New Consultant To-Do While You Are in the Queue

• Go over the 72 Hour Game Plan!!!

Commit to “Treat your Business like a Business”

• Write a list of 50 Names
• Book your first 3-5 Parties (Launch Party within 5 days!)
• Promote your parties through facebook, Instagram, phone calls, Evites & flyers
• Repeat steps 1-4 with yourself & your team!!!

Business Setup

• Decide which bank you want to start a business checking account with… and go set one up!!! Input this info in BLESS and be sure to validate your account!
• Contact your City Hall to see if you need a business license!! Every city/county has different requirements! Some may also require a tax license, because we are charging tax… but not collecting it (Lularoe collects and pays it for us!)
• Decide how you would like to set up your business; either as a Sole Proprietorship, or an LLC!
• NOTE: When you are choosing your DBA or fictitious name, you CANNOT use “Lularoe” In the title!!! It can be any name you’d like, but it cannot have Lularoe in the title
• Create a PayPal account if you don’t already have one. This can be used as a back-up, just in case there is an issue with Bless.
• OR Create a Square account for a back-up to Bless… it isn’t essential, but just in case the system ever goes down, you will have something else to use  Don’t forget to request a free card reader! (I like to have 2 or 3 on hand at all times! I keep them in my cash box.
•  Insurance.  Contact your insurance company and see if you will need extra or a rider on your policy to cover your LuLa inventory.
• Add yourself to the consultant map (after you’ve placed your first order!!), by clicking here.

Mailing Prep

• Create an online account with USPS!!
• Create your UPS My Choice online account! This will track yourLuLaRoe orders and notify you when they have shipped and when they will arrive so you can tell your customers, etc.  This isn’t a necessity, but it is FREE to sign up and great as either a backup to USPS or when (hopefully) a customer orders a TON of stuff
• Order as many Flat Rate Envelopes here:
• And Bubble Mailer Envelopes  as you can here
• I also buy these poly mailers from a seller on etsy
• I use stamps.com for my USPS shipping.  When I signed up I received a free scale.  Hopefully they are still having this offer when you are in the queue.  If not (or if you don’t plan on using stamps), I have heard this scale works pretty well.
• Shipping label printer.  I use this one.
• Buy some shipping tape!

Clothing Prep

• If you are planning on selling online, you will need a mannequin, this one looks great in pictures.
• Clothing racks!!!  You will probably need at least 2 to start with.  If you plan on doing several in-home parties and events, I recommend using collapsible ones.   If not, I like the heavy duty Z-racks with extra hang bar, a light weight rack for kids clothes and some waterfall racks for leggings.
• Sizing rings and small sizers for hangers. I couldn’t find XXS size rings, so the plan is to put XXS and XS together, but have the small sizers on those hangers. Same with kids tops, dresses, skirts.
• Hangers. Shop around for Velvet hangers. COSTCO, Aldi, BJ’s, Marshalls, Amazon and other regional chains have the hangers. I got some at Amazon and some at Marshalls. Also purchase pant hangers and kids hangers. Found in our personal stash some nice wood hangers if I chose to use them to photograph inventory ever.  I use this hanger for skirts.
• Not a “must have” but a Tag gun comes in very handy when a tag comes off a piece of clothing.
• Pink Lularoe to transport items on hangers to pop-ups. Also helpful taking packages to post office if you don’t arrange for pick-ups. The Lularoe bags are larger and much cuter! But if you are near an Ikea the ones they have they are much cheaper, but smaller in size.
• If you are planning on doing at home parties (or having people to your home store, if you plan on having one), a cash box will be needed.   (Make sure to have enough change on hand to accommodate cash customers!!!)

Prepping your Marketing

• Set up your email.  Most people use gmail and format it as follows: LuLaRoe[firstname][lastname]@gmail.com
• Create your FB VIP page and your FB Group.  Do not invite anyone into them until you are MUCH closer to getting the call.
• Business Cards are a MUST.  You should have them on you at all times.  Make sure they include your name, email, phone, fb link to your group.
• Create your business social media pages:  instagram, pinterest, twitter, youtube, periscope – whatever you feel will work best for you.
• Get your care cards together that you will include with each purchase (online or in person).
• Start thinking of Facebook, social media, posts.  Write it down.
• Decide Pop Up days in advance & BOOK THEM

Selling Online

• Get your background for your pictures.  There are plenty out there.  I would suggest a paper background, while not as durable as one of the plastic ones, it also avoids light reflections.   I would also suggest not getting one of the backgrounds that includes a “floor”, the perspective sometimes doesn’t look right in pictures.
• Lighting, you will need good lighting.  The better the picture, the more your chance of selling your item.  Make sure people can (generally) tell what color an item is.    I have this lighting kit.
• Once you get your clothes, collage your images making sure that you have your name (or your business name), the item type and size.  I like LuLaCollage – it is free and available in the app store.   While you are in the queue, it would be a good idea to take some clothes you already have and play with the lighting, background and collaging.  Once all of your clothes arrive, it will seem too daunting to take this task on and unbox everything.