Avon has been in existence, offering women financial independence since Hat's off to Founder David H. McConnell for his insights and dedication. As far back as I can remember, the Avon lady was part of the fabric of every neighborhood. Being a 'DING DONG, Avon calling Avon still offers men and woman, work from home , financial independence. Avon representatives are still out there knocking on doors and distributing brochures, selling Avon products.

Nowadays, as with many other companies, it's just a little harder to make that profit because of changes. Changes in Avon's selling policies and pay structure has unfortunately also contributed to that. The biggest difference from Avon's humble beginnings to now is that the company has changed into a Multinational Company, a company who may have lost sight of their founding father's vision.

Some of the business tools that Avon supplied their representatives to sell their products where included free of charge but that is not the case today. Great, sign me up! With excitement you contact an Avon representative to get started on your new business.

A District Manager came to my home to sign me up. I was very comfortable with her and what she had to say so there was no hesitation on my part to sign up and become an Independent Avon Representative.

All that was neatly placed in a black, cloth, Avon bag. So off I went, black bag in hand, to family, friends, neighbors and associates to sell my goods. In the beginning I received a very good reception. Because my neighborhood had not seen or heard from an Avon Representative in years, people were anxious to once again order their favorite color of lipstick and Skin So Soft products.

As with most companies, today a web presence is essential for increased sales. Avon offered their Sales Representatives an opportunity to open a website that could increase their sales and solicit new business. If someone placed an order within a campaign through your website, the fee would be credited to your account. The websites were in complete control of Avon.

Other than changing colors or tweaking the layout, each and every Avon website, looked exactly the same and there were thousands of them on the web. Avon also had huge restrictions on using Avon's name for advertising.

In other words, Avon itself owned the websites to sell their products.

The representatives were not permitted to sell Avon products from their own private websites or through venues like Amazon or eBay. There are a list of fees that are due Avon on a two week basis. There are business supplies that are essential to the success of your business. All these supplies must be purchased and paid by YOU to continue to sell Avon. Many years ago, Avon supplied their representatives with their brochures, delivery bags and some samples.

That in itself doesn't seem like much but brochures are needed every two weeks so these expenses start to mount up and all these expenses come off the top of your profits. Your profit is based on how much you sell. There was a previous 'customer fee' but at the end of the 'customer fee' was changed to a 'one simple fee' policy. The answer to this is to sell more, right? Well, that works if you have the customer base. The profit margin scale is based on the amount of product you sell.

So tell me, who can do that? Representatives are also responsible for return postage to Avon on a returned item. Because Avon has their money back guarantee a representative must honor that return policy. As an Avon representative you can either keep the product, refund the customer and hope you can resell it, or return the item to Avon, they will re-credit the initial amount due, then you refund your customer and pay the return item fee. Needless to say, that pair of sandals will most likely not resell so I had to return them.

Close to same thing happened with a very small Butterfly ring that had to be returned because it was damaged.

After a few months, your existing customers now have a cupboard filled with face cream, make-up and all the fragrances to last them through to the next millennium. As time goes by, you must figure out new and inventive ways to get new customers and continually renew your existing customers as your customer base starts to decline. If you think your going to make hundreds of dollars selling AVON, make sure that you have hundreds of customers who will order from you at least every other campaign.

In my experience and witnessing my fellow Avon representatives who have, as I did, fallen by the wayside, my opinion is that Avon's increased fees and supply costs is what has contributed to hundreds of Avon Representatives resigning their positions and moving on to a more lucrative business venture.

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Comments are not for promoting your articles or other sites. Finally I think the company will slowly lose the american market but will remain in other foreign companies, as of now, they are losing some companies. If they would just spend time to revamp, give people some better ways to actually make money fast.

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They lost by letting anyone sign up and people would order tons of jewelry and then not pay their bill, but now they have drastically changed the game plan, and I for one can't see how I could make any money at all for a very long time, maybe in a smaller town where you know people, but like the write said, you have a few customers, they order a few things and they are good for a long time, so, you have to go out and find more people.

You simple don't go to doors anymore in the US, like you did 20 yrs ago, you can't do that. It's the only company that has prices for the very low income and I like that, but I'm hereh to make enough money so I can buy something for myself each campaign maybe spend 20 bucks each time and that ends up putting me in the hole, they know this, you look at it and you want it, that's the name of the game.

Good for anyone that is able to make a little each campaign, but work is work and some work of trying to market avon is just hard, they can see the booklet, but if you don't hit them at the right time, they'll go on line and see sephora and ulta and you've lost that sale.

I became a rep one month ago. I began the initial contact with my local sales manager, whom I basically had to pull teeth with to get some simple questions answered. Her advice to me was, verbatim, "make more sales.

