Run a Successful Avon Business

If you are like most of America – you have been adjusting to a new way of living since about March of 2020. Being able to run a successful Avon business from home looks very different. What we thought would last weeks has turned into many long months. What we assumed were temporary set backs to our home based business have now become the new norm.

So what does your Avon business look like with these changes? Have you adapted & thrived – or have you struggled, fought changes & your business is now suffering? What do you need to do different to get different results? How can you start to run a successful Avon business from home?

I like to ask myself — What can I control when I’m feeling out of control? I can control my attitude, my content, my actions and my daily routine.

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Be Equipped to Run a Successful Avon Business

Learn a new skill – with more time at home, what new skill have you been putting off?
Connect with new technology – What technology has you a bit scared? Try something you’ve never tried before & do it scared! Learn how to start an Avon Blog to brand your beauty business.
Product knowledge training – stay up to date with everything available from Avon’s learning & development team on the Avon USA Representatives Facebook page. Check your campaign training guide for a single bi-weekly snapshot of all trainings.
Focus on tools & resources – New Digital Avon Catalog, Avon Virtual Makeover Tool, Avon Social, Social Selling by Avon group, Timeless Beauty Lessons (a support group for all Avon Reps)
Brand focus – sell to customers by focusing on products they need now and then products they look forward to having.
Pick a product to focus on – use it, take pictures of it, write about it, take a before and after, film it, ask people about it
Be Consistent with your Online Presence! COVID or not – this necessary tool for your business isn’t going away. Give your friends and followers something to follow – something to engage with – a positive distraction. People are at home – and they are watching you.

I have learned after 15 years in this direct sales business that you must focus on what you CAN do. What CAN you control and most importantly what can you CHANGE about what you are doing that isn’t working.

10 Quarantined Sales Tips

OTD – OOTD – LOTD – HOTD
Virtual Parties
Online Referrals
Tutorials
Fundraisers
Facts Tell – Stories Sell
Support Small Business
Trivia
Challenges
1:1 Consultations

When you Run a Successful Avon Business – Know what you have to offer.

Personalized service – You offer the ability to help them personally select what will best meet their needs. They have the luxury of a personal shopper without the added expense.
Contact-less delivery – whether they order online or you make a personal delivery at their doorstep – you can offer contact-less service!
Personal care – People are still brushing their teeth, washing their hair, using deodorant, and needing Avon Root Touch Up! So what can your friend buy from you, versus a faceless chain! What 5 things would they need to buy at a Big Box Store right now for their bathroom that they could get from a friend instead?
Self defense products – Ask your customers if they have everything they need right now – what can’t they find at the store?
Home Essentials – from Avon laundry detergent sheets, to cleaning products, dish soap, and Avon essential oils – we have all the things they need to keep their household running!
Skin care – women might be wearing less makeup at home but need to take care of their skin now more than ever!
Makeup – we are still zooming & face timing – and let’s face it… getting all done up a few times a week just makes us feel better!
Fashion & jewelry – give women access to these luxuries without leaving their home. Giving them something to look forward to. Shop for the fun things without having to go to a crowded store!

Find your Tribe on Social Media

Who are your kind of people and where are they hanging out online? Meet them where they are & engage with them there. What group can you join with interests similar to yours? Is your audience on instagram, tik-tok, snapchat, youtube?

Build connections – intentionally, genuinely. Be helpful, engage & interact. Become a part of a group not with the intention of selling & marketing – but with the intent to connect with real people in a real way. The selling & recruiting can come later after you establish a relationship with new people. Build mutual trust & respect.

Be a resource to people. How can you help them? How can you serve them? How can you meet a need? Provide every day products they can buy from you without having to go to the store. And even provide a way to generate their own income with Free Enrollment right now.

Go LIVE!! Do a makeup tutorial, complete your skin care routine, use those home essentials, paint your nails, do an unboxing, share the Avon opportunity, or record just your hands if you feel uncomfortable. If a live freaks you out too much start by recording yourself and then post.

Support other women in direct sales! They are not your competition! They can be your allies for amazing social media network collaborations!

Lean on the support of your Avon Team & sister Avon Representatives! A great place to find your tribe of Avon Reps & collaborate is to Join Timeless Beauty Lessons, a support group for all Avon Reps.

Create & Build your own Avon Brand

How are your followers identifying with YOU? Not just with Avon. Where is that connection coming from and why? What do they like about you?

Are you sharing your own photos & videos and not just relying on stock photos from Avon Social. As beautiful as they are – they are like commercials. Your followers are there for the big show – that’s YOU! Imagine you are watching netflix – are you going to sit through commercial after commercial or are you clicking “next”? Your followers are doing the same on facebook. If they see too many “commercials” from you – they will scroll on by. But if they see YOU – they will stop their scroll and see what you are up to! If you do use Avon Social – be sure to write something personal along with it. Your thoughts, Your testimonials, Your story. To become a successful entrepreneur, building your brand is key!

Facts Tell & Stories Sell

People buy from people they like. People that like you, will probably like the same things you like. So SHOW them what you like in your social media posts!

Positive perception

Get rid of that perception that “people aren’t going to buy Avon right now” — because they ARE! Don’t stop building your following – make sure you have engaging content. Bring a smile, some normalcy & positivity into their homes with what you are putting out there on social media. Keep your followers excited, informed & entertained. This will keep you AND your business in their thoughts. Don’t loose their attention or their hearts — share what you are doing. Allow them to see the real you! Be engaging. Make them wonder what you will post next. Leave them wanting more. Personal relationships are more important now more than ever with your followers.

Truth and Facts

We have products that people actually need right now
We have on trend & innovative products people want
You still have a job you can do
There is money to be made – take a look at Avon’s Earnings Chart
It’s still free to Join Avon– share the opportunity

Getting Started with Social Media

This is a beginner’s guide to Sell Avon on Social Media! When you hear the phrase, Social Selling – are you left wondering what that even means? You don’t even know where to begin. Someone is talking about how to Sell Avon on Social Media and you don’t even know what they are talking about so you immediately TUNE OUT! Let’s take the fear factor away with a few Beginner Tips! THIS is the Beginner’s Guide to Sell Avon on Social Media!

Facebook

As an Avon Rep, no doubt you are on Facebook! But are you using Facebook as an effective TOOl to GROW your business? I’m sharing my 7 Facebook Hacks for your Avon Business. Use Facebook to leverage and grow your business with new customers & followers.

The Complete Guide to Give your Avon Business an Online Presence

If you find that your sales in your Avon Business have stalled, could it be that you’ve tapped out your “warm list”? Of course, the people closest to you want to help & support you, but to sustain a profitable business, you must get your business in front of new customers! So here is the Complete Guide to give your Avon Business an Online Presence, featuring Top Leaders from #1 in the Nation, Avon Team Envision.

How to Set a Goal for your Avon Business

Learning how to Set a Goal for your Network Marketing Business is vital to your success. I had a professor who once said, “If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time” and I never forgot it! So knowing where you want to take your business has a lot to do with whether or not you get there. Success is more often found in the consistent daily tasks we implement.

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Emily Stephens Leads the Fastest Growing Avon Team in the Nation. She teaches her Team Members how to Run a Successful Avon Business along side her Nationally Ranked Leaders.

Emily is a wife and mother of 4. Her story started with a small home based business, supporting her efforts to be a stay at home mom. She now runs a National Team, created a full time career, and mentors thousands of women to create successful brands.

Emily teaches Beauty Boss Essentials to women building their own Beauty Business in direct sales.

Run a Successful Avon Business