Selling Avon

I would rather recommend something like product demonstration(people that sample food and other things in stores.) over Avon. Avon requires too much investment. With product demonstration at least you can get a job that pays pretty decent for not requiring any kind of work experience and they hire pretty much everyone.(over $10 an hour in most places.) You can also easily get over 40+ hours of work if need-be if you don't mind travel. You'll still make money, and if you travel far enough they do pay for your gas expenses. If you're set on selling a product, search online for "affiliate marketing". There are PLENTY of places that would be glad for you to promote their physical products in person without charging you a dime. It's beyond me why people choose Avon. Perhaps they're unaware that there are literally hundreds of other options that not only pay better, but don't require you to pay anything in most cases. You can also if you so choose, promote them online as well which is the more common thing when it comes to affiliate marketing. Or, alternatively you could consider call center work. Pays generally $9 to $15+ depending on your work experience and in most cases you help to sell someone elses product. If you get in with the right company, they give commission bonuses and such too. So, you could be making $10+ an hour, + % of sale which differs from product to product. I've known people personally in the field that have made over $20+ an hour and generally got about 5% to 15% commission. You have to be kind of a "quick thinker" when it comes to call center work as their initial work requires you to answer questions quickly off the top of your head, ss well as to have somewhat of a phone personality. Either way, best of luck on whatever you decide to do!

I sold Avon several years ago. There were a couple of things that surprised me. We (the salesperson) had to pay for the sales books and samples. Also Avon has been arround for many many years and most people have heard of it. I've found that they either love it or hate it. Because it is so widely known, most areas are saturated with salespeople so making sales can be a challenge. If you you work at a place where you could leave some books and order sheet in a breakroom or something like that could be helpful. The meetings were fun, customers were interesting, and I enjoyed getting my orders. There are deadlines for placing your orders, I don't remember if the order had to be paid for when you sent it, or if you paid on your next order. I do think there is a start up cost now but I don't know how much. To find out how many salespeople are in your area, go to a website and enter your zip code to find a rep. near you and see how many come up. But that is about all the info I have, and I'm sure that somethings may have changed over the years. Hope this was helpful.