idea how to get bookings for Jewelry Bars® or how to get the Origami Owl® name out there. I wish I had a blog post like this to read when I started. I hope you find this helpful. 

Here are a few tips I have found to be the most successful in helping me keep a full calendar every month:

1. Have a Launch Party. Most people think this is silly and should just skip this step, but truly it is key to starting your business off on the right foot.  I always host a launch party whenever a new catalog comes out, hostess special changes, new consultant/designer incentive come out, yearly anniversary, milestones, etc. I love having a chance to get my friends and family together. Plus, have them bring friends. It gives them a chance to win a prize just for bringing a friend. The more the merrier. If you want you can play games (Future blog post soon), offer prizes and incentives. Looking for tips on a hosting a successful Launch Party? Read this blog post: Steps to a Successful Launch Party.

2. Get catalogs {TOM'S} and your flyers out there. Make sure you have your information on any marketing piece you put out there. It is a great form of advertising for your business. I suggest putting them in a teacher’s lounge at your child’s school, employee lunchroom, doctor’s offices, walk around your neighborhood introducing your products especially around holidays such as Mother’s Day, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day. I highly suggest offering your neighbors a discount off of their first purchase. These are the people who will give you referrals. Definitely get your spouse involved by having them bring some catalogs to work with them. My husband does this for me all of the time now. 

3. Marketing your business. I am truly a big believer in making money before you put money out. You always have to put a little money out there to start. If an opportunity arises that will allow you to put an ad out for a low cost, DO IT! Some places I suggest trying: newspapers, kids yearbooks, your church bulletin board, dance class, hair salon, post office, karate class, Martial Arts Class or even your alumni newsletter. Looking for more marketing ideas? Visit: Ways to Promote your Direct Sales business, Marketing your New Origami Owl® business or More tips on Marketing your Direct Sales business.

4. Don't be afraid to host a party or event in an out of the box different place. They are FUN! Personally, I love do lunch time quick parties at an office. Go out to some local offices ask if you can do a short party during their lunch. I have found that those working in an office LOVE it. It breaks up their day and gives them a chance to socialize while shopping. The benefit of doing them during lunches is that you do not have to worry about attendance, they are already there working. Are you lacking events this month? Plan your own multi vendor event. Find some local Direct Sales ladies that you would love to host the event with. It gives you a chance to meet their customers, make new direct sales friends and host a vendor event. Win win if you ask me. 

5. Wear your product, use your product, wear company branded clothing every where. You will be surprised how many people will ask about what you are wearing, using, etc. 

I hope these steps help you in filling your calendar every month. Remember set yourself apart. Provide amazing customer service. It will have customers coming back, referring people to you and being loyal. Be consistent. The key to really taking your business to the next level is to do it daily. If something does not work, adjust it. You will find your groove. 

If you have any questions please email me. 

As Always Dream BIG,