When you are a consultant a for clothing and accessories or makeup direct sales company, you can become a walking billboard for your products. When you wear great clothes people will ask you where you bought them and when your makeup is gorgeous, they’ll ask you what it is.

Jewelry is a very popular gift so be sure to market for all the gift giving holidays. You can specialize in a particular style or teach customers how to change the look of an outfit just by changing the jewelry or accessories that go along with it.

Two of the main marketing techniques use for makeup and skin care sales are hands-on demonstration and free sample marketing.

While it would be ideal, it’s almost impossible to give personal attention to every guest at a home party. Involve the entire group by having people pair up and make up each others’ faces using techniques that you demonstrate. Or you may want to offer parties that focus on training in the art of color.

Cosmetics and skin care lend themselves well to specialty parties such as “all natural” beauty, makeovers, anti-aging, skin repair, relaxation and stress relief, pampered feet, baby care, and much more. Choose one of your company’s product lines and build a specialty party around it.

For online marketing, use those same themes to put together “kits” and instruction sheets for “time for myself” indulgences or for gifts suggestions. Use before and after pictures to demonstrate the transformations and offer lots of tips and “tricks of the trade.”

As with any direct sales business, personal attention and a unique approach will go far to gain and keep customers. Don’t try to be all things to all people. Become known as the person who sells the best gemstone jewelry or the one who will customize a great skin care regimen, pull together a mix and match wardrobe, or offer a cosmetics makeover. You want to be the “go to” person for your area of expertise.

Affordable fashion jewelry, 50% sales commission, and the opportunity to earn a great getaway trip each year combined with the other benefits of the company lead Mia Redd to conclude that in 20-years of direct sales, “Cookie Lee has been the best by far.” Read on to find out more about why:

Briefly describe the company and opportunity.
Cookie Lee is a well established company offering affordable fine, fashion jewelry for women of all ages. Our jewelry ranges from $16 to $60. We have an amazing business opportunity with start up fees starting from $99. Our consultants earn 50% profit on each and every sales with no monthly quotas.

How long have you been with the company? How long have you been in direct sales?
I have been a consultant for almost three years. I’ve been in direct sales for over 20 years and in my opinion, Cookie Lee has been the best by far.

What is your title or rank with the company and how long did it take you to achieve that rank? Where are you in the structure?
My title is Senior Team Manager which is in the middle of our comp plan. It took me approx. 9 months to achieve it. Our comp plan has been totally revamped and you can start earning commission and bonuses with just one recruit.

Besides commissions and cash bonuses, what’s your favorite benefit or perk?
My favorite perk is the dream getaway trip that you can earn each year. They are amazing and very attainable for all consultants regardless of title.

What’s your best selling or favorite product?
One of my favorite items from the Spring Summer 11 catalog is the Slipknot necklace on page 44E. It’s a three strand necklace (silver, hematite, and bronze) with a detachable three stand slipknot. It can be worn separately or layered in multiple combos. Watch Cookie herself demonstrate it in this video:

What support and/or training do you provide to lead your team members to success?
Cookie Lee offers unlimited training from new consultant and manager training to jewelry tips all online at no extra cost to consultant. I also offer group meeting, one on one training and phone conferences to help my consultants to succeed.

Which one or two sales methods do you primarily use and teach?
I do home, catalog and online shows and fundraisers also. My favorite are home shows so that the guest can see, touch and wear the jewelry. I can also demonstrate all of cool trick and various ways the jewelry can be worn.

What would you say is the key to success with this company?
My key to success is consistency and resisting negativity. Cookie Lee also makes it pretty attainable to succeed with amazing support and an excellent program.

Is there anything else you’d like to add?
With any direct sales business, It’s what you make it. Your success has no limit with hard work and dedication.
If you are looking for an opportunity to earn extra money, meet new friends or simply love the jewelry and would like the discount for yourself. Cookie Lee is the perfect business for you. Call or email me today!!

To contact Mia, visit her Coolie Lee information page in the InternetBasedMoms.com direct sales directory.

There are some direct sales companies that seem to enjoy greater customer and consultant loyalty and enthusiasm. Lia sophia is one of them. Region Manager Tina Gibbons clearly demonstrates that enthusiasm in her answers to my interview questions below. I appreciate the time she took to reply.

Briefly describe the company and opportunity.
Lia sophia is a high quality fashion jewelry company with a continued focus on affordability, an incredible lifetime replacement guarantee and amazing benefits. Reps can earn up to 40% commission and monthly bonuses. Reps also receive a 70% discount. Lia sophia allows its hostesses the opportunity to earn 40% in free product for only $15 along with multiple $15 items and half priced items. Lia sophia has a huge celebrity following and is often in featured in some of the hottest fashion magazines in the country! Whether you’re interested in working part-time or are ready for a full-time career, lia sophia invites you to join their amazing opportunity.

How long have you been with the company? How long have you been in direct sales?
I have been with lia sophia for over 7 years and was personally making a six figure income by my third year. I have supported my family for the past 4 years and have done so well that I have inspired my husband to go into direct sales too.

