More moms than ever are looking to figure out some way to work from home. With today's unstable economy many are out of work, or making less. Most women are familiar with Mary Kay Cosmetics and Avon. They are not only two of the largest home based business opportunities in the world; they have been around for a long time and helped to create many small fortunes. That being said, there are a growing number of Direct Market cosmetic companies selling natural beauty products from home businesses. How do you choose what's best for you and your family? If you are considering joining a Network Marketing cosmetic company this article will provide you with a few "gold nuggets" to help you make the right decision.
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There are currently over 2,700 MLMs in America today! Over half of all Americans bought a product or service from a network marketing company sometime in the last 12 months! By some estimates over 25% of all cosmetics are purchased through a network marketing business. This adds up to huge opportunity for anyone who can:
1) Find a good home based company with a good compensation plan
2) Put together a system to find targeted leads to grow the business
Here is a list of some of the best cosmetic companies with built-in home based networking opportunities:
1) Apriori Beauty
2) Avon
3) Mary Kay Cosmetic
4) Arbonne International
5) Nu Skin
6) Beauticontrol
7) Jafra Cosmetics International
8) Sunrider International
9) Viviane Woodward
10) Ceregenex
11) Ceres Living
12) Fluhme
13) IsXPERIA
14) NuCERITY
15) Rejuvenate Worldwide
16) Votre Vu
You may be asking why I provided such a long list. The reason is simple. Each of the above companies is very successful and has many positives to offer. It would be a mistake to jump into the first one that is set before you. Each one has its advantages and disadvantages. The fact is over 95% of home based entrepreneurs fail. This is because people tend to jump into an opportunity without thoroughly checking out the competition and making a well-educated decision. Taking a few months to check into each company on the above list will ensure that you are able to make an informed decision that will be right for you.
I do not have the ability to go into a lot of details in this short article, but I have found that most MLM companies that seem to have the best compensation plans tend to have inferior products that are harder to sell. So be aware that the product quality verses compensation is a likely trade-off as you are analyzing these companies.
Most women who are successful in the natural beauty product industry do so mainly through home cosmetic parties; however, there are many ways to market these types of businesses.
The fact is now days more and more people are looking online for answers (just as you did.) Some concentrate on moving products and some concentrate on building their down line so those under them can sell the products. The strategy to take really depends on the organization.
For marketing boffins around the world, knowing what products will sell is a fundamental goal. For women, the internet shopping revolution has opened up a whole new realm for them to explore without having to brave a soggy Saturday high street assault course. Knowing what the next big product will be would be like winning the lottery for some marketers, so let's look at what's popular now to give us an insight into what will be big in the future.
Clothes
No big surprise: women spend most of the money they spend online, on clothes. Shops like Asos.com, Top Shop and BooHoo.com all do a massive amount of business online and in some cases, only do business online. The biggest selling item of clothing in the world is those classic blue jeans. Everyone has a pair, and they don't seem like they are dropping in popularity any time soon. One crucial thing to be addresses is the difficulty women have in finding jeans that fit their particular curves. Someone that could find a way to have an online system to ensure every pair of jeans bought fits perfectly would be truly inspired.
Perfume
Perfume is another of the most popular things women buy online. The most likely reason being that it is in most cases cheaper to buy perfume on line than in a departments store or in a specialist perfume and aftershave shop. The difficulty in selling women fragrances is that there is no smell-o-vision widget for the internet just yet, so perfumers currently have to rely on women visiting perfume stores before they come back to the internet in order to make a purchase. Smart phones will cut this stalling period soon enough though. Chanel No.5 is the top selling perfume of all time but currently, Hugo Boss perfume is making waves with its online sales.
Shoes
Women love shoes. Buying shoes online can be tricky as you need to try them on to know if you will feel comfortable in them. What online shoe shops rely on is, like perfume stores, women coming in store before buying online. What some shoes companies have done is create an interactive element to their website where you can design your own pattern for your shoe. This should draw people back to the website. Converse are one of the top selling shoe brands online.
Make Up + Jewellery
Make Up and Jewellery round up the top 5 products women buy online. These are a bit easier to sell as most of their appeal is visual. MAC make up is one of the most popular make ups online while H. Samuel and Ernest Jones make k beauty supply up a huge percentage of online jewellery sales.