Sales Party Hostess

What is a Sales Party Hostess?

The following job responsibilities are common for individuals in sales party hostess roles:

• Host sales parties with the goal of selling products to attendees
• Setup product displays before parties and demonstrate products during parties
• Socialize with party attendees and grow networks to increase hosting opportunities and create a network of secondary sales hostesses
• Sell wine, makeup, kitchen tools, storage containers, food items, purses, intimacy items, and various other products

A Day in the Life of a Sales Party Hostess

Sales party hostesses have three major responsibilities: host sales parties, recruit individuals to throw parties, and recruit other sales hostesses. While some sales hostesses host parties at their own homes, most of them host parties at the homes of clients. Often the individual organizer will provide food and refreshments. In these circumstances, the sales party hostess simply shows up at the location of the party, sets up displays, and socializes and demonstrates products during the party.

While selling products at parties is how the sales party hostess earns an income—commissions are earned on all products sold—another critical aspect of the role of the sales party hostess is finding individuals with a large group of friends who are willing to organize parties. The more frequently a sales party hostess throws parties, the more money she’ll make, so networking during parties is critical for finding new clients who are willing to allow sales party get-togethers at their homes.

Finally, while some women work as individual sales party hostesses, others make additional incomes by recruiting and training other sales party hostesses. When recruiting and training other hostesses, the recruiting hostess may earn a referral bonus or may even earn a commission on all products sold by recruited hostesses. As such, the most successful sales party hostesses are women who love talking to people, aren’t afraid to sell things, and have a constant desire to grow their networks.

Typical Work Schedule for Sales Party Hostesses

Sales party hostesses make their own schedules, so they can work as much or little as they want and whatever hours they prefer. Their time is spent hosting actual parties, entering sales into company databases to earn commissions, and recruiting new party-throwers and sales party hostesses.

Sales Party Hostess Specializations

Sales party hostesses can sell products from one or multiple product lines. The list below is not exhaustive—hundreds of opportunities are available—but here are some of the most popular product lines sold by sales party hostesses.

• The Pampered Chef: Sales party hostesses who sell The Pampered Chef items prepare food for parties and demonstrate recipes, cooking tools, and spices used to make the food.
• Stella & Dot: Sales party hostesses that sell Stella & Dot jewelry organize trunk shows where jewelry is put on display, tried on, and purchased by party attendees.
• Avon and Mary Kay: Sales party hostesses that sell Avon and Mary Kay cosmetic and personal care items generally throw makeover parties where women can try new makeup and products.
• Tupperware: Tupperware was one of the first companies to have major success with sales parties, and sales party hostesses still thrive today selling storage containers at sales parties.

Typical Employers

The top ten home party product lines include Avon, Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Amway, Tupperware, Scentsy, Thirty-One, Arbonne International, Stampin’ Up, and Younique.