What is your title or rank with the company and how long did it take you to achieve that rank? Where are you in the structure?
I am a Region Manager. lia sophia has 5 levels (Advisor, Unit Mgr, Division Mgr, Region Mgr and Zone Mgr). I became a Unit within 6 months, A Division within 3 years, a Region within 5 years and I would expect to get to the zone level within a couple years. Your income increases with each level as your are able to make higher commission from deeper levels, along with higher monthly bonus opportunities.

Besides commissions and cash bonuses, what’s your favorite benefit or perk?
A great perk to selling lia sophia is that we can earn amazing vacations based on our personal sales and team sales. I earned my first trip (to Hawaii) within my first 5 months of selling the jewelry! Anyone can earn the lia sophia incentive trips by just doing shows on a consistent basis! Another perk is lia sophia provides me with more family time. I love that I am able to be more of a “hands on mom” than I was able to be when I worked as a Human Resources Manager. I am making more money but yet have more time with my family! Also it doesn’t even feel like “work” when you love what you do! Any amount of effort I put into lia sophia hits my bottom line! I love that!

What’s your best selling or favorite product?
My favorite products come from the “Kiam Family” Collection. Its featured in the center insert of our catalog. These exquisite pieces make great “booking items” you can get these items at a huge discount when you decide to host a party!

What support and/or training do you provide to lead your team members to success?
I offer a very comprehensive personal one on one training. meetings, conference calls and we also have a great corporate website with access to “lia sophia university”, web classes and so much more.

Which one or two sales methods do you primarily use and teach?
This is definitely a home show party business. I tell all my potential teammates that if they consistently hold 2 shows a week and share the opportunity with others, they can grow an amazing business!

What would you say is the key to success with this company?
The key to success is hard work and consistency. Jewelry is the perfect thing to sell, women love jewelry and it makes a great conversation starter. I am able to share the opportunity so often because people compliment my jewelry everywhere I go! This company has such a formula for success. They have an amazing product coupled with a lucrative business plan!

Is there anything else you’d like to add?
This is an incredible opportunity that rewards you for your efforts. If you want to work this part time, you will earn amazing part time money. If you decide to work this full time, you can make a very lucrative living.

Our starter kit is only $149 which comes with over $1, 000 in merchandise (some of of our hottest styles) and supplies. Its hard for me to believe that my $149 investment has led to such an amazing income!

To join lia sophia and have a successful start you have to line up some initial shows. I lined up 8 parties when I first started (with some of my closest friends and family) and as a result, in 7 years I have never been out of business and am making a multiple 6 figure income. This is the type of business that rewards you for your efforts. You will get out of this business, what you put into it! This is the right opportunity at the right time! Women love jewelry and our jewelry is so on point with the latest styles and trends!

I am looking for some hard working, no nonsense people to join my Executive Team! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions! I would love to help you get started!

To start your own home business selling fashion jewelry, or to request more information, visit Tina’s lia sophia page in the InternetBasedMoms.com direct sales directory.

Cookie Lee Jewelry consultants sell fashion jewelry and accessories at home parties, office shows, and using other direct selling methods. The companies namesake, CEO and Chief Designer, Cookie Lee began selling her jewelry designs in 1985 and launched the direct sales opportunity in 1992.

Things consultants seem to especially like about selling Cookie Lee Jewelry:

• Customers take home their jewelry the night of the party so consultants receive their proceeds immediately
• The incentive programs, including trips and cars
• The jewelry is very reasonably priced

Get more information and contact a consultant to find out how to start your own home business direct selling jewelry by visiting the Cookie Lee Jewelry company page in the InternetBasedMoms.com Direct Sales Directory.

Touchstone Crystal, Inc., recently announced the acquisition of Little Black Dress® and will include their line of sterling silver jewelry in their 2009 fall catalog. Touchstone offers fashion jewelry made with Swarovski Crystals and personalized with a Touchstone charm.

Little Black Dress’s founders Robert McCannel and Erich Yost have joined Touchstone’s corporate team.

For more information about the company and to find out how to become a jewelry consultant, visit the Touchstone Crystal information page in the InternetBasedMoms.com direct sales directory.

Earlier this year two well-known home decor companies merged (see Two Big Names in Home Decor Become One) and Two Sisters Gourmet was acquired by Partylite (read more about Partylite in our Candle Company Directory.

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If you are in the know about jewelry you probably already know about dichroic glass gems. I just learned about them while writing up a directory listing for a new jewelry direct sales party plan, Allura Designs.

Using a process that was developed by NASA to protect satellites, Allura’s artists produce unique, brilliantly colored gems for their jewelry.

Independent consultants sell the dichroic glass jewelry at home parties and through other direct sales methods, earning up to 45% commission on sales. Consultants can earn additional income by building a team and there is a new consultant bonus program.

To learn more about the Allura Designs consultant opportunity, visit the InternetBasedMoms.com direct sales directory.