It’s back! Join Avon completely FREE, for a limited time!
Right now, you can join the team with one of these options:
$0 free sign-up.
A contribution of as little as $5 to our partner the American Cancer Society.
Or, choose one of our new $30 starter collections packed with best-selling products and brochures.
Speaking of FREE….all new Representatives get serious rewards with their first order!
Here are the details:
A FREE full-size belif The True Cream Aqua Bomb ($38 value) with your first AvonNow.com order of any size.
When your first order is $60+, you’ll get a $10 credit towards your second campaign.
And new Representatives who join in Campaigns 16 to 20 will also get FREE SHIPPINGon their first order when placed by the end of their second campaign. (Free shipping will be reflected as an $8 credit in your account.)
Earn up to $2,000* in Pathway to Premier bonuses in your first 8 campaigns (wouldn’t that help with your holiday shopping?)
Isn’t it time you started your side hustle? Click here to go straight to the signup page!
*All new Representatives earned an average of $112 over their first 8 campaigns, but those who participated in Pathway to Premier earned an average of $390 over their first 8 campaigns, based on those who started in Campaigns 5 through 9, 2020 (exclusive of signup and shipping costs).
This post updated August 9, 2021. Free signup offer good through September 14, 2021.
Yay!!! For a limited time this summer, you can join Avon with the $0 signup offer!
You can choose from these options:
$0, FREE signup
A contribution of as little as $5 to the American Cancer Society
Sign up for $30 and receive your choice of two starter kits packed with best-selling products and brochures
And speaking of FREE . . .
You get serious rewards with your first order, including FREE SHIPPING! Here are the details:
A FREE full-size belif The True Cream Aqua Bomb ($38 value) with your first AvonNow.com order of ANY SIZE.
If your firsts order is $60 or more, you’ll also get a $10 credit toward your second campaign, and 135 FREE LIP BALMS ($315+ value)!
If you join in Campaign 16-20 (July 7 – September 14, 2021), you will also get FREE SHIPPING* on your first order if placed by the end of your second campaign.
*Free Shipping will be reflected as an $8 credit on your account. Your first campaign is considered the one in which you sign up.
If you choose to get a Starter Kit
When you choose the $30 option to join, you will get a starter kit worth up to $137. You can choose from two different starter kits:
Each of the starter kits comes with all of the products pictured, plus ten current brochures to help you get your business off the ground. You can use the products as demos, sell them for 100% profit, have a giveaway for customers who place orders, or use them yourself – they’re yours to do whatever you like with.
Love the starter kits? Ready to sign up? Click here!
Choose to donate
Your other signup option is making a contribution of $5.00 or more to the American Cancer Society. This option does not include products or brochures, but no worries – I’ll be here to help you get started, and you’ll also have all the tools and training you need online!
Take the Pathway to Premier to reach $5,000 in sales quickly!
Avon has made it easy to reach Premier level ($5,000 in annual sales) with Pathway to Premier, in which you can earn up to $2,050 in bonuses in your first eight campaigns, ON TOP OF your regular commission, for a total of $3,300* if you meet all goals! Here’s how it works in a nutshell:
Earn $50 Mini Milestone Bonus plus 50 FREE Lip Balms when you reach $500 in sales (this Mini Milestone bonus ends July 6, 2021)
Earn $100 Milestone Bonus plus 100 FREE Lip Balms when you reach $1,000 in sales
Earn $200 Milestone Bonus when you reach $2,000 in sales
Earn $300 Milestone Bonus when you reach $3,000 In sales
Earn $400 Milestone Bonus when you reach $4,000 in sales
Earn $500 Milestone Bonus when you reach $5,000 in sales
PLUS, earn $20 Stepping Stone Bonuses for each order over $200 in your first 8 campaigns (up to a maximum of $500)
Reach $5,000 in your first eight campaigns, and you can earn $2,000 in bonuses, and you will already be at Premier level (and get higher commission)!
As an added bonus, place a first order of $60 or more on time, and get 135 FREE Lip Balms and a $10 credit toward your second order! (limited time offer)
*All new Representatives earned an average of $112 over their first 8 campaigns, but those who participated in Pathway to Premier earned an average of $390 over their first 8 campaigns, based on those who started in Campaigns 5 through 9, 2020 (exclusive of signup and shipping costs).
After your eighth campaign, your earnings are based on your level of achievement:
NO minimum order size is required. Keep in mind, however, that you do need at least $40 in total sales during a campaign (including your direct delivery orders) to earn commission – but it is not a requirement. And $40 is not hard to reach, especially if you are purchasing brochures, demos, etc., in addition to your customers’ orders.
And, you are not required to place an order every campaign, though it is recommended to keep your business growing. Your account will go “inactive” if you miss six campaigns in a row, but you can still reactivate it by placing an order within one year of your last order. After that year passes, you would have to sign up again.
NO inventory is required. You know how some direct sales companies require that you order so much per month to keep your representative or affiliate status? Not Avon! In fact, it is not recommended that you keep inventory on hand, unless you do vendor shows. Of course, once you get familiar with your clients and their needs/favorite products, it’s perfectly fine to have a small stock around for quick cash-and-carry sales.
FREE Online Store!
You get a FREE online store that is open immediately, as soon as you sign up! Many direct sales companies charge a monthly fee of $30 or more for their websites. Not Avon! The online store is personalized to you, and you can begin sharing your custom URL immediately. Customers can shop the entire product line, flip through a PDF of the paper brochure, or enjoy the digital brochure for an interactive experience. A really fun aspect of the digital brochure is the try-on tool – they can use their phone’s camera or a photo of themselves to try on different shades of makeup. So cool! You can even choose to just sell online if you want. Earn commission without doing any work – that’s a no-brainer!
You will have FREE training and support from me as your Avon Advisor, as well as on the Avon U training platform. There are literally hundreds of short courses on Avon U that you can take to learn every aspect of your new business. Start with the New Representative courses, and go on from there, and you will be an expert Representative in no time! And I am always available to answer your questions and assist you with your needs too. Also, there is the Avon USA Representatives Facebook page, where there are live training sessions all the time, and webinars from the Learning & Development Team are happening several times a week. You may be an Independent Sales Representative, but you are NEVER alone!
