Selling Forever Living Aloe Vera Products

koexelek

Is this line of business any good ?

I went to a presentation a couple of nights back. All seemed Ok on the face of it. Basically network marketing/ pyramid selling.... similar to things like Utility Warehouse.
Just wondered if anyone on here is doing it, and wondered how easy it is to sell the products ?

That's the acid test for me. The products look good, but no business is going to succeed without customers.

hezzie

We used to do it a few years ago, built up a reasonable retail income (about £100 per week profit) within a 20 mile radius of our house due to a press release of how good the products were (the aloe juice cured my wifes ibs) but then the distributors who lived closer to our customers poached the customers who we got on board, so we packed it in.

It was hard work getting customers, so we were not happy about getting them poached.

koexelek

hezzie wrote: »

It was hard work getting customers

That was my concern. Although very good, the products don't seem to be cheap, so I wonder whether people will be able to afford them if they are a bit skint.

Nelmer

I used to do this and as hezzie said you can build up a good income but it's hard work. The main way to make money is to recruit other consultants (as you've probably seen) as well as selling the products. If you can target specific groups i.e. eczema sufferers, ibs sufferers they are willing to pay for the discomfort relief but other people won't necessarily pay the price for a moisturiser etc.

I packed it in for the same reasons as hezzie ... the returns are very long term and not short term.

HTH

koexelek

Nelmer wrote: »

If you can target specific groups i.e. eczema sufferers, ibs sufferers they are willing to pay for the discomfort relief but other people won't necessarily pay the price for a moisturiser etc.

Good point.

In my line of work, I arrange quite a few insurance policies, and get to ask a lot of medical questions.... so I guess that's a "way in" with some of the things it covers.

I might consider giving it a go. The initial investment is £200 though. Might not sound like a kings's ransom, but these days you never know where your next cheque is coming from mortgage broking

aiminghigh

The company I signed up for a couple of months ago also do a good range of aloe vera products at very economical prices compared to forever living.

Its called Wikaniko and they also have around 700 economical eco friendly products to sell.

The signing up fee is £48 also a lot cheaper than FL and there is no stock to hold or personal monthly shipping order to have to buy.

You get free online training plus a great website to sell online or through catalogues if you prefer.

Be glad to give anyone more info if they want it.

chrissie

itsnowtime

Hi there koexelek..

Like many others have said on here Forever Living is good if you build and look after your customers but the real money is definitely in building a team of consultants.

I've been with Forever since 2003 and had quite a successful business built mainly on retailing the products.. however I was young and never really looked after my customers as I should have done, keeping in contact with them etc... and as a result they went to buy product elsewhere and I lost quite a significant amount of income over a number of months..

Then life got in the way, however.. over the years I've maintained my Distributorship and I now just run a very small forever retail business and have branched out into another company which is just about to launch here..

With any home based business I always share with people that these are the things you need to look at...

1. Are the products what customers want / need - are they realistically priced and are they consumable so customers will come back time and time again?
2. How are you paid? - is it a good Compensation Plan and will you be able to earn back the cost of the joining fee within your first month
3. How long has the company been established for - any networking company that has been established for over 8 years would tend to have got rid of their start-up glitches etc..
4. Does the company continually evolve and have they / are they growing along with current trends with the internet etc..
5. Are they registered with the DSA (Direct Selling Association) - this is something that I look for as it is an element of protection for the customer..
6. Once you've approached your own friends / family / colleagues - have you got ideas on who to approach and how to approach them?
7. Who is the person introducing you to the business - are they successful - if they are relatively new which team are they in and is their team successful? You need to be able to learn from the best and this is defintely one of the key things I've learnt to look out for.

I would take a look at the products, and the company and think about who you could market them to etc.. if you believe that you have the drive and determination to succeed then you definitely can with Forever but it does take a lot of hard work and commitment.

If you do join please look after your customers that was definitely my biggest mistake...

Good luck..