Avon Share the Love Recruiting Incentive

FROM NOW - AUGUST 6th, YOUR FRIENDS CAN JOIN AVON FOR $10!

Use this limited time promotion as a tool to recruit. Reach out to friends, family, and leads. Share the opportunity on Facebook with Avon Social. You can also download a flyer to print and distribute in person or email and text it. Sign up to be an Avon Representative for $10 from July 11 (starting 6:30 AM EST) to August 6, 2018 (11:59 PM EST).

$10 Share the Love Starter Kit - a $71 Value

• 2 Best of Beauty Sampler Packs
• 10 Lipstick Bullets
• 5 Anew Samples
• 5 Skin so Soft Samples
• 10 Brochures
• 1 24/7 Online Store

Plus they will have the opportunity to earn $546 in free products!

Send your friends to www.startavon.com and tell them to enter your reference code to join your team. How to locate your reference code i.e. my customer website address is youravon.com/lindagibson so my reference code is lindagibson.  Your customer website address is located at the top of  the page when you sign into youravon.com.

Avon Share the Love Support Tools and Action Steps:



• Avon Share the Love Starter Kit Flyer - print this out and hand it out to at least 5 contacts per day. You may want to add the label below so they know exactly how to join your team.

• Avon Share the Love Incentive Guide - print this out to review so you know the exact details for this amazing offer.
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• Avon Share the Love Book Labels idea - Use Avery 5160 or 5979 - example of what you can type on each row: (1) Linda 954-770-2625 (2) www.youravon.com/lindagibson(3) Join Avon for $10! Expires Aug 6 (4) www.startavon.com (5) Use code: lindagibson - customize these labels with your info and include them on all of your marketing materials you hand out through August 6th.
  

Thank you for your partnership.

Linda M. Leverett

Bronze Leader, President's Club

Avon Dream Team Leader

Avon Customer Service (English): 866.513.2866

Avon Customer Service (Spanish): 866.588.2866

Online Orders: 800.500.2866

Leadership Hotline: 800.468.4600 

Fundraising: 800.288.3787

Product Info: 800.445.2866

20 Direct Sales Lessons in 20 Years

After working in Direct Sales for 20 years, I have found a ton of HAPPINESS and also a ton of HARD LESSONS. I have learned A LOT about this industry, and what works and what doesn’t. I am sure that there are many more lessons than just 20…in fact, I had to make myself stop writing when I got to twenty, I could have gone on & on & on! Some are hard to face, and some are even a little cliche because they’ve been said over and over and over again. Here are 20 Direct Sales Lessons that stand out on top:YOU are the only person responsible for your success.

Your business, no matter how good or how not-so-good, is EXACTLY where you’ve built it. 

Whether you think you can or can’t, you’re RIGHT.

When you hit a low point, you HAVE to keep working; a high point will be just around the corner.

Most people quit before they give themselves a chance to SUCCEED.

Take risks. It’s not easy, but it’s WORTH it.

Companies create incentives to help you build a strong business…GO FOR THEM, always.

Whether you have 1 guest or 30, give your BEST party every time. 

If you say you’re going to do something, do it.

Attend EVERY possible training.

Don’t recreate the wheel, DUPLICATE what is working for others. 

Find someone you want to MODEL your business after, and learn as much as you can by watching them.

Touch your business EVERYDAY.

Stay away from the anchors, and surround yourself with the MOTORS. 

Dream in DETAIL.

WRITE out your goals.

HELP others, and start building a Team right away.

LEARN as much about the Company, the Industry, your Products, and your Clients as possible.

Utilize the RESOURCES your company gives you.

Complaining will get you no where. Cut the excuses and JUST DO IT.

Did any of these stand out to you? I’d love to hear about it in the comments below, or feel free to leave YOUR top lesson…afterall, I am always looking to learn more!

Happy Growing!~ Kim Denne

Avon RiseUp Incentive: Earn $7000 or more in Bonus Money

How would you like to earn $1000, $2500 or even $7000 this year?  Listen to the details of this exciting new Avon incentive called RiseUp where you can earn big money for being SUCCESSFUL! Listen to one of Avon's Top Leaders Emily Seagren explaining this new Avon incentive.
 Incentive is from C-20, 2016 until C-6, 2017.

