One thing I see so many people do is have multiple businesses. That is ok, IF they all can go together in some way. For instance, if you sell food items and you want to be able to offer other items, think "what other business can I do that will go hand in hand with what I already offer?" Take a look at what this company offers. Are there monthly quotas? Can you promote it in the same ads that you do with your current business? Will it help you bring in more customers with your current business? If you sell food items, you will want to look for another business that deals with food-related items. Can you write a cookbook using items from your current business? What about a company that sells cookware or other kitchen related products? This can be a winning combination. For example: You sell coffees and baked goodies"you decide to do Tupperware because you can combine the two together. You can offer a gift basket with your coffee products and the Tupperware coffee containers that hold the filters and the coffee grounds. Or you sell baking goods"you can offer baskets or bundles of cookie sheets with the cookie mixes you sell. See where I am going with this? I learned this the hard way. I started The Perfect Image while I was doing another business. However, it didn't go with what I was doing with The Perfect Image business and I ended up competing my time with both businesses. I ended up having to make the hard decision to discontinue one. Since I love what I do with The Perfect Image and being able to share what I have learned over the years through the different direct sales companies I have done, I decided to keep The Perfect Image and leave the other Direct Sales company. |