Did I mention that your commission is also a discount on your products that you buy for yourself? As a new Representative, you’ll enjoy 25% off your beauty and jewelry purchases, and 20% off your fashion and home products. And as you reach higher commission levels, your discount increases too. Take a look at the current brochure and make a list of all the things you want to try right now! From skin care, to makeup, to bath & body products, to fragrance, to trending fashion and jewelry, to cleaning products for your whole house – well, you just have to see it to appreciate it all!
Incentives galore!
So far this year, I have earned $175 in Marriott gift cards, and $100 in free products SEVEN TIMES – yes, that’s $700 in free products, from incentive offers. And, I can’t wait to spend five days in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic, all expenses paid, this November as a result of last year’s trip incentive. You’ve never been on a trip until you’ve been on an Avon trip! And this year, we are working towards a trip to the Big Island, Hawaii, to take place in the spring of 2022. There’s still time to earn it! And, new incentives are being announced all the time!
Build a team and watch your income grow
Want to earn even more money and make a career of it? Build a team and take advantage of Avon’s generous Leadership Compensation Plan! Watch your income grow as your team grows!
According to healthline.com, makeup will last for two to three years, even if unopened. Once opened, the clock start ticking for how long that product will remain usable and effective. This is known as the “period after opening.”
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve been guilty of keeping makeup much, much longer than that. I won’t even tell you how long, because it’s embarrassing! But, to my credit, I have been getting better at offloading stuff that is just ridiculously old. I mean, why keep lipstick or blush with funky colors that you hate, just because you spent good money on them? Every time you look at that product, you’ll be reminded of how you wasted money. Throw it out! Then you won’t be reminded anymore (says me to me).
What better time to purge than now? If you haven’t already gone through your entire house and gotten rid of everything you don’t use during the past year and a half’s lockdown, get on it now! Purging is going to feel really good.
So how do you decide which items to toss? Avon has given us some general guidelines to follow.
Product
Recommended Time for Period After Opening
Cleanser
1 year
Exfoliator
1 year
Toner
6 months to 1 year
Serum
6 months to 1 year
Moisturizer
6 months to 1 year
Eye Cream
6 months to 1 year
Facial Mask
1 year
Primer
1 year
Foundation
1 year
Concealer
1 year
Eyeshadow
1 year
Eyeliner
1 year
Mascara
3 to 6 months
Lipstick
1 year
Powders
2 years
When following these guidelines, use your common sense too. First, check for expiration dates. If it’s passed, toss.
Give it a sniff. If it smells like paint, the oils in it have gone rancid. Toss! If it just smells funky, toss.
If you can’t remember when you opened that foundation/primer/concealer, bet to throw it out. After a year, liquid products will start to grow bacteria that you can’t see. The product may also separate, which definitely means it’s time to go.
If your mascara or liquid eyeliner is more than six months old, toss. You just don’t want to mess with your eyes and bacteria.
If your blush or powder gets that oily film over the top (I used to scrape that off with tweezers, ew!), just toss it. That goes for powder eye shadows as well.
Lipsticks may look fine, but really, if they’re more than two years old, you should toss.
Always, always, when in doubt, throw it out! Bacteria in your makeup can cause skin irritation, pimples, rashes, and even staph and eye infections.
As far as your skin care products, if you’re using them every day, you’ll probably use them up before they go bad. These products usually have expiration dates on the packaging, so you can always check that. Or if it seems off in smell or texture, replace it. To maximize the life of your skin care products, be sure to tightly cap them after use, and clean off the exterior of the containers after every few uses. This ensures that no gunk or bacteria falls into the product itself. Also, when using products such as creams that you put your fingers into, make sure you wash your hands before using so the product does not get contaminated. Better yet, use a spatula to dip into the product.
My Favorite Things!
Once you’ve made your purge, you’ll no doubt want to try some new and innovative products! Here are some of my personal favorites for you to check out:
VDL Creamy Stick Jelly – My new favorite makeup product! This creamy stick provides sheer, buildable coverage with a dewy finish and can be used on lips as well as cheeks! Toss it in your purse and you’re good to go for touchups! I absolutely love this, as it blends to a natural glow, with no clown face. Comes in four shades: Gretel (deep burgundy), Floege (hot pink), Riding Hood (red), and Rose Flake (soft glow with ultrafine pearl).
belif The Garden Eau de Parfum – My new favorite fragrance! This brand-new, fresh and vibrant scent takes you on a stroll into the garden, where belif unearthed the energy of nature. Sparkling bergamot (that’s what flavors Earl Grey tea) and dewy spring blossoms are wrapped in white musk for an unforgettable fragrance with a bright, buoyant feeling. You’ll have everyone asking what you’re wearing!
belif moisturizing eye bomb – How did I ever live without this? Just a tiny bit on your fingertip dabbed under and around the eye area feels so good, and helps keep the area firm, resilient, and smooth. This lightweight cream cools on contact and provides 26 hours of moisture. Contains pennywort (a/k/a cica), an herb known to soothe skin and boost elasticity. No matter what your age, you will love this stuff. I’m 65 years old, and look how bright my eyes look!
Mono Pop Eyeshadow Palette – All the shadows you need, in one convenient palette! Choose from Mood Coral or Mood Brown. Each one has a mix of matte and shimmer shades for day or evening.
Rice Water Bright Foaming Cleanser – I love love love this cleanser! It feels so soft and creamy, and has a delicate fragrance. Makes a lot of lather, and leaves my skin so soft and clean feeling. And the size of this tube! It’s huge – a full 10 ounces. My first tube lasted me over six months!
