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Date Posted: 14:46:39 07/15/04 Thu
Author: Flor Vega
Subject: Re: Begin Selling
In reply to: Margaret Johnson 's message, "Re: Begin Selling" on 11:06:10 02/12/04 Thu

>Hi, I just saw your post on my board about learning
>how to sell Mary Kay cosmetics. I can help you with
>your questions.
>
>The minimum start up cost is $100 for your starter
>kit. You would also have to add in sales tax &
>shipping (depending upon where you are located.)
>Shipping would be about $8. Sales tax probably about
>8.25%.
>
>In your starter kit you get $267+ worth of free full
>size retail products in addition to lots of great
>samples, forms, catalogs, tapes, carrying case, day
>planner & etc. so it's well worth the $100 investment.
>
>After that what you spend is up to you. There is
>enough material in your starter kit to do
>approximately 30 faces so you can technically work
>from the samples & take orders if you want to. That
>is the cheapest way but it's a little harder to sell
>that way than if the customer gets to take the product
>home with them. But it's probably the best way to
>start if you are on a tight budget.
>
>Other possible expenses are that you can purchase a
>Mary Kay web site for 1 year for only $25 first year
>($50 additional years). You can take on-line credit
>card orders on the web site 24 hours a day, 7 days a
>week & the company can even refer people to your web
>site.
>
>Another offer is that for $10 you can list 30
>preferred customers & they will send them catalogs for
>you & you also get 30 business cards free.
>
>That is all the start-up stuff.
>
>When you place your first order you want to be sure
>that it is for at least $200 wholesale ($400 retail)
>in actual user products (not sales materials as they
>don't count in that equation.) Because once you have
>placed $200 in wholesale orders ($400 retail) that
>order & all orders for that month & the two months
>following you get at 50% off so that is when you start
>earning your 50% commission on everything you sell.
>
>You can earn 100% commission if you sell some of the
>things in your starter kit & maybe use that money to
>get the $200 in wholesale to get your inventory going,
>etc.
>
>In order to keep getting 50% off all products you do
>have to have $200 wholesale per quarter ($400 retail).
> But that isn't really hard to do. Even if you think
>about the stuff you use yourself (and when you sell
>the products it's kind of important that you actually
>use the products so you can give an honest testemonial
>& so people can see that you believe in them & know
>how to use them & trust them yourself & all
>that)...well I know that between myself, my husband,
>my 2 daughters & gifts I could probably spend $200 per
>quarter just on that if I wanted to but I am fairly
>new to it & I've had several hundred in sales already.
>
>It's also a great way to invest a tax refund if you
>think about it. Starting your own business & all
>that. You get terrific tax write-offs in this
>business so you can pretty much always count on a
>refund if you keep track of expenses.
>
>Some of the best things about selling Mary Kay are
>these. (From my personal experience).
>
>1) It sort of forces you to take better care of
>yourself...take care of your skin, do your make-up
>better, dress a little nicer & etc. This is tough at
>first but then it makes you feel better about yourself
>& then you want to keep improving & do your hair &
>nails & lose weight & you just keep feeling better &
>better about yourself. Your husband or boyfriend will
>love this too. Even my kids noticed & appreciated the
>change!
>
>2) You meet a lot of great women & make some great
>friends in the business by attending meetings.
>Anywhere in the USA there are meetings that you can
>attend. If you signed up under me as a consultant you
>would still have the opportunity to be trained and
>work with a leader in your area through the "adoptee"
>program Mary Kay has. The women in the meetings are
>always very positive, upbeat, movers & shakers...women
>you want to be like because they are happy and excited
>& look & feel great & are making their dreams come
>true.
>
>3) You get to feel like you are helping other women
>feel good about themselves. Every time you teach a
>woman skin care or make-up and see how she feels
>prettier & happier about herself you feel a positive
>sense of having been a part of that experience.
>
>4) The products are superlative, the company is
>awesome, they treat employees fantatically, the
>customer service is top notch, they have 100%
>satisfaction guarantee on everything & the reputation
>of the company cannot be matched. I'd say this is the
>best company in the USA for a woman to work for in my
>opinion.
>
>5) Company values - this company is founded on the
>principle of God First, Family Second, Career Third.
>The company encourages you to make your family a
>priority (unlike most in corporate America).
>
>6) Ability to work at home & set your own hours. It's
>really a dream job in that sense. Especially if you
>have children or just have a phobia about living your
>life in a gray cubicle. You have the freedom to
>choose when & where you work & with whom.
>
>7) If for any reason you decide to get out of the
>business the company will buy back from you any unused
>merchandise that is less than 1 year old (excluding
>the starter kit) at 90 cents on the dollar. If you do
>this you can never be a consultant again so this
>almost never happens because most women want to keep
>that option open even if they temporarily quit selling
>for awhile due to personal reasons...most want to be
>able to start up later again. But worst case scenario
>- you get 90% of what you paid back. And the stuff in
>the starter kit you could always use yourself or give
>as gifts or sell to other consultants at a discount or
>whatever. So you really can't LOSE a lot of money at
>it unless you choose to.
>
>8) Rewards - okay - who doesn't want to drive a brand
>new car for free? AND work for the company that pays
>the most women the highest amount of money in the USA?
> And it's nice to get appreciated for everything you
>do...there are always little & big rewards coming to
>you along the way & different forms of recognition &
>appreciation. You can make a lot of money & win
>vacations, fur coats, diamond rings & etc. That
>doesn't suck. :)
>
>9) Achivement - no glass ceilings...no competing to
>be more manly than the men. You can achieve what you
>decide you want to achieve & take satisfaction in what
>you accomplish.
>
>10) You can be feminine, a girly-girl, and still be a
>successful business woman. You don't have to dress
>like a man, talk like a man, act like a man and nobody
>frowns at you for taking time off to take care of a
>sick child.
>
>There is so much more I could add but I wouldn't know
>where to begin. Please feel free to contact me for
>more info anytime!
>
>
>
>Margaret Johnson
>
>Moms in the Pink
>www.marykay.com/momsinthepink

