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...but wondering if I should have done more research before making a final decision.The ladies on that message board are SUPER NICE and it seems as though their candles are quality products (I've never tried BS but just ordered a couple of jar candles to sample).However, I really didn't find out anything about your company before signing withBS and now I'm curious.Could someone tell me about Mia Bella? I have quite a few questions so hang onto your seats!! smileys/smiley1.gif


How many consultants do you have nationwide? How many are in the state of NY?


How do your prices and quality compare to Yankee Candle (a big seller in my area)?


Are any of you having great success selling exclusively online?


What is your commission as a new consultant?


How much does it cost to start?


I'm currently a representative with a bath and body company and it's against their policy to represent similar products with another direct sales company.Could I just sell your candles and notreally focus on your body products?


This is it for right now. I'm sure I'll think of more questions as time passes. Thanks for you help!!!

Hey girl!


Send me your mailing address to dtjrshockey@aol.com I am a Team Leader and would love to answer your quesyions!


Tracey smileys/smiley36.gif

...but wondering if I should have done more research before making a final decision.The ladies on that message board are SUPER NICE and it seems as though their candles are quality products (I've never tried BS but just ordered a couple of jar candles to sample).However, I really didn't find out anything about your company before signing withBS and now I'm curious.Could someone tell me about Mia Bella? I have quite a few questions so hang onto your seats!! smileys/smiley1.gif


How many consultants do you have nationwide? How many are in the state of NY? I do not off hand, as the company does not publish this, but I am sure I can find out from corporate office from you. Not til Monday though.


How do your prices and quality compare to Yankee Candle (a big seller in my area)? YC is a huge seller here, and in my opinion our candles are very comparable to theirs and burn longer and 100% cleaner burning!! NO SOOT< CLEAN JARS!


Are any of you having great success selling exclusively online? I sell mostly online right now, have sold to many wahm's and have had repeat orders! We have a retail site coming this year and soon customers will be able to order directly online!


What is your commission as a new consultant? You can earn up to 50% as a candle of the month member, and you earn residual on your team if you choose to build. 1st level is 10% on the comm. volume and levels 2 thru 5 are 5% c.v and then level 6 is 10% c.v.


How much does it cost to start? Candle of the month is $39.95 a month and you get 1 16 oz jar candle in a new scent 1 dozen votives in a new scent, 1 bella bar (1 of 4 rotating scents) and your company maintained website! REtails for over $60.00


I'm currently a representative with a bath and body company and it's against their policy to represent similar products with another direct sales company.Could I just sell your candles and notreally focus on your body products? Yes you can choose to sell just our candles, or both or just bath products! Its your business you make the decision!


This is it for right now. I'm sure I'll think of more questions as time passes. Thanks for you help!!!


Please if you have any other questions we will all be glad to answer! I would be glad to send you samples as well! :)

How many consultants do you have nationwide? How many are in the state of NY? We have about 11,000 Distributors, not sure how many in NY.


How do your prices and quality compare to Yankee Candle (a big seller in my area)? Prices are very competitive, you set your own retail prices for Mia Bella. I price mine the same as Yankee, big seller in my area too.


Oh man, you ask Quality? No comparison! We have no black soot, our candles are double wicked meaning the WHOLE candle burns and not just the center..as in Yankee. No waxy smell, pure scent!


Are any of you having great success selling exclusively online? I sell online quite a bit. I belong to a WAHM shoppers group so i get a lot of sales from that. Also, family, friends, and customers email me for orders.


What is your commission as a new consultant? Since we set our own prices, your PROFIT, not commission, is up to you!


How much does it cost to start? You would start with the Candle of the Month, COTM, and that is $39.99. This gives you your own website, an AWESOME candle package of one jar, 12 votives, and a Bella bar, plus the lowest wholesale price.


I'm currently a representative with a bath and body company and it's against their policy to represent similar products with another direct sales company.Could I just sell your candles and notreally focus on your body products? You bet!


This is it for right now. I'm sure I'll think of more questions as time passes. Thanks for you help!!!


Ask away!!


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Do you have to become a COTM subscriber? Are there any other options available for getting started?

Hi Noah's Mom!


