Avon Business Must-Haves!

Hello everyone! I am in the second week of my Avon journey and am having a blast so far. I have been going through brochures, taking courses in Avon University, going to meetings with my DM, and reading tips online. The most helpful site I have found is www.makeupmarketingonline.com which is run by a lady named Emily who has been very successful with selling Avon over the last few years. I'd highly recommend checking that blog out if you are just getting started like me!

Although I am working hard to build my online presence, I realize that having professionalism and good customer service with my in-person customers will go a long way. One of the things I decided to do is make a Avon binder where I can keep my receipts, collected money, labels, reference guides, goals, and other useful info. Since I am just getting started and am on a budget I kept my first shopping trip simple, but I do plan to make upgrades and additions in the future.

 One thing I knew I would need is a place to store the money and receipts I collected. I picked up these two pencil holders with binder rings in them for 97 cents each at Walmart. In one of them I store the money and any unentered orders.

As I enter the orders I move my copy of the receipt and my customer's second copy (I give them one when they order and staple one to their invoice) to the second pencil holder. I also store my receipt book in the one with the receipts when going to take orders.

I also picked up a box of envelopes, these come in handy if someone else is collecting orders for me. This gives them a place to store the money they collecting. They are also useful if I need to send change back with the person that took the orders. I can write names and a quick "thank you" on the envelope and it is a lot more professional than just handing them cash. I think this box costed about $1.50 at Walmart.

Sheet protectors make me happy. I printed out some reference materials for the various Anew products, bug guard products, and some others and wanted them to be available not only for me to reference but for me to show my customers during sales. It will make me look prepared and knowledgable and hopefully help my sales numbers increase. These were more pricey than I expected at about $4.50 for a pack of 50, but they are great quality.

I started labeling some of my books by hand and immediately knew I wanted labels. They save me a lot of time, look professional, and can also be placed on the front of the brochures where I know they will be seen. The ones I chose were Avery 16460 and they were very simple to use.

I LOVE how they came out!

I made this one larger so you could see what I decided to include. I also made a simpler version with just my email and website. Sometimes I put the simple one on the front and this on the back. Depends on my mood. I'm still trying to figure out what works best. 

Labeling was strangely fun and addictive. I hope that my labels can help me bring in some sales, especially to my online store when I leave books in public spaces.

I already had a binder (though I do want to get a different one) so my total came out to around $15 but it was definitely a worthwhile investment as I feel so prepared when I go to take orders now. It also helps that I have my goals and reference sheets on hand. 

Well, I hope this post may help someone like me who is just getting started. I plan to do another post about my binder and how I have it organized once I get some more things printed for it. What are some of your favorite Avon organization tips?