RSSSelling from home
Nov 19, 2009 Sales Related
I was recently told that Mary Kay has a home-based sales force of 750,000. I don’t know if that’s accurate – sounds plausible. But I bet between Mary Kay, NuSkin, Amway, Mannentech, and Nutrilite (and some I don’t even know, I’m sure), there are many, many million people selling from home. And now with the economy being so quirky, and people losing jobs, I bet that the industry is going through profound changes.
Some of these folks have been trained to sell by their up-lines. Some have never been trained. Some just bought-in to the business because of some terrific hype heard at one of those Learn How To Get Rich Like Me rallies. But they have all learned to make a double sale: sell the product AND buy-in to the ‘business opportunity’ at the same time.
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Tags: Amway, Avon, business opportunity, home-based sales force, jobs, Mannentech, Mary Kay, NuSkin, Nutrilite
Labor Day: What Do We Work For?
Sep 4, 2009 Random Thoughts
This weekend we all get a rest because we’ve worked so hard all year. Makes me wonder about ‘work.’ What is it, why do we do it, what does it mean, what could it mean. I guess I kinda feel like rambling a bit…
When I was young, I had to work myself through college. For two years I was a live in maid. One year I did dishes for my dorm (got up at 5:30 a.m…. impressed?) and was a secretary. One year I had a State car and did public opinion polls. I could really tell you some great stories about that!
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Tags: blessings, creativity, ego, jobs, money, unemployment, work
