Home Based Business Mom

Are there any other women out there that are selling Avon?
I mean…I KNOW there are other women selling Avon….of course there are - what is the ratio of Avon Reps in the USA? Like 1 Rep for every 10 people?

I guess maybe that’s my point. Or….uh…question…

With so many Avon Reps - how does one go about making money with Avon?

I’ve been an Avon Rep forever. And I have to admit - I started out doing it just for myself. I’d buy Avon products for me - and sure….if someone in my family wanted Avon  products….I’d order for them….

But…as the years went on and I was really trying to earn a living from home….I got serious about my Avon business. But….still….it never really took flight like I had hoped.

About a year ago I started reading heavily about organic skincare. The researched it….and felt I wanted to move my family and I more towards organic shampoos, soaps….even what little make up I use…is now organic.

Avon hasn’t quite jumped on the organic band wagon. So I find myself a little torn on what to do about my Avon business. I don’t buy many Avon products anymore. Of course they sell much more than cosmetics….

And I don’t tell other people what they should and shouldn’t put IN their body or ON their body. Sure…I might have an opinion….but I don’t judge or force my agenda. I’m not a fanatic either….trying to turn everyone into vegetarians that eat granola and use only cat mint leaves for deodorant and soap made out of bark, twigs and wildflowers.

To each their on.

So today I ponder whether to leave Avon or stay on board.

I am sure there are Avon Reps out there making TONS of money. But the majority….I think - probably aren’t. (This is just an opinion!)

So I’d like to hear from any Avon Reps out there and how they are doing.

I think it helps to share experiences….and learn from others that are doing the same thing.

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I know several successful women that are with a home party plan type business that create themes for their home parties.

These theme type parties can really enhance the experience for guests….and that could lead to bigger sales. Bigger sales is the goal!

Making guests “feel” like they are coming to something special makes the experience unique and fun, instead of the dreaded *blah* home party. Haven’t we all been to those? It’s almost like a baby shower…..you want to crawl out of the dorkiness that envelops the entire party and run once you’ve hit the exit.

So what theme is the RIGHT theme?
Getting to know your hostess is a good way to pick a theme that suits both she and her guests. And by suggesting a theme….let your hostess know it could benefit her greatly with more sales….and that always means more for the hostess in products!

Themes can make a home party more fun and less “same ole, same ole” - as I said - but they don’t have to be difficult or time consuming.

I recently received an invitation to a “Fiesta” home party. All the food was Mexican, non-alcoholic and alcoholic margaritas were served and Mexican/Latin music.

It was a lot of fun.

I actually do a lot of themes myself. The most popular right now is a wine and cheese party. Most party goers live in the neighborhood - so alcohol isn’t an issue. But if people are driving….that is an issue. So keep that in mind when planning your theme. That goes without saying I’m sure.

But beautiful wine glasses, assorted cheeses and fruit are a great way to treat guests at a home party. The food isn’t overly heavy and wine helps relax everyone.

PARTY & EVENT PLANNING THE ebook that helps “YOU” amaze guests with ease!

It seems hardly anyone ever entertains anymore - so a great way to help folks find a reason to break out those dusty wine glasses (that your hostess JUST loves, but never gets to use), and pretty serving platters is by spreading the word about your home party business!

If you’re in a home party plan business that sells wine, wine glasses or serving platters or dishes….USE YOURS! Show them off by letting the hostess use them during the party.

For more home party plan themes - feel free to check out the list of themes on my site www.TheWAHMConnection.com.
I have a great list there. If you decide to use this list on your site….or promote it - please give credit where credit is due and let folks know where the list came from. A link back would be great! Thanks!

What home party plan ideas have you used recently that really worked?

Spring is a great time to book home parties. People are ready to mix and mingle after a long winter!

Maybe even a Spring themed home party? Pretty fresh flowers, packets of seeds as a little party favor and seasonal fruits and veggies with a lite dip.

Don’t get too stressed out about your theme, and remember - you don’t HAVE to have a theme at all. But sometimes having a theme can actually make it easier with planning. It takes a lot of guess work out of it and people enjoy coming to a little “event” that has a theme.

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Trust me…
I’ve gotten content stolen many times. So many times….it doesn’t bother me at all to refer to these thieves as Lazy Asses!! Dirty SPLOG Mutants!! (Spammers that steal your blog’s content and use it on their blog or website as their own. They just take your feed and display it! Pigs they are!!)

Some of the losers that have stolen from me didn’t even bother to “lift” the content and change the code?! They ran my images with the original links, using my bandwidth.

So not only are they Lazy Jerks…..they are STUPID jerks at that.

And I’m not alone.

I’ve talked to, dare I say…..HUNDREDS of website owners that have gone through this….still go through it.

It truly is an ongoing battle. And if your website or blog is something you value….you’ll want to keep a diligent eye on the info highway….because Hijackers and Hitchhikers are everywhere.

What can you do to protect your original content?

Well….quite frankly…..not a lot. (I know…..it’s a crying shame!!) Unless you’ve got money to burn to hire those pricey Intellectual Property and Copyright Infringement attorneys. (Any of you attorneys out there take pro bono cases? Or offer discounts to us little people?? Didn’t think so!)

What I’ve started doing is really studying my referral logs. You can do this easily in your website control panel. It can give you some real tell-tale signs of someone nabbing bandwidth. Typically when you see a link sending you traffic that seems out of the ordinary - click on it…..go to the site. Betcha you’ll see one of your images or something.
I like to swap the image out and rename it and put something snippy in it’s place like…”This website owner is a thief.”

You can certainly use programs like CopyScape. I do. It gets pricey the more pages you have them watch…..but it can help.

You can also use Google Alerts. It’s totally free - and easy to set up. www.Google.com/alerts
You set it up to look for a name or a website link….and it will return the results to you daily if you like. So….if one of my website names come up on something new on the web….I know about it. I recommend this program whether you’re looking for content thieves or not. It’s really cool and can let you know whose talking about YOU or one of your websites.

There is AntiLeech for WordPress. A plugin that doesn’t prevent sploggers from coming to your blog - but can’t detect their “footprint” per say.

Digital Fingerprint for WordPress is another one that gets big raves.

Like I said…the battle is ongoing….
It can get very tiresome.
It always amazes me how many people out there just don’t give a damn about stealing someone’s content, images….what have you.

I had someone lift an ENTIRE website. ENTIRE website. There was no contact info…there was no whois info. I contacted the hosting service. I said….Please take down this site….they stole the entire site from me. Do you know what the host provider replied?? “F&$! OFF - You can’t tell me what to do!”

Niiiice.
To this day…..http://www.proparents.com/ is up and running with all stolen content from my website ParentingHumor.com.
Makes me sick. And I can do NOTHING…because I’m a small fry.

What are you using to protect your content? What works….what doesn’t?

Have you been the victim of theft??

Share your story….
At least venting allows some relief. And sharing what works can help everyone!

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