How to Successfully Promote your Direct Sales Business

How to Successfully Promote your Direct Sales Business

Lets face it, having a successful direct sales business can be challenging, but everyone has the opportunity to be successful.  A new direct sales business is like an infant that must be nurtured and grown in a supportive positive environment.  If you join up and expect buyers to flock to you without putting forth much effort you may find yourself discouraged and feeling like you've been misled.

The truth about life, applies here as well, you'll get out of it what you put in.  To save you time and energy, I've outlined tips on how you can promote your business one day at a time.  I hope this information will help you to stay on track, stay motivated, and feel a return on your efforts.  These tips are not intended to be completed one day after the next.

Once you have joined a direct sales company it's time to get the word out and advertise you business. Word of mouth among your family and friends is great, but there is much more you can do with minimal time and effort-- the best part of all is most of these ideas are free!

You want to expose your business to as many people as possible, but how?  Here are some suggestions on things you can do by simply devoting 30 minutes per day to advertising.

DAY 1

Create a FREE email Signature Tag, and attach it to every email you send!  Email tags are easy to set up and every email has one.  Each different email program will have different  instruction on how to set up your signature...  if you can't figure it out on your own, try doing an Internet search on "how to set up an email signature on_______ (hotmail, Gmail, outlook, etc)  Some programs will allow you to attach an image and some just text.  No matter what your email providers restrictions, something is 100 times better than nothing.

Order your business cards.  Vista Print provides great business cards at an affordable price.  You never know who is going to be a potential customer.. or a potential recruit so you'll want to try to mention your new business to as many people as possible.

Update your answering machine or voice mail to let callers know you represent a particular company.  Great way to always keep your business on the top of mind with everyone you know.
 
Day two:

Establish an external website.  FIRST be sure to check with your direct selling company to make sure you're not breaking any rules.  External websites are a great way to increase your exposure online.  It gives you a voice to share why you love your company and what new and exciting things are happening... promotions, sales, new member benefits, rewards... etc.. the list can go on and on.  If you're not technically aware of how to design a website from scratch there are plenty of free resources on the web, but it's just as effective to start with a blog.  http://www.blogger.com/ is free, and user friendly.  It's okay to start with a blogger template... the most important things is to get started, post regularly, get links.  With a blog, the easiest way to create links is with your "blogs I read" list, or creating a "websites of interest" list on your blog sidebar.  For an example, you'll see mine to the right.  Ask your fellow team members to link to you, and return the favor by linking to them.  Everyone wins. 

Day 3

Register your website business on every FREE search engine you can find.  There is a bit of debate over this on the Internet.  The argument rests with submitting your site manually to all the search engines out there, verses instead getting your site linked to high profile pages, such as popular blogs.  Google, and several other search engines are popularity driven, meaning the more links your page has, the higher your listing will appear in a related Internet search.  I would strive for a combination of both to see the most immediate success.

Day four

Search and join online work from home, work at home moms, and direct marketing forums online.  Join, and PARTICIPATE.  Participation is key.  Be careful not to dive straight into promoting your business on every post as that will be seen as rude and socially ill-mannered. Get involved in the discussions and get to know the people on the forum. Post about your business in your profile, and mention your business in forums when appropriate.  Many of these forums will have specific forums to promote your business and recruit.  Be sure to read the forum rules before you get started.

Day Five

Go to other peoples personal websites and blogs and sign their Guest Book or leave comments, make sure you include a link to your blog in your signature so they can find your site too.

Contact other webmasters or blog owners and offer to exchange banners with them! If you do a online E-Zine or Newsletter swap banners with others and place them in your online newsletter and have them do the same!  A banner is simply an image embedded with a link to your website.  Here's a free site (one of may I'm sure) that can help you get started. http://www.wix.com/flash_websites/fish

 Day Six

Another great way to drive business to your site and expose your business is become an online editor.  Write articles that praise the benefits of your business or product and submit them to online publishers.  The articles go into a database and can be used for free by people writing newsletters, articles etc.  To created useful articles you'll want to leave specific mention of your company and product to your signature only and make your article informative and educational.  The rules set by the online publishers generally require anyone who uses your article to use it exactly as written and they must credit you as the source, INCLUDING your signature line.

For example, If my direct sales company specialized in beautiful customizable home decor made in the USA, I would want to write articles such as:

• The benefits of buying from US manufactures.
• What makes a gift meaningful and memorable.
• Changes and developments in the direct sales market.
• Why direct sales companies are thrive in a down economy.