I said hi on another board when I saw you were from New York TOO!


My husband and I are distributors with Mia Bella for 1 1/2 yrs now. There are not that many distributors in the New york area. I don't have the exact number, butI know at least about 5. All in different areas of NY. We are in Central New York area, about an hour outside Syracuse. Where abouts are you?


In my area ofNew York, I sell the jar candles for $16.95. I can't get the $18.95 price. I have had some people look at me like I was crazy. Yankee sells theirsthe14.5 oz jar for $17.95 and ours in 16 oz and burns so much better. So I think I am right in the ball park.We have sold tons at this price and they kept coming back!


We have sold a few online, but most of our sales have come from friends, family, word of mouth and a few craft shows to get our name out there, and several repeat customers! We also have some in a couple of retail shops too. You can sell online, and we are going to have an online ordering system up by this spring.


The cost to start as a Candle of the Month Distributor is $39.95 per month. You will receive a 16oz jar candle, 12 matching votives, and a bella bath bar. I have burned mine for my own personal use and I have also sold it as soon as I got it and made get profit. I usually pass out or grind up the votives to pass out for samples to spark interest in our new scent and great candles. You can also start as an associate member, this costs nothing monthly. But if you really want to make a business out of it, and make a better profit I suggest the COTM way to go. You get the candle at a much better wholesale price.


Your commission depends on how much you retail the candles for, ours is about $6.95 per jar. Some get more then that.Again it depends on what youwant to sell it for. Then you get 10% commission on your downline. And you do NOT have to have so much in sales in to earn that commission. You can take the monthoff if you wish and still get commissions from their purchases and even theirCOTM! smileys/smiley4.gif


The company is WONDERFUL! Always there to answer your questions. A very friendly orientated company always there to help!


If you would like to talk to someone here in New York to help with your decision, please feel free to give me a call. I will be home all day today.Or email meif you feel more comfortable. Or email is dvineall@besthomecandlebiz.com (dvineall@besthomecandlebiz.com) and our number is 315-495-6267 just ask for Kelly.


I hope you get the answers you are lookingfor!


I am here if you want to talk!


Kelly V.








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You can choose the Associate program which is free. You will not get a website with this though, you can pay $14.95 a month for it, you won't get the autoship package, and you will pay approximately 30% more for product.


This program is more for personal use and gift giving.


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Just FYI - the Cost for the website for Associates is $9.95 a month, and they must order monthly to earn on their downline.

Thanks Jackie! I was actually just looking that up to be sure. Did it used to be $14.95? For some reason this is what I was told when I joined.


My fault, should have looked that up.


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Thanks for that tidbit Jackie, I wasn't aware of that!

Hi, Noah's mom smileys/smiley1.gif Do you think that if our folder said "Mia Bella Candles" it would have helped you find us?? I am writing Cheryl to see if she can add that word to our description. I have heard this from a lot of people - they were just skimming the folders to find "candle companies" and missed us that way.


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Also, isn't itfunny our folder says Mia Bella instead of Scent-Sations?


Edited by: lovethiscandle

Hi Noah's Mom!smileys/smiley17.gif


I would always say IN ANY BUSINESS...


whether homebased or corporate,


DO YOUR RESEARCH....


I find that people just seem to jump into companies/teams without doing research many times and have negative consequences.


Remember, that in our industry, the beauty of it is


YOU ARE THE BOSS....smileys/smiley2.gif


Take your time, find products you love and have passion about whether for health, etc. reasons, find a strong growing company with a solid business plan and a very strong successful team.smileys/smiley4.gif


You are very smart that you see that early.


Enjoy YOUR discoverysmileys/smiley32.gif


Lori Morenosmileys/smiley17.gif

PS We actually have over 12,000 in Mia Bella now. A woman who joined with me Saturday night has a distributor number of over 12,000!smileys/smiley17.gif


It's a great time to be a part of this wonderful company NOW!


I've been fortunate to have been in Mia Bella for the past two years and have not seen the growth that's happening like it is now....smileys/smiley2.gif


WOW!smileys/smiley32.gif


Lori Morenosmileys/smiley4.gif

One of the things that's making me think twice about Mia Bella is the cost to maintain a COTM membership. To me, $40 a month is a good chunk of change and I'm under the impression that if you really want to get something out of this business and make a profit, you really should sign up for it. I'm not sure I can go that route.

