“First of all make a list of your family, friends, coworkers, etc.then tell them about your new Avon business. You could send out emails to people you know and even text message them. Start carrying your brochures around in your car and give them to everyone you have the courage to talk to. It’s really hard to talk to people about it the first few times but it will get easier! Some things that worked for me:
-got my mom to start telling people at her work that I sell Avon(She works at a coffee shop where lots of business people go) She just found me 2 offices to bring books to and her coworkers order from me now.
-put up a flyer at work( I work at a convenience store) When I’m there an I see someone looking at my flyer I offer them a book.
-wear Avon, carry Avon around with you, let a brochure stick out of your purse. People do ask about it when they see it. I just got a customer in my apartment building because she saw me carrying a box of Avon stuff to my car. Then she told someone else in the building so that’s two new customers without even trying.
-put up ads on classified sites and make sure you follow the rules. I have gotten at least ten new customers from using classified sites.
-If you know anyone who owns a business or even a friend of a friend. Ask them if you can put a basket of brochures for their employees and customers. Offer the manager and employees a special gift or discount for letting you leave your books there. My boyfriend’s mother runs 2 Herbal Magic stores and she shares my books with her employees and customers.
If I think of any more I will let you know. I have about 40 customers now just from using these tips. I’m not the door-to-door kind of person and I don’t really like to leave too many books in random places because I don’t get very many customers from that. Face-to-Face works a lot better for me. I hope this helps!
You can find a lot of flyers and helpful documents here: http://www.docstoc.com/collection/3302/Avon-Documents-for-Independent-Sales-Reps - written 2 months ago
Avon is a great choice because people know and love the brand. I get new customers just by wearing Avon and using the products. When people see Avon they ask about it! Avon is also great because of their low prices, people feel like they are buying gifts for themselves when they order and they love that the prices are low enough to do that every two weeks. Whatever you choose to do be sure to treat it like a real business! Don’t buy too much, always try to make a profit. - written 2 months ago
