Most people have heard of Avon, and know it from the door to door method of selling cosmetics. But how does it pan out as a legitimate means of making money as a network marketing or MLM business? Here are some facts and comments from which you can make your own decisions.
Avon Review: The Founder
Avon is one of the most established giants of multilevel marketing in the world, and has been in operation for over 100 years. The business was founded in 1886 by founder David H. McConnel. He was originally a door-knocking book salesman, who put together free perfume samples to attract women to his products.
However, on noticing that the women were more interested in the perfumes than the books, he took to selling these instead. He then noticed that some women were born salespersons and could sell perfumes to their friends and relatives - he got the idea of using them as his agents and Avon was born as the California Perfume Company.
It became very popular because at that time it was almost unheard of for married women to earn money for themselves. He had over 5,000 agents on his books inside 15 years, changed the name, and Avon now has an annual turnover of about $10 billion in direct sales from its New York HQ.
Avon Review: The Products
The range of Avon products is legendary, and this is no one-trick pony like many MLM programs are. Fragrances may have comprised Avon's original product range, but it now includes skin and personal care products, hair care products, cosmetics and a range of jewelry. Avon products are distributed worldwide, initially through a direct sales approach and now through traditional online network marketing methods.
The internet offered a means for the company to set up MLM networks and for representatives to make money either by selling Avon products in either the traditional manner or online, or by attracting a downline of agents and making money from their sales. Most choose to do both although the traditional door to door method is still the major sales technique used by Avon representatives.
The Avon Compensation Plan
Once you have paid your $10 or equivalent to enroll as an Avon distributor, you can sell to your own customer base and/or enroll your own team. The Avon compensation plan is not advertised online, but from various sources it appears that you get paid a 20% commission for sales from $25 -
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