Customer Reviews

Affairs of the Heart : How to Start and Operate a Successful Special Event Planning Service (3-ring binder)

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
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1 star:		(5)

 

 

Loved this guide. It was exactly what I was looking for. I had been considering the special events field for several months, but really didn't have any focus or direction.Then I found "Affairs of the Heart" on Amazon. It opened my eyes and showed me just what to do. It is filled with first hand information that the author imparts with a sometimes righteous, but always helpful attitude.

The book is layed out very logically and the information is presented in laymans terms. I learned alot and hope to become as successful as the author was.

Thanks, in part, to this book I will be having the GRAND OPENING of Heavenly Affairs on October 10th.

I can't recommend it enough.

Laurie Piscotti

This is not a book, just a bunch of badly photocopied sheets stuck in a cheap $1.00 ringbinder. Whats more the sheets come sealed in cellophane so you can't even flick through them to review the contents. It is outrageous that anyone can justify the price being charged. Do not waste money and time ordering this.

...For $69.00 I expected more than a 3-ring binder with photocopies inside. Very unprofessional in appearance. It was of very little use to me. I spent less on a book that was thicker and more informational on another "how to" subject.

The binder that I received was not at all what I expected for $69.00. The book is basically copies of copies, put in a binder and sent to you. As far as the content, there is nothing in here that you can't gather from common sense on how to start a business. Information was very general. You would be better off spending a lot less money on a similar product that is presentable & study worthy. I don't recommend this book to anyone.

Wow,what a dissapointment! I don't mind paying high prices for a photo copied book if the content is good. This book was so basic. As a person with years of marketing experience, I can tell you that I dissagree with a lot of her suggestions. The typos are distracting and unprofessional, I hope her marketing materials aren't this sloppy. The financial suggestions are scarey. This author needs to stick to planning parties and leave the financial and marketing advice up to those who know what they are talking about. I recommend you buy DOLLARS AND EVENTS if you want realistic and helpful information on starting your own business. Save your money, don't buy this one.

This book is great! I was hesitant to spend [that kind of money] on this book, but it was recommended by a friend from California. After reading and practicing the sales techniques, I immediately saw an increase in revenues. It has already paid for itself many times over. Thanks, Ms. DeProspo!

After waiting 8 days with excited anticipation to receive my "how to" guide on starting my own event planning business, disappointment was all I felt. Not only does it come in a plain black binder with photocopied pages, the table of contents was placed in it backwards. Even though I was skeptical, I began to read and tried to remain open minded that perhaps the content would be worth the inflated price for a plain black binder. I was disappointed again when I realized no true editing had been done. There seemed to be many grammatical errors and the writer and editor used spell check but did not read word for word to check for accuracy in content. I stopped reading and started looking for a more professional guide to meet my professional expectations.

This author put her heart into this book and offers her own personal philosophies about running a business, and it will be just what some people are looking for. I preferred the FabJob.com guides on how to start a wedding planning business and how to start an event planning business for concrete advice on how to get clients.

When ordering this book, I hoped that it would provide me with basic and realistic information on beginning a career as an event planner. Lukcily it did! It's definitely a book for someone who wants to start a home-based company with little start up cost and as little risk as possible. It's very easy to understand, and flows quite fluidly. However, as a marketing major, I found the binder and photocopied pages a little tasteless, along with the grammatical errors. I also can't imagine being an event consultant who uses folding tables as desks. I'm not sure if I totally agree with the way she charges her fees and brings in income, but I will say that she seems to be very knowledgable and honest. The book is worth the money if you are trying to research the industry like I am. She is a well repspected bridal consultant, and although my "style" is different, I certainly learned enough from her to feel like this book was worth the purchase.

... Her financial suggestions are scary as one reviewer put it. One suggestion she offered could bring problems for her vendors as well as herself.
Some of her ideas are useful and helpful but some things are just plain common sense.This book basically tells how to inflate your fee and deceive the vendors and the couple. If there were any spelling mistakes they did fix them. But the price for this book is very over inflated. I would really recommend you to keep shopping around for another book to help you start your party planning business. I know I am.