Anyone else doing Avon?

Hi TreeMarie..I've been selling avon for almost 16 years. At the moment Avon is limiting the credit they are extending to some new reps, but that situation will be temporary. Once you put in and pay for a couple of orders, they will extend you a higher credit limit. The best advice I can give you is to not buy more than you sell. What I mean is total your sales, figure out what your cut will be and stick to that for your personal and business allowance. Too many times women sign up, buy more than they can afford and end up out of business and in trouble paying Avon before they get through their first 2 campaigns. My sales have dropped some with the economy and I live where the unemployment rate is 18 %..but I still make it into presidents club every year. People still buy their makeup and facial products..they might wait for a sale, but the nice thing about Avon is there is always something on sale. Use your products, wear your jewelry and your scents, alot of things will sell themselves, once you get a customer base built up..remember who orders what and who likes certain products, drop them an e-mail or phone them and tell them where in the book to find their favorites, that will get them going through their book and will usually get you an order. Use the Mark line to increase your sales, it's appeal among teen girls and young women is over the top. The spokesmodels for this line are the girls from the shows the hills and the city..I love my customers with teenage daughters, they are my best orders. Lastly I will try to wind this up..believe in your products and always be honest about them, if you have never tried a product say so and offer to get them a sample first. Samples will build your business and are in my opinion your most important sales tool. No one wants to spend 30.00 on a bottle of cologne they haven't smelled, the same goes for makeup. Good Luck..spend alot of time on the My Avon site, watch the tutorials and use the learning aids they have there. Get to know your products.Let me know if you need help with anything, I will be happy to do what I can.

Avon is pretty much a waste of time and effort. Unless you can get a lot of people to buy you're better off finding a real job as you only earn on commission and without lots of orders you'll earn nothing. When you start having to pay for your catalogues this will get VERY expensive! This may have worked back in the day when the Internet didn't exist but its so much easier for people just to pop online and order these days. Don't waste your time! I speak from experience..

I have never sold Avon but I did sell Tupperware, it is difficult to get new customers at first. It is best to start with friends and family and give them a couple of extra books to pass on to others, tell them if someone they give a book to orders from you that you will give them a discount or a free a item or what ever you are comfortable giving. Also doing the old fashioned thing by hanging books on the doors (catalogs) of people in your neighborhood is good too. Or asking if you can leave catalogs at local offices as well. Best of luck to you.

I had tried Avon a few times and completely gave up since my sponsors didn't help me much. I do like some of the products since they are pretty cheap to buy but currently gotten into a company where it is free to join with no upfront money involve compare to Avon. I also do like some of the Mark products since some of them seem pretty good. And most are cheaper than what Bath and Body Works company sell as well but you also get some money out of it which is a good deal there. I wish you lots of luck though. I am making money doing other stuff online since I am a work at home mom doing freelance writing, blogging, online marketing, etc.

Thats great. Avon is a great seller. You should do extremely well. I would sell Avon myself but I just don't have the time. I have a friend who sells Avon and she does extremely well.

selling avon is difficult! Especially if you arent much of a sales person. I was thinking about doing it, but only if you can sell it via internet. I would never go door to door, or ask people to buy something though. I'll actually probably look into it tonight!

I've been thinking about selling Avon but I haven't signed up. Where I live there are tons of people that sell it. I'm worried that i wouldn't have anyone buy off me because they'd already have their "avon lady". I'm not a great sales person either. I feel bad asking people to buy stuff off me. If I thought I could do good with a website I might do it. My aunt just started selling it too, so I told her if I decided to try it I'd sign up under her.

There is no limit on how much you sell. The more you sell the more money you make. I also sell avon

I've thought about selling Avon, but I haven't done anything yet. I may wait until the holidays are over. We just don't have the money to do it right now. All of our money is tied up in getting caught up on bills, and just the usual living stuff. I'm sure I could probably sell enough to pay a few of our small bills, but it's just a matter of coming up wigth the money.

I have some female friends whom used to sell Avon products before and normally, they get their business clients from word of mouths. Like friends and their friends, and neighbors. I don't think there can be other forms of methods, unless you go do direct sales from house to house, which can be time consuming and troublesome. But if it proves fruitful, it will be really worth it. Good luck to you.

I am not an Avon Rep, but I hear some good things from it! I'd consider doing it..But I don't know that I'd be at all successful with that. But good luck to you!

Hi there TreeMarie84, I am an Avon Lady too. I became a member and a franchise dealer since 2005 until now. Avon is giving a minimum credit limit to new members, but once you show that your selling is good.. in just a month or two, they will increase your credit limit. It is a good idea to buy their products first for personal use, so that you will know exactly how to tell your targeted customers about the Avon products you are selling. Avon products for me is a good one, I been using Avon since I became a member. I bring my Avon Cosmetics along with me and my Avon catalog/brochure wherever I go. I let my friends and other people noticed that I am using Avon, eventually they will ask if it is a good product. Because I been using the product for years, then I could tell them frankly and straight that I love Avon and it is a very good product for I have tested it. You can attract customers if you know exactly your products and you become the endorser of the product you are selling. Anyway, my credit limit started at $200 and in just 2-3 months it increases to $500 then $1000 and keep increasing. But you should have a good credit standing to keep increasing your credit limit. With regards to selling your products on-line, well you should have a good testimony about your Avon products to attract readers to try and buy your products. You must have enough knowledge about your products and who will be the targeted customers. Happy Selling. Merry Christmas.

My mother and my sisters are direct sellers of Avon. They are making good extra income from it. They own other businesses but they enjoy doing "Avon business" in their spare-time. We are family of network marketers. I am also a member of Avon, but not active. Being a man, I have other manly network marketing businesses to focus with. My advice to you is, being a newbie, try selling Avon products offline. It's the nature of that business. It's not much online. I saw my mother and sisters bring brochures to our neighbors and take orders. I heard Avon is also giving credit lines, so you can borrow products and pay the office later when or after the product is sold. Sometimes, the Avon office give 30-day credit terms, or even 60 days. People in our place love buying Avon products because of the loan system of Avon. How is it in your place?

No.I suggest you to give it up. It's very very difficult to sell it ..... I'm selling Marykay. Have the same situation with you. Sepcial in this cris situation. I had tried my best,but the woman control their money very well.....