 If I do mention my company in the article, which I would generally not recommend, it should from a third party, independent standpoint, not associated with you, for example a quote from the owner of your company, with reference to their title.

Your signature should be posted in the following format:

Camille S. McClelland
Rendi Independent Stylist - Leadership team
www.camille.rendistyle.com


Day Seven

Run a Contest on your site for registered customers/newsletter members ONLY and then list your contest at all the FREE Contest & Sweepstakes Web pages!  Give away a free product, discount, etc...  just remember the more appealing the benefit of your giveaway the more participants... and leads... you'll get. 

Day Eight

Start thinking about your target market... and target them.  For example, if your direct sales business would be a great benefit to busy executives who don't have a lot of time to shop, of would make an incredible wedding gift start searching for forums or alternatives to reach out to those groups.  Consider advertising on a bridal forum, or contact a company with lots of busy executives and see if you can set up in their break room for an afternoon and share what your business has to offer. Target small companies and point out how they can earn free items for their company.  Once you begin to brainstorm the possibilities are endless.   

Day Nine

If your direct marketing company doesn't offer one, consider utilize a service like Aweber to create a database of online clients.  Create online bi-monthly or monthly email newsletter. Once you have an online customer base built up consider doing a print version  to hand out at promotional opportunities like parties, or events.  Keep your customers informed of new products and promotions, and well as constantly marketing the business opportunity.

Day Ten 

Exchange business cards or fliers with other work at home business owners from non competing companies. Use these as "bag fillers" for your party guest orders or party takeaways and have the others do the same. You both get FREE advertising!

Day 11

Networking with other home business owners can be invaluable.  Check for Home Business EXPO's locally in your area.  If there isn't one, consider planning one with the help of other interested business owners.

Day 12

Hold a Mystery Hostess Open House party! 1. Send out invites to everyone and post fliers every where! 2. Offer door prizes, and refreshments.  3. Tell everyone who comes and orders they get one entry, if they bring a friend they earn a bonus entry.  4. If they book a party at your party they get 3 more entries and so forth....  you set the rules.  5. At the end of the party, draw a name and the winner becomes the hostess and earns all the hostess credits for the party!

Day 13

Referrals!  Give friends who contend they don't have time to do your business the opportunity to refer business to you.  Offer them free products and discounts for bring buyers your way.  As they see how easy and profitable your business can be they'll become your strongest recruits. 

Day 14

Donate items or gift cards to fundraisers.  Schools, and non profit organizations are a great option.  The expense to you is at wholesale price, and most organizations will give you full credit and reference your website if your donation is of a certain retail value.   

Day 15

Contact local business owners and ask to set up a small table display. Offer them a personal discount or a freebie for allowing you this business exposure or swap "bag filler" business cards with them.

Day 16

Distribute fliers and business cards to apartment complex rental offices along with a free or loaned product sample. New tenants are almost always interested in making their new space personal.  You could also do this with real estate agents, or real estate home loan offices... etc!

 Day 17

Advertise yourself as a free personal buyer on grocery store memo boards, school teacher lounges, church directory memo boards, senior centers, nurses & doctor lounges etc. So many people simply hate to shop, but don't want to disappoint their loved ones.  Provide an out, that keeps them in.

Day 18

Contact your local hospital and ask them if they give out the FREE new baby bags filled with gifts etc to the new moms in their hospital.  Ask if you can add a flier, business card, coupon or catalog to the mix.

Day 19
 
Register to be a vendor at a local job fair.  The expense is minimal and you'll meet many people looking for great business opportunities.

Day 20

Host parties for friends, co-works & family members who would like to give a bridal shower, or baby shower. Great to do if you sell memorable gifts, home decor, kitchen baby products, invitations/stationary companies or lingerie companies!

Day 21

Give a product from your company as a gift as much as possible! Not only does someone really appreciate the gift but its FREE advertising and you are helping your own sales. Always check with a tax consultant, but generally advertising is an acceptable tax write off for your business as well. Why buy something elsewhere and get NO sales credit for it or any free advertising! Works GREAT for all Holiday Gifts plus birthdays, anniversaries, wedding and so forth.

Day 22 

Leave your business card behind every where you go. You can also do this at restaurants, bars, clubs etc. Anywhere you might leave a tip behind!

 Day 23

Contact your local Welcome Wagon Group. Ask if you can add your business card, flier, or catalog to the Welcome Wagon Package in your area. If you have samples then donate one to their package.

