Can you really make money as a home show consultant?

Question

I am thinking of selling for Southern Living at home, but I am afraid I wont bring in enough money to make it worthwhile.

Answer 1

Hi!
I saw your question about making a profit with Southern Living At HOME. Yes, if you put your heart into it, have a great team leader and always remind yourself "I can do this" then YES you can!

Personally, I think SLAH is a great company be apart of. I was never involved w/DS before this. I did my homework and found this was an excellent company.

Just remember, you have to work at it to make money from it! SLAH will give you everything you need to make it work.

Also, there are great women in this company who are always willing to help. Plus it's a great time to join SLAH! Over $700 in products and supplies for only $199! All those extras you can't get any other time of year!

Please let me know if you have questions. I'd be happy to assist you!
Tricia

http://www.SouthernLivingAtHome.com/TriciaZeis

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Answer 2

I have sold both Avon and Tupperware.

I had to stop selling Avon as my orders were getting too big and didn't have enough time with a full time job, being newly divorced and taking care of a 9 mo old baby on my own. I loved the discounts though.

I also sold Tupperware and if you're willing to put in time (and some start up costs) it is worth it. Again you need to put in time to make money, sometimes 40 hours a week between parties, orders, prep for parties, etc. But you make your own hours.

If you're going to do a home based business make sure it's something that is well known, people want, the price isn't too much, there is a good warranty and the company stands by and supports their products & sales people. I'd also set up a separate bank account for you business. I made the mistake of NOT doing that for a bit and really messed myself up financially.

Answer 3

Imagine that you do have your own apartment. Now a relative moves in with you, and you have to pay for rent, utilities, food... you see where I'm going. At some point, if Mom is supporting you still after you're a working adult, you should contribute. It's just fair. That said, Ask her if you can give her $100/ month. I think I can assume that you have a checking account, because you would be getting pay checks. If you don't, find a good bank with the lowest minimum requirements for one and open it. If there is a minimum balance requirement to not get nickeled and dimed to death with service charges, make it your priority to get the account up to that level. Then also open a savings account, and put at least $10/month directly from your checking account into that. "Forget" it's there (that means don't take it out). Pinch pennies: don't blow your money on eating out, hanging out with friends at fast food and coffee shops. Take your money seriously. As soon as you get a handle on how much money you really have at the end of all that, increase your monthly savings amount to at least $50 if you can - or to whatever you can afford. This is going to become your some day I can go money. If it gets up to over $1,000, consider moving it to a solid money market account. It will grow faster there. You know what the bank does with your savings account? It gives you 1 or 2 percent and it invests your money in a money market or mutual fund and get richer. That's business. Set up a budget and determine how much of your money you really need to spend, including your accounts and your "rent". Learn to account for your money, and know where it's going. This will help you not to let it fall into that void most people's money gets lost in. Let your Mom know what you're doing, and how much you're putting where. If she knows you are handling your money wisely, she will probably feel much less put-out by supporting you. If she thinks you think you can just play your life away on her money, she will be annoyed.

Answer 4

You can make money if you sell enough product, but it will not make you tons of cash. You also need to consider that once you sell to your friends, family and neighbors, that will about take care of the majority of your sales. Then what? Where do your leads come from? Generally this type of sales will have you spending a great amount of time and little to show for it. If it were lucrative, they would have their own employees instead of you ( a subcontractor) If they had their own employees, they would have to pay social security, and other income taxes that would take away from their overall profit. So it is cheaper for them to find people like yourself (subcontractor) to do this temporarily and sell to their friends and family.
I know my wife absolutely hates to be invited to those kind of parties because you are expected to buy something whether you need it or not. So is it worth upsetting your friends/family?

Answer 5

Hi there! I used to sell for Southern Living and recently switched over to Taste of Home Entertaining because Southern Living was too saturated over where I live. I like Taste of Home Entertaining because the products are very similar to Southern Living, but they just launched May 1st, so they are new and everyone has been pretty eager to book parties! There is definitely money to make in this business, but the main thing is that you are going to have to work at it. The easiest thing to do when looking for a home business is to do something you love. I've tried a ton of home businesses, but I wasn't successful at some because I wasn't in to the product line. I love what I do now, and I make a great extra income. This is a part time business for me. Here is my website if you'd like to check it out, or email me to see an online catalog! Good luck! http://www.claire.tohe.com [e-mail]

Answer 6

Yes if you're a people person and good at sales. Personally, I love Pampered Chef products - they sell themselves! There are lots of other products, too, like Tastefully Simple, Premiere Jewelry, Candle Companies, etc. and so forth. Good luck!

Answer 7

These gimmicks are the adult version of teenage marijuana peer pressure. You get someone to host a party by offering them free stuff and then they guilt their friends into coming to the party where they guest are not obligated (but strongly encouraged) to buy stuff.
My wife had to start consulting in order to offset the cost of having to buy of her friends crap. She (and all of here friends) doesn't make any real money, they just do it for the free stuff.

Answer 8

You can also sell avon, I make about $1000/mo, so If you are interested send me an email [e-mail]

Answer 9

Yes, but you have to put a lot of work into it. You have to talk to lots of people, be outgoing and aggressive with your sales, but not so aggressive that you scare them off.

Answer 10

I doubt it. They may cut some checks to make it seem that way, but you will probably be abliged to spend more than they will cut you. It is probably another organization for rich folks who want to feel important.