What to Say in All the Other Thank You Notes You Write in Your Direct Sales Business

The final list of people you want to send thank you notes to in your business include people who send you referrals, new connections, people who help you, peers and mentors. You can’t overuse a thank you note. Here are suggestions for what to write.

Referrals

Outline for a Thank You Note to Referrals (you can write these sentences in any order you choose)

1. Reason for the note
2. Something about the recipient
3. Something about the transaction or the referral

Thank you for referring Susie to me. I appreciate your thinking of me, and it was fun helping her. BTW, she has excellent taste like you.

Even if Susie didn’t buy anything, the referrer should get a note. She could have sent Susie to someone else or no one at all. Susie should get a note too even if she didn’t buy anything.

New Connection

Outline for a Thank You Note to a New Connection (you can write these sentences in any order you choose)

1. Reason for the note
2. A sentence about the meeting or something you have in common
3. A sentence about her

It was great meeting you today at the networking breakfast, and thanks for the recommendation on the printer. I look forward to seeing you again soon and to learning more about your business.

Everyone Else

Outline for a Thank You Note to Uplines, Mentors, Peer, Helpers and Home Office (you can write these sentences in any order you choose)

1. Reason for the note
2. A sentence about the impact that was made on you
3. A sentence about the person

Upline

Thank you for all of your support. Your advice is just what I needed to earn the trip. I can’t wait for all the fun we’re going to have in Hawaii!

Peer

Thank you for all the help you’ve given me in my business. I’m so glad that (company’s name) brought us together. This business is so much more fun with you.

Helper

Thank you for taking the time to help me sort out my receipts for my taxes. I appreciate your knowledge and tips. I’ve already recommended you to all my friends.

Home Office

Thank you for everything you do for us. You are always so patient and helpful. You make it easier for me to do my job.

In the next, and final post of this series, we talk about the note-writing system to make it easy for you to use the handwritten note in your direct sales business.

Cheering for you,
Kelly

This is part of a series about how the handwritten thank you note can help your direct sales business.
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