Sign up for my Avon Sample of the Month Club

Hey there, beauts! I’m starting something new with my Avon Business and of course, i’m very excited about it!! Beginning in the month of May, I will be launching my Avon Sample of the Month Club. Be sure to sign up before April 30th to ensure that I will get you on my list in time for the first round. I will send out samples the first week of each month. There is no cost to sign up to receive a monthly Avon sample from me and there will be no pressure placed upon you to place an order. I will, naturally, follow up with you and ask that you complete a short survey on the product that you sampled. I will also be featuring the feedback left to me, in a new series of blog posts on my online blog sites. You can sign up to participate or cancel participation at any time!

Should you love the sample product so much that you want to purchase it in full size, I will give you 10% off! How does that work if you shop online? As long as you ordered with me as your Avon Representative, I will be able to see what you ordered and I will take 10% off the item and mail it to you as a reimbursement. Also, if you refer me and my Avon Sample Club to someone and they in turn join as well — when they place their first order with me as their Avon Representative, I will give you (the referrer) a FREE GIFT!

What do you need to provide to me to become my Avon Sample Club Member? 

• Your First and Last Name (I will NOT display your full last name publicly on my blogs, facebook, or anywhere else!!)

• Your Mailing Address (This way I can send you your samples!)

• Whether you are of Fair, Medium, or Dark Skin Tone (This helps me do my best to send you a shade that has the best chance of working for you should the sample of the month be a makeup foundation!)

• General Idea of Age: 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-55, or 55+ (This will help with organization as well as a better understanding of interest in certain samples, etc!)

• Please Register Online as my Avon eCustomer, with me (Sylvia Sandis) as your Avon Representative (This will make sure you are all ready to go whenever you are ready to place an Avon Order Online!)

What kind of questions will I be asking you to answer, after sampling, to be used in the short surveys for my online blogs? These are examples and I may add more questions if I feel they are needed to be covered for certain products.

• What was your favorite thing about this sample product?
• Would you recommend this product to a friend?
• What would you say are Pros of using this product?
• What would you say are Cons of using this product?
• Did someone other than myself refer you to this Avon Sample of the Month program — if so, who?

There are a few different ways that you can reach out to me online to sign up as a participant of my Avon Sample of the Month Club. You can also direct any and all questions about my sample program, the Avon Opportunity, and/or Avon Products:

• Email me at ssandis@representative.com
• Private Message me on my Facebook Avon Business Page
• Direct Message me on my Twitter Account

Ready to order your Avon online now? Visit my eStore at youravon.com/ssandis and qualify for FREE SHIPPING when your order is over $40, no code needed!

A few final notes: This Sample Club is NOT endorsed or run by Avon Products Inc. nor New Avon LLC. This is a program run solely by Sylvia Sandis who is an Avon Independent Sales Representative. This program may end at any time under the discretion of Sylvia Sandis Avon Independent Sales Representative. Participants can and will be removed from the program if they do not make any purchases in a six month period of initially joining. Product Samples and Free Gifts are chosen by Sylvia Sandis Avon Independent Sales Representative and not chosen by those who are participating.

NEW AVON REP INCENTIVE | 40% Discount in your First 4 Campaigns

Hey, loves! I am so excited to be blogging this latest opportunity that AVON is giving to NEW Representatives! Starting in Campaign 4, when you signup online to sell AVON you will be eligible for the 40% Discount Incentive. Prior to this incentive was the Hit $100 Challenge, which was an amazing opportunity. If you signup online to sell AVON in Campaign 3 or before, you will still play out the full Hit $100 Challenge Incentive. 

Here's how this incentive will work. In your first campaign as an AVON Independent Sales Representative, when you place your first order of a minimum of $100, you will receive a guaranteed 40% earnings for that campaign! All orders including those from your AVON eStore will count toward your Award Sales for the campaign. When you achieve this, you will also receive a beauty sample assortment which will be sure to kick-start your business as everyone loves to try before they buy!

When you reach $100 or more in all of your first 4 campaigns as an AVON Rep, you earn the Product Bundle which is valued at over $100! These are full sized product favorites that you can use yourself, demo to let customers try them out, or sell them for a complete cash profit.

To be eligible to receive the 40% earnings, you must submit orders of at least $100. You must also signup online to become an AVON Independent Sales Representative on or after January 22nd 2016. Sounds great, right!?

Selling $100 worth of AVON may sound daunting. However, AVON provides you with all of the tools to become successful and achieving this incentive goal. Everything that gets ordered goes toward the $100 goal. What do I mean by that? When you order your next set of AVON Brochures, that counts toward your Award Sales. Need bags for your customers orders? When you order those and other Sales Tools it ALL counts! AVON also provides FREE ONLINE TRAINING through the AVON University Courses. These courses are amazing and will cover all the basics in getting started, including how to place that first order.

As your AVON Sales Leader, I will be there to help guide and support you through e-mail, text, and social media. I strive to ensure that the Reps that signup under me get off on the right foot. If you have questions (which you will and that is fantastic) contact me. Always ask, never be afraid to! There is always an immense support system on your AVON account. Chat forums, message boards, Facebook groups, etc. I also need to mention that AVON's Customer Service is always on top of things. Problems will happen, everyone makes mistakes. AVON's Customer Service will help and make it right.