Anew Hydra Fusion Daily Beauty Defense Broad Spectrum Sunscreen Lotion SPF 50 – I can’t stress enough how important it is to use a good sunscreen every day, all year. I could have lost my life over a little grayish spot on my nose that turned out to be melanoma, because back in the 1950s and 60s when I was a kid, no one really knew or thought about sun protection. My mom used to put t-shirts on my brother and I at the beach to “protect” us from getting burned. Yeah, that didn’t work. I had second-degree burns pretty much every summer. Burn, peel, burn again. I’m very fair and never tan. So at age 50, I got this spot on my nose that people kept trying to wipe off because it looked like a pencil smudge. Thanks to my dermatologist and a fantastic plastic surgeon, I only lost the tip of my nose and had to endure a few weeks of stomach-turning cleaning activities I won’t get into here. But the point is, PLEASE WEAR YOUR SUNSCREEN! Skin cancer is no joke, and it’s definitely not fun. That said, this Anew Hydra Fusion sunscreen is the best I’ve ever used. It has SPF 50, yet doesn’t feel thick and greasy like some of the other brands. It’s lightweight and goes on smoothly, and you can apply your primer and foundation right after putting it on. I use this every single day, even if I’m not planning on leaving the house.
FMG Cashmere Lipcream – These Lipcreams are infused with antioxidant vitamins C and E, shea butter, avocado and coconut oils to nourish and soften lips. Nine sumptuous shades come in your choice of two formulas – matte and satin! The matte comes in a slimline case and is not drying at all – it feels soft and creamy on your lips. The satin shades come in a traditional tube. All of them are beautiful!
Magix Prime Face Perfector – Avon has come out with a lot of new primers lately, and I’ve tried them all, but my favorite is still good old Magix Prime! It smooths, mattifies, and blurs all of the little imperfections, like discolorations and tiny wrinkles, so your foundation glides on over it for a flawless finish. This vegan formula is infused with a hydrating blend of fleece flower and rose extracts and has an SPF of 20. Some people even wear this alone (but I’m not that brave). And the price is a bargain!
Glimmersticks Eyeliners – A must-have for everyone’s makeup bag! I swear I have every color in mine. And they are one of my top-selling items too. Creamy sticks go on easily, don’t smudge, and last all day. So many fun colors, and they come in Cream, Waterproof, and Diamonds formulas. Don’t forget about Glimmersticks Brow Definers and Lip Liners, too!
Hi-Brow Sculpting Gel – This stuff is amazing! If you’re in my age group, you may have overplucked your brows back in the 70s, only to find out they don’t come back. At least that’s what I did. Ugh! But since I discovered Hi-Brow, I can fill in all those bare spots with this fabulous gel that gives the illusion of real hairs. It’s water-resistant so it doesn’t come off during the day either. Contains oil-controlling clay and conditioning kiwi extract and vitamin E. You do need to use the waterproof eye makeup remover for it.
Love at 1st Lash Mascara – I’ve been on a quest to find a mascara I love for the last 50 years – and I’ve finally found it! Love at 1st Lash makes my lashes long and lush, with no clumping and no raccoon eyes. The Love Complex™ contains lycopene, olive oil, and vitamin E, plus volumizing and lengthening heart-shaped fibers and rich black pigments. Whatever’s in it, it’s magical! And it’s paraben- and sulfate-free, too. Comes in regular and waterproof formulas.
These, of course, are just a few of my favorite things. Be sure to check out the entire Avon catalog at joyoflipstick.com. You’ll be amazed at all the new products if you haven’t seen a brochure lately!
Join Avon today as a personal shopper (it’s FREE to join starting July 7, 2021, for a limited time) and get 25% off your Beauty & Jewelry, 20% off your Fashion & Home products! It’s just that easy. Find out more here.
If you’re thinking about a side hustle (or a main gig, for that matter), please take a few minutes and read this! I LOVE my Avon business, and I’d like to share with you why you will love it too. Following are ten great reasons to join my Avon team, Pammy’s Fearless Foxes, today. Of course, there are many more reasons, but these are my Top Ten.
One
Join for Zero Dollars! That’s right, free signups are back for a limited time starting July 7, 2021! Or, you can join for just $30, and get this starter kit!
Your starter kit comes with all of the products pictured, plus five current brochures to help you get your business off the ground. You can use the products as demos, sell them for 100% profit, or use them yourself – they’re yours to do whatever you like with.
Your other signup option is making a contribution of $5.00 or more to the American Cancer Society (ACS). This option does not include products or brochures, but no worries – I’ll be here to help you get started, and you’ll also have all the tools and training you need online!
Love the starter kits? Ready to sign up? Click here!
Two
When you Premier level ($5,000 in annual sales), you give yourself a raise! In fact, with each sales level milestone, you will earn more money with each sale you make. You’ll be starting out with 25% on Beauty & Jewelry and 25% on Fashion & Home, but your commission increases with each new sales level and is locked in for the rest of the year and most of the following year.
NO minimum order size is required. Keep in mind, however, that you do need to reach at least $40 in total sales during a campaign (including your direct delivery orders) to earn commission – but it is not a requirement. And $40 is not hard to reach, especially if you are purchasing brochures, demos, etc., in addition to your customers’ orders.
Once you reach Premier level, you no longer have to meet that $40 threshold to earn commission – you’ll earn it on all sales.
And, you are not required to place an order every campaign, though it is recommended to keep your business growing. Your account will go “inactive” if you miss six campaigns in a row, but you can still reactivate it by placing an order within one year of your last order. After that year passes, you would have to sign up again.
Four
NO inventory is required. You know how some direct sales companies require that you order so much per month to keep your representative or affiliate status? Not Avon! In fact, it is not recommended that you keep inventory on hand, unless you do vendor shows. Of course, once you get familiar with your clients and their needs/favorite products, it’s perfectly fine to have a small stock around for quick cash-and-carry sales.
Five
NO assigned territories anymore. Back in the day, when I sold Avon in the 1980s, we were assigned a neighborhood to cover. But now, with the Internet bringing us all together, and online sales, there is no geographical limit to where you can sell Avon within the United States! You can sell to your neighbors, to your friends in the next town, to your daughter who lives 1,500 miles away, and to your high school friends who are spread across the country. Each Avon Representative builds his or her own customer base through contacts, networking, posting on social media, and optional advertising within Avon’s policy guidelines.
