How I became involved...

In January 2008, My friend and I went to the Phoenix Bridal Fashion Debut at the Civic Center in downtown Phoenix. While there, we cruised along the isles checking out all the event had to offer. There were hundreds of photographers, bakers, caterers, facilities, and more, but as we passed a booth called Heritage Makers, my friend, Gail, told me I needed to get some information because she had heard of them and they were "cool". So, I approached the woman standing in front of one of their tables and asked for a brochure. She said her name was Wendy, handed me a brochure, quickly went over a few details about the company, and asked me to sign up for a drawing for a free book. I of course did, then went about my business. A few days later I received a call on my cell phone from a strange number, so I let it go to voice mail. If you have ever been to an event like this, you know you are pretty much bombarded by phone calls and emails for weeks following it. I later checked the messege though, and it was Wendy telling me that I had won the drawing! I never win anything! It was fate. I had to call her back. So, I did...the next day (well, I didn't want her to think I had been ignoring her call!). So, when I called, we chatted about all things Heritage Makers for a while. She wanted to do an online demo with me, so we figured out a date and time and did one. It was extremely helpful; she showed me all kinds of little tricks, how to do searches, explained what categories and collections were, showed me all the different products, and explained all the current specials. After that, I was hooked. I had already created an account, and since I had won the book, Wendy also threw in a month of the Premeir account. I knew right away that I wanted to make a First Yearbook for my little girl, and I spent every waking moment from then on working on it. I didn't get past the first page though when Wendy invited me to a workshop at a friend's home near her house. I went to the workshop a few days later, Wendy let me borrow one of her laptops, and I sat down with a few seniors in the company and a few newbies too--it was a lot of fun, and helpful as well; I learned a few new tricks and finished a few pages.
A couple of weeks later Wendy called me and asked if I would consider hosting a Celebration; I immediatly said "sure"--why wouldn't I? She had been so nice, and I loved the books--who wouldn't? Everyone needed this in their life! So, I called around and invited about five people I knew; I told them all about how great it was to get my pictures and stories down in a real book, and how excited I was that these books will be around for my children and grandchildren.
The Celebration went great! Everyone that came fell in love with the idea and purchased at least one credit to get them going. Well, when it was just about over and Wendy was leaving, she turned to me and said that the sales that night had reached five hundred dollars, and if I wanted to, I could sign up as a Consultant and she would give me the sales and I would earn enough commission from it to pay for my Consultant kit! Well, okay! So, I did, in February 2008. Wow; and here I am now--still loving it, making more books (and getting better at it), making books for my family, making new friends, and making some money too. I went to regionals in March (or April?) and expanded my business kit with some new products, and lots of new ideas. And, when my daughter turned two in June, I invited Wendy and her kids to get in on the fun!

Heitage Makers has been awesome in my life. I was just a stay-at-home-mom before, but now I'm a stay-at-home-mom/Independent Consultant, with a great passion for preserving my family's past and present.