I expect you have probably heard of Avon, they are an extremely popular company and have made many women successful worldwide. The company was first known as the California Perfume Company, the idea was always to distribute by referral marketing and was the original idea of David McConnell. Now Avon is one of the largest companies in the industry with a turnover of more than $8 billion and upwards of 5 million distributors across the world. They changed their name in 1936 and became Avon. You will also find the company traded on the stock exchanges and listed in many top business publications.

You will definitely have credibility on your side by becoming an Avon representative.

Avon are helping women who are afflicted with breast cancer and have so far donated $500 million dollars from their Avon Foundation which was set up in 1955. You will find the headquarters in New York plus their research facility is in Suffern where their large team of researchers and scientists work.

Products Sold By Avon

These are some of the most well known products in the direct sales industry and there is a large range of skin care and cosmetics to choose from. There is a vast range to choose from and if you are planning on becoming a distributor then you might want to set aside an afternoon to go through them all!

Some of their most well known products are from their Avon Colour range which includes various make over products. There's also the popular Anew range which includes some of their powerful anti aging products. With such a good range of products you should easily be able to attract customers to you. You are probably going to have the most success if you host home parties and demos, people will want to see the products in action, plus using them yourself is going to be a good advertisement.

The Business Opportunity

If you are interested in making an extra income and you are a woman, then Avon could be good choice. You can join as a distributor for around $10 and earn from recommending and selling the products to others. You have 2 main ways to earn money from Avon and these are from selling products directly to customers and also by building a team of distributors underneath you. You can get up to a generous 50% on product sales and 12% overrides on sales your team members make. Depending on how well you do, you might also be able to qualify for the luxury car bonus scheme.

If you are good at bringing people into your team and teaching and motivating them to become successful then you will make some good residual income from this business.

Of course you're also going to need plenty of prospects to talk to and make opportunity presentations too. One of the biggest problems in this industry that people face is a lack of leads. Initially you can work through your warm market, but that list can quickly be exhausted. For your business to thrive you MUST come up with a way to generate new leads on a regular basis, preferably daily!