Six
You get a FREE online store that is open immediately, as soon as you sign up! Many direct sales companies charge a monthly fee of $30 or more for their websites. Not Avon! The online store is personalized to you, and you can begin sharing your custom URL immediately. Customers can shop the entire product line, flip through a PDF of the paper brochure, or enjoy the digital brochure for an interactive experience. A really fun aspect of the digital brochure is the try-on tool – they can use their phone’s camera or a photo of themselves to try on different shades of makeup. So cool! You can even choose to just sell online if you want. Earn commission without doing any work – that’s a no-brainer!
You will have FREE training and support from me as your Avon Advisor, as well as on the Avon U training platform. There are literally hundreds of short courses on Avon U that you can take to learn every aspect of your new business. Start with the New Representative courses, and go on from there, and you will be an expert Representative in no time! And I am always available to answer your questions and assist you with your needs too. Also, there is the Avon USA Representatives Facebook page, where there are live training sessions all the time, and webinars from the Learning & Development Team are happening several times a week. You may be an Independent Sales Representative, but you are NEVER alone!
Eight
Did I mention that your commission is also a discount on your products that you buy for yourself? As a new Representative, you’ll enjoy 25% off your beauty and jewelry purchases, and 20% off your fashion and home products. And as you reach higher commission levels, your discount increases too. Take a look at the current brochure and make a list of all the things you want to try right now! From skin care, to makeup, to bath & body products, to fragrance, to trending fashion and jewelry, to cleaning products for your whole house – well, you just have to see it to appreciate it all!
Nine
Incentives!!! I have earned things like cold hard cash, $175 in Marriott gift cards, and hundreds of dollars worth of free products, not to mention all-expenses-paid trips to Jamaica, Dominican Republic, and Hawaii! And I’m not even a top Sales Representative. It’s not as hard as you think to earn incentives.
Ten
Want to earn even more money and make a career of it? Build a team and take advantage of Avon’s generous Leadership Compensation Plan! Watch your income grow as your team grows!
2020 was a challenging year for all of us, there’s no doubt about it. And for those of us in direct sales who do vendor shows, it was a pretty substantial blow to our income with most of the shows cancelled.
Vendor shows provide a large part of my income. In 2019, I participated in 23 vendor shows, or about one every two weeks. In 2020, there were only five shows; the rest were cancelled. It’s sad for sure, but things are beginning to get back on track.
I’ve learned that vendor events can be hit or miss. The ones that you expect to be great sometimes turn out to be dogs. But, on the flip side, a show that you expected nothing out of may end up being your biggest moneymaker of the year. You just never know. So many factors can contribute – including the weather (too nice out, too rainy, too windy, too cold, snowing, etc.), and if it’s scheduled at the same time as another large event, like your city’s NFL team game.
One show I did a couple years ago was in a tiny rural village’s library. They had a total of three vendors, crammed into the library’s children’s room. There was a lady who made jewelry, a wedding venue, and me. I thought, “oh boy, this is going to be a huge waste of time.” But it actually turned out to be one of the best events of the year for me.
I live in a rural area, so most of the shows I do are fairly small. I don’t do the big, expensive events near the city; I leave that to the younger reps who have help carrying their stuff. As a 65-year-old, five-foot-zero, 110 pound grandma with osteoporosis (the quintessential “little old lady”), I have to limit myself to what I can physically do. Outdoor events are getting harder, as I can barely lift my canopy, let alone put it up by myself. I have to rely on the kindness of other vendors to help me with it. So, I put on my best “damsel in distress” face until someone offers to help, and if they don’t, I have to approach someone and ask. Thank goodness for nice people! But I will most likely phase out the outdoor shows this year. Not only because of my physical limitations, but also because of weather factors. I’ve had my canopy blown over in a pop-up thunderstorm, where it fell onto my tables and ruined products when they hit the mud. I’ve had face creams and lipsticks melt in the heat.
But for all the hard work and iffiness involved with doing shows, I really enjoy doing them. Why? Because it’s not really about making money with shows; it’s about building relationships. I’ve been to shows where I barely made back my table fee, but the next day someone who picked up a book placed a $75 online order. I’ve gotten team recruits from vendor shows. And I’ve gotten many face-to-face customers from vendor shows.
Here are some things I’ve learned (some the hard way) about doing vendor events. These tips are general and apply to anyone selling at vendor events:
1. Don’t pay more for a space than you can afford to lose. Around here, the norm is $25 – $40, but in more urban areas it can be a lot more.
2. Ask the show organizer how the show will be advertised. I did a show at an elementary school an hour away from me last year. Pulling into the driveway, there were signs all over the place for the school’s book fair. Not a single sign for the vendor show. In four hours, there were maybe 10 customers, and they were all teachers at the school. I think I sold two items, and they were to other vendors.
3. Ask what time they open for set up, and give yourself enough time to get your display ready. It takes me the better part of two hours to do mine (I usually get two tables).
4. Bring a bag lunch or at least snacks. No need to spend money on food provided by the venue, if they even have food. And sometimes, all that’s available is hot dogs and chips. As a vegetarian, I would go hungry if I didn’t bring my own lunch.
5. Wear the most comfortable shoes you own, and comfortable but cute clothing. Put your makeup on, fix your hair, and wear jewelry. Wear your company’s products whenever possible.
6. Be approachable and friendly. When a potential customer approaches your booth, stand up, smile, and greet him/her. Compliment them on something they’re wearing, and ask if they’re looking for anything in particular. If you’re sitting behind your table, looking bored, playing with your phone or reading a book, people will just walk on by.
7. Have plenty of small bills and change on hand. Also, it is very helpful if you have a Square or similar device that accepts credit/debit cards. People are likely to spend more if they can use their card. The fees are minimal (3 to 3.5% normally), a small cost for doing business. Note: Do NOT charge customers a surcharge for using their card. This is illegal in some states.
8. Invest in a wagon. My Mac Sports Wagon is the best $80 I ever spent, let me tell you. It unfolds in a second and holds 150 pounds. I can get 6 Avon boxes in it, with other items on top. The wheels spin in all directions so you can get around tight corners easily. Pull the knob in the center to fold it back up and it fits between your front and back seats. I got this on Amazon.
