How did you initially become involved with Avon/What was your reasoning behind joining?

I joined Avon because I moved home and area (150 miles away from home)..Although I found a job working 20 hours a week 10-2pm Monday to Thursday I wasn’t meeting anyone my own age.  So, I looked in the local free ads and found an ad that said Join Avon Meet New People!…I called and was recruited within 48 hours!

My reason to join Avon was as simple as wanting to meet other women and mums my age although I could of done with the extra income it wasn’t and still isn’t the reason I joined.

How did that progress into recruiting your own representatives?

Recruiting Avon representatives of my own became an option after my 3rd campaign as an Avon lady myself.  Basically the Area Manager called me and said how great I was doing and if I would consider recruiting others to do the same as me and earn from their orders?…Of course the option to meet more women and make new friends was at the forefront of my mind so I agreed to her coming to my home and talking me through the process.

What makes you different to others who have the same role as you? How are your team different to others?

Mmmm, what makes me different?…I think Avon sales leadership is a very personal thing.  It is an easy concept and the company have given us all the opportunities to grow an incredible business, however, that doesn’t mean we all do.  I have the ability to create new ideas and ways of working new systems that are different to others in the company.  I can then develop my ideas and put them into duplicatable systems that my entire team can use and pass onto their team members too. I am incredibly proud of my Team and how they have developed into independent leaders that all help one another.  We work closely as a team and I have several training days a year when we all meet up and go through my new Systems and Training

What is your official working title now?

Senior Executive Sales Leader

What does a typical day involve for you?

This is so varied.  Some days I recruit new Avon representatives into my team and others I spend One on One training a Down Line Sales leader.  Other days will be me at home Blogging, training online, placing adverts, calling team members and providing training and development over the phone email or even Skype.  I love the social media side to my business too, as I enjoy sharing my top tips and ideas with anyone that wants to listen and develop within the Network Marketing Industry.

Also, my new website www.mymumsays.co keeps me busy as we have a Free Forum where we have new people joining every day.  It has Blogs, Events, Videos, and of course the forum where people discuss their business and offer and ask for advice on how to develop themselves further.

What is your favorite part in being involved in this area of the industry?

Definitely the people I meet.  It is still the core reason I do what I do.

I aspire to Inspire

And this industry allows me to do that

How and why did your husband become involved?

The money for Brian! He watched how my income doubled in my 1st year and at the time Brian’s job was leading him nowhere so we talked about the benefits of him joining the Avon Sales Leadership business and how long we had to re coup any money we may lose due to him becoming self employed (which was very minimum as we were entitled to working family and child tax credits).  He loves to be labeled The Avon Man!

How does the business fit around your family/family life?

Easily.  Our family life is amazing due to the industry we are in.  We can drop everything within a split second if we have too, and on occasions we have had to.  Avon fits into our lifestyle and family life not the other way around.  We even do training days in the kids holidays or weekends so our kids and our teams kids can come too.  We have a play room/corner set up with laptops, game boys toys and pens and paper so they don’t get bored!

Any particular career highlights/moments you have been proud of?

There have been a few but I think the most important one was in 2008 when we won The Team of the Year award.  We had worked incredibly hard that year and grew our team sales by over 125%, and it was my 1st time on the Avon stage at the annual conference too.

What inspired/motivated you to write your books?

Winning the Team of the Year Award inspired me to write my book.  I thought it was amazing how someone like me could achieve such an award.  I mean I m just a housewife and mum with no qualifications and no sales back ground.  If I could do this anyone could, so I wrote my journey down in a book called Mum’s The Word as an inspirational tool for other women that may find themselves in my position.

I was single with 2 kids from 2 different dads and on income support.  I lived in a council flat and had left school with no qualifications.

Now I live in a £1 Million Pound home and have 2 brand new cars on the drive (Merc and Audi) and have travelled all over the world!

Our income grows every year, from £7,000 in my 1st year to over £130’000.00 this year, I really want to shout out to the world that if I can achieve this anyone can!

What is your advice for anyone wanting to do what you do and be successful at it?

Write down WHY you want to become self employed WHY Network Marketing and MLM and then keep your Why’s close to your chest.

