10 Tips to Creating Residual Income With Your Avon Business!!
Good for you for taking the time to learn and grow! I am certain that reading this Blog Post will give you great insight on how you CAN create a residual income with your Avon Business from building relationships and sharpening your very own skills!!! Rest assured that you can create a business that gives you security and consistency on payday!
Below you will find 10 Tips that will help you start and create a business that you can count on campaign after campaign! Guess what, all these tips are FREE and you already have them within you! Let's put them to use!
This post gives you highlights!!
1. BE VERSATILE! DO IT ALL! As
an Avon Representative you are GIVEN an unlimited income opportunity! It
is simply up to you whether or not you take advantage of that
opportunity! No waiting for a raise or the manager/boss to say, “You are
up for promotion.” It is not up to anyone but you whether or not you will
earn Big Bonuses, and higher commissions or not! With Avon you can not only
build a large customer base selling world class beauty and health and wellness
products, you can also offer the Avon opportunity to friends and family, and
start your very own team! As you build and grown your team,
you can earn extraordinary bonuses, and commissions (biweekly) based on your
entire team sales! SO YES, YOU ARE THINKING CORRECTLY! THE BIGGER
YOUR TEAM THE HIGHER YOUR INCOME! Again, you call the shots! With Avon you can sell your
products face to face through the brochures, and online with your FREE website Avon gives EVERY Avon Representative,
customers can shop with you 24/7 anywhere in the USA! And GET
THIS!!! Avon offers your brand new online customers a one time coupon of
10% off their entire order when they register their email address on your
website (use code WELCOME10 )! It gets better! Your website ALWAYS
OFFERS FREE SHIPPING on their order of $40 or more! Avon does all the
work for you when customers shop online, shipping is all taken care of, and
earnings are directly deposited (must opt into direct deposit)! You can give
back and offer a variety of different fundraisers to clubs, organizations, and
more with your Avon Business! You can earn incentives, and FREE VACATIONS
year after year when you achieve certain goals! Most successful business owners
have multiple streams of income to maximize all income opportunities!
Avon gives you everything you need! Be versatile!
2. BE SOCIAL! I always say, and
strongly believe there is absolutely no growth in comfort zones! Yes,
believe it or not I AM AN INTROVERT! However, I certainly cannot be
successful and sell product or an opportunity, EVEN IF SOMEONE NEEDED IT, if I
do not socialize! You must show up everywhere you
go! What do I mean? Start practicing, say hello to 10 strangers
today in your daily routine, Talk to the person in line next to you at the grocery
store, talk to the cashier, compliment the women at the bank, talk to the
secretary at the school when you pick up your children, wave at the bus driver
when he/she drops the kids off, strike up a conversation with your neighbor
that you still don’t know after living there for 10 years! Get the
conversation started! Plant seeds everywhere you go! Other wise you
become the person no one sees, or hears! Be memorable, and thoughtful,
remember what people tell you, even if you have to take a note here and there
so you remember! Remember what they’ve mentioned and ask them how that is
going the next time you see them! They will appreciate your kind and
considerate demeanor. Begin creating and nourishing GENUINE
relationships with people every where you go, and you will quickly see your
network grow! Once a familiarity and relationship is formed you will feel
more comfortable offering your new acquaintance or maybe even new friend
an Avon brochure, or recomend a product to them based on your new knowledge of
what they may like or need! I don’t just mean face to face! Use technology and social media to grow your
business! It is called Social networking for a reason you know! I
think sometimes people forget that, and they simply post and scroll through
ONLY looking at other posts! STOP DOING THAT! Every time you get a
birthday notification, wish them all a happy birthday! Comment words of
encouragement and kindness when someone is having a bad day, compliment them on
their on their family photo, congratulate the graduate, wish speedy recovery to
those that are not well! Reply to people when they comment on your
posts! Do a monthly, “Who is celebrating their birthday this
month?” post. Inbox them to send you their address for FREE birthday
samples and a flashy birthday message in the mail! Keep the conversation
going! The more your name pops into their mind and on their social media
the more they will see and be reminded of you, oh and by the way your
business! Post recognition, and gratitude for customers that purchase
from you! People love seeing their name especially in a positive
light! Whats more, their friends and family on social media will see the
post you tagged them in and this will strike their interest…. MORE CUSTOMER or
TEAM MEMBERS! It goes on and on, think of all the people your network
knows that you don’t know, and how many people their network knows, and on and
on! THEY WILL REMEMBER YOU!
