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Direct Sales Bookings: 6 Simple Ways to Get One

Direct Sales Bookings: The Lifeblood of Your Business! Yet getting them is not the easiest task for many. Why? Because you hate to "bug" your friends and family. You hate to ask to something you know is basically a sales-oriented thing. You feel bad doing it, even though you know they'd love it! But this is the wrong way to think. The mindset you need to have continuously is that you are A Booking Machine. You get bookings easily and constantly . You have a fully-booked calendar. Yeah, right. If it were just that easy. Ready to get bookings come to you?       It can be. But, that's just the first step. Every day, tell yourself you are going to get a booking today. Say it out loud in the morning. Set your day up for this task. Then do one of the following each and every day (5 days out of 7): 1. Pick up the phone and call your best customers. Tell them they will get (a hostess gift, a 30% savings on their next order, a pony) if they will hold a