Avon Representative - Is This The Right Business For You?
Chris Gatenby
Avon Cosmetics are an established brand that is well known and trusted. Avon as a company is considered to be one of the most reputable MLM companies out there.
Launched in 1886, this mega-company sells some fabulous beauty and related products in markets in 144 countries around the world, and is still one of the fastest growing companies in the global market with annual sales of over $8 billion, making it the largest direct sales company in the world.
Your desire to become an Avon representative is more important than your finances because you can start with a small investment. Avon has a reputation for having empowered women over the years with an income opportunity they could start from home. The first Avon reps began over 120 years ago. Their ranks have grown steadily over the years and now number over 5 million.
"Avon Ladies" are self-employed and are trained as beauty consultants or representatives. There marketing activities are typically geographically oriented as they work their neighborhood door to door speaking with friends, family or professional contacts. Catalogs have long been part of the Avon business and now the internet is being used as well. Reps may post an Avon store online.
To find out more about the business of becoming an Avon representative, simply contact any active Avon rep. They may refer you the District Manager if they are not personally in a Leadership position. After hearing about the company policy, procedures and business opportunity, you will have the chance to purchase a new representative kit for approximately $20 to get you started. The company seeks representatives who are over eighteen years old, have free time to work the business, like meeting people and are motivated to succeed.
The Avon product line has expanded in recent years to include not only numerous lines of beauty products, but fashion jewelry, accessories and apparel, gifts, candles, and holiday items and features well-recognized brand names such as Anew, Skin-So-Soft, Advance Techniques, and Mark.
Your earnings depend on your sales ability. Repeat customers are the key to steady business while prospecting for new clients. Your business will also grow by introducing other potential representatives to the company and the opportunity it provides. Commissions range from 20-25 percent.
An Avon competitor that comes to mind is Mary Kay, another well respected firm. If you wish to venture away from cosmetics, you might want to consider Xocai Healthy Chocolate. The products are a chocolate health food - actually an antioxidant supplement - that tastes great. You can sell to both men and women and peoples' love of chocolate makes the selling job easier.
As in any other MLM or home based business, the only limitations on your earning potential are those you put in place. Your goals and your business plan and your desire to be a successful, self-employed individual can make the Avon business work for you.
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