9. Make a packing list and check it before you leave. If I didn’t, I would forget something every time. Here’s my checklist:
Wagon
Inventory
Tote bag with office supplies, samples, tape, scissors, etc.
Tablecloths
Inventory list
Square & change
Brochures
Business cards
Recruiting flyers
Chinese Auction basket
If the show is outdoors, add:
Canopy
Canopy weights
Tables
Chair
Canopy sides & bungees
10. Last but not least, relax and have fun!
Please let me know if you have any tips to add to my list!
Not an Avon Representative yet?
Just click here to learn more! There’s no obligation. It’s just $30 to join, and you get a starter kit worth up to $137, a free website, and free training. Or, you can join with a $5 donation to the American Cancer Society (with no starter kit).
Are you an Avon Representative looking for a way to get to Premier or President’s Club Level? Do you like to help others?
Avon Fundraising is the ticket!
Fundraising is an easy, rewarding way to boost your business while giving back to your community.
In a nutshell, there are two ways to raise funds with Avon: Printed Flyers and Online.
The Flyer Fundraisers are the “traditional” kind, where people in the organization go around with flyers and take orders, and then the organization delivers the orders to you. This type of fundraiser is typically used by school groups. You gather the orders, collect the money up front, place the combined order with Avon and pay for it, take delivery of the products, sort them into individual orders, and deliver back to the organization with a check for their earnings. Flyer Fundraisers are limited to the products on the flyers, and there are several different ones to choose from. You can view the current ones available on AvonNow under Manage Business > Fundraising Hub. A printed flyer fundraiser generally runs for only one campaign and must be registered in the campaign in which you’ll be placing the order.
Online Fundraisers, on the other hand, allow shoppers to peruse the entire catalog of products and purchase anything they want, which opens the door for higher profits. It takes less than five minutes to set up an online fundraiser, and it can run for up to 60 days. The organization simply shares a customized URL via social media/email, and when people shop, the earnings get calculated on your dashboard. Products are shipped directly to the consumers. So – no work for you! The earnings will be direct-deposited into your bank account (make sure you are enrolled in direct deposit), and you will deliver a personal check to the organization when the fundraiser ends.
With both types of fundraisers, you must decide what percentage of the profits you will donate to your organization. For example, if you are a Contender, you earn 25% on Beauty & Jewelry and 20% on Fashion & Home, as long as your total campaign order is at least $40. If you are at Premier Level, you earn 30% on Beauty & Jewelry and 20% on Fashion & Home. If you are President’s Club or Honor Society, you earn 40% on Beauty & Jewelry and 25% on Fashion & Home. You will need to take this into consideration when committing a percentage to the organization. Also, for online fundraisers, keep in mind that you pay the shipping on online orders of $60 and up, and for flyer fundraisers, you will be billed for shipping just as you are on your regular AvonNow orders.. So, you want to be careful not to overextend yourself and end up committing to more than you earn. So, you may want to offer a percentage slightly smaller than your earnings to give yourself some cushion.
If you wish, you can run a flyer fundraiser and online fundraiser for the same organization at the same time, but they would have to be registered separately. Also, you would have to calculate earnings separately, as automatic reporting is only available for online fundraisers. It could get pretty confusing.
You can run a fundraiser for any organization or entity – it doesn’t have to be a 501c3 charity. Think of schools, sports teams, cheer squads, church youth groups, family reunions, a friend in need of cash for medical bills or funeral expenses. Who do you know that might need some extra funds right now? I have done one for a friend who lost her house in a fire, and I’ve even used the Fundraising Hub to create a Facebook party for someone. Think creatively! It’s great because the Hub keeps track of all the sales through your custom URL.
What are the benefits to you?
* You get new customers! New customers who shop an Online Fundraiser will be added to your Web Office Address Book, if they are not already attached to another rep. You can now reach out to them for continued business. More than half of Fundraiser customers are new to Avon!
* Referrals
* You reach Premier Level or President’s Club (and higher earnings) faster, and the extra sales may help you qualify for incentives, trips, and more!
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During my four years of being an Avon Representative, I’ve tried many methods of staying organized and remembering all the tasks I want to accomplish during each two-week campaign. At first, it wasn’t too hard — place my order on a certain day, it comes in on a certain day, I put the orders together and call my customers to schedule deliveries and add those to my calendar (both paper planner and phone calendar, because at 60+, I tend to forget things – like looking at my planner. So, the added bonus of the phone notifications is really helpful).
As my business and my team grew, more and more chores were added to my bi-weekly schedule. I was using Campaign Mailer to send out brochures. I was trying to keep up with posting to social media (Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Google) on a regular basis, as well as blogging. I was following up with team members and sending out emails to them. I was actively recruiting. All this and more, and keeping my orders straight too.
I found that I was forgetting things, and I was not consistent with the things I should be doing every campaign to keep my business growing and thriving. Tasks that should have been done were slipping through the cracks. It was becoming a hot mess of inconsistencies.
I have a traditional paper planner book, which I love — but writing down every task in the book every two weeks was too much, as was adding them to my phone as tasks. I don’t know about you, but my phone will remind me once of a task on the list, and then it’s out of sight, out of mind. And I didn’t want to jam up my phone by putting every task in as a calendar event every two weeks.
I tried creating a chart in Excel, but that only works if you actually look at it. Truthfully, I’m a little scattered these days. I’m one of those people who will be in my office in the basement and the overhead light goes out, so I head upstairs to get a light bulb, grabbing finished laundry to take upstairs with me as long as I’m going, put the laundry away, go to the bathroom while I’m up there, notice that the dog’s blanket is all messed up and fix it, on the way back downstairs stop in the kitchen and grab a piece of candy and a bottle of water, and go back down to my office – only to realize I forgot the light bulb. I don’t know what happened, because I spent 25 years as a secretary before I went into higher education administration, and was one of the most organized people on the planet. Well, that may be an exaggeration, but I was pretty darn good at keeping all the balls in the air for multiple people. So it’s frustrating to say the least.