 Day 24 

Contact local kitchen & cabinet tradesmen and home builders in your area. Ask to set up a display in their show room about your business.  They get free staging, and you get free advertising.

 Day 25

In this day and age it's sort of a bit of a treat to receive anything personal in the mail.  Create and print postcards advertising your business on one side and blank on the other.  Send out lovely postcards letting previous buyersknow you appreciate their business, and potential buyers that you were thinking of them.  Make it personal and thoughtful, not just a plug for your business.

  

Day 26

Personalized giveaways.  Invest in getting some printed refrigerator magnets, snack bag chip clips, post-it note memo pads, pens, pencils with your business information.  They make great party freebies, and are perfect for events and shows.

Day 27

Design your own hostess promotion.  On top of what the company already offers, add something extra.  A half price item or product credit for getting a certain number of guests to the party...  The important thing is to incentivize areas you feel your parties are struggling.  The extra sales and commissions will more than make up the minimal cost to you.
The same concept could be applied to your team.  Offer your own incentive for recruiting, top party sales, or where ever your team may be struggling.

Day 28

Create and send a marketing mailer to small companies in your area advertising your products as business marketing opportunities.  This is especially effective if your products can be customized.  Offer to handle all the time consuming work involved in the order personally as a free service. That's a huge benefit to a business who may be ordering holiday gifts for clients located in different geographic regions.
Day 29

Get and stay organized.  As your team begins to grow it's important to keep track of where each of your downline is in terms of their goals, sales, and areas they excel and struggle.  Remember, you recruited them, it's up to you to lead and train them to be successful.

 Day 30

Get yourself a self inking or rubber stamp made up with your website URL and contact info on it! Stamp everything. Not only does this save you time but you will be more apt to stamp everything and anything if it ONLY takes a second to do it!

Finally, Don't forget to stay positive, and keep working on your business. 

Best of Luck!

xoxo Cam

Power Boost Your Goals

Jenny, director AWHW http://www.AWHW.org

We've all got goals we're working towards, whether they're business goals or goals within our personal life. However, often these can feel as if they're millstones around our necks. Rather than feeling excited, inspired and fired up about achieving them, we can feel as if a goal is something we should be working towards, rather than really wanting to.

By POWER boosting your goals, you can reignite the passion you once had and move from really de-motivated to fully focused!
P: Positive. State your goal in positive terms; something you're working towards. Often we language our goals negatively, which creates a sense of something we're running away from, rather than running towards. For example:
"I'm scared of getting things wrong in my product launch" is negative language. You're looking back at something you're trying to get away from. Straight away your whole mindset and attitude won't be what you need it to be, in order to propel you forward.
Instead, try:
"I want to ensure my launch is as successful as it can be". This is forward-looking, positive and puts you into a much better frame of mind for going out there and achieving it!
O: Own It! How much do you really want and "own" this goal? One simple question can help you determine whether it's the right goal for you. Ask yourself: "On a scale of 1 - 10, how much do I really want to do this?" If you scored 9 or 10, great! If you scored less than 8, this goal is not for you. It's simply not grabbing you in the guts, in the heart - or anywhere else! Change the goal to something that really fires you up, that you're passionate about and will give you the sense of purpose to take action.
W: What Will It..... look like, sound like, feel like, when you achieve this goal? The more senses you can use to create what the end result will look like, the more you'll "feel it in your muscle" and you'll start to look for ways for bringing it to reality. So, what will you be doing when you achieve this? What will others be doing? What will you be saying and feeling when you achieve this? What will you hear others saying and how will they be feeling? Really build your picture of success with as much detail as you can.
E: Ecology. This looks at the wider implications of you achieving this goal. Are there any downsides to you achieving it? If so, what are they? How likely are they to happen? What can you do to overcome/minimize these? One person I was coaching recently really in another context was a woman who was seeking a directorship within the next 12 months. She wanted it, she was capable of it and she was ready for it. However, she was traveling a lot with work already and the promotion would definitely mean more.

She had to work through this to decide whether the goal was still compelling enough for her to go for it, given the "downsides" she'd identified. Being aware of these and preparing for them can help to make sure your goal and resolve is really tested for strength.
R: Route/Resources. So, what's the very first step you're going to take to move towards this goal? And the next? Plan out your steps as you would with anything else you're completely committed to and put dates next to them. But equally, don't plan your life away - what step can you take TODAY? What resources do you need to help you along the way? Information; training; mentoring; coaching; mindset - identify all the things that will help build your momentum, focus and skill.

