Get Paid to Shop: Be a Personal Shopper for Corporate America [Paperback]

Emily S. Lumpkin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1999

Getting paid to shop might sound like a fantasy, but this book tells how to make it a lucrative reality by launching a full- or part-time career as a personal shopper.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Emily Lumpkin's 'self-help' publications are inspiring. Get Paid to Shop tells how she turned her gift for gift-buying into a lucrative business that was a real asset to the executives of this community. As always, when you need just the right touch, look for Emily! -- Joe M. Anderson Jr., President SC Operations, BellSouth

Get Paid to Shop (tm) shows women one way to use their creativity, networking skills and determination to create a rewarding and successful business of their own. Emily Lumpkin's book is a must-have resource for aspiring entrepreneurs. -- Kay Koplovitz, Founder and former CEO, USA Networks

I've Known Emily most of her life and can certainly speak to her intelligence, energy, boundless enthusiasm, sense of style and dedication to her friends and clients. When the seminars begin, everything she has to say will definitely be worth hearing. -- The Honorable Robert E. McNair, Former Governor, State of South Carolina

Why Shop till you drop for free when you can shop and get paid for it? Emily shows you how with wit, verve and a wealth of information to get you started in your own successful home-based business. -- A. Jerome Jewler, Author, Creative Strategy in Advertising, Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, USC

Yes, busy people will pay you to Shop. Emily saved me time and money while helping me show the recipients just how important they were to me. And now, with detailed, step-by-step recommendations, infectious enthusiasm and ingenious tricks of the trade, Get Paid to Shop gives you what you need to know to get paid to shop. -- Cathy B. Novinger, Senior VP, SCANA Corporation

About the Author

A lot of women underestimate their potential and allow self-doubt to discourage them from trying something new. Emily Lumpkin's books will show women everywhere how to realize their abilities without necessarily being an expert on the subject.

Lumpkin believes one of the secrets to success is that if you give 100 percent of yourself to a project, people will pay you to do the things you love - the things you might otherwise take for granted. As founder of an executive gift-buying service, Lumpkin uses her own experience as both an example and the basis for her book Get Paid to Shop. While she initially knew little about the gift needs of corporate America before she started Occasions Unlimited, Inc., in the 80's, what she did know was that there was a need and she could fill it.

Becoming serious about writing professionally, Lumpkin returned to the University of South Carolina to finish her undergraduate education in English, writing concentration. After graduating with honors from USC (alongside her son), attending Harvard University and USC Graduate School, Lumpkin decided to incorporate her 20+ years in management and her community involvement to open Forte Publishing and produce a series of how-to books designed as resources for women in their businesses, homes and hobbies. Having written articles for several area magazines, her subjects are in Forte fashion - topics on which she has a strength and specialty.

In the same entrepreneurial spirit, although Lumpkin knew little about the publishing business, she knew she could learn. What's more, she knew that taking control of the process would assure that the books that bear her name also fulfill her original intent. She puts such an emotional investment in her books that she wanted to be sure that what ultimately hits the shelves is the same book created from her heart and soul. Realizing you cannot have that control working with large publishers, Lumpkin opened her own publishing house.

Innovation is Lumpkin's forte!

Product Details

• Paperback: 328 pages
• Publisher: Forte Pub; 1st edition (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966635108
• ISBN-13: 978-0966635102
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #928,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Want to be a personal shopper? Get this book!, February 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Get Paid to Shop: Be a Personal Shopper for Corporate America (Paperback)

Get Paid to Shop (tm) is a great personal shopping book! It was not only helpful, but also the personality Emily Lumpkin gave it made it fun to read. I read it in two nights and now I'm on my way. I actually started my personal shopping business idea before ordering the book and let me just say, I sure wish I had ordered her book first! I followed Lumpkin's directions step by step and already have my first client. Thanks to Emily Lumpkin for the information she made available. Her book has made my dream come true.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks so much for writing this book. It's wonderful!, March 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Get Paid to Shop: Be a Personal Shopper for Corporate America (Paperback)

A friend and I have just started our personal shopping business. Thanks to Emily's book, we felt like a baby being led by the hand. This book helped us in so many ways.

19 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, November 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Get Paid to Shop: Be a Personal Shopper for Corporate America (Paperback)

This book is a sheer joy. Emily Lumpkin's insights are both creative and useful. If you like to shop, this is a must-read. I've memorized it!