Body Shop At Home Side Hustle Run Down:
The Body Shop expanded in 1994 from their retail store offering into a direct sales platform – offering people the chance to sign up and sell a special range of their products through their networks to make a commission on sales. The Body Shop is already a well known and trusted brand, which helps when trying to sell the product into others. I love the packaging and gifting options that the Body Shop At Home offers, makes it perfect for around Christmas time and the lead up to – or to buy a few items and keep in the cupboard for when birthdays pop up.
Like all other direct sales businesses, the Body Shop From Home offers the flexibility to work where and when you want, and offers you the chance to do in-home parties or sell online to your networks. When doing parties with these ‘girly’ type brands, they can be easily turned into pamper nights which can help to theme and get people into the mood to buy nice products they’ll get to try (and want to buy!).
The Body Shop At Home range includes skincare, hair care, cosmetics, makeup brushes, hand creams, gifting products and more. The whole ethos of The Body Shop stays true through this range, being cruelty free, fair trade and having high environmental standards – which there’s definitely a growing trend for. .
You can see more about the brand here: thebodyshop.com/en-au/the-body-shop-at-home or send me an email at hey@mamahustles.com and I can get you in touch with someone that can help you decide if it’s right for you!
PROS AND CONS OF STARTING A BODY SHOP AT HOME BUSINESS
PROS
- Great product reputation and selling a good ethical brand!
- Pick when you work – flexible around other work
- Don’t have to leave the house if you don’t want to! Can do it all online.
- Great for people that are excited about beauty products
- Big market (females!) And affordable products
- Get full training and support
- Can earn extra money by becoming a manger or upline and having a ‘team’ under you
- Great demand for ‘pretty’ branded products around Christmas time, which these are
- You get your own free website already set up for you
CONS
- Many other consultants already sell Body Shop Ay Home products
- If you’re introverted, it can be tricky to put yourself out there for sales
- People can perceive this kind of side hustle as ‘MLM’ and pushy, which can be difficult to crack but people can make successful hustles from this! Body Shop is a great one as it’s got a credible brand behind it.
- You have to get a certain level of sales each quarter to keep your account open
Effort Required To Start A Body Shop At Home Business
To get started: Minimal
Little effort to get started. You chat to a consultant and get can get signed up quickly.
All training and help is included and there ready for you to get going. You even have a website setup from the get-go!
Ongoing: Minimal – Moderate
The Body Shop At Home products already have a great name so sell themselves easily – You get all catalogues and products photos etc. given to you as required which is super helpful! You’ve just gotta spread the word! You’ll need to give your network regular updates and sign on people for in-home parties when you can to keep the business going. You need to sell $500 worth of product each quarter to keep the account active (or stock up yourself!) so there is some active promoting required. “The more you put in, the more you’ll get out” is true in these kinds of businesses.
Body Shop At Home Business Earning Potential
Consultants make 25% on every sale – and 35% if you’re a manager which can add up quickly if you have people regularly buying their skincare or makeup through you. Like with all direct selling / MLM businesses, there’s always great deals and incentives at certain times of the year or month to help you boost sales. If you sign up a few friends or family members as consultants, then you have potential to make extra income from their sales (see 35% above!). This % is higher than other MLMs which can be a pro to starting this business over another.
If you sell $500 worth of product a month (a few people topping up their skincare…) then you have made yourself an easy $125!
Costs To Start
You can choose between a $90 start up kit (with $320 worth of product) or double up and go a $180 kit (with $620 worth of product) which gets you set up with a range of products to show friends and family to help you sell the products in.
From here, you’re all good to go! Your website and the marketing materials are free and given to you to start promoting yourself. You can learn about the products and are usually offered lots of support to help you start making some money,
How Do I Start My Own Body Shop At Home Business?
– If you don’t have a consultant to sign you up, send me an email at hey@mamahustles.com and I can get you in touch with someone that can get you ready to go!
– Buy your kit ($90 or $180 at time of writing this post)
– Watch any starter videos or help to ensure you get yourself in the best position possible to start
– Let your friends and family know to contact you for any Body Shop At Home products!
– Book some friends in for a party, start up a Facebook group and/or Instagram page, invite friends to join and post about the products to start getting sales!
Not sure if a network marketing business is right for you? Read our blog post here on how to pick the right side hustle for you and see if it ticks your boxes!