3. BE STRATEGIC! Push
yourself even further! Make a plan daily that will increase your lead
bank! Ask 5 people TODAY and EVERYDAY, for their contact information, record
their information in your phone for safe keeping! I find asking for their
phone number and/or Facebook name is most successful! Follow up that
evening or the next day, too much time in between meeting them and the follow
up will tarnish the freshness of interest and your conversation! It seems
everyone has Facebook these days! Don’t be afraid…… simply say something
like, “I’ve really enjoyed connecting/meeting with you! Why don’t you
write down your contact info and I’ll follow up with you before the next order
goes in, I have some awesome samples here you can try in the meantime!”
4. BE
PERSISTENT! NEVER QUIT approaching new people, we all, EVEN
TOP TOP TOP sellers and sales leaders hear NO, on a daily basis, the
Representatives that continue on, are the ones that are successful, you’ll
never be successful if you quit. Do not be discouraged,
they are not rejecting YOU personally, it just may not be for them right now, but people and their
lives change, and you have planted a seed! I have had many customers and
recruits order and/or sign up on my team years later, because their lives
changed, their income changed, and they remembered me approaching
them! MOVE ON, do not miss the opportunity
with the next potential customer or team member, because you heard a
no!
5. BE EXCITED! Isn’t
it exciting that you can create your own schedule! Isn’t it exciting that
you can earn as much money as you want, have the ability to achieve and go on
all expense paid vacations, even multiple vacations a year after year, mentor
and empower others to do the same, work from home, and so much more!
Isn’t it exciting that you get first dibs on industry leading, world class
beauty and health and wellness products! I thinks its THRILLING, and a
HUGE opportunity for EVERYONE! Be excited and share the excitement in your
daily routine, share the excitement on social media! Share testimonials
of the products you have tried and and the benefits you have received from the
products and the business! Be loud and proud of your business!
6. BE AVON FLASHY! BE YOUR OWN AVON ADVERTISEMENT! BE A
WALKING, TALKING BILLBOARD FOR YOUR VERY OWN BUSINESS! You have your own business that LITERALLY
offers something for almost every aspect of your life! Why would you pay
full price at a retail store for things like, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner,
vitamins, makeup, skin care, hair care products, candles, jewelry, and SO MUCH MORE when you
can get them at a discount FROM YOURSELF! Wear your own product and I bet you will find people
complimenting your jewelry and Avon products that you are wearing! The
perfect conversation starter and opportunity to offer your products and/or Avon
opportunity! Create an opportunity for yourself! YOU GOT THIS! Share
your love of your Avon business and products!
7. BE AN ACTIVE LISTENER AND SUGGESTIVE! I often find a common issue in direct sales is
that the direct seller is doing 90% talking and 10% listening! If we
switch those percentages, and listen 90% and talk 10% our customers will tell
us exactly what they need and want! We must also ask open ended questions
that give the customer or lead an opportunity to share more than 1-2 word
answers. Be careful not to be directive with your questions. For
example, “Do you have dry skin?” The only way someone could answer this
question is , “Yes” or “No.” Let’s try a more open ended version of that
question! “What type of skin do you have, and what skin care concerns do
you have?” This question needs to be answered in detail, they must give
more than one word answers! It gives them a chance to converse with you
and share much more about their skin! The more they share, the more
material you have to work with, to then recomend products they can benefit from!