POWER up and off you go!

Organizing Your Day with a Different Perspective by Annette Bourget

How do you organize your day? There always seem to be so many things on the to-do list that many of us get bogged down and become paralyzed into inaction. If this sounds like you, then organizing your daily activities will help.

Begin by looking at your list through different eyes. All that "do, do, do" can begin to look like doo doo (if you know what I mean). One way to shift your attitude about your daily tasks is to rename your list. When I started calling my to-do list my "inspired action" list, I immediately felt better about it. This gave me a different perspective about my daily actions. There are many names you can use; "business-building list", "get-it-done list" and "steps on the path to success" are just a few ideas. Try renaming your list and notice if you look at your day from a different perspective.

Having a daily list makes business sense, as it gives structure to your day and helps you to organize your time. If you make a list and realize that there is way too much to accomplish in one day, review it and see what can be put on tomorrow's list, or even put off until next week. This is not to advocate procrastination, but simply to be realistic about what you can accomplish in one working day.

Every morning, review your list and choose the two most important items. What two tasks are critical to bringing in revenue or absolutely must be done today? Flag those two and if at all possible, complete them before moving on to the rest of your list. Some people like to do the easy items first for the satisfaction of crossing them off the list, but an even deeper satisfaction comes from getting the key things accomplished. Imagine how you feel when you've completed the vital tasks for the day; everything else you do that day will feel like a bonus.

At the end of each business day, review your list. Cross off everything that is complete and re-schedule everything that is not. Not all unfinished tasks will need to be put on tomorrow's list; some can be rescheduled for a future date. Once you have rescheduled the remaining items, cross them off of your daily list. When you view your "inspired action" list with everything crossed off, you can end the day with a feeling of completion.

The last step is to look at your calendar and schedule the actions for tomorrow. Rather than just figuring you will fit these tasks in between your appointments and networking events, designate when you will do the tasks. You will be more productive when you actually make appointments with yourself to make calls, answer emails, work on your website or write your marketing copy. Remember, tomorrow is a new day with new challenges and new opportunities, and an organized perspective will prepare you for both.

Annette Bourget is a small business development coach and public speaker. She helps consultants and salespeople get more clients, make more money and reclaim their personal lives.  Email her at annette@callingforth.com for more information, or click here to subscribe to her monthly newsletter.

Home Parties & Grand Opening

One of the best ways to get started in your new business is to have a home party or Grand Opening!  One of the best ways to rejuvenate your business is with a home party!

Here are some suggestions on how to get started.

Make your guest list and mail invitations, and then  - call people. Don’t just rely on FaceBook, or eVite, or even mailing invitations, because it’s that personal follow-up phone call that will get people to attend your party and once they are at your party, you can share the Avon Earning Opportunity and customer specials.

Now, during your party you will be sharing both the Earning Opportunity as a potential Avon Representative on your team, a Hostess for your next party, or a customer.

Make the party simple and fun!  Create a Theme which will make your party unlike any other party they’ve ever attended. Consider having a Mystery Host party where you’ll do a drawing to see who will take home the hostess rewards. This will help entice more people to come.

At the party, be sure to share what your audience will get if they book an Avon party and your how easy it is to get started with Avon and how easy it is to Earn with Avon.

Don’t miss these parts as they’re important steps to growing your business.  Your goal at your Grand Opening party should be to book 2-3 more parties and find 1-2 people who would like to find out more about joining your Avon team, and of course to generate new customers and sales.

Be sure to schedule one-on-one’s and VIP events with anyone who can’t come to your party. Just because someone can’t attend your party, doesn’t mean that they aren’t willing to get together with you and learn a little bit about your business and  your product line.

So, start planning your party now!  Keep it simple and have fun!

Tomorrow is Payday for what we do today.

A great advantage in network marketing is that it is possible to do something today, and then get paid on it over and over again.

If we come into this business with a job attitude, seeking immediate rewards, we will be disappointed. Network marketing's strongest point is the chance for residual income. With this in mind, we might want to change some strategies.

For example, instead of pushing for a one-time retail sale, we might invest more time with this prospect in building a stronger relationship. Then, later we would approach the prospect about our business.

There is an old saying, "If you need money now, get a job. And if you want residual income for the future, start building your network now."