I have found the people that fail in this industry are the ones that forget WHY they wanted it so badly in the 1st place.

Read books, go to meetings and training days, get yourself and mentor, follow the successful people and JOIN the successful peoples team.

Take responsibility for your own business growth and simply “Just keep Going”

Are there any other areas of the industry you would like to work in/explore?

Yes, I love motivating and inspiring others so much so I have started doing Guest Speaking.  I love this as it gives me the opportunity to show people that it really doesn’t matter where you are in life today, YOU can do amazing things if you just set your mind to it.  I have a guest speaking even coming up in January and I am exhibiting my books and my Avon business there too.  Please feel free to take a look at the event details and if you would like to attend let me know as I can get you discounted tickets

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I often have questions thrown at me that make me completely STOP in my business tracks & think for a moment before I answer. It has become a working hazzard and I take these questions very seriously. That was until I was confronted with this one… This question came from my dear darling brother. But before I go into the “Conversation” I will tell you a little of his back ground. Aged 30+ with 5 children and a small 3 bedroom house with a job he had been in for 6+ years. He called me one late evening with a tone to his voice I had never heard before. “Gail” he said….”I give in….Show me how to make as much money as you do at that MLM thingy you do”… A taken back I sat as comfortably as I could and asked him one single question. Me..“You have seen me build this business for over 8 years, so why now?” My Brother.. “Because I can’t take the pressure of the work any more, it simply asks to much of me, I rely on far to many people every day. From staff that don’t care to customers that simple aren’t buying, I constantly argue with the wife & the kids just stress me out” Me..“OK I hear what your saying. Let’s talk” So, within the next 4 weeks, my brother was a Full Time Network marketer – Direct Seller – MLM’er. Within a year he had achieved many things. Trips to Madrid, 5* Hotels and Spa treatments. Recognition for the Highest achieving new comer in 2010. As a sister I was very proud. But now comes the BIG whammy… Last week my brother called. He had a tone of voice I had heard just once before! My Brother..“Gail, I am gonna QUIT !” Me.. I braced myself and then asked “Why?” My Brother..“Because I can’t take the pressure of the work any more, it simply asks to much of me, I rely on far to many people every day. From staff that don’t care to customers that simple aren’t buying, I constantly argue with the wife & the kids just stress me out” Me..Dumb struck I swiftly answered.. ” Nobody said Life was easy, and we all rely on someone somewhere for something, our jobs no matter what they are or what your title within that job will need some form of reliance. Dear Brother let me explain.. The supermarket chains rely upon the Manager to get in the staff – The staff rely on the delivery driver to make the deliveries – The deliveries are made and the staff rely on the manager to tell them where to put the stock on the shelves – The customers rely on the stock to be on the shelves for when they want to buy it – The super market relies on the customers to buy the stock to pay the manager – The manager relies on the staff to have stocked the shelves as he instructed so the customer would buy the stock – The manager also relies on the customer to buy the stock that he relied the staff to stack on the shelves so he can pay the staff ! Are you still following me?… My moral of this story is. When we within the Network Marketing and Direct Selling industries rely upon others it is not for us to assume the task you set will get done, but it is for us to have the ability and strength to see it through. To build a strong network of reliance & reliability with patients-courage-conviction but most of all belief that you can do it. This is what this business is all about. Don’t worry about what someone didn’t do, congratulate the ones that DID do it. Work on your ability to adapt and move on. Rely upon yourself to make the right decisions and create a strong reliable team of Customers-Distributors & Leaders. Only through your actions as a leader will this happen. I will end my tale now with one question…Did he stay, or did he quit?… And how would you have handled this one? Gail Reynolds ta tar for now….Of for a Cup of Tea and a Scone You can Count On Me

Whats happening in the world today where men are dropping the conventional job role and joining the ranks of AVON as AVON MEN to earn their living along alongside all those ladies already in it?  Was there some sort of secret that has taken time for the fellas to spot and the AVON MAN to appear?  Is it possible that the ladies were intentionally holding back on us?  Well the cat is truly out of the bag now !

AVON is a business opportunity for anyone.  The business model has been kept so simple that the chances of succeeding are great, in fact if you are a worker, enjoy keeping busy then you can build and build on a bigger income month by month.  Yes – a pay rise every pay day!

