On the weekend, we had 25 family and friends over for a beautiful Sunday afternoon BBQ. My oldest daughter decided she would take this opportunity to make a quick buck and became quite the entrepreneur (the whole apple/tree thing!) and was charging people to take a tour of her messy room! So after my initial horrified laughter (parents know it well), I was told that she was charging $1 for a single tour and if you paid her $2 you received a “Forever Pass” to tour my daughter’s bedroom for the rest of your days. Seems fair right?! Again, horrified laughter. Taking money from our guests kinda goes against everything I believe about hosting a party! #parentfail
Although, I really do have to say, I was impressed with the upsell – I can probably learn a thing or 2 from my daughter. A) Sell relentlessly! Kids really are great at this – they always seem to get what they want. B) Once you sell, then upsell.
I also have to admit, my daughter made more money than me this weekend, so that made me proud, to say the least. I totally encourage all forms of commerce, even if it is robbing our guests of ALL the change in their wallets. YIKES! I wonder if anyone will ever come over to our house again?!
BOTTOM LINE: Making money is easier than you think. Don’t get in the way of yourself. Don’t overcomplicate it. Keep asking for the sale!