Anyway, one day I saw online somewhere that someone had a simple dry-erase family chore chart, and BAM! That was it! The perfect solution. I got a small one with the days of the week on it (which I overwrote with seven campaign numbers) and ten lines for chores. It also has all the little stars, circles, and hearts to mark your stuff done. I wrote in my recurring tasks and sat it right in front of my face, next to my computer, so I can’t NOT see it staring at me every day. And I have been on task with everything every campaign! Yay!!!
I got my little chore chart on Amazon for less than $7.00. But you can find them anywhere – Staples, Walmart, etc. Such a simple thing, and so incredibly helpful! And the nice thing is, you can add or change your list as necessary.
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It’s true! When you invest in samples and get them into the hands of your customers (and potential customers), they will buy. Maybe not all of them, but enough of them to make it worth your while. One lovely lady, who is one of my best customers, has purchased 8 bottles of PropoliThera Shampoo & Conditioner, 13 Cucina Hand Soaps, and 2 boxes of Fresh Fiji Detergent so far just because I gave her samples and she loved them). That’s over $340 in sales from sampling to just one customer! And that’s not including all the other stuff she buys (she also loves Avon jewelry).
Avon used to provide a lot of samples for purchase, but since LG H&H took over the company, there have not been as many – mostly just the new products. But does that deter me? Heck no! I’m actually getting BETTER results with my own hand-made samples than I did with the prepackaged ones. Maybe it’s because they’re made with love? ♥
Or, maybe it’s because they’re “deluxe” samples, and my customers appreciate that I took the time to make something especially for them.
Each campaign, I pick one or two special items to sample in each of my customers’ orders. That way, everyone gets the same samples so I don’t have to keep track of who got what. I just keep a running list of what I gave out each campaign in the front of my planner. If I want to sample something that prepackaged samples are not available for, I buy a demo bottle or jar of that item to sample out. I usually feature items that will be coming out NEW in the next campaign, so I will order a demo from the What’s New catalog. When delivering orders, I make sure to mention the new product and that there is a sample in their bag.
Depending on what you’re sampling, you can get all kinds of containers on Amazon in bulk at very reasonable prices. I use the little 1 oz. condiment cups for things like body lotion, body wash, shampoo, conditioner, and hand lotion. The fancier little hard plastic jars with colored lids can be used for skin care creams. I also used those for the Jeju Aloe Gel. And then there are little plastic perfume atomizers with lids that hold enough fragrance for a week-long vacation.
How to make samples
It’s really very simple and inexpensive to make your own samples. As I mentioned above, you just need to buy one bottle of the product, and the appropriate sampling containers. The 1 oz. condiment cups are available on Amazon for about $7 for 100 cups with lids. I wouldn’t go any bigger on the cups. In the pic above, I used these containers for Cucina Dish Liquid, Cucina Hand Soap, and Cucina Hand Lotion. They’re also good for body wash, body lotions, Foot Works creams, etc. – you get the idea.
Small hard plastic jars with screw-on lids are great for sampling!
A note about labeling: I recommend placing your labels on the containers before filling them! I use a DYMO Labelwriter 450 printer (which I love to death), but you can use Avery printer labels or even hand-write them on the round labels you use for garage sales. With my DYMO, I print 4 to a label and cut them up into little rectangles that fit even the tiny plastic jars. Some people are more creative and artistic than I am and make really pretty labels. I don’t have a color printer, so my labels are simple yet functional.
I place my labels on the containers and line them up on the table, assembly-line style. I usually make 12 at a time, and then more as needed, but a full bottle will make a lot more than that – probably 3 times more. If your product is in a pump bottle, use the pump to fill several squirts into each container, so that is about 3/4 full, and snap the lid on right away.
Safety First!
Be sure to never touch the actual product with your hands while filling your containers. The Avon Defense Nitrile Gloves are good to use.
If your product is a thicker cream or gel, use a disposable cosmetic spatula (also available on Amazon) to scoop and place the cream into the little jars with screw-on lids (50 for $6.99 on Amazon). Be sure to start with a fresh spatula each time. With the tiny jars, I like to make those all the way full because they’re so small. This is how I did the Jeju Aloe Gel samples.
Perfume Samples
To make my perfume samples, I use the little atomizer tubes I got on Amazon (they were $10 for 30 and came with a little funnel). Since labels won’t stick to these at all, I use little 3X4 inch zipper bags (also from Amazon, $7.50 for 200) and my DYMO LabelWriter 450. The zipper bags also prevent the atomizer from leaking in your customer’s bag. I buy a bottle of the perfume, get my tubes and lids ready, and label my bags. (Now that I look at my picture, I should have added my name, Avon Independent Sales Representative, and my phone number to the labels. The next ones will have that on them! In the meantime, I’ll just add another label on the back side of the ones I already made.)
But I digress. Take the funnel, place it into the tube, and squirt right out of your bottle into the funnel. You can get a lot of squirts in there, but I stop at 20. That’s plenty for them to use for a few days. One bottle of perfume can make A LOT of samples, and you can just keep what’s left to use yourself.
Other Samples
Another idea I had was to make samples of the Fresh Fiji Laundry Detergent Sheets. This is super-simple. One sheet, folded at the perforation, fits perfectly into the square snack-size zipper bags you can get at the store. On these labels, I included instructions for use because how would they know? One box of Fresh Fiji Detergent Sheets has 60 sheets in it, so you can do a lot of sampling. These samples were stapled to the page in the brochure when Fresh Fiji was first introduced.
I’m sure there are lots of other great ideas for sampling, too. If you have one that’s been successful, please leave it in the comments!
(The information in this article is current as of May 9, 2021, and is subject to change at any time.)
One of the first questions many new Avon Representatives have is, “How do I get paid? Of course, that’s a very good question, one that I’ve answered for my new team members many times over.
It can certainly be confusing, with all the different levels and percentages. But it’s really not that bad! Avon has recently changed its pay structure, and it’s now easier to understand than before.