By the way, has anyone had any experience with Bittersweet Candles???

Hi Noah's Mom,


Yes, I have had a little. I actually looked into after joining MB. I was curious as to what the difference was in the twocompanies. I found that even with the COTM, I still came out better with MB for what I wanted and needed. I will say that they do have wonderful candles as we do. So really just comes down to preference. What are your needs? How do you want to build your business? Find out what those truly are and go from there.


I believe that you can not go wrong with either company!


Many Blessings,


Natalie

Hi Noah's Mom,smileys/smiley17.gif


I personally wouldn't burn anything that is not soy and/or veggie based. I'm very health conscious.


The Candle of the Month becomes like a Holiday every month. smileys/smiley17.gifYou are able to enjoy our very wonderful products, have votives to enjoy and/or use in your business ANDa beautiful constantly updated website.


An additional reason I love our websites is when you do the work to send someone to YOUR website, they are not referred to ALL of the distributors in the company. I personally would find that very disturbing.smileys/smiley5.gif


You might find a lot of very excited people on our Scent-Sational Mia Bella board because we actually do have so much to be excited about!smileys/smiley2.gif


Lori Morenosmileys/smiley4.gif

Ok girls. More questions...


Could I earn that $40 back each month just by promoting the business online?


Do you start earning a commission on your very first recruit and, if so,does he/shehave to sell a certain amount before you start earning a commission on their sales?


Here's my other concern (in addition to the COTM cost). I did mention this in my first post, but it's still nagging at me. I'm currently arep with abath and body direct sales company. It's against their policy to represent similar products with anothercompany. Bittersweet, as far as I know, is exclusively about candles. Mia Bella carries some body products. Although I would only sell candles to customers, I'm worried thatby having body products advertised on my personal website, I'd be breaking company policy. Any thoughts on this?


Also, if any other ladies on this board have had experience with Bittersweet, could you let me know? Natalie, thank you for your honesty. I appreciate it.

hi, keep the questions coming!! as soon as your recruit starts making sales, you make your commission on them. you also make 10% of therir COTM so your first check will be for at least 4.95!!! yayyyayaay!!! smileys/smiley36.gif





As far as conflicting products, maybe you could contact your other company and ask about it. that would be the approach i would take.


I am not sure about bittersweet, sorry!!! smileys/smiley19.gif

Hi again!


Keep the questions coming that is the only way you will be sure!


You can get that $40 a month back if you want to sell the COTM to customers. It retails for well over $60. It will also help you get orders when you pass it around to prospective customers, more $$.


You start earning money from your first recruit!Either you or your recruit only have to have in is the COTM for you to get your commission. You make 10% offyour first downline. If you are an associate distributor you will make 5% off your downline and if they are an associate and have nothing in then you will make nothing. But if they are a COTM member you will get5% (you still being an associate)of anything they have ordered including the COTM.


Mia Bella is mostly candles and not bath products, so I really don't think there would be an issue. Icould see if we were only bath and beauty products, then there would probably be a problem! But I think you should be fine. If you feel better, call your companies home office and just inquire on it. Can't hurt.


Bittersweet does sell bath products. Like bath salts and lotions in their main catalog. You might want to check on that.


I have lookedinto Bittersweet to sell and like Mia Bella Commission plan so much better and I didn't have to worry about having so much in every month or my team to have a check!


I live in New York too, so if you have any more questions I would be happy to help!


Kelly V.Edited by: Kelly V

noah's mom -


Use that Candle of the Month to promote your business - that's exactly how I did it and I walked away on my first day of "smelling and selling" with 8 pre-paid orders! I only needed 4 more to fill out the case order, pick what you know will sell.Once you sell the remaining 4 from that case, plus your COTM jar (I use my votives to market with), you're already a good chunk in the profit (if you are including your COTM purchase in the equasion)!