In the first example, the Representative is too focused on getting to an answer
so they can sell a product! In the second example the Representative is
simply trying to get more information about the customers skin, and LISTENING
with out asking too many questions, or giving their opinions. LESS
TALKING MORE LISTENING! The customers concerns will direct you to the
right products to offer them! The product will ideally take care of the
issue they shared, and naturally they will be satisfied with the benefits and
become a repeat customer! Help your customers solve their concern, and they
will return!
8. BE AN AVON PRODUCT EXPERT! Daily care products are a gateway to a huge
business! I don’t know a single person without skin, and everyone
bathes! So everyone is your potential customer, and what is even
better….. they will run out and buy more over and over again! We are
lucky enough to be in a business that offers products that everyone needs in
their daily routine, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, makeup, deodorant, and
above all, SKINCARE!! YAY FOR AVON REPRESENTATIVES! This means you can
offer your business to EVERYONE! Why would they go anywhere else when you offer
word class innovative products, with personalized service at an extremely reasonable
price! Know your products and their benefits! Know them by using
them! Your personal and honest testimonial is your greatest selling tool!
Avon even offers their Representatives a FREE Skin Care Adviser Quiz and
Vitamin Quiz for their customers! This tool allows the customer to answer
a series of quick questions that will direct them to the best products for them
based on the answers they provide!
9. AVON SKINCARE products
are truly amazing! In fact Avon’s ANEW Ultimate Supreme Advanced
Performance Creme outperforms a popular department store brand that retails at
$350! Our customers price is $55! That is just one example!
Once a customer finds the best skin care routine for their skin type and
concerns, they can opt into, AUTO REPLENISH! Auto replenish gives customers the opportunity
to automatically receive their products on a time line they choose! They
can save their card information on their account through your website and Avon
automatically bills, and ships their products right to their door, no shipping
cost when $40 or more! Easy and convenient for both you and your
customers! RESIDUAL INCOME AT IT’S FINEST!
10. BE CONSISTENT! The competitive edge that each Avon
Representative has is their ability to deliver impeccable customer service to
their customers! Customers can have a personalized shopping service
through YOU, their Avon Representative! Know your order dates, and
delivery dates. Have a solid calendar that promotes efficiency, and
consistent behaviors that your customers can rely on. The day you submit
your order, your new books should labeled and ready to share! Time waits
for no one, do not waste a single second of your full 2 week Avon selling
campaign cycle! Be sure your customers know your dates as well, never
waiver from commitments you make with your business and your customers or team
members. If you do not take your business seriously, your customers will
not either. They will quickly learn they cannot rely on you! Imagine your
customer is ordering a gift for someone, and they do not receive their gift in
time, due to your inconsistency. I’d imagine they will no longer continue
ordering through you. To create a residual income you must be consistent
and reliable!
11. BE GENUINE! Take a genuine interest in your customers
and team members lives. Get to know them outside of Avon, let them get to
know you! Ask them how they are feeling, stop in to say hello, have
coffee or ice cream with them once and a while! Gift wrap their products,
get in tune with the theme for the upcoming holiday! If Valentine’s Day
is coming place a heart sticker on each invoice! Get to know their interests
and hobbies. Do NOT become a product focused business, be and remain a people and
relationship driven business! Create genuine long lasting relationships
and the business will come, and stay!
BONUS!
STAY HUMBLE!
ALWAYS REMAIN IN A STUDENT’S MIND SET! Believe it or not you and I DO NOT know everything!
The more open we are to the right mentors and tools/materials available to us
the more we can learn and grow and the more we can offer our customers and team
members! No one can drink from an empty well, a car cannot run with out
gas, and you can not thrive in your business without learning and growing
everyday! Take advantage of those that have had success, reach out for
ideas and tips. READ, if you find an area of opportunity for you to grow,
do your research and become an expert! Never become STILL! With
Avon your growth is unlimited, and not just financially, your personal and
professional growth is unlimited as well!