The first thing you need to know is that you are not an employee of Avon – rather, you are self-employed, an Entrepreneur! You are the business owner, selling as an Independent Sales Representative for Avon. This means that you do NOT get a “paycheck” from Avon. You may get checks from Avon, but you are an independent contractor, not an employee. YOU are the boss!
With Avon, you can make money on your own sales, and on your leadership earnings once you start building a team. For now, we will talk about getting paid for your personal sales. I’ll do a separate post on leadership at a later date.
Breaking the sales end down a bit further, you can have two types of sales on which to earn money – face-to-face sales and online sales – and each of these is paid using the same criteria, but you receive the payments differently.
We’ll start with the general Compensation Plan, and then break it down.
As a new Representative, you are starting out at the Contender level, which is up to $4,999 in annual sales. As your sales increase, you will reach higher levels, and with them, higher commissions. Here is a chart showing commission levels for each of the sales levels:
Sales Level
Campaign Sales
Annual Sales
Beauty/Jewelry
Fashion/Home
Contender
<$40
$0-$4,999
0%
0%
Contender
$40+
$0-$4,999
25%
20%
Premier
No Minimum
$5,000
30%
20%
President’s Club
No Minimum
$10,000
40%
25%
Honor Society
No Minimum
$20,000
40%
25%
Rose Circle
No Minimum
$35,000
45%
25%
As a Contender, you must have at least $40 in a given campaign to make 25% commission on Beauty & Jewelry and 20% on Fashion & Home. For example, if you sell $100 of beauty products in a campaign, you earn $25. All of your face-to-face and online sales for the campaign are added together, as well as any personal items and sales tools/demos you buy, so the $40 goal is very easy to reach.
How You Get Paid for Face-to-Face Sales
When you sell products to customers in person, you will want to collect their payment at the time that they order. The reason for this is that you will have to pay for your order up front when you place it with Avon. This saves you from having to put your order on your own credit or debit card and waiting for your customers to pay you back later. Avon does not give new Representatives a credit limit, so this is important! Honestly, I don’t know of any company today that provides a credit limit to its representatives. That has gone the way of 8-tracks and cassettes and big hair. Time marches on.
Once you have your customers’ money, keep it in a safe place separate from your personal funds, so that you can pay Avon when your order is placed. You may even want to open a separate checking account for your Avon business, if you have a bank that offers free checking.
Another option is to take out a special credit card just for your Avon business. Use that card to pay your Avon bill, and you will have a few weeks until the statement comes to pay the balance off. In the meantime, you can deliver your customers’ orders and collect their payments. Just be sure to keep that money separate from your personal funds so you will be able to pay the entire balance when the bill comes – and, NEVER use that card for your own personal expenses. That will help you keep all of your Avon finances separate. It will also make things easier to track at tax time.
Now that I got that out of the way, here’s how you get paid: you will be collecting the brochure price of the products from your customers, plus the service fee* if you choose to charge one (usually between 75 cents and $2.00 per order) and applicable state sales tax.** When you place your order, Avon charges you your discounted price. The difference between what you collect from customers and what you pay Avon is your earnings.
For example, if you sell $100 in skin care and makeup, and $50 in clothing, you earn $25 on the skin care and makeup and $10 on the clothing for a total of $35. Your shipping charge will be deducted from that, and if you order brochures and sales tools, that will also come out of your profit. So, to make a higher profit, you will need to sell enough to pay for your business tools and shipping, and still have some left over for yourself. The higher your sales, the more you will earn in the long run. Don’t worry if you don’t earn a lot right off the bat – it takes time to build a business, and perseverance pays off!
* The optional service fee helps you cover some of your cost of doing business, i.e., bags, brochures, gas for your car, etc.
** Avon bills you for your state’s sales tax on the products you order through AvonNow, and pays the tax to the state for you. You charge the tax to your customers to reimburse yourself, so it’s an in-and-out wash. You do not need to register with your state’s sales tax agency.
How You Get Paid for Online (Direct Delivery) Sales
Now for the easy part! When your customers place their orders online through your online store, you automatically earn money without lifting a finger!
When a customer places an order, you will get an email from Avon the next morning. You can also see your direct delivery orders on the AvonNow Web Office page in real time. You earn your regular commission amount on those orders and are paid two days after the order ships. The commission is added to your Avon account. If you owe any money, it will first be applied to that balance, but if you don’t owe anything, it will be sent to your bank account.
Be sure to sign up for Direct Deposit! It’s the fastest and safest way to receive your commissions (and, later, your leadership earnings). To do this, go to My Account > Get Paid by Avon and enter your banking information.
If you don’t have Direct Deposit, Avon will send you a prepaid debit card and future earnings will be added to that card.
So that’s basically it. As long as your campaign sales are $40 or more, you will earn money! Keep growing that customer base by spreading the word about your business, sharing your online store link on social media, and passing out brochures. Consistency is key!
Pathway to Premier
As a new Avon Representative, you are also automatically enrolled in the Pathway to Premier Program, where you can earn up to $3,300*** and 285 FREE lip balms during your first 8 campaigns – and get you to those Premier Level earnings quickly! Read my post “New Avon Rep? Here’s How to Get Your Business Off the Ground” for more information on Pathway to Premier.
So you’ve just joined Avon – CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW BUSINESS! You have made the right choice! This post will give you a little help getting your business started and hopefully answer some of your questions. Please note that the following information is current as of May 7, 2021, and is subject to change at any time.
First things first! If you haven’t already done so, register your account online:
Enter your account number and the last four digits of your SSN (if you opted out of using your SSN when registering, you will enter 0000 here). But be aware, if you did not provide your SSN, taxes will be withheld from your future earnings.
Verify your information and say Yes to becoming an e-Representative. This will set up your web store where your friends and family can shop. EXAMPLE: www.avon.com/pammymurphy
Edit your Online store – upload a photo of yourself and add a brief bio. Customers like to shop with a real person!
Complete your profile on AvonNow under the My Account tab.
Go to the “Get Paid by Avon” section under My Account and enter your direct deposit information so you can get paid for your online store sales.