I don't really consider my COTM as part of it because I generally look at that as a "me" gift (we're allowed!! LOL), and if I'm not crazy about the scent, then I sell the jar from my COTM and use the votives for marketing.Edited by: dreamakr36

Hi Noah's Mom,


You are quite welcome! I honestly believe that we all are here to help one another make the best decision that they can for themselves. I am glad that I could help in some way.


I hope you do not mind me answering your other questions as well. I was in the same boat when looking at Mia Bella with the COTM. I did not think that I could sell it in order to make a profit for the month.Because of this, I came in as Associate member. But a month after joining, I realized that the COTM was one of the best things Scent-Sations had going for it. They give us someone product every month to help us market ourselves with. No other company does that. To me it was and is a blessings to have! All, as Kelly and Jennifer have stated above, you make 10% of that every month with sponsoring others in to the company. This brings in great residual income.


Anyway, I hope this informations helps you in some way! Please feel free to ask away. We are definately here to help you!


Many Blessings,


Natalie

Hi there, Noah's Mom!

Congrats on starting your own home business. AND, kudos for
continuing to invesitage other opportunities. I have to agree with the gals
who are telling you to do a lot of research before making any decisions at
this point. Ask us lots of questions, maybe get on the phone with one of
us to get more questions answered and get a feel for how differently
everyone does their business.. That's the beauty of Mia Bella- there are
SO MANY ways you can build your business, and it is ENTIRELY up to you!
If you decide this may be the right opportunity for you, make sure you
find a Sponsor and a team that can offer you the support you need to
build a successful business.

How do YOU want to build your business? Online? Offline? Both?
Retailing, fundraisers, residual income by sponsoring and training a
downline? Any or ALL of these are options, with many variations for each.

What is your reason for starting a home candle business? Is your goal to
make your candle business an exclusive source of income, or to
supplement your other businesses/job? Do you work outside the home?

What type of interest have you experienced from your warm market
(friends & family, coworkers, etc.) in your Bittersweet business? (This will
help you get an idea of a the volume of sales you may be able to generate
when you first start, since you are concerned about the COTM Club).

The Candle of the Month is truly a tool for promoting your business.
Most of us use the votives to make scent samples, or to offer to candle
lovers to sample and compare to the candles they burn now. Often, the
only thing you need to do to sell your products is have a jar candle or a
votive in public view. We call it "Smell and sell". More often than not,
people just SMELL one of our candles and instantly want to buy one. They
are THAT good. A large percentage of my team members wind up getting
orders for candles BEFORE they receive their first shipment, or in some
cases, BEFORE THEY SIGN UP- just by having friends smell the scent
sample I send them! My sister in law took a votive with her to work this
week and emailed me Friday with an order for SEVEN jar candles. All I
had to do is give out one votive, which cost me $1.00. Pretty amazing.

I send my husband to work with a new votive each month when I get my
COTM shipment, and so far, the orders have come consistently every
month. With a 100% profit margin at retail price, your whole case is paid
for when you sell 6 votives or 6 jar candles.

Since COTM has no commitment, you can cancel at any time if it does not
work out for you. I always encourage people who are genuinely
interested, but not sure how much they will generate in sales to just TRY
it for one month. Burn your jar. Use your soy bath bar. Fall in love with
the products! Give out votives and scent samples, and watch what
happens. More often than not, people can't fill orders fast enough, and
after one month they KNOW that this is their dream job!

Sounds like you are very uncertain at this point. Have you talked with any
of us on the phone yet? Be sure to get the weekly schedule of our
company informational and training calls, and listen in on as many of
them as you can. Request to have a sample scent mailed to you with
some info if you've never experienced a Mia Bella. Keep asking questions
and researching until you know what's best, and then go with that and
give it everything you've got! Success is mostly based on your beliefs and
your actions. CHOOSE success and you will have it!

Best of luck,
--Kitt Draheim

First, I want to thank all of you who have responded to my questions and sent me pm's. The information has been great.


I keep reading that if I were to sign up, I need to find a sponsor who I click with. So I thought it would be best if I let you know what I want to get out of this business so that you can figure out if you want to work with me or not. I hope that makes sense. smileys/smiley5.gif


Here's alittle background on myself...as I have already mentioned, I'm currently a consultant with another bath and body company. In fact, I'm a leader with the company and have a growing team that I'm dedicated to. I try to hold 2-3 shows a week. All considered, I probably devote around 15 hrs a week to my business.


