You don’t need to be a wine expert to be successful as an independent Traveling Vineyard Consultant. Even if you have no experience in sales or running your own home based business, we make it easy for you to succeed starting with your very first wine tasting event. In today’s economy you might be looking for just the right home-based business opportunity to spread your wings, unchain yourself from a desk, spend more quality time with the important people in your life and create a flexible and fun working environment.
As an Independent Wine Consultant with The Traveling Vineyard you will have all that and more! The Traveling Vineyard provides you with a turnkey self-employment business opportunity.
Our consultants are a key ingredient for The Traveling Vineyard – along with the wine, of course. That’s why we deliver everything you need to be a home based entreprenuer success right at the start.
Once you decide to become a Traveling Vineyard Consultant, there’s a three-step process that puts you on the path to making money from your home based business and sharing our love of wine with friends, old and new.
All you need to get started is our business in a box
The first step is the purchase of our Success Kit. Your kit will include all the administrative items and accessories to run your business and offer product demonstrations, including
Tasting glasses
A convenient carry box
A six-bottle wine carrier
Wine accessories
Web site access
Marketing materials, including brochure and a news release to announce your business
Various administrative forms
It’s your business in a box. The Success Kit costs $99 – and we’ll show you how to recoup that cost quickly.
The second step is to purchase your first two tasting sets for $75. The wine in these two sets is a $160 value, so that’s a 53 percent discount. Once you buy them, you’ll never need to buy another tasting set if you’re successful.
What does success look like? Success is a “qualified” tasting event – an event that results in at least $150 in what we term Interest To Orders. Ask anyone of our hundreds of consultants across the country and you’ll find that it’s not hard to reach that mark. Our average events run well over $400. Even better, our surveys tell us that 2 or 3 people out of 10 at a Traveling Vineyard free home wine tasting event will want to book their very own event, so our Consultants find it very easy to fill their calendars.
Every time you host a qualifying event, you’ll get a certificate or bonus to replace a tasting set. We do things this way for a very honest reason: We need to prevent people from selling our tasting sets. It’s just that simple.
The third and final step on your road to success gives you an incentive to make back your start-up costs.
If you host three qualifying events in your first 60 days as a Traveling Vineyard consultant, we will give you a $99 refund. That refund wipes out what you paid for the Success Kit
14. Your Career Path Is Finally Up to YOU
Hobbyists
Part-Time Aficionados
Enthusiasts
Business Builders
Dream Builders
Career Professionals
15. Products
Two 5-bottle tasting sets
Business
(ships separately)
Three Admin
Convenience
in one corkscrew or
TTV corkscrew
FREE First 3 months of a
Items
personal estate website +
Wine chiller
Monthly Marketing
6-bottle tote
Communications Program
2 tastingAway
Wine buckets
Set18 Event invitations
of tasting glasses pourers
5 acrylic wine with
carrying case
Interest to order forms
TTV vacuum pump
Success Kit
Brushedbottle hosting &
Wine stainless steel foil
recruiting brochures
cutter
17. Success Kit $160
First 2 Tasting Sets $150
Just $174 ($136 Savings!)
Shipping $19.95 for Shipping
Plus $19.95
TOTAL $329.95
$99 REFUND!
Start your new career for $75
18. Get Paid 9 Ways!
1 2 3
Personal
Marketing Personal Management
Fees Bonus Bonuses
4 5 6
Early Team Leader
Fast Start Promotion Promotion
Bonuses Bonuses Bonuses
7 Leadership
Bonuses 8
Generation
Overrides 9
Director Leg
Pool Bonuses
20. 15 Titles of Recognition
& Reward!
Diamond
Fast Start Bonuses, Management
Director Bonuses, Leadership Bonuses,
Generation Bonuses,
Director Leg Bonus Pool
Emerald Director
Emerald Director
Ruby Director
Ruby Director Fast Start Bonuses, Management
Bonuses, Leadership Bonuses,
Director
Director Generation Bonuses
Senior Team Leader
Senior Team Leader
Fast Start Bonuses, Management
Team Leader
Team Leader Bonuses, Leadership Bonuses
4 Star Leader
4 Star Leader
Fast Start Bonuses,
3 Star Leader
3 Star Leader Management Bonuses
2 Star Leader
2 Star Leader
15% - 35% Marketing
1 Star Leader
1 Star Leader Fees, 20% discount on
personal purchases
Wine Aficionado
Wine Aficionado
23. 8 Points of Greatness
Wine-Sourcing Genius - Our Commitment to Boutique
Wines
Fact: 87% of all wine consumed in the U.S. today comes from just 75 wineries, despite the
presence of over 6,500 wineries in the U.S. alone.