Anyway, moving on from that scintillating exchange I did sell to my friends and relatives. After that, zero, zippo. I, like the author, purchased 30 brochures per campaign, walked my local streets, introduced myself, utilized the website, pushed that website on Facebook and Twitter, diligently, everyday. More than that, I can't do. I mean, what ARE you supposed to do beyond that? Wear a sandwich board? Hire a prop plane dragging a banner behind?

The company is rapidly striking me as some phantom pyramid scheme, which is a shame. I'm guessing there won't be a th birthday for them if they don't get their ducks in a row, fast. I have never lost money with Avon and I am very proud to be a representative. They recently just offered one free return per month. You get a shipping credit for the cost of shipping. You WILL NOT make money if you don't plan on marketing yourself and getting the books out. But if you choose to market yourself and get yourself noticed, you will make more than enough money and be able to leave your full time job.

I have found that customers who merely wish to save money on Avon products and are not concerned about President's Club incentives have become the most satisfied Representatives. As an E-Rep, their customers register online and orders are processed and delivered by Avon; passive income.

No brochures or separate samples required. Avon deals with shipping, returns, and directly deposits the profits into the Representative's bank account. Thank you for breaking it down for us.

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I was seriously considering selling Avon but you have confirmed some of my fears! When I became an Avon Representative, I was a very shy person with very little business experience.

Through my Avon business, I was able to develop many business skills that can apply to any number of businesses. I was able to put myself through college, put braces on my teeth and buy my first house with earnings from Avon.

I love Avon and I love my business. Thanks, Irene, for a very informative article. I was seriously considering signing up as a Rep for Avon, to supplement my daytime Admin Assistant income. However, I knew a lot of Reps have walked away from the company in recent years and I wasn't sure why. Your details explain the reasons very well. Rather than take this kind of risk, I think I may consider a part-time job at my local mall instead! Thank you for posting your experience. Hi my name is cordelia I want to sell avon I hv been saling avon for some 1 so I want to try for me because I am saling tupperware as a manager there.

I have been selling for two years, I love it! But yes it does take time and a little money to reach your goal but it will happen in time, I'm doing great now, with a dollar order I make every two weeks, but you do need a lot of customers in order to make a real profit, but in time your business will grow, if you get a good spot to put your books!

And signing people up helps a lot, every person u sign up u get 25 dollars, if you get 5 that keep at it, u get a week, wow sign me up oh that's right I did, and love it. Good luck in all you do!

I also feel that they don't pay you at all.

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I'm actually quitting, I'm done. I've called and gotten no responses, and my orders have all been in the hundreds not small amounts. I've only placed 2 orders but both were very good sales. It just makes me mad for the amount of energy it's not worth the headaches, I've basically just made money for them and lost for myself. I hate to nitpick, but I believe that every time you mention profit, you mean commission.

A commission and profit are 2 very different things and are not interchangeable. Other than that little tidbit, I really enjoyed reading your post and found it extremely helpful.

Reps are putting out more money than they can earn so Avon is the one making the money. I've been selling Avon for 6 months now, and I have to agree. Now it's your downline that you earn money one. I have sold avon on and off all my life. Now Avon have pulled out of Ireland, so I can know longer get the products I miss them. I've been working for Avon since November 20th, and haven't seen a single penny from them but I've wasted my pocket money on their booklets and samples though so all you end up doing is LOSING money, working for them.

All I wanted was to make some extra money to spend on my kids and all I have done in a year's period is waste my damn time with this greedy company.

Its like any business, it takes time and effort to succeed. Too many people think that they will get a lot with little effort put in. I love this hubs. These are the exact conclusions I came to when I sold Avon months ago. It definitely was not worth it for the effort.

Thanks for this great post, i may agree with you that MLM may hit it big, but how and when? MLM Multi level marketing is going to be on a big wave in next years in my opinion! Find your products and take what you desire: Please rate this article using the scale below.

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Can You Make Money Selling Avon? Updated on April 22, Is it possible, sure, is it probable, for a very few. This article is about my personal experience with my work from home venture with Avon. THE COMPANY Avon is one of the oldest and largest 'Direct Sales' distribution companies in the world. WEB PRESENCE As with most companies, today a web presence is essential for increased sales.

AVON FEES and EXPENSES There are a list of fees that are due Avon on a two week basis. AS TIME GOES BY After a few months, your existing customers now have a cupboard filled with face cream, make-up and all the fragrances to last them through to the next millennium.

AND as your customer base declines, so too, do your profits. It's all about the numbers and the profit margin, and Avon has those numbers on their side. Go to HUB Pages for more information on how you can post your article here.

Is it possible to sell Avon Products from Tonga? They are offering more incentives now than ever. Anyone that has questions can email me direct kb8ktb gmail. Good luck in finding your part-time job. What a great post! If you are will and ready to apply your self then AVON is a great opportunity.

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