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Mel5497
I try not to vent too much, but this one still has me shaking my head. Last night, I finally met my catalog host who signed last week under the rebate promotion. She was a consultant a couple years ago but stayed active for only a few months.
We started with the 'Come Join Us' booklet so I could get a better feel for her goals, concerns, and plan for success. She indicated extra income was a major motivation, but was very vague when I asked how much she would like to earn a month. She said she could do 1-2 shows a week along with an income goal of $200 a month. {Insert the sound of a faint warning bell.}
I then told her that the commission on an average show is about $100. She was so surprised, she literally popped straight up in her chair. {Warning bell is getting a little louder....why is this surprising her?}
At this point, I looked at her and asked how much she made on her shows the last time she was a consultant. She sat silent for a few moments {while that warning bell started to really get my attention}. Finally, she said, 'I would give my director my shows to process and she would give me a list of products to choose from for free.'
I'm thinking 'oh, her director had some kind of incentives/recognition program', when my stomach suddenly sank. Point blank I asked her if she ever received money from the shows she submitted. Nope. Nada. Not a cent
{ding, ding, ding, ding!}
She did have a prior consultant number in the system, so I know she was signed legitimately last time. All I can think is that her show sales maybe didn't qualify and her director kept adding them to her own shows...except my consultant really was surprised on the whole income earning thing. I don't know what to think really.
She felt very embarrassed when she realized she'd been duped. She also seemed relieved (as in, 'I always thought something didn't seem right'). She isn't dumb by any means, but she is young and very trusting.
The good news is she already has a small catalog show to submit; a small cooking show that closes next week (we did the show together last night with gals she works with); and another catalog and cooking show scheduled. Her list of 100 is actually at 100 (yeah!) and she is starting to make calls.
Anyhow, I just had to share this and vent a little. Arrrgh.
We started with the 'Come Join Us' booklet so I could get a better feel for her goals, concerns, and plan for success. She indicated extra income was a major motivation, but was very vague when I asked how much she would like to earn a month. She said she could do 1-2 shows a week along with an income goal of $200 a month. {Insert the sound of a faint warning bell.}
I then told her that the commission on an average show is about $100. She was so surprised, she literally popped straight up in her chair. {Warning bell is getting a little louder....why is this surprising her?}
At this point, I looked at her and asked how much she made on her shows the last time she was a consultant. She sat silent for a few moments {while that warning bell started to really get my attention}. Finally, she said, 'I would give my director my shows to process and she would give me a list of products to choose from for free.'
I'm thinking 'oh, her director had some kind of incentives/recognition program', when my stomach suddenly sank. Point blank I asked her if she ever received money from the shows she submitted. Nope. Nada. Not a cent
{ding, ding, ding, ding!}She did have a prior consultant number in the system, so I know she was signed legitimately last time. All I can think is that her show sales maybe didn't qualify and her director kept adding them to her own shows...except my consultant really was surprised on the whole income earning thing. I don't know what to think really.
She felt very embarrassed when she realized she'd been duped. She also seemed relieved (as in, 'I always thought something didn't seem right'). She isn't dumb by any means, but she is young and very trusting.
The good news is she already has a small catalog show to submit; a small cooking show that closes next week (we did the show together last night with gals she works with); and another catalog and cooking show scheduled. Her list of 100 is actually at 100 (yeah!) and she is starting to make calls.
Anyhow, I just had to share this and vent a little. Arrrgh.