A Great Product –– Our Product is Recession-Proof
The Worse the Times, the More we Consume
A Culture That Puts YOU First!
Supportive, Friendly, Understanding Leadership and
World HQ
A Highly-Competitive Compensation Plan
A Stable, Reliable Technology Platform
World Class Training and Incentive Plans
Training Calls-Leadership Retreat-Annual Incentive Trip-Annual Harvest
Notes de l'éditeur
Welcome to The Traveling Vineyard’s “Taste of Our Business” presentation.
Are you ready for your “Screen Test”? Then strike a pose and smile: Here we go!
If you love wine…. If you love people… And if making extra money—a little or a lot of extra money—in your spare time, or full time, doing something you love—would be a welcome change… Do we have an opportunity for you to consider!!!
Imagine… standing or sitting among new-found friends in their living rooms just a few times a month extolling the virtues and tasting the wares of the world’s finest vineyards… Events like this happen every day somewhere in America. Best of all, events like this are self-perpetuating: each one usually results in two or more delighted guests asking their traveling wine Consultant for a repeat performance at their homes so their wine-loving friends can learn and partake. So finding new venues and eager new attendees takes very little effort at all. Our Traveling wine consultants just have to be sure to have their calendars along so they can book new venues on the spot! Fine wine is recession-proof. Fine wine is compelling. Fine wine is a line item in millions of families’ budgets. In the next few minutes you’ll see how easy it is to make extra money as you develop and embrace fun, new friends.
My name is Rick Libby. I’ll be your Head Cheerleader when you join our ranks! What I’ll do is give you a solid platform to stand on and a simple formula: enjoy great people on a regular basis, de-mystify the wine selection process for them, and share world class products from winemakers with over 100 years of combined experience in global wine production, sourcing and bottling.
Did you know? The United States has surpassed France as the top wine-drinking nation? It’s true! In 2010 alone, more than 326 million cases of wine were sold here; that’s 30 billion dollars in sales. Wine is budgeted household item in countless homes. And from the research we’ve seen, wine is recession-proof. Enjoyed responsibly, wine is a fun, wonderfully intriguing product. Why not become the face and the voice for the best wines in the world in your local area? As an Independent Wine Consultant, your exciting mission will be to bring the romance and knowledge of foremost winery tasting rooms into the private homes of eager, willing American wine drinkers.
You may not know this: The direct selling industry employs more than 15 million people in the U.S. and enjoys upward of 28 billion dollars in annual sales. From kitchen utensils to nutritional supplements, to storage containers, American consumers often buy products at home, surrounded by friends and family. Your mission as an Independent Traveling Vineyard Consultant will be to let homeowners and their guests decide what they like and don’t like about premier global wines in the comfort of their own homes instead of purchasing from stores based on pretty labels and price points!
The traveling vineyard business is truly one of the most fun careers in existence. Need confirmation? Ask any of ours Consultants … or simply read their testimonials; you’ll find them right here on our web site. So, what’s in it for you compensation-wise, you’re probably already wondering. Why should the Traveling Vineyard story become your story?
As a Traveling Vineyard Consultant, you’re compensated for your outreach and effectiveness up to nine different ways; you’re recognized and applauded for your successes; and we provide everything you need to help ensure your success. If you’re ambitious, gregarious and love talking to great people about great wine, you can succeed here.