Pathway to Premier
You are automatically enrolled in the Pathway to Premier Program, where you can earn up to $3,300* and 285 FREE lip balms during your first 8 campaigns, and get you to those higher Premier Level earnings quickly! Read on to find out how.
First Order Bonus! When you place your first order on AvonNow.com, you will receive a full-size Isa Knox Anew LX Ultimate Rejuvenating Serum ($50 value) and a 3-pack of Isa Knox Serum samples. And, if that first order totals $60 or more, you also get a $10 credit towards your second order PLUS 135 FREE lip balms! Think about all the new customers you can get when you share those lip balms along with your brochures!
Mini Milestone Bonus gets you on your way with a bonus of $50 when you hit $500 in award sales during the incentive period, plusa FREE assortment of 50 lip balms (a customer favorite!).
Stepping Stone Bonuses reward you with a $20 bonus for every $200 in award sales within a campaign (order $600 in a campaign, earn a $60 bonus… you get the idea!), up to a total of $500 in Stepping Stone Bonuses.
Milestone Bonuses reward you with a 10% ($100) bonus — plus a FREE assortment of 100 lip balms — for your first $1,000 in total sales during your first 8 campaigns, up to a $500 bonus for $5,000 in sales and a total of $1,500 in Milestone Bonuses.
All Avon.com/online store and AvonNow.com sales count towards Pathway to Premier.
As a new Representative, you will receive commission of 25% on Beauty & Jewelry, 20% on Fashion & Home, as long as your total sales for a campaign are at least $40 (including your order and any Direct Delivery orders). Once you reach Premier Level of $5,000 in a calendar year, your commission will increase to 30% on Beauty & Jewelry, 20% on Fashion & Home. The Pathway to Premier Program is designed to help you get to that higher level quickly!
Reach President’s Club level of $10,000 in a year, and your commission goes up again – to 40% on Beauty & Jewelry, 25% on Fashion & Home!
Training
After you’ve entered the site, you should immediately begin taking the Avon U courses. The link to these online training courses can be found under Avon U Training at the top of the home page. Click on Avon U and then click on Course Catalog and begin with at least the first four courses listed for New Representatives. These short video lessons will help you get on board quickly!
Also, please take the time to read the Policies & Procedures document which can be found on AvonNow under Seller Central > Documents and Resources > Business Policies & Procedures for Avon Independent Sales Representatives. It is very important that you read and understand the company’s policies.
How Avon Works
There are two ways to sell Avon: traditional and online. With the traditional way, you pass out brochures during each two-week campaign. When your customers place their orders, you collect the money from them up front, order the products on avonnow.com (along with any demos, samples, bags, brochures for the next campaign, etc., that you need), and pay the wholesale cost. When the order comes in, you bag the orders and deliver to your customers. Your pay is the difference between what your customers paid you and what you pay Avon for the items (retail price minus wholesale cost).
With the online method, you share your custom URL via text, email, and social media. Your Avon online store website is FREE (many direct sales companies charge a monthly fee for this). When your customers shop online with you, they pay for their order through the website, Avon ships the order directly to them, and Avon pays your commission via direct deposit two days later. You don’t have to do a thing! Beautiful, right? All you have to do is sign up for direct deposit! (If you don’t sign up for direct deposit, a commission credit will be applied to your account two days after the order ships.)
Online selling has its benefits:
1. Avon prints 3.5 million brochures every two weeks, and all of that paper ends up in landfills. Online is much more environmentally friendly.
2. You don’t have to worry about collecting money, driving all over town delivering orders, trying to schedule convenient delivery times, etc.
3. Your commission check lands in your bank account two days after the customer’s order ships.
But, it’s entirely up to you. Whether you choose to sell in person, online, or a combination of both, you will earn money!
Placing Your Order
When taking customers’ orders, be sure to collect their payment up front. Just say, “How did you want to pay for that today?” If they balk, remind them that no other company lets you pay after your items are received. This is important, because you will need to pay for your order online with your credit or debit card when you place it.
Orders are placed every two weeks (or more often – the choice is up to you). Each campaign runs from a Wednesday to 5 p.m. on a Tuesday. A campaign schedule is attached to this email. You may place your order on the day of your choosing within the two-week period, but I would advise you NOT to wait until the last day, in case of unforeseen circumstances like the website going down. Placing your orders early will also help prevent disappointment from items being sold out. Note that you will be charged a shipping fee for each order that you place during a campaign.
As you get customers, add them to the Address Book section in your Web Office. To enter customers’ orders, go to “Enter Items” or “Order Products” on the Home Page, choose your customer’s name from the drop-down list, and enter her items. This way, you will be able to create invoices for individual customers through the Web Office. When ordering your sales tools, demos, and personal items, choose the customer name that is YOUR NAME in all caps in the drop-down list.
Keep Your Store Open At All Times With Brochures
To invest in your business, you will need to purchase your most important business tool every campaign – your brochures! After all, that is YOUR STORE! Keep in mind that you need to order brochures for two campaigns ahead of the one you are in (i.e., when placing your Campaign 6 order, you will order brochures for Campaign 8). Look at the Campaign Calendar on AvonNow to see what campaign we are currently in, and order brochures for the second one after that in your first order. That way you’ll always be ahead of the game.
Brochures Are Ordered in Packs of 10, Not Individually!
If you want 20 brochures, you would enter the number 2 on the order screen. Keep in mind that the more packs you order, the cheaper they are! And the more brochures you put into the hands of people, the more customers you will get!
You should also purchase some “popcorn bags” (white paper bags) in different sizes for packaging up your orders. There are also the nicer shopping bags with handles, which are good for higher-end and heavier items. These are all found in the Sales Tools section of the order page.
In any campaign, you can order from the current brochure as well as the previous brochure.
In any campaign, you can order demos from the next two campaigns’ What’s New flyers. Selected samples are also available for purchase. Representatives can purchase two of each product from What’s New unless specified.
Build Your Own Team for More Earnings
Tell your friends and family about the Avon Opportunity! If they sign up under you, you earn a percentage of their sales too! Watch your income grow with your team!
The Joy of Lipstick 