I am thinking about starting my own Mary Kay venture and wanted others opinions of those who are consultants or have done it in the past. My mother in law is an Independent Director and I am planning on signing up under her. She has been doing it for 30+ years and has been driving a a career car for the past 27. She has been very successfull at it so I know it can work. I see all of the success stories and they do a good job at motivating you to go for it, which is the point. I guess I am just a little nervous about the whole thing.
I am about to quit my job so I can stay at home and raise our children. I thought this would be a good idea to help me keep something that is mine while having the potential of making a little money as well. Any thoughts or advice is certainly welcome.
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M. Ressa
My Mary Kay consultant was a SAHM and had plenty of time to be with her kids. She had the car, had several people sign up under her, and was very successful. Now, she is divorced and has taken on 2 or 3 other jobs to support herself. I'm not even sure she is selling MK any more.
The bottom line is if you want the business to be successful, you will have to spend time on it. And initially, you will have to spend a lot more time until you get things going. Only you can determine if the amount of time you have to spend (or want to spend) is enough to make the business as successful as you want it to be.
I've had a Mary Kay business for 4 years. I chose to pursue this opportunity so that I could build a business at my own pace while home-schooling my three sons.
It has been an awesome learning experience and it has put extra money in my pocket. It pays for the extras and as the kids grow, there are a lot of extras. I have a 12, 9, and 3 year old (all boys).
I have completely focused on selling the product.
I've had team members come and go: many think they will sign an agreement form today and people will line up at their door in the morning or they simply had different life situations that did not allow them to continue.
While Mary Kay is a 45 year old company with a solid reputation,you must remember it is a direct sales business.
It is a business and not a get rich quick scheme.
It is a relationship building business. You must truly enjoy people and it is a face-to-face business.
As you build your customer base, you will so enjoy the re-order business. This is when you get to sit at home and fill orders on-line or over the phone. Your work up front with one customer, will keep paying you in re-orders without necessarily sitting in front of that customer again. This is when it is awesome to get a $100 order while you have little children running at your feet. (I have a 3 year old.)
My advice is to be honest about how much time you are willing to invest in your business since you have small children and start there.
I started when I had a nursing baby. This baby is turning 4 next month and I regret I did not start my business when my 12 year old was a baby.
I have learned to work my business around my busy schedule: making deliveries on my way to church, soccer practice and while running errands.
It is not an all or nothing business. You get to choose your level of activity.
So go for it! It has kept me sharp in my people skills, more beautiful, and increased my circle of influence. My customers are dear friends I would of never met otherwise.
I was a public school teacher before staying home with my three sons.
As with any work at home biz, it just takes consistency and time. Make sure that you've researched and know this is the opportunity you want to do.
Good luck!! :o)
I have tried to do several different businesses like Mary Kay, and yes you can make some money, but for me, I am not a sales person PERIOD. IT does not matter what the product is, how much I love it, etc. I did not succeed for this reason. If I did sell the stuff, I discounted it because I wouldn't want to pay full price so I did not make my 'customers'. Anyway, just know yourself and what you like to do and do what is natural for you. I did the whole, buy $1800 in inventory when I started, and I did not sell it, so I wish I had listened to my gut and never gotten into any of the ones I have tried. Hope that helps.
I sold Mary Kay for 5 years. I absolutely LOVE the products and still use them today. Most of the consultants I met who were doing very well (driving company car, etc.) were really recruiting other consultants under them. That is how you make the most money. I met one Senior Director who actually stopped selling the products altogether and just focused on recruiting because she made more money off other consultants.
Be careful with the inventory. I'm sure your mother-in-law would not try to get you to buy a huge inventory if she didn't think you could afford it. She's done very well herself and will probably be able to help you out a lot. You have to be a "people" person and you have to be comfortable walking up to complete strangers to recruit others.
They do have a great multi-level marketing plan, though, and if you do what they tell you to do you can make it work.
Good luck!
Mary Kay is a great business, I love the faith-based values, and you can make money....but it is NOT a get-rich quick business. I quit my full time job and started a Mary Kay career. I earned my first car in 4 months and then became a Director 8 months later. Then...I had my first baby and things changed. To really work the business and to make money you HAVE TO get up, get dressed, and get out the door to meet people and have appointments EVERY day. If you want to make a little money then you don't have to, but if you are looking for income then you must. I was making about $3000 per month (plus had a free car) and working EVERY day to do it. It wasn't easy since I'm not really pushy or pressuring my friends to have parties or buy product from me.
After my first son was born I scaled back to spend time with him - that is why I did it in the first place, right? I found that I kept my customer base but the consultants I had sponsored in the business stopped working because I wasn't out there working with them. After my second son was born it was even harder to work my business. I do believe that this is a business you can run when you have OLDER kids or infants. Now that I have a 3 year old and a 9 month old, I can't take them to appointments or out marketing with me. Because of that my business has slowed to the point that I lost the car and am no longer a Director. I do still sell the product and have a great customer base but I personally don't think it's a business you can do with little kids running around your feet as you are trying to sit with a new client and talk about skin care and color.
If you only want to have girl-friend time (the weekly meetings are my favorite part) and earn $100-200 per month then I say GO for it!! You can always pick up the pace when your kids are older - that's my plan! Let me know if you have any questions and good luck if you go for it!!
That's great you are considering a home business! I have a friend that does Mary Kay, and all I know is that the investment of products she has to stock is pretty large, and she has to hold parties, and the amount of recruits she has to have is pretty large in order to advance as well. I have been working from home for the past 5 years around my 7 year old and 6 year old twins and love what I do! In a nutshell I market for a health manufacturing company. Never anything to sell, stock or deliver and the investment is virtually nothing ($29.), it's also residual income, meaning you get paid for the work you do just once.
Feel free to contact me at www.FreedomHomeWithFamily.info if you'd like to know more about how I can help you if you decide Mary Kay is not the right option for you.
