Joining a Direct Sales Business
I’ve been getting many questions recently regarding working from home with a direct sales company and thought I’d give you some details to keep in mind if you want to succeed.
Here are some tips:
1. Passion and Purpose
Do you have a passion for the product you are promoting and does the product you are promoting have a purpose? These are the questions to ask yourself. Even if you love the product you are going to be selling, it pays (sometimes quite literally) to research the product. Who’s buying it? Why? Are lots of others selling that same product in your area? Does the product really deliver or does it disappoint?
Do a search online for reviews of your product and see what others have to say about it. Better yet, do a Google search to see how many people do a search for that particular company.
2. Understanding “The Cost”
Some people just don’t quite understand that owning a home (direct selling) business there is going to be a start up cost and most likely a monthly fee. I’ve heard comments like “why would I need to pay to work”. Well, one would not be paying to work a “job”, rather they would be paying to be independent with a company already established.
Any direct selling home business you join means you are working “with” a company, not “for” the company, and you’d be considered an independent contractor. The benefit of working with a direct sales company is that you get all the tools and company support to assist you in growing your business. For example, you get what’s called a back office that provides marketing tools and the company keeps track of all your sales and team growth.
With these tools and support comes not only a start up cost (usually for the kit you will receive) but a monthly business fee of some sort. Could be $15 up to hundreds of dollars. One can’t expect to get all the tools and support for free so it’s only common sense that there would be fees involved. Just think, if you owned a business outside the home in your town, you’d have an enormous start up cost as well as a pretty large monthly overhead to pay.
3. Is Your Team Leader a Leader?
Find out if your team leader is, in fact, a good leader. What training methods do they use and how often? Do they host training calls, webinars, teleseminars for their team? Are they easily available to help other people in their downline? If not, then I would either find another team leader or another company.
Here is what one of our team leaders has to say: ”Definition of a Leader: Humble, Honored, Proud, Heart Centered, Loving, Compassionate (but also gives a KICK in the butt when needed), Servant, Honest, Leads by Example, Open and Coachable always, Is inspired by helping others create their stories, Takes themselves out of the equation, Works from spirit and love, Never underestimates anyone, Always believes and has faith in everyone, Gives their ALL to their Team, Is always Learning and Growing.”
4. What Is The Company Track Record?
It’s a good idea to have a list of questions handy so you don’t forget what you wanted to ask. Make sure you inquire about the company itself – how long has it been in business? Who are the successful people? What is your target market (who are you selling to)? You should know about and be comfortable with all the company’s business practices before joining with them.
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