Asked By: Nikkie - 10/13/2009

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Hi--it's not a far fetched dream but it will take work and a lot of it.

I sell MK and have been with it for 4 yrs. I have times when I have absolutely no inventory and do just fine. So don't believe the directors that tell u you need inventory.

YES it helps but it isn't a make or break it. You may miss out on the odd $15 sale but seriously--those aren't going to make or break you.

MK has a 3 day turn around from when you put your order in and then you have it--so your customers can have it within 3-5 days! Pretty dam good!

I also offer them samples to get through those first few days. SO I always keep a ton of samples in (ton is like at least 3-5 of each of the timewise skincare). And at least 3-5 color cards or equal amount of samples. Not a whole lot. Most ppl don't mind the week as they are usually finishing something up at home.

I also offer a purse size hand cream (50 cents in Canada) for a gift for waiting.

Anyway, the best way to start is to start with little things you can do as you work full time and go to school full time. The people you meet NOW and the people you see now are the ones you focus on for now.

Also focus on your possible Christmas sales etc.

Then meanwhile as you get customers that way--then build from there. really work at booking from booking--it will save you a TON of time in the future!

Also follow up. Follow up takes time so be ok with spending some of your profit on a service like paying a friend to write up thank you cards.

One thing I do is take thank you cards with me to a facial/class. I fill it out there! ANd it's already pre-stamped because I did that as soon as I bought stamps and cards--and then just prestamped them and added my return address stamp (you can get them vistaprint.com for $10).

Fill out the card--thank you for having me over--and for introducing me to your friends & family or sister or whatever--if you do it as your are there it's fresh in your head.

Ask her to fill out 2 labels with her address (I have an assistnt who does that for me now) but anyway--do that--and then stick label onto her envelope and another label on a file folder--that file folder is all the stuff for HER class.

Yes I have a 100 file folders now but it totally works, I'm overly organized as I've built up my business--this system though a bit tedious is totally workable as I can just "get the folder".

Moving on: as soon as you leave, sign card and throw in nearest mailbox on the way home. It gets to her within 2-3 days!

I then call all the friends that were at the party. I used to work full time, go to school part time and did MK part time on top of that.

Part time MK for me was 12 hours every week or 2 wks and then 2 wks of 6 hours a week per month.

12 hour weeks included putting out a facail box at a salon or shop (to get names--you'll be told how to do that).

calling names, and getting facials booked. I sold $22K that year and made 40?f that.

So keep that in mind for the hours worked/people seen. I recruited not very many--that wasn't my goal.

I have a team now and that is my goal now, and sales, but that year it was just customers.

Also focus on skincare--skincare will keep you in business as ppl may be buying lipstick but they will only need a lipstick or 2 a year.

Answered By: sailboatsandbutterflies - 10/16/2009