Why You Should Start Your Own Business Today

Six reasons to become an entrepreneur

 

 

Erin  Casey  John  David Mann  May 5, 2008 

John was 53 when the bad news hit: His department was being moved offshore. Since joining the company eight years earlier, he had worked his way up to a solid position in middle management with a decent salary and great benefits. Now, he was out of a job.
Having spent his entire adult life in corporate positions, he knew he could go job hunting. But this was the fifth time he’d had a “secure” position shot out from under him, whether through downsizing, restructuring or other reorganization. With a wife and two teenagers to clothe and feed, he was no longer willing to trust his future to this game of corporate roulette. It was time to go into business for himself.
The Great Migration
Across the country and around the world, legions of people are abandoning their dependence on big business and seeking independence through their own enterprises. Every month, about 1 million Americans go through some type of job change or loss, and increasingly they are deciding to start their own businesses.
In a recent report titled Work, Entrepreneurship and Opportunity in 21st Century America, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said, “Millions of Americans are embracing entrepreneurship by running their own small businesses, through independent contracting or direct selling.” The report also cited a recent Gallup poll finding that 61 percent of Americans now say they prefer to be their own bosses.
6 Benefits of Entrepreneurship

1. Job Security. Only a generation or two ago, going into business for yourself was considered risky, and the safest route was to get a good job in a large firm. Now, working for a traditional corporation has become the risky option. Working for yourself has become the new job security. “If I’m working for someone else, I’m trading time for money, but I’m not building any equity,” says Duncan MacPherson, co-founder and co-CEO of Pareto Systems, a consulting firm. “As an entrepreneur, I’m the master of my own destiny.
2. Freedom. People love the benefits of working for themselves and enjoy the freedom they gain from designing their own prosperity. You get to choose when you work, how you work and with whom you work. Best of all, you don’t have to make the agonizing choice between time for family and time for business.
3. Flexibility. It doesn't matter if you're in a big city or small town. Entrepreneurship is an equal-opportunity employer. E-mail, cheap teleconferencing and a new generation of Web tools make it possible to run a fully competitive business from a home desktop. As a home-based businessperson, you can expand your business to Chicago, San Francisco, Hong Kong and London—and still make the soccer game.
4. Make More Money. There is far greater opportunity to make money by building your own business than by working for someone else’s. “Everyone has heard the phrase, ‘The American Dream.’ I look at it as ‘The American Reality,’ ” says Jeffrey Gitomer, best-selling author of the Little Red Book of Selling and the Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude. “When you’re in business for yourself, you write your own history, you write your own success story, you write your own legacy and most important, you write your own paycheck. Being in business for yourself gives you the opportunity to work your heart out for something you love.”
5. A Life of Greater Impact. In the Decipher study, 84 percent of respondents said they would be more passionate about their work if they owned their own business. The No. 1 reason they gave for wanting to work for themselves: “to be more passionate about my work life.”
6. A Second Career. The nation’s 78 million baby boomers are just starting to reach retirement age, yet they’re realizing that they can’t afford to retire. What’s more, they don’t want to. Dr. Mary Furlong, author of Turning Silver into Gold, says, “Boomers are looking for ways to give back. They are taking the reins of their own futures and redefining their lives. They want work that reflects their values and identity; they want to make a difference.” A landmark study by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures found that 50 percent of Americans in their 50s and 60s want to do work “that matters.”

Taking the Plunge
“Leaving the rat race is not as daunting as it may seem,” says author Dan Clements in his guide to worklife balance, Escape 101. “You’ll look back in later years and marvel at how easy it was and how much you gained for so little cost.”
So what does it take? First, let’s look at what it doesn’t take. You don’t need an MBA or high-powered business background, and you don’t need to be rich or to take a second mortgage on your home. Some self-owned business opportunities require expertise, such as consulting, or can take significant capital investment and possibly training, such as real estate investing and franchises; some can be started on a shoestring and prove quite lucrative, including direct selling and online opportunities. Many of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time began with no advanced degrees and hardly any startup capital.
But make no mistake about it: What you save in cash capital you will make up for in sweat equity and passion. The major investment in most self-owned businesses is investment of one’s self in the form of time, focus and persistence. You don’t need to be a genius at negotiation or a whiz at numbers. You need a burning desire and determination fueled by a strong dose of passion!

