Direct Sales in Success Magazine

Yesterday I got a new magazine in the mail - Success Magazine. It looks like your typical business magazine and I've not read any of the articles yet but I was thumbing through and smack dab in the middle is an article on Direct Sales.

The title is "Direct Selling Offers Flexibility and Financial Freedom". Not bad.

Here are some key points from the article:

1. The article starts out by saying that direct selling is the ideal business for people who want to "spread their entrepreneurial wings but have little or no business experience".

2. Things direct selling offers:

a. An industry that's booming and there is always room at the top.
b. A proven system for success (direct sales has been around and successful for over 100 years.
c. Start up for less that $500 - even if someone joins our company with the starter kit and the speedboat inventory add on they've started for less than $500 and are ready to make a profit from the moment the product arrives.
d. Flexibility and Freedom - work when you want, how you want.
e. Earn what you're worth - don't have to ask for a raise, just set your goals and work toward them! You're your own boss!
f. Opportunities for passive income - recruiting offers passive income - you won't find that in a corporate job.
g. Help others succeed and benefit too
h. Recognition and prizes (corp America offers this too of course but I can tell you from experience that it's the first thing they cut when things are tough)
i. Become a better you - When you talk to direct sellers who have worked through the ups and downs of this business you'll inevitably hear that the experience has meant a lot of person growth for them.

Then the article goes on to talk about some pitfalls to avoid:

1. Don't buy into "get rich quick" or "once in a lifetime" - look for companies that are in for the long haul.
2. Don't jump on the bandwagon - make sure it's a product you're proud to represent and would talk about even if you weren't getting paid to do so!
3. Don't give up too soon - this isn't get rich quick so you have to give it time. Typically a new business takes about 2 years to hit it's groove. Hang in there!

I'll look through the magazine some more to see if there are any other great insights. Just wanted to share this for now!

Enjoy your day!