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[> [> [> [> Re: Begin Selling -- Toni (Be careful be very very careful), 03:31:53 04/05/08 Sat [1]

Wow!! I would very much like to tell you the truth about Mary Kay and how to start up successfully.

First, you must purchase a starter kit and the cost is $100 plus tax. Between the full size products, samples and bags the consultant has approximately worth $437 worth of items.

Now, please pay close attention. DO NOT ORDER HIGH VOLUMES OF INVENTORY. IT IS NOT NECESSARY. I always suggest if consultants want more than $200 wholesale / $400 retail, do not start any higher than $600 wholesale / $1200 retail and do not place another order until this product is close to be sold out. DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO TALK YOU INTO FRONT LOADING OR MONTHLY ORDERING SO THEY CAN REACH THEIR OWN PERSONAL GOALS. It is necessary for recruiters to go and sell products and share the opportunity.

I highly suggest that if you are going to put this product in a gift store, beware, you will get reported to the company left and right; however, we are now in the 21st century and I for one do not see anything wrong with it. It beats the other alternatives that your recruiter will tell you to do..warm chattering, book family and friends who eventually will want nothing to do with you. So again, I say, go for it and set up a display and if a mary kay consultants complains, oh well, tell them to go to flea markets the products are all over the place.

I would suggest to you to just sell and leave recruiting alone unless someone approaches you. You will understand this statement once you go to a few rah rah meetings. Remember selling you honestly get 40% profit, because you will need 50% to repurchase product and 10% for tax (no one will tell you this). Please do not run this business with your own personal funds after your initial purchase of the start up kit and your initial order. I promise you if you do, you will go into debt. Be a wise business women no matter what avenue of business you choose; do not get caught up in the glamour or excitement of this business or any other. I wish you luck and if you want more info, please feel free to contact me. Oh yes, one other thing, the majority of women in Mary Kay are lucky if they make $10,000/year...keep your eyes and heart wide open. Good luck.
Toni
pnkrosesforever@yahoo.com


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