You guys! Everybody! Listen! Ok, I got your attention. HouseParty.com is a fantastic game changer. So, you're like me where you like to try new things for totally free. Well, House Party is kind of like that but in a whole 'nother level.
House Party throws parties for different brands of everything (From Ford, Uncle Ben's ready rice, beer parties, kids art projects, baby diaper parties, the possibilities are literally endless). You go to their home page and you can see what kind of parties are currently up for grabs for hosting. You click on the party that you want to host and then you have a big green "Apply" button. Just agree to everything, choose the correct answers, and at the end of the application, you check the box and submit! But to go even further to better your chances, do the extra activities. Normally it consists of 3 things: you need to post a message about your party that you just applied for onto at least one social media site that you have your profile linked to. The second thing is to start a conversation on the page of the party that you just signed up for. It'll tell you what to talk about. And the third thing: they normally ask you to take a picture with yourself next to that product from a local grocery store.
Keep in mind that a lot of these parties are only for certain states to apply. When you click on the party page and you click the green "Apply" button, that very next page you go to, it'll show you a list of all the states that the party is designated for.
NOW for the important part.... Party time!!! HouseParty will send you a package of everything you need for your party like some kind of banner or poster to put up, any other type of decorations like I've seen a diaper party full of balloons with the brand name all over it, or I've seen food/beverage parties with special kinds of aprons they send you. They will send the decorations and the products to you. There are parties that have to do with alcohol and I've seen one of them say that they will send you a Visa prepaid card so you can buy the product since there are laws prohibiting the shipment of alcohol. No biggie! If you're old enough, there's no problems. So, my main idea here is that HouseParty will choose whoever they think is most qualified out of the people who have applied (and there's a certain threshold per party. They could only accept 250 hosts or 1000 hosts. Just keep applying to everything until you get into one. And then keep trying! Lol) and then they will send you a package full of pretty much everything you need for your house party. Of course you could buy extra decorations to make your party extra special. Then, during your party, they want to see pictures pictures pictures! To see what you and your guests are up to. They want to know that they sent their products to someone who is using them all to the best of their abilities. Just go all out and have a ball! I'm not sure if they need videos also, I want to say no. But look that up and I'm sure you'll find an answer quickly. They will definitely let you know and also remind you about what you need to do. If you don't post pictures and/or comment and/or be actively involved on the site during your party and/or after your party, there's probably a low chance they will want to send you anymore party things.
Just yesterday, there was a ReadyPac party being announced (you know, the ReadyPacs that are already-made salads like you could buy at WalMart or Winn Dixie or Publix in the produce section) and I was waiting so impatiently, but of course, I never win anything. Well I can't say never. But rarely do I win stuff. So, I didn't get it yesterday.
When you make your profile on the site, you'll have a tab up top that says "My Home" which will have a drop-down box. Go down to "My applications" and it'll show you all the parties that you've applied for. It'll also show you under every party when the date is that they will tell people whether they've won or not. A lot of them say "on or around" a certain date. So if the date comes by and you hear nothing, don't give up hope. I have to say, even though it sucks to not win it, I am thankful that this site actually tells you "Sorry you didn't get it this time". Also, HouseParty has this small subsection called "Chatterbox" so if you don't win the party, you'll get an email to be a chatterbox for that product. I just got an email this morning from chatterbox to see if I wanted to apply to become a chatterbox for ReadyPac salads. It said they will send me a $5 WalMart gift card and some booklets with information on all of their salad choices that they have to offer.
Have fun finding parties and Good Luck to you all!
Kayla Dobbins