WHAT DO I DO FIRST?
Yay!! You've signed up! You're an official Chalk Couture Designer! Congratulations on jumping on this great opportunity! We are so excited you are here. I know you have a million questions, I did too! I want to try to make it easy for you to soak up all the information out there. This website will be your best resource so you can access all the great training that is offered to you. Now that you are a designer, you are able to go right into your back office and order products at your designer discount which is 40% off of retail. You will, however, receive a coupon from the company a week or so after your kit ships for the ONE TIME use additional 15% off coupon! This is a great chance to stock up on everything you have been eyeing!
Click here to see our suggested what to buy guide to maximize your investment
FIRST LET'S GO OVER COMMON FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS!
Q- How long does it take to get my kit?
A- Orders are processed within w business day in my situations and you should have your kit within 5-7 days for us an 7-14 days for Canada.
Q- Do I have to pay the $19.99 fee if I don’t want a website?
A- Remember this is a business. Businesses have expenses. JOBS do not. You are starting your own business… there will be costs. Website maintenance is one of them. The $19.99 is not charged upon sign up, but will start the second month. It covers your website, back office training, and you receive a transfer each month for the club couture. You are getting this transfer one month before it’s released to the public, so you can promote the transfer and show your customers what can be done with it. There is no way to avoid this fee. Websites cost money to maintain. Your website is a way to send people to your site to purchase, and you receive a 25% commission on those sales. Also you should not be charged this fee until the 2nd month of your business.
Q How do I log in and place an additional order?
A- Please go to your website (http://myoffice.chalkcouture.com on the top bar, click LOG IN. You'll see a screen with widgets and information. On the top bar, you'll select "STORE" and that is where you purchase additional inventory. Your prices shown are reflecting the 40% discount.
Q- What is Personal Volume?
A- Personal volume is the wholesale amount of orders. There are different requirements for levels within the company. Your own purchases count towards your PV because you pay wholesale amount. When an order comes in online through your website, you will get credit for the wholesale amount. (i.e. $100 retail order, you get $60 of that towards your personal volume)
Q- What is the minimum I need to sell in order to keep my designer status?
A- Minimum is $150 per QUARTER. This starts in the quarter following your sign up and follows calendar quarters (I.e. q4= Oct, Nov, Dec). If you sign up in October, you will not be removed as a designer until the following quarter if you fail to meet minimums)
Q- What is the minimum I need in order to earn commission if I start building a team?
A- If you have a team and wish to be paid commissions for your downline you need to submit $200 in Personal Volume per month.
Q- What does PSQ Mean?
A- Personally Sponsored Qualified- This applies to your downline and applies when you want to promote to a new career title. To advance in rank you’ll see requirements such a Team Volume, Personal Volume and PSQ- This means you need to have so many designers on your downline who have qualified. Qualifed means they have at least $100 in PV.
Q- What is the Designer Debut , and how do the designer dollars work?
A-Designer Debut is a fast start program that rewards you with designer dollars (product credit) for meeting certain requirements within the first 3 months you are with the company. In our launch plan guide you'll see a plan of attack to complete your designer debut. Follow this to help get you to complete it and earn up to $720 in FREE PRODUCT!
For more information check out this link- https://essentials.chalkcouture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ReadMe_DesignerDebut.pdf
Q-How do we receive our designer dollars?
A- They are instantly uploaded to your back office and arrive the 15th of each month! Free money!
Q-How do I seal my projects to make them permanent
A- You can use a clear acrylic sealer. We recommend a SPRAY sealer so you don’t smudge your design. Honestly, if your design won’t be outside and getting wet, you don’t need to seal it a lot of the time. The chalk paste holds up very well.
Q-How do I clean Transfers?
A- Lay your transfer in water or rinse at the sink. Then lay sticky side up, wipe with a disinfectant wipe and let them air dry. Once they are dry place back on the backing paper or in an art portfolio. If you are not near a sink, you can use something like a dish drying mat and spray bottle. Place your transfer sticky side up, spray and wipe with a clorox wipe.
Q-My Chalk Paste is really thick. What should I do?
A- Add a little bit of water and stir with a a plastic stirring stick, our multi tool is amazing for stirring paste!
Q- I’m having some issues, who do I contact first?
A- Always contact your sponsor first. If you sponsor cannot help you, you can email corporate or you can call corporate directly at 1-844-673-6316. If you have an issue with an order and email them, it will require a photo. Please be sure to submit a photo of any product damage, so they can go through the appropriate steps to remedy the situation.
WHAT DO I DO WHILE I WAIT FOR MY KIT?
The excitement is building! You’re ready to dive in, but what can you do to prepare yourself so you’re off to a great start when you’re waiting on your kit?
Here are a few ideas.
Set up your back Office
Upload your photo, social media links and bio under the "change settings" selection under your name in the back office. People are more likely to shop with a familiar face and if you have story to share and can fill in your bio, that helps people connect with you and makes them more likely to build a relationship with you!
Go through Chalk University
We have a lot of products and it can get very confusing! Chalk Couture has created a training program just for YOU! It's called chalk university and includes a lot of short, easy to follow videos that highlight our products, how to use them and get the most out of them! It's very important that you go through Chalk University. You will find it along the top banner when you log into your chalk Site. (see image below)
READ EVERYTHING!
Along the top tab in your back office is the RESOURCES tab. Here is basically your chalk couture bible! This contains FAQ's on every topic, from incentive trips, to products, to ongoing promotions and everything else under the sun! There are video trainings on specific transfers, videos from corporate staff, videos you can share, social media graphics and more. Literally, EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW IS HERE! So bookmark your site and go to resources all the time!
Organize! Create a folder on your computer to keep all your chalk couture images, videos, documents and more. You want one central location that is easy to find everything you need to effectively run your business.
Start your Facebook page-
Here is a video walkthrough on how to do that. (this video is in designer studio, you must be a member to access this. All designers are encouraged to join this group. Its the corporate run designer group.
https://www.facebook.com/cora.couterier.3/videos/625140258033505/
Personal page or business?- Yes you CAN share your chalk couture business on your personal page, or you can use a business page. Note that business pages that more work, you will need to post consistenly 4 times a day, and go LIVE a LOT to build this audience. You will also most likely need to pay and run some ads if you want to grow your page quickly.
You can use a personal page too by just sharing your projects and your life asking asking your friends to share! Do NOT be spammy! sharing your chalk couture link all the time is NOT how to do it! We want to build relationships!!
Start a VIP Group on Facebook- In Order to run ANY special or discount pricing, bundles, etc you MUST do this within private setting such as a facebook group! The easiest way to do this is to start a facebook GROUP. Learn how to set up a group HERE
Order Promotional materials like business cars and banners.
Order your business cards, if you plan to do vendor events order your banner and work on building displays. Here is the link to vista print to order promo materials
https://chalkcouture.go.customprintcenter.com/login
Begin Sharing videos and Photos on your page to Build Excitement
Our team has created a one spot to share videos we make and our photos that you are welcome to use. Please do not add your own watermark to these unless it specifically states you can. Download them and save them to your computer.
We have a team Dropbox which allows you to access a lot of photos and videos for your usage.
You are not only welcome but ENCOURAGED to use any of the videos in the dropbox. These are great to use as your preparing for your launch and to share with friends and family to let them know a little more about your new adventure!
Team Facebook Page
Go to the team facebook page HERE and request to join.
