General Q&A's for direct sellers

[Jon]

That's a shame for anyone who was working with the company.

I knew someone who worked with Jamie Oliver at home a few years ago and the sign up was more than £100. I have no idea how much the commission was and how the structure worked. She came once to a playgroup fundraiser and did cooking demonstrations and question and answer sessions about cooking and the products and was very good, really knew her stuff and was very professional. BUT. The price of the products is the problem. I don't have a problem paying a bit more for a premium product if I think it's worth the money - there is definitely a market out there for upmarket kitchen goods - look at brands like Emma Bridgwater. But the stuff Jamie At Home had was good, but no better than stuff you could get in John Lewis for half the price. People just weren't prepared to pay a premium for "Jamie" products just because they had his name on it.

Plus Mr Oliver has fingers in so many pies these days it's hard to imagine he had a lot of time to devote to this aspect of his business empire.

There's a jamie's restaurant in Leeds that is honestly no better than other 'italian' chains like Bella Italia

 

[Chammy]

That's a shame for anyone who was working with the company.

I knew someone who worked with Jamie Oliver at home a few years ago and the sign up was more than £100. I have no idea how much the commission was and how the structure worked. She came once to a playgroup fundraiser and did cooking demonstrations and question and answer sessions about cooking and the products and was very good, really knew her stuff and was very professional. BUT. The price of the products is the problem. I don't have a problem paying a bit more for a premium product if I think it's worth the money - there is definitely a market out there for upmarket kitchen goods - look at brands like Emma Bridgwater. But the stuff Jamie At Home had was good, but no better than stuff you could get in John Lewis for half the price. People just weren't prepared to pay a premium for "Jamie" products just because they had his name on it.

Plus Mr Oliver has fingers in so many pies these days it's hard to imagine he had a lot of time to devote to this aspect of his business empire.

There's a jamie's restaurant in Leeds that is honestly no better than other 'italian' chains like Bella Italia

We have a Jamie's Ministry of Food in Rotherham after the wonderful show that show'd that us Rov'ram lot "can't cook" : It was closed down last year for a few months due to not passing a health and safety check with problems that put the staff's lives in danger. The day after it closed the staff were protesting outside that it had been closed ???

Rarely see anyone in there, wonder how much longer that will last if their at home service has now kicked the bucket.

 

[Jon]

Saw an opportunity today that said i could quit my job for £12.50 and sell their chocolate drink


So i posted this

 

[sparkleandshine]

my twopenn'orth...the reason people don't say which company it is....say it's Avon you are recruiting for...you know people have probably seen loads of other Avon ads so you think they will just switch off as soon as you say the word Avon so you don't say it....but the thing is, you are eventually going to have to tell them which company you work for, so why not just be upfront from the start and don't waste people's time.

And should you give up a minimum wage job for a commission only job? I would say, probably not. If you can, finding a way to do both would be the best option. But not the easiest option by any means. It's all about time versus money...if you are out earning money at your 'proper' job, you will have less time to invest in growing your mlm business. But if you are working full time on your mlm business, your income may be unreliable and irregular as you try to grow your business. Everyone's individual circumstances are different and you just have to decide what will suit you and your particular circumstances best.

 

[Jon]

all those younique ads though want people to quite their current crappy jobs to 'be the boss' and 'work in their PJs' etc..


The people that make those ads know what they are doing and why they are doing it

 

[sparkleandshine]

Well that's what I did, I quit a job for mlm...for years it worked out OK - but I wasn't going to get rich anytime soon - but then when that business did fail all of a sudden I went from earning something every month if not a lot to earning nothing at all and in fact owing them money as I was running at a loss and it all got pretty scary money wise. Luckily though I have other skills so I was able to pick up other self employed work from home and then I managed to get a part time job. But i don't think everyone would have the skills and experience to be able to turn things around as quickly as I did. Its emotionally upsetting to have to experience too, this is your business, your baby, it represents all your hopes and dreams for the future and you are having to watch it all slipping away from you. They don't tell you any of this when you sign up !