The reason why I'm drawn to companies like Bittersweet and Mia Bella is not only because ILOVE candles (especially when they burn clean) but also because I can sell through other avenues besides home parties. Since I have a husband and 1 year old son, I don't want to go out more than I already do to hold shows. Really, I love the idea of being able to makemoney to supplement what I already earn without having to leave the house. In addition, I love that so many of you have had success simply by pulling out the candles when you're out and about and letting people take a whiff...there's nothing to it!!


So if...and I emphasize if....I were to join, I'm not looking to make a substantial amount of money (an extra $500 a month would be nice), and I'm not looking to spend a lot of time doing shows or building a team as my other business keeps me plenty busy already.


I just thoughtit'd be good if I were upfront with you so that you can determine if I'm someone youmight want to invest your time in. Thanks again for all your help!!!

Hi, Thank you for letting us know a little about you. Your post is what we should all be doing.....LISTENING to what YOU want and not what we can do for you! Thank you for reminding me of this!!


I personally am here to help all who need it. I am always helping other distributors and not making a cent off of it. It is just helping them and that makes me feel good. We are in a sense all family here!! The big MIA BELLA Family!! smileys/smiley31.gif


I dont care if you make 5$ or $500 for me, if I am helping YOU have fun and earn a little extra to make your life a little easier, than that is the best commission i could receive!! smileys/smiley2.gif

Hi noah's mom!


I can totally understand how you can be drawn to candles, they are quite addicting! There is nothing wrong with your style of selling, nothing wrong with anyone's - you do what YOU feel comfortable doing. The good thing about working with our company is that should you eventually build a downline, even if you aren't trying to, it doesn't take many to compensate for your monthly COTM requirement should you choose the COTM route.


I would like to PM you something to share if that is ok with you, just let me know and I will send off a PM.


*edited to add - Jennifer, you and I must have been posting at the same time - you said it beautifully, and it's how I feel as well. We may not share the same sponsors, but we are all on the same "team" in the long run, the one that starts right with our company. Edited by: dreamakr36

Dreamakr36,


Go right ahead! I'll be on the look out for it.

You are not the first person to ask me if they need to recruit or if it matters if they sell nothing or $500 that month. Allwe want is for our distributors to be happy with what ever they choose to do with their business.


What ever way you would like to work your business, we are here to help our team membersany way we can. If you want to recruit, if you want to do fund-raisers, home parties, retailing at craft shows, what ever it is you want to do, we will help anywaywe can.


Even if you choose to dosomething and two monthsdown the road you feelworkingyour business that way isn't working, well then we will work towards another focus with you!


This is your business and you can do what ever you want with it. Not what someone tells you, you have to do with it!


We hope you find what you are looking for in a business, whether it is Bittersweet or Mia Bella and in what ever sponsor fits you the best.


If we can help in anyway,we are here anytime whether yougo with Mia Bella or stay with Bittersweet. We are all working a business from home trying to do something great for our families.


Email me anytime, I will be happy to help in anyway I can.


Kelly V.


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I agree 100% with everyone. I haven't posted much because I feel you arereceiving alot info. Theres alot of great ladies on board and you have the potential to reach your goals with whom ever you feel.


For me I joined to make 100 dollars a week, and you know thats what is important. I love my team and spend a great deal of talking with them each week, and generally speak to them on a daily basis.


Finding someone who is in tune with what you want to do is going to be your choice. I haven't done a home party yet and although I am looking forward to them, I simply focus on online sales, and obtaining fundraisers.


I have a 5 yr old and a 10 month dd at home along with a husband. My number one reason to work at home, was being there to cook them supper, to take them to afterschool activities and to spend the weekend with my husband. I come from a retail background of working 40 plus hours a week, nights, weekends and holidays. I have been home since July, this is the first year in 10 yrs I didn't work the holiday season, I had forgotten what its like to be there with family.


