The Oriflame network marketing company is now known as one of the leading brands of cosmetic products worldwide. Inspired by the natural beauty that comes out of Sweden, Robert & Jonas af Jochnick and Bength Hellsten founded the company in Stockholm in 1967. They created the company with not only good products in mind, but also the opportunity for individuals to create financial security for themselves by recommending the products to others. Person to person recommendations were always the company's way of distribution and they still train their distributors today to use this method, especially focusing on home parties and product demos.

They now operate in 62 countries across the globe, are the market leader in around half and run 5 of their own manufacturing facilities in Sweden, Poland, China, Russia and India which allows them to ensure that only the highest quality products reach the end user. Its estimated that the company has a yearly turnover of more than 1.5 billion Euros which is extremely impressive for a network marketing company, they also have around three and a half million distributors worldwide. There is also a highly qualified team of executive staff taking this company forward, plus a corporate staffing of 8 thousand, anyone can be confident that they are joining a company that's going to be around for a while.

The Products

There is a range of around 950 products to choose from, all based on natural ingredients and NOT tested on animals. All their products are designed to offer the best results and many new products are added each year. Within the range of products you will find things such as hair care, fragrances, wellness, cosmetics and much more, you should have no problem keeping your customers happy. New products are continually being research and the existing ones improved by their team of science advisors.

The Business Opportunity

There are two ways to make money from this business opportunity and they are by selling the products to customers and making a profit, you will buy the products at a discount and then sell them on at the retail price. The other way is to build a team of distributors underneath you and earn from their sales also, thereby creating residual income, this is by far the most powerful aspect of the pay plan. Obviously you will have the support of your upline who should be more experienced than you; you will also receive a starter pack when joining. This has promotional materials and product samples to help you get started.

Every third week the company issues an updated catalogue of products with the latest special offers, you will also have access to online campaigns and tools to help you build your business. With this type of business and products, you need a way to sell products and find new team members. Oriflame advise that the best method is by hosting your own home parties and demonstrations and this probably is the best way. It's easy to do and effective and allows you to form great relationships with customers and potential business partners.

To be ultimately successful with the Oriflame business you are going to need to build a team of distributors under you and to do this you will need plenty of prospects to talk to and present the opportunity too. You may well be told by your upline to make a list of 100 people that you can contact with the intention of pitching them on your business, this can work, but for most it won't produce any significant results, so you need a way to break outside of your warm market quickly.