The start up cost for becoming an AVON Rep is the lowest cost in all of the direct selling beauty industry. It's a one time $15 startup fee. With this investment, you will get your Basic Starter Kit delivered to your home within the first week of signing up. Don't wait until it arrives to announce your new business though! Immediately after signing up, you can start earning with your always FREE AVON eStore. You'll easily set up your link, and share with family and friends. Anyone in the United States can shop your online store, pay for their order with their debit/credit card, and have their order shipped to their address via Direct Delivery. What's better than that!? How about the fact that you earn from every online sell that you make. Those online sells also go toward your face-to-face sells and can bump you up to the next earnings level! It's the best time to become an AVON Rep, so JOIN NOW.

My AVON Holiday Open House Party

Hey there, beauties! Its been awhile since I last blogged. I have been incredibly busy planning and getting things organized for my first ever AVON Holiday Open House Party! A party such as this is all about getting friends and family together and sharing the AVON Opportunity, detailing new and exciting products, ordering from the AVON brochures/in-stock items, and overall just having a good time. Guests are always encouraged to bring a friend or two and this helps further your customer/recruit reach while meeting new people. I hosted this party in my home and in future would love to have a friend or family member host a party in their home!

I had my AVON Holiday Open House Party yesterday, Saturday November 14th. I had sent out invites to the party 3 weeks prior and created a Facebook event while posting things throughout the days leading up to the party, to get my guests excited. It was a great chance to host my first raffle and I chose to raffle off the newest fragrance set by Fergie: Outspoken Party! When each guest came to the party they got one ticket just for showing up. During the party there were other chances to earn additional tickets such as: winning a game (they also got to pick a "present" from the table. More on that later in the post!) placing a Campaign 25 order before the party ended, making a purchase from my in-stock items, joining my AVON team and starting their own AVON business, etc. Everyone who came to the party wanted to win this set! I even had a tester bottle and lotion off to the side so guests could try it and once they did they just wanted the set even more.

I held the party starting at 4pm. I anticipated guests showing up hungry and even stated on the invite that food and drinks would be served. I made buffalo chicken dip in my crock pot (its always a favorite at any kind of party I have), sliced up some italian hoagies, had chips/pretzels, and baked chocolate chip cookies and cherry strussel pie. Yum! For drinks I put out bottled water, sweet tea, peach tea, and brewed a fresh pot of coffee. We all had a bite to eat and made small talk and then I went into my introduction.

When I was planning and then setting things up for the party, I thought about what I would want to do/see if I were the guest at this AVON party. I know I would want a wide variety of samples and inexpensive gifts I could purchase on the spot. So, I had purchased 2 green baskets from the dollar store and in one placed all sorts of Anew Skincare samples (including a print out of the Anew Skincare Fall 2015 Guide) and in the other, just about every fragrance sample I could get my hands on for Her and Him. I also got about 4 packs (all different shades and various lines) of AVON lipstick bullet samples so that guests could meet their lippy match. Having those lipstick samples really made the guests excited and I think they all had fun "hunting" for a few shades they had been eager to try. I also set out some print outs of Alternative Uses for AVON Bubble Bath as well as Skin So Soft Bath Oil.

After we ate, I started into the games. I had planned to do two games during my party and the first one was The Purse Game. This game is a standby for direct sales parties as its fun, creates laughs, and also brings awareness to the products you are selling. I started the game with saying: "First of all, if your purse is from AVON, give yourself 10 points!" This brought attention to the fact that AVON sells handbags and fashionable ones at that. I held up the new Market Fringe Tote and a few jaws dropped as they didn't realize what all AVON had to offer. Some of the items listed were practical: keys, drivers license, lip balm, mascara, hand sanitizer, etc. Any item that was listed that could be found in an AVON brochure would get you an extra point if you had gotten it from AVON. Other items listed on the game sheet were a little less practical and more comical: fruit snacks, paperclip, box tops, sewing kit (which AVON has by the way!!), etc. Once everyone totaled their points, the guest with the most points got to pick a present (aka prize) from the table. The winner also got another ticket for the raffle!

As you can see from the picture above, I also had plenty of current brochures, pens, and business cards. You can also kind of see the handbag I had showed off during the purse game, even though the picture gets a bit dark in the corner there. There was even a guest who wanted to buy the tote bag on the spot she loved it so! 

After the first game, I took orders from anyone who was ready and also sold some items from the in-stock table. I knew I had a lot of product available on the spot, but again, I thought about what I would want from a party like this. Variety. Choices. Lots to look through and see first hand, even if I was not making the purchase at that time. I recently got the PayPal Here Credit/Debit Card Reader, so that was another payment option for my guests and I displayed the "sticker" that came in the box with the device. Guests were happy that they did not have to get any cash out or fuss with checks. 

The other game we played was the AVON Word Search that I had made up. There was a five minute time limit and whomever found the most words got to pick a prize! The winner also got another raffle ticket. The best part about the games was the fun that we all had. Everyone laughed and I could really tell that all were enjoying themselves. 

When the games were finished, I still had prizes left over so I gave them out to guests who had not won anything yet in the evening. I don't know of anyone that doesn't enjoy a free gift and I was happy to be able to gift everyone with a little something. By this time, more guests were ready with their orders and I took those while some had more coffee and some sweets. The party was nearing its end and I was about to do the raffle drawing. I had my daughter reach into the raffle box (after a good shake up!) and pick the winning ticket. The winner was surprised and gave a huge smile which warmed my heart!

I hoped you all enjoyed reading about my first ever AVON Holiday Open House Party! It was a fun experience for me, as my first - and I cannot wait to do more parties and growing my AVON business!! 

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