To me thats my why! Everyone's is different, I enjoy the money don't get me wrong, and if I get rich GREAT, but I just want enough to say this is fine with me and fine with my family!


Best of luck, and you can always email or pm me if you would like to talk. bamasweetscents@aol.com

Thanks Noah's mom, I've sent it smileys/smiley1.gif

Hi Noah's Mom,


I love your enthusiam, your drive and your vision for yourself and your family. I love the fact that you know what it is that you want. I think everyone here would love to have someone like you on there team. I really think you would be an access to anyone here.


I know you have heard this several times already but interview the woman here. Find out who you would love to work with. We are all here to help you but ultimately, it is your decision as to who you would like to work with.


Please feel free to contact anyone of us. Like Jennifer said, we all just want to help!


Many Blessings,


Natalie

Hi Noah's Mom,


Where in NY are you? I'm just outside of Albany.


Best of luck in your search.

I'm in Gloversville, about 45 minutes west of Albany. Do you by any chance know how many consultants there are in the state?

I gopast Gloversville occasionally to visit my aunt in Spectulator! Small world, this internet! smileys/smiley1.gif


To answer your question, I have no idea how many reps are in NY. I'm not really worried about it either. There are so many ways to build your business- local retailing and home parties, supplying realtors, business gifting, fundrasing, and building a team.


I have yet to run into anyone who's heard of Mia Bella up here! Right now, I'm in the process of setting up several fundraisers. My hope is that someone associated with the fundraiser will want to be a rep. That way they can do the fundraiser themself next time andI still get commission on their sales volume. So it's win-win!


Another good thing about building semi-locally (within an hour or so), it that from time to time you can all get together for support, training, and fun. It also allows you to work cooperatively on much larger fundraising projects like our spirit bags, regional scouting events and the like.


I'm alsousing the internet to build a team online. We have specific team training on how to do this as well.


That's one of the things I like best about this company, the committment to training. It's really top notch.


You need to know, that however you want to build your business and whoever you choose as a sponsor, you will become part of a team that really cares.


My best to you.

Maureen,


How many consultants do you have on your team? How many of them live in NY? How long have you been with the company?

Hi Noah's Mom-


I mentioned before that I live in New York also, outside of Syracuse. Probably about two hours from you and Maureen!


There are severaldistributors in New York. There are at least 6 that I know of (I am sure there are probably more). I have never run into them in my sales at all. Many people do not evendo anything with their business. Some just get their Candle of the Month andorder when they need anything for themselvesor family to get the great discount. So it is really hard for the company to give you an exact number on distributors in New York.


We haveseveral people on our team and one (friend of mine) lives 10 mins from my house. She knows a completely different group of people then I do and we never have run into each other.


IfIcan help in any other way, let me know.


Kelly V.

Do any of you find it difficult to get a new prospect to commit to the COTM program? I would imagine that you would hear the objective quite often, "I can't afford to spend $40 a month on candles." Does that make it hard to build a team?

Some of my customers just prefer to buy the candles they want from me and will buy two at a time every couple weeks. It's not the commitment to the monthly fee, they just want to control what they want and have no desire to be on autoship. That's ok, they are my retail base.


Those that do show an interest will do so willingly after they've done their research and find it's the fit for them. Those that join the COTM club DO have the desire to make some moneyselling ourcandles. smileys/smiley17.gif

Hi Noah's mom,


Honestly I do hear that sometimes. My response is that it really is worth it. Alot of other companies require a minimum...either per month or per quarter a minimum purchase to be made in those time periods. This takes all of the guesswork out of it! You don't have to think about that at all. No thinking, "Did I sell enough candles this month?" I love that. PLUS the excitement of getting a brand new scent every month shipped to your front door, and you can sell that candle and votives and make a nice profit! I really think it is worth it. Edited by: Margey

Hi Noah's Mom,


I have had a few people hesitate with the $40 commitment a month. I also had a problem with the commitment but what I realized was that if I wanted a viable business, I need to commit to it. So know I let people know why it is so important to be a COTM member.


I hope that help!


Natalie

How many of you are sick to death ofmy questions??? smileys/smiley36.gif


Well, here's a couple more...


