Day 155 - Labels for Double Books

Ordered some more labels from Ebay - this time just over 3000 labels for £8 (free P&P).
This saves me a huge amount of time when I am preparing my books.  I will be sending out C12 and C13 at the same time this month, to see if I can get some orders in advance of my holiday at the end of July.

Preparing the brochures in double quantity would really be a pen-pusher's nightmare with so much to put on, the order forms, the back of the books and now the website URL too... but with the stickers it is easy and quick.

Day 151 - Double Brochures for Holiday Cover

I am planning a holiday for two weeks in the summer holidays and wanted to know how to get around that without leaving my customers hanging on for their AVON.

I will be sending out two brochures on the next Campaign with the following note enclosed:
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Dear AVON Customer

I will be away on holiday in a few weeks time; therefore, I am giving you two brochures: The current one and also the next.

Please leave both brochures out for collection in the usual way on the usual day.

Delivery Dates:

Orders from Brochure 12 ……19th - 22nd July

Orders from Brochure 13 ……9^th – 12^th August

(or let me know what suits you)

Thank you and happy shopping!

Yvonne – The Avon Lady J

Day 143 - The One Drop Brochure Delivery Order System

For a quicker more efficient round, this Campaign, whilst waiting for the previous order to be delivered, I dropped brochures out to the customers who had ordered, therefore when I deliver their order, I can just pick up the brochure and their next order at the same time.

It means just a few days into the new Campaign, I have done my deliveries and already picked up a few orders, giving me more time to focus on the rest of my round.

My next brochure drops are to the customers who have ordered on previous Campaigns, and then finally to the rest of the territory, leaving those who don't always put their book out for me until the very last ones.

I find this order of showing my brochures ensures that I get the best return on them.

Day 136 - Text reminder to existing customers

Just a couple of days before the order goes in - I like to send out a text to my previous and existing customers (if I haven't had their book back or received an order from them....)  It normally produces between 3 to 6 extra orders.

Day 134 - Legoland

Yes the "work when you choose to" ethic of being an Avon rep means we are spending a day at Legoland!

My Avon earnings have paid for the day out and there's no need to worry about working every day / especially during half term!

Day 133 - 10,000 Hits to my AVON Blogs...!!!

WOW
Since I joined AVON, 133 days ago, I have been blogging as a Rep and then as a Sales Leader and today, the combined hits to my blog have topped 10,000!!  Keep reading and I will keep writing about my AVON journey.

Day 133 - The AVON Leopard Print Nail Tips!!

YEP! Quite liking the new nail tips - easy to do, Black Speed Dry Base, tips on and then some top coat....

Day 131 - AVON on your bike!

Yes, this beautiful weather has brought about a basket for my bike and a lovely new airy way to get round my round.  I think it was quicker than usual, definitely more fun for my daughter and I, we could whiz right up to people's doorsteps to pick up the books, her basket had Campaign 9's and mine the Campaign 10's.

Easy to lift of the baskets when we got back and to reshuffle the books - long may this hot weather last - it works great for my AVON!

Day 124 -Campaign 9 Delivery Arrives

The delivery for Campaign 9 arrives and it's all in hand within an hour and a half. Having done this a few times now, I check each customer's order, find and bag the products and leave them with a new Campaign 10 brochure (not forgetting to make that the total amount to be collected is correct on my list).

This time I needed to look back through last campaign's orders as there were extra products that had been delayed from then.

All done!

Day 122 - Entice customers with my own order

An idea given to me by my Area Manager today was to entice my own customers by showing them a copy of my own order for this campaign.

I have written it out and will resize it and copy it to slip into my brochures before posting them out.

What a fabulous idea to encourage customers to take a look at bargains and new products available.

Day 122 - POB on the back of the C10 book

I have just prepared my brochures for this Campaign and like the little space provided to write the POB (Link to the PERSONAL ONLINE BROCHURE):

Mine is easy to fit in, because of Essex-Reps... my POB is just:

www.essex-reps.com/yvonne

Easy to write, fits in the space and easy for my customers to remember too!

Day 120 - Campaign 9 Order is ON

Today is the order for Campaign 9, I seem to have taken quite a lot less order total than the previous Campaigns, but funny enough a lot of the orders are from brand new customers, who I have persisted with giving the book to and reliably picking it up from right from the start.

I will still make a nice commission and as I am now officially a Sales Leader too (see my other blog about that) - I will make some money from my team too.

There are some lovely products in AVON at the moment, now the next phase is about keeping my existing customers happy, continuing to serve them in a timely manner, giving them some samples and the ideas about the new products, by wearing the demo's or mentioning them when we talk.

I have had a couple of my customers who always show their friends the brochure now and I do get orders from the friends directly as well - which is great.

All in all, my AVON journey has been a great experience - I am continuing it as a Representative and a Sales Leader, I have no intention of stopping - I want to continue growing.

It has given me a purpose, it has boosted my self-esteem, I have learned some people skills, selling techniques and how to keep calm and carry on!

Day 108 - AVON work in the evenings

It's just been a lovely evening to have Mum over for dinner, drop little one to guides, take a stroll around the village with Mum, picking up books and putting them out again.  In less than an hour, we've picked up £50 of orders and re-vamped the books, all out again, campaign 8's and campaign 9's.  I've seen two of my regular customers for a quick natter in the evening sunshine and even have time for a quick coffee before guides finishes.  Job Done.

Lovely to have these summer evenings - AVON work really can fit in around your life!

Day 105 - In the life of an Avon Representative

Wow, 100 days has passed as an Avon Rep and Life is Good!

At the beginning it was sold to me that -"Avon is the company for women by women" and that "your life will change for the better if you want it to".

I can honestly say BOTH statements have proven to be true!

I was getting a bit fed up with job hunting and not getting out much. Since starting with Avon I am out and about all the time (well often). My self esteem has returned, confidence to talk to people and feel worthy again... I am busier and happier than I have been for a while.

In my Avon journey I have met some really nice people, made some new friends and I even decided to make a go of Sales Leadership too - which is almost like creating a new "proper" job for myself - if I work at it, and take the training given, I won't need to go back to job hunting - that will actually be a full time salary!

I started with Avon, hoping to earn a bit if extra money - but it has actually given me do much more than that in other areas of my life... Emotional well being is on the up... Financial security will follow!

Great journey with Avon so far - customer list is still growing every month a this Campaigns sales were over £700!

Day 99 - A few days off

Yep, a few days off of being an AVON Representative.  I like to take that time between making my order and the goods arriving to step back and do other stuff. When I am not "being a Rep" though, I usually have my best ideas of how to "be a better Rep!" lol!

This week I've been ploughing into being an AVON Sales Leader (recruiting some new members etc), doing a bit of Ebay and, most importantly, it is my beautiful daughter's 11th birthday tomorrow - so I have had plenty of stuff to do.

Tomorrow, my Princess will be celebrating her 11th and I will be celebrating 100 days as an AVON Rep!  The huge chocolate cake will be strictly off limits for me, as I am still trying to squeeze into my favourite Armani jeans (amongst other things that have come down from the loft and fitted perfectly last summer!).