Like you, I love a great wine. Far more importantly, I really love this business and the Five F’s that capture its essence. The following five F’s aren’t in any particular order because—for you, especially at the outset—you may rate Financial reward above fun; but once you get going, the fun factor may well wiggle its way into first place. It happens, because these truly are FUN endeavors. Traveling vineyard consultants are social and fun-loving, their hosts are fun-loving, and the attendees are fun-loving. So…fun plus fun plus fun equals really fun! Combine our product with your people and—voila!—fun becomes the common denominator. Of course, with fun people and good times, friendships result. You’ll develop deep, rich, rewarding friendships with hosts, event guests, traveling vineyard team members, and the new traveling vineyard consultants you sponsor to become part of your own team. Reaching your life goals financially, interpersonally and in other ways will be a big part of your Traveling Vineyard Independent Consultant experience. Although your goals may differ dramatically from every other Consultant’s, you’ll be on track to achieve the success and fulfillment you’re seeking. We’ll help you reach the goals that are most meaningful to you and reward you as you attain them. Instead of slogging through life, you’ll embark on an adventure of meeting new people and showing them how to choose and enjoy wine. If you’re looking for work flexibility, you’ve found it! This traveling vineyard business opportunity lets you build your work day around your own needs and desires. Finally, our liberal compensation plan lets you earn as much as you want. Although we’re not a “get rich quick scheme” we do offer a way to earn significant financial rewards through getting out and being seen and recognized as an approachable, available wine expert. Your ability to share your love of wine and the Traveling Vineyard opportunity with others is all it takes!
In November 2001, as I sat on an airplane on the way home from my first experimental wine-tasting event, the person next to me asked what I did for a living. I explained our business concept—that our independent consultants take five sample bottles of our exclusive and unique wines to someone’s home and run a wine-tasting event. I told him that what we’re offering is similar to a Tupperware party, but with wine! With a look of astonishment, my seat mate grinned and declared, “What a great idea!” The same thing happens today, whether I’m on a plane from Houston to Boston or Cincinnati to Seattle, chatting with strangers or friends. Our traveling vineyard events have averaged between $400 and $500 in future-event booking interest and/or immediate orders over the past 10 years. This number—$400 to $500—is important when we discuss the matter of your compensation (which is coming up, so please jot down the number now). Here’s your next vital statistic: for every event you run, on average at least two people will want to book a future traveling vineyard event with you. Think about this. Most party plan companies struggle to book additional shows or events. We’ve never had that problem.
Each month we survey hosts and attendees from the traveling vineyard events we conducted the previous month. At least 28% of former attendees tell us they want to host their own traveling vineyard event. So make sure you bring your calendar to each event so you can book the two or three people who want to get on your calendar.
I’m not a math genius, but I do know this: on average, for every event you run, you’ll get two bookings; from those two bookings, you’ll get 4 additional bookings; and from those four, you’ll get an average of 8 additional bookings. So there will be little need to advertise, very few marketing expenses, and no walking around town with a sandwich board advertising your traveling vineyard business. Simply run your first fun, engaging wine event—and two more should come your way! And if you decide to sponsor new people onto your own team, for each two events you run, there will be, on average, at least one person who’s interested in becoming a traveling vineyard consultant like you. What a great way to share a business opportunity you love while helping make a difference in someone else’s life! What a great way to build your own team.
This Traveling vineyard opportunity fits every kind of entrepreneur. If you’re interested in part time, great! If you’re interested in significantly augmenting your income or launching a new career, this opportunity works for you, too! With a traveling vineyard career, you earn extra money for whatever you need—a car, mortgage payment, education, family vacations, or retirement. Best of all, you can spend more time with your family or paying off debt while doing something you truly enjoy.
Our success kit gets you out the starting gate immediately. Included in your success kit are three categories of products. The first group consists of traveling vineyard products: two, five bottle tasting sets of our exclusive wines and an assortment of our top-selling wine accessory items. The second group includes business administration tools to help you run your traveling vineyard business. Your traveling vineyard personal estate website is yours free for the first three months. Our proprietary website lets you manage all aspects of your business, from ordering tasting sets and supplies to managing your events and customer lists for marketing purposes. Included in your personal estate website is a monthly professional, customizable marketing newsletter that you can send to your clients with a click of your mouse. We put together this professional email, so all you have to do is add your customers’ names and email addresses to enjoy professional marketing support; the traveling vineyard does all the heavy lifting for you. The last group of items includes convenience items: our 6-bottle wine tote and a set of 18 traveling wine-tasting glasses. The tote lets you put your tasting bottles in our monogrammed bag; our tasting glasses let your host know we’ve thought of everything to make the tasting go smoothly without a lot of work on his or her part.
