What is a party plan company in 2026?
There are fewer home parties now, but they're still around. Experiential categories, hybrid selling, and hostess mechanics.
Read guideGuides
How-to guides for people who run shows, design rewards, and report to boards.
Party plan vs MLM vs affiliate vs social selling
A plain comparison matrix so boards, counsel, and field stop talking past each other.
Read guideHostess rewards 101: structures that still work
Tiers, free product vs credit, booking bonuses, and margin traps.
Read guideAnatomy of a party-plan compensation plan
Retail profit, PV/QV, show rebates, overrides, and rank design.
Read guideVirtual vs in-home parties: when each wins
Category fit, booking quality, average order, and when hybrid makes sense.
Read guideIn-person orders and the party-plan resurgence
Why only in-person orders should count toward party credit - and how remote carts hollowed out attendance.
Read guideAI in Party Plan Operations
A step by step plan for party plan home offices to pilot AI in host finding, field support and forecasting, with compliance guardrails, KPIs and a checklist.
Read guideDistributor Income Since COVID: What the Numbers Show
Direct selling got a short COVID bump. Then sales and seller counts fell. Global numbers have leveled off, but most distributors still earn very little.
Read guideGrok Bot and Claude for Party Plan
How party plan home offices and field leaders can use Grok Bot and Claude for host follow-ups, training Q&A, compliant content and weekly reports, safely.
Read guideParty-plan glossary
A-Z definitions: hostess, booking chain, QV, genealogy, preferred customer, and more.
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