Mary Kay Opinion 216

I had a question for everyone who has sold or is selling mary kay. I've spent the past 2 days reading about everyones thought on the business. I'm a mary kay consulant but I haven't started selling, due to the fact that I have a 7 month old. I don't have much money to spend on inventory, and I'm not sure how I could sell. I'm not sure how I start selling. My husband is not supportive, and will not take care of our child if and when I have a skin care class. Would it be unprofessional to take my daughter with me to a skin care class? I would like some advice if anyone has some for me. Also if anyone has any tips on selling.

Thanks

hey if i could give you one bit of advice BACK OUT. i have a new born as well, and i got completely railroaded into an inventory. if you prefer not to back out completely, just never ever buy an inventory. mk may be one of the top selling companies. but it isnt because of consumer purchases, but purchases made from consultants. that should just let everyone know that the product isnt that fantastic or easy to sell. dont do anything you arent confortable with. if you would like to ask me more questions. my email is lissymom@yahoo.com, i would be more than likely to help you with questions on choices i have already had to make. hope to hear from you. best luck. erin

If you have a skin care class with your friends, then maybe it'd be ok to bring your child, but not to all classes and not without permission from the hostess. You can always have the classes at your house. It takes time to build a customer base and the only way you are going to make good money selling alone is to have many customers. Product lasts a long time and reorders will be far between. Some women who make 5,000 a year (total sales) have many, many customers, over 100 just to make some money in MK. Many husbands are not supportive of MK because they know what is involved and they are objective. Only 2% of women make it to the top for a reason and of those 2% of directors, most are broke, but won't tell you they are. You only see a nth of a percent of 'rich' women in MK, but what is not disclosed in your Applause magazine or your Ovation quarterly magazine are the expenses and payrolls of housekeepers/assistants which those women have to pay for their businesses to exist. You have to work so hard they tell you to get a housekeeper when you enter DIQ....why? Because you'll be gone all the time, that's why. So, respect your husband and proceed with caution....the statistics prove that the system is against you..........when they want to feed you the hype, ask to see their tax returns for their business or ask them how much they make each week. You will get alot of silence.....IF they disclose what they make on a weekly basis, ask how many hours they work, what they did and what that 'income' COST them in the form of expenses. If someone brags that they had a $1000 party or week......right away, you take off 1/2 of that for what it cost them. Then deduct any discounts, then deduct what they have to REORDER to replace the product they sold. Hmmmm.

I personally do think it would be unprofessional for you to take your baby along. I have two very small children and know when they are with you, you can become too distracted and not focused on what you are doing. Just imagine - the baby starts crying because it wants to be fed or changed and you have to completely stop what you are doing and attend to its needs. That's not good customer service. Also, there are some customers who will not like having children there, even if they are polite and pretend that it's ok.

I can't tell from your post if you want to do Mary Kay as a way to get out of the house and have some adult time or if you are truly wanting a way to make extra income. If you just need adult time, I would advise you to find some volunteer opportunity that interests you. There are plenty of opportunities for that and it would cost you nothing. Mary Kay can end up being a very, very expensive hobby. If you need extra income, Mary Kay is NOT profitable for most women. If you've read through these boards, you've seen the big picture. I didn't have kids when I tried selling and it was still HARD, even if you do everything they tell you. I can't imagine trying to sell Mary Kay with young kids. I figured out it was easier to have a part-time evening job where I had a guaranteed paycheck than try to do Mary Kay.

You and your husband are a team. Listen to his views, the same way you would want him to listen to your views on any matter. He will still be around long after your Mary Kay director writes you off for not placing enough inventory orders.

MonicaJ - 14 Dec 2004

I've moved the unrelated comment originally entered here to Mary Kay Opinion 232

Eli Mantel

- 28 Feb 2005

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