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10 Steps to Success in Direct Marketing

If you're looking for a lucrative homebased business, direct marketing may be just what you've been looking for -- offering you the possibilities of making your dreams come true.

WHAT IS DIRECT MARKETING?

Direct marketing is offering a product or service directly to the consumer via mail order, Internet sales, personal sales, etc., with no middleman involved. Many direct marketing companies are now being operated right out of the home. Home based business is the waive of the future and can offer you a wonderful opportunity to actually be able to compete with the large, well established companies with large bank accounts. That's what is so wonderful about the Internet. You don't have to have a large bank account to succeed. You just have to have a little "know how."

* 10 Steps to insure your success

1. SET YOUR GOALS
What do you want to accomplish? Do you want a new home? Do you want to save for your children's college education? A new car? You can have whatever you want, but you must want it enough to do the things that have to be done in order to get it.

Set your goals, write them down and set a target date for reaching them. Set short term reachable goals and long term higher goals, yet don't set them too high. This will cause you to become discouraged if you don't achieve them. Work consistently towards accomplishing your goals each day, each week and each month until you reach your short term goals. When you have attained your short term goals, set them a little higher each time. Ultimately you will achieve your long term goals. Goal-setting is a must in every area of life.

2. BE SELF DISCIPLINED
Get up early each day. Get ready for your job as if you were working outside your home. Have a list of all the things you want to accomplish during the day. This will give you an organized approach to each day. It's amazing how much you can get done using a "To Do" list.
3. BE SELF MOTIVATED
Set up a schedule and stick to it. Be Enthusiastic. Enthusiasm generates its own energy. Energy and good health are synonymous with motivated, happy people -- achievers.

4. BE ENTHUSIASTIC
Positive thinking will literally be your key to success. You have to convince yourself that you can succeed at whatever you desire, because you can.

5. DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELF TO BECOME DISCOURAGED
Remember... The more "NO's" you get, the closer to a "YES" you become.

6. SCHEDULE YOUR TIME WISELY
A schedule is your roadmap to success. If you have no direction, you'll travel in circles and ultimately never reach your goals. Plan your work then work your plan.

7. HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
Success is 90 percent attitude and 10 percent aptitude. Learn the art of positive thinking. You can do whatever you put your mind to. It's mind over matter. Your attitude will either guarantee your success or guarantee your failure. Remember ... you're only a failure if you give up.  

8. SET UP AN OFFICE AREA
Most direct marketers work from their own homes, but it is still essential to set up a specified work area. Take pride in your business to ensure your success.

9. HANDLE YOUR MONEY WISELY
Set up a written budget. Set aside a percentage of your business income to put back into your business. This is a must. Failure to reinvest your money will result in the failure of your business.

10. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
Get plenty of sleep, eat right and take some time to stop and smell the roses... Be Persistent... Persistence Pays Off... Don't Give Up... Most Businesses fail Just At The Moment They Are About To Succeed...

Sales is one of the highest paid of all professions. "Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime."


Copyright © Shelley Lowery

About the Author:

Shelley Lowery is the author of the acclaimed web design course, Web Design Mastery. http://www.webdesignmastery.com And, Ebook Starter - Give Your Ebooks the look and feel of a REAL book. http://www.ebookstarter.com Visit Web-Source.net to sign up for a complimentary subscription to Etips and receive a copy of the acclaimed ebook, "Killer Internet Marketing Strategies." http://www.web-source.net

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What are you going to DO TODAY to grow your business & create income?

 Touch your business daily. Touch your business in SOME way - every day. To generate income & develop & create customer loyalty, you must make contact with your business on a daily basis. Your store is essentially "closed" any day you're not working your business.

Working your business means doing any of the following:

·       Preparing, delivering your brochures to current customers & potential new customers.  Order at least 50 books, preferably 100 each campaign.  Yes!  Each campaign.  Carry at least 3 brochures in your purse - each day of the week- so when you meet new potential customers you can give them the key to your store!  Remember to put a “sticky note” on each book you hand out, to jot down their name & phone # -- so you can follow-up!  Otherwise it is a wasted book – you may as well toss it out the window of the car as you’re driving.  Drive through the local fast food drive-thru’s and give the girl at the payment window a book!  Leave a few books at the doctor’s office, at the coffee shop, at the cleaners, at the Laundromat, at the bank …the purpose is to  G-R-O-W your business by attaining more Customers.!