So, what does it cost to get started? Are you holding your breath, dreading the answer? Relax! Do you have $225? Then you’re all set! And if you sign up today and have three successful wine-tasting event within sixty days, you’ll get $99 of the $225 back (not to mention your compensation percentage fees from the events you ran)! Here’s how it works…
Normally, our success kit costs $160 and your first two tasting sets are $150 plus $19.95 shipping for a total of $329.95. But for a limited time, we’re offering our complete success kit, with three free months of your personal estate website and your first two tasting sets (that’s 10 bottles of wine) for just $174.00 plus $19.95 for shipping and handling. This alone is a $136 dollar savings. Finally, if you hold two events within sixty days, with each event earning $250 or more in interest to orders, we’ll refund you $99…so you’ll actually be getting into your new career for just $75 (plus the $19.95 for S&H)! Just don’t wait. We can’t offer these steep discounts forever.
In 2010 when we re-launched the company, one of the most important changes we made was to develop a compensation plan that richly rewards our Consultants for their time and efforts. We tapped the wisdom of the top compensation plan architect in the industry and put together a plan that pays you back in nine ways. Here are the basics of the new plan.
Each month we’ll check to see what your personal volume is for the month. We’ll review all your event “interest to orders” and all your “online orders” from your personal estate website and figure out which payment bracket you achieved. Remember? I said earlier that our event average for the past decade has been approximately $500 in interest to orders. So if you hold nine events in any month—that’s two events per week plus one extra—you would likely achieve the 35% marketing fee payout percentage. What does this mean to you in real terms? Consider that the average home mortgage payment in the United States today is $1,687; the average rent is $890. With a marketing fee payout of $1,575 for 9 events at the average $500, you could easily pay for rent or cover 93% of an average American mortgage. If you held five events at our average $500, you would have a marketing fee payout of 25% and a check for $625. The average American family car payment is $300/month so your activities and payment could cover your car payment and provide you with an additional amount for savings for your family vacation or a nice dinner out. If you’re looking to add to your retirement account every month, by running two events every month (as a part-time traveling vineyard consultant usually does) you’ll be generating over $200 for your retirement account with a 20% marketing fee payout every month. And unlike other companies, a noteworthy part of our plan is that we pay you three times a month. We want you to stay happy, so we pay you more frequently to make sure we’re taking good care of your financial needs. We can tell you more about our compensation plan, but for now I just want to make sure we’ve covered the basics. But know this: by attracting additional people to your own team, you unlock additional financial rewards.
As you progress through our career levels, we add reward bonuses to your compensation plan. From Management bonuses, to leadership bonuses, to generation bonuses and ultimately the director leg bonus pool, the more you build, the more you benefit from your compensation plan.
We’re all about fun. By becoming an independent consultant for the traveling vineyard, we’ll provide you and a guest with all-expenses-paid adventures to world class locations on a traveling vineyard trip. In years past we’ve traveled to Italy, Bordeaux, California and Mexico. In 2012 you can earn a January 2013 all-expenses-paid trip to the beautiful island of Maui, a jewel of the Hawaiian Islands. This stellar opportunity is great for a number of reasons, but our company’s continuing greatness is only assured when fun, motivated, wine-loving people like you elect to become an integral part of our traveling vineyard family.
I assure you: our dealings will always be honest, forthright, friendly and fun. When can we welcome you to our team? We’d love to get to know you better and tell you more. Let’s chat!
To make sure you become great, we offer our 8 points of greatness…. 1) Wine-Sourcing Genius - Our Commitment to Boutique Wines Fact: 87% of all wine consumed in the U.S. today comes from just 75 wineries, despite the presence of over 6,500 wineries in the U.S. alone. 2) A Great Product – The Worse the Times, the More we Consume – Our Product is Recession-Proof 3) A Culture That Puts YOU First! 4) Supportive, Friendly, Understanding Leadership and World HQ 5) A Highly-Competitive Compensation Plan 6) A Stable, Reliable Technology Platform 7) World Class Training and Incentive Plans Training Calls Leadership Retreat Annual Incentive Trip Annual Harvest 8) An Abundance of Leads I assure you: our dealings will always be honest, forthright, friendly and fun. When can we welcome you to our team? We’d love to get to know you better and tell you more. Let’s chat!