I can cancel my COTM membership at any time, correct? If I decide this is not for me, I can cancel and not be penalized?


Also, do any of you hold online parties?

Hi Noah's Mom!


No, bring 'em on!!


Yes, this company does not play games with people! You are free to cancel your COTM anytime by simply sending an email to the management.


There is an online chat this evening that people love
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Also, with respect to very good questions about the Candle of the Month Club... I think that it's brilliant. I used to spend so much $$$ running a business in an office. I personally feel $39.95 plus shipping is a major bargain to start a wonderful longterm business WITHa residual income. I was attracted to the company, healthy products and my team when I joined. I was not a candle lover, because of most of the candles out there on the marketsmileys/smiley11.gif. Enjoying these scent-sational products has made me fall in love with them PLUS we receive beautiful, easy to navigate, constantly updated websites. As many have stated here, the Candle of the Month Club makes every month a holiday and something to look forward to!
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You can cancel anytime!


Just let the home office know.


I haven't held any parties online yet, but I know some have.


Kelly V.Edited by: Kelly V

Hi Noah's Mom,


There are several people that have held online parties. Frances, Dinika and a few other. There is acutally a thread at the beginning of this folder. It will give you some insight on how to get one started.


Many Blessings,


Natalie


PS, Your questions are wonderful!


ETA: that you are allowed one downgrade a year. So if you decide that the COTM is not for you but do not want to leave completely and move down to associate you can.


Edited by: southernbg

IT's funny. I never look as the $40 spent on COTM as spending $40 a month on candles. I consider it a very affordable investment into a business that returns FAR more than that.


In fact, if I had a "real" job, I would spend more than that a month on gas getting back and forth.


So, when researching a business, consider the costs of doing business and then factor in what you intend to do to promote the business. Even as a "non-retailer", I make more than $40 a month on retail sales.


When someone says they aren't sure about $40 a month for their business or on candles, I am not sure if they are ready or committed.


There are TONS of people out there who are ready and committed, though. Our job is to find them, work with them, and educate the others along the way!


Good luck in making your decisions.

Keep in mind that $40 month you spend can be earned back. Just sell the product, although if you make the mistake of opening up the jar candle and taking a sniff, it will be VERY hard to sell that candle..smileys/smiley36.gif. Also, if you let other people smell it and they like it, you just may get an order for a few candles, which can more than cover that $40 investment. When you consider that some companies require you sell a couple hundred or so per quarter, $40 really isn't that much.

Yes online parties can be a lot of fun. I held one I belive it was in December and had a blast. I played 2 games, one was a scavenger hunt where they had to go to my site and look for the answers and the other was a word scramble using the candle scents. I touched on the biz opp and had them have a question and answer time.


It lasted approx an hour and half and I made roughly 100.00. I offered special discounts and to those that went and did the contest on the site they got an extra percent off.


I highly recommend doing online parties, biggest thing is to advertise it though, not just on boards, but sending out emails to remind them etc.


Goodluck!

I am interested also.. But, since i am not currently working, that $40 a month is a little hard to come up with.

My few questions:

Are there flyers or catologues that i can give to people?

How does selling online work? I didn't see a store link on any of the bella sites?

I know this is a little personal, but would anyone want to share how much a month they make, and how?

How do you setup/join a team? How does the whole team thing work?
I would most likely focus on selling online only.. Im not a big social person and i dont have a big group of friends, so i don't think i would hold any candle parties, would it still be worth it to join and only focus on online sales?</span>

Hi, yes we have brochures that come in packs of 100. They have scent listings and all the products that we sell.


We currently do not have retail sites but coming very soon. I have people email their order, then I send paypal invoice. I have no probs doing this.


You can join under anyone you choose. Best results is to talk to several people and see who you click with. You join your sponsor and then the people in their downline are your team members.


I focus mostly on online sales and do pretty good. I am looking forward to more face to face this year though.


I would love to send you some samples anda biz opp cd, you can just pm me your home addy if you would like.!

Also if you sell all the items in your cotm pack you will make your money back plus about 35.00. In the cotm pack you get 1 16 oz jar, 1 dozen votives, 1 bella bar and your company maintained website! :) Retails for over $60.00!