How to Run a Successful Avon Business
When you become an Avon representative, you pass out catalogs to potential clients to earn a commission on the items you sell. Products sold through Avon include cosmetics, jewelry and accessories. To begin selling through Avon, sign up to be a representative through the company website. To make the most money possible and succeed at the job, you must have a knack for sales. Assertive salespeople with a high energy attitude are more likely to find success in this type of home-based business.
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Open a business account to manage your money from Avon sales. Keep money separate from your personal funds.
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Create an electronic website. Avon allows representatives to set up their own website to make online sales. Avon charges a nominal fee each month to operate the website.
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Make a schedule and stick to it. Set times when you plan to deliver brochures, make follow-up phone calls and deliver product orders. A set schedule ensures your customers that they can rely on you.
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Increase earnings with special sales events. For instance, if customers call within 24 hours of receiving their Avon brochure, they receive 10 percent off their order.
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Recommend products based on the customer's current order. For instance, suggest a lipstick that goes well with the eye shadow she is purchasing.
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Hand out brochures wherever you go. To succeed, you need to reach as many customers as possible. Expand beyond your group of friends and family by giving out Avon brochures to other businesses, place them on front porches or hand them out door to door.
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Set up a raffle for customers who purchase from you. Make up an inexpensive basket featuring candles, lotions and cosmetics. Each customer who purchases from you enters the drawing to receive the basket.
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Keep receipts to make deductions. Any gas mileage and office supplies used for your Avon business can go towards year-end tax deductions.
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