125 years of AVON

You see its all because AVON has a history, 125yrs of it, and its all good news resulting in a trusted brand that is synonymous with quality and affordability.  Just ask your wife if she knows what AVON is, she will and if you ask her if she would like to see a brochure you will get a fast reply.  That’s step 1 of the ease of business.  Just ask people if they would like to see an Avon brochure, no need to have to explain what Avon is or what is in the brochure, meaning you can ask a lot of people in a short time.  Your goal would be to build a customer base to a figure that suits you and the best bit is that they are repeat customers, they will want the next brochure for sure, in fact they will be disappointed if you forgot.  You will earn 25% for your order that goes to Avon if over £148, less for less, but lets be honest we wont stay doing it for less so we don’t need to go into that.

So it is quite an easy task to offer the Avon brochure, but can a man, an AVON MAN earn enough from that?  well probably not, so what is it that brings AVON to the mans attention?

It is the business model called SALES LEADERSHIP and what happens is that as well as you doing your sales, you also teach others how to sell and in return AVON pay you a commission on those sales.  Do you want 100% off your own efforts only or 1% of 100 others efforts?  Well because its a bit more than 1% I want the others to sell and i earn from that please.  The % commissions do vary right up to 12%, you would get bored if I tried to explain the commission plan now so if i just say that after 8 years of hard work I (well me and the wife) have an AVON income of £150k+ pa.

How has that happened, such an income from AVON can be hard to believe but it is true, trust me.  It has happened because of the fantastic support provided to everyone from AVON and their personnel including the independent Sales Leaders that operate in the field.  There is online coaching and development as well as organised training sessions and conferences where you are also rewarded through recognition and prizes!  We have earned many, trips to Berlin, Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Majorca, New York and even have a Mercedes car that Avon provide all on top of the £150k income too.

The AVON name is trusted.  customers have a 90 day money back promise, no questions asked, that gives peace of mind to the independent representative too as the will never be out of pocket for unsold orders or products that the customer simply changed their mind on.  Returns go back to AVON free of charge too, everyone’s a winner.

AVON MEN range of products

I am an AVON MAN, my name is Brian Reynolds, I love it and i know many more fellas that do too.  I love all that AVON stands for, Avon is not a greedy company it is a giving company, giving us all the opportunity to earn a very good living gaining independence, financial independence, and getting out of the rat race.  AVON support Breast Cancer Crusade donating millions, and the Speak out against domestic violence campaign.  All I must do is give back too, a little like the movie Pay it forward, I must keep offering this wonderful opportunity to everyone and all.

So whether you are male or female, if you would like to work and earn contact us asap.  HERE

Gail & Brian Reynolds Avon Man Monte Carlo

Avon YouTube social networkAvon face book social networkAvon twitter social networkAvon connects social network

Avon face book social network

There realy are no excuses for anyone not do Avon in the UK and do it extremely well.

All the above Social networking links are there for you to join and gain valuable tips and ideas from thousands of Avon Representatives througout the UK

Joining Avon could be the best thing your do this year.

Enjoy the benefits of a global cosmetics brand, create an Avon business of your own and be part of the sweeping success of Avon Cosmetics

Avon twitter social network

Avon Pink Pamper Parties, Presidents Club, Avon Voices, Breast Cancer Crusade and the Speak out against Domestic Violence Campaign with  Womens Refuge and womens Aid

 And just to top it of Avon have now given us Avon Representatives and Avon Sales Leaders an eBrochure for us to share with our customers online.

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Avon Pink Pamper Party

You are invited to Dorothy Perkins in Weymouth

 Ever thought about earning extra money to pay for the nicer things in life?

Come along to Dorothy Perkins in Weymouth on Saturday the 19th and see what Avon Cosmetics can offer you.

We are looking for Avon representatives throughout Dorset and anyone with a keen interest in earning extra cash to pay for those lovely new clothes for the weekend, please pop along and chat to one of the local sales leaders in the area.

Avon is free to try and with no cash outlay

You will receive full training and support and it’s an online ordering system that all new Avon representatives get to use for FREE.

All on time orders are delivered for FREE too

And any returns may be done on line with your own personal web page also for FREE