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Be a Direct Selling Superstar

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Be a Direct Selling Superstar

Achieve Financial Freedom for Yourself and Others as a Direct Sales Leader

AMACOM,

15 min read
10 take-aways
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Outgoing sellers who work hard can earn big money in direct sales, and can help other people make money, too.

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In multilevel marketing (MLM), direct sellers earn their income by selling to consumers or through sales made by people they’ve recruited as sellers in their networks. MLM companies work with you as you develop your business and expand theirs by selling their products or services. Mary Christensen presents a compelling portrait of direct selling as an admirable profession and an ethical way for ambitious, optimistic and outgoing people to make a great living. Christensen is an engaging personality who offers an encouraging, expert explanation of direct selling. getAbstract recommends her many useful tips to current and future direct sellers.

Summary

The Joys of Direct Selling

Direct selling may be a good career choice for you for several reasons: As a direct-selling professional, you are in charge of your own income. The only limit on how much money you can make or how far up the ladder you can go is how hard you work.

You can choose from among more than 2,000 direct-selling corporations. Popular direct-sales products include “clothes, cookware” and “nutritional supplements.” Other direct-sales business areas include “skincare,” “fashion, jewelry, entertaining, baking, decorating, card-making, scrapbooking” and “preserving the environment.”

As a direct-selling entrepreneur, you need never worry again about losing your job. You can start in direct sales part-time while you work at a day job. Other benefits include attractive bonuses, travel to meetings in exotic places and special tax benefits.

In direct sales, you are in charge of your own time. Thanks to technology, you can compete effectively with giant corporations. Your corporate partner – the company whose products or services you sell – handles your back-end business activities, allowing you to concentrate on the front line, where you make money...

About the Author

Mary Christensen, who makes more than 200 presentations a year to the direct-selling industry, also wrote Be a Party Plan Superstar, Be a Network Marketing Superstar and Be a Recruiting Superstar.

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