·       Sharing & demonstrating samples (samples sell products) actually opening the sample and sharing it either on the back of their hand for skincare & bath & body or letting them rub the fragrance sample on the inside of their wrist - will give you a much bigger return in sales than if you just leave a sample in their bag.  True!

·       Making customer order calls & creating orders – use the customer call script, word for word or as a guide to get an order on the phone.  You can’t call a customer and say “do you want to order something from the Avon book?”  That won’t create an order!

·       Making customer care & follow-up calls.  After you deliver an order or demonstrate & leave a sample & a book with your customer – call them back within 2 days and ask how they like the products they ordered, have any questions & if they would like to order the product they sampled.  Remember, the sale doesn’t end with the product delivery.

You don't have to work all day, everyday, but you should make a point of doing SOMETHING connected to your business every day that propels you forward and creates income!

Remember Your business M&M’s

More books = More Customers = More Sales = More Earnings!

THE AVON COMMITMENT

This is the Company that puts mascara on lashes and food on tables
that fights wrinkles with one hand and breast cancer with the other.

That knows the value of a perfect lip, but still opens its mouth and speaks out 
against domestic violence and for women's financial independence.

This is the company that not only brings beauty to doors, but also opens them.


The company that supports 6.2 million Representatives in over 100 Countries.


This is Avon.  The Company, that for 125 years, has stood for beauty, innovation, 
optimism and above all for WOMEN.


                                 AVON
125 Years of Celebrating Women and Their  Dreams

"No Doesn't Mean Never!" & 5 Easy Steps to Sales Success

If you believe in the value and benefits of your products you will feel good sharing the products with others. Top sellers realize that not everyone is a buyer. They are not insulted when people say “no”. They check back with that person at a later date. NO doesn’t mean N E V E R.

The more people you share your products with, the more customers you will and the more sales you will have. The more people you share the brochure with, the greater your odds of making a sale.

When you first start selling, you sell to your friends and family. But, you will never be able to sustain a business selling to just your friends and family. Eventually you will want to sell to people who you have only met casually, or are just meeting for the first time.

Some new salespeople make the big mistake of thinking they MUST make the sale at the first encounter. Most often it takes more than one contact with the prospective buyer before they buy.

5 Easy steps to selling success
Although the strength and reputation of Avon’s brands make them easy to sell, you need a strong, confident sales presence for maximum selling success. It’s easy. Here’s how:

1. Approach your Customer/start a conversation – start your approach with a compliment
2. Determine your Customer’s needs – ask open-ended questions and listen to what your customer is telling you
3. Present & sell the benefits – Use the brochure. You want to solve your customer’s problems: She’s looking to you for answers and recommendations.
4. Answer questions and overcome objections – Use the FELT-FOUND technique to reassure the customer. “My sister Cathy felt the same way when I first talked to her about makeup. After trying the products, she found that makeup can look fresh and natural.”
5. Close the sale – Different ways to close the sale:
• Assume that your customer will buy the product: “you are going to love this new flexible mascara!”
• Highlight the urgency of a limited-time offer: “This is the last week of our buy one, get one free offer. I know you don’t want to miss out on the savings.”
• Give your customer choices as to which products to buy: “You can choose any of these great shades – coral, satin pink or cappuccino.”

After closing the sale, continue to build your business by asking for referrals:
“Do you know someone who would like to see an Avon brochure or learn about the Avon Earning Opportunity?”

Your Avon Brochures and product samples are powerful sales tools

You have the amazing opportunity to increase your sales when you can put the latest Avon brochure directly into the hands of your customer.

Be familiar with each brochure.
Take full advantage of the brochure’s easy-to-follow, exciting layout, scented pages and product samples. With hundreds of items in each issue, there are Avon products for every customer on your list.

Become an eRepresentative
Your online store is open to customers 24/7. Complete the Beauty of Knowledge Course eRepresentative Web office Tour

Invest in more brochures
You need them for selling to existing customers and prospecting for new ones.

Take advantage of Avon’s What’s New and mark’s Trend Insider
Gives selling tips, best practices and products for sampling at extra discounts.

By using the tools available, you will be able to maximize your sales and earnings to their highest potential.

Action Steps:

• Practice the 5 Steps to Selling Success with 2-3 potential new customers a day
• Know your brochure products & sales
• Complete the course eRepresentative Web Office Tour
• Order more brochures – at least 50 per campaign
• Order Demos and Samples for selling the next campaign brochures