Elora is an eco-responsible ready-to-wear home shopping brand that continues to grow in a fast-changing job market.
Present in France, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg, Elora makes the difference, as much through its fashion collections, which it renews several times a year, as through the bond of proximity and trust it creates within its teams of VDIs, in other wordsSelf-employed Home Salesperson)s. More than 1,300 consultants today! It enables them to succeed, because they offer customers ideas for changing their look or adding to their wardrobe, while giving them "value for money", i.e. the benefit of quality products and services, as well as premium services. And the starting point for the relationship between Elora and its teams is to offer them meaningful assignments that provide a real springboard, so that each VDI can quickly acquire a real income supplement. To find out how it works, we invite you to follow us on an investigation into the heart of a VDIan innovative and promising sector. Read on!
WHAT IS AN INCOME SUPPLEMENT ?
First of all, what are we talking about? The income supplement is made up of all the resources that come from round off the main salary (a small salary or even a modest pension, etc.) and therefore to offer a solution to all those individuals who are regularly short of a few hundred euros to pay their rent or repay the mortgage on their house, to bring up their children, to carry out work on their home, to go on holiday, to buy a car... or simply to cope with all day-to-day expenses. We're talking about it a lot these days, for two reasons.
The first reason is that the COVID crisis and its successive confinements have led many people, whose salaries have been affected by short-time working or even total cessation of activity, to look for a new job viable solutionTo complete it. For some of them, it was necessary to consider retraining, which meant starting a course or distance learning, before turning to a new profession. For many others, whose jobs were not in jeopardy in the medium term, but who were seeing their incomes fall, it was a question of considering additional assignments to bring in extra money. Never has so much been said about the "uberisation" of the labour market or online recruitment: there's a platform for every type of job and potential customer !
The second reason for the growth of a 'parallel' employment market is the expansion in France of the self-employed status, this has been driven by the micro-business solution (also known as "autoentreprenariat" since the creation of the "autoentrepreneur" status in 2009) and the sole proprietorship (EI). These types of business have provided a simplified regulatory and tax framework, the "freelancers" can now carry out their services, sales, etc. legally. All they need is a few clicks on the internet, via secure sites (in particular the URSSAF and "Guichet unique des entreprises" platforms) to create a legal framework for their new work... which also means they can reassure the customers to whom they are offering their services. Whether they're invoicing a hundred or a thousand euros, freelancers need to be in order!
WHY SUPPLEMENT YOUR INCOME FROM HOME ?
To earn more money and top up your monthly income by those hundreds of euros you regularly lack, there are obviously no 36,000 tips. Broadly speaking, you can consider either changing jobs to earn a higher salary, or supplementing your income with a side job, while maintaining your main activity. This second solution is the one most favoured by all those who love their job and/or don't want to risk losing credibility with the companies that put their trust in them by starting to respond to advertisements. As the saying goes: "If you go hunting (for euros??), you lose your place", and this proverb continues to hold true, even in the current period of almost full employment in France.
Even though the job market is buoyant, a realistic and reassuring course of action is therefore (as soon as you want to start a complementary activity, acquire a new type of skill, commit to a new product line, embark on a training course... and more generally put your ideas and personal projects into practice) to ensure that a basic salary falls regularly, enabling you to "keep the house running". Without immediate anxiety, you'll be able to afford to invest in the long term.
GREATER FLEXIBILITY
So what job will you be able to find to supplement your salary and give you the much-needed cash you've been dreaming of? Who can you offer your services to? How can you find your first customers? What type of business and what type of products best suit your skills? And is it possible to find gainful work from home? When you're thinking about a sideline, it's best to look for work that you can do from homefrom home or close to home. More than one blog or magazine article ironically refers to a fashion phenomenon, a trend towards cocooning, or even a reduction in motivation at work in France... when in fact it's the condition for flexibility !
LESS TIME WASTED ON TRANSPORT
The new ways in which the world of work is changing, together with the widespread quest for a better way of life, have led to the emergence of a number of new challenges Work-life balance, for most of us, the boundary between work and home has become blurred. As teleworking and remote video conferencing become more widespread, we are all trying to cut down on car journeys and, more generally, to lose weight less time and money spent on transport. Companies, for their part, are reorganising their sites and working methods, often by creating their own intranet exchange platform to enable a new type of remote working. Many private individuals are giving up owning their own car, which was a serious drain on their income. Instead, they have adopted a bicycle or even a scooter for short journeys, even if it means occasionally hiring a car - which isn't all that expensive after all, if you take the time to search the various car hire websites! In short, being able to work from home as much as possible is becoming a priority for a growing number of jobseekers in France, sometimes even ahead of the salary.
BEING A HOME SALES ASSISTANT
There are many sites and platforms on the web that offer individuals the chance to top up their income, preferably by At home or close to home, the result is an income that is deemed insufficient. Beware, however, because the glittering remuneration advertised online is not always the case. There are plenty of job offers and proposals for services, but companies that are really serious and willing to pay the salary advertised are rare. It's often disappointing when the income generated by a sideline activity amounts to just a few dozen euros, after hours spent online answering surveys, writing texts for the web, selling products on a private Instagram account, or making a video for a blog that, in the end, is totally lacking in resources...
So why not consideresales: a well-supervised profession which has been tried and tested, and is therefore one of the most realistic ideas for boosting your income? In particular, have you ever considered becoming sales consultant? This means that you will be putting your skills and dynamism to work for a brand and selling its products, with the status of VDI (Vendeur indépendant à domicile).
By becoming home sales assistant, in principle, if you're motivated, you'll make a winning choice all round. The only condition, however, is that when you enter into a partnership, you have identified an established, serious and dynamic sales professional, not only because they offer their (and therefore your future) customerscompetitive products and quality after-sales services, but also because it can give you a head start in the business. That means providing you with training, courses, coaching... and quite simply the tricks of the trade, enabling you to blossom and succeed in generating the equivalent of a second top-up payment. This is the commitment ofElora! Under these conditions, you'll be able to generate the additional income you want, with no limit on commission (the percentage of product sales you make). And there's no risk involved, because you don't have to make any personal outlay: you don't have to rent a shop or stand, and you don't have to advance any money for your first collection, because at Elora, is offered.
EARN MONEY OUTSIDE WORK
How to earn money outside work, the question of how to achieve success, while at the same time enjoying oneself, is just as important! We are all aware that we will be more successful if we are enthusiastic and if we commit ourselves to a sector that matches our affinities and our values, whatever the skills involved.
What characterises VDI work is that the money earned is the result of personal commitment and fulfilment, not a constraint. Practisingfashion sale networks of loyal customers, as is the case with Elora, being a designer doesn't mean chasing after extra income. It means reconciling a passion for contact and conviviality, with a certain personal taste for everything that's at the cutting edge of fashion and elegance, all in a spirit of eco-responsibility.
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IDEAL AS A COMPLEMENT TO A FULL-TIME JOB
The aim is to take off with the brand Elora in an employment relationship "win-win. The principle is simple: the more you sell, the more you earn. Many fashion consultants at Elora have, over time, made home fashion sales their full-time job, giving up their initial employment. But this is not the most common scenario. For many consultants, it's more of a sideline. This will fit in perfectly with the continuing in your current job, even if it's full-time. All you need to do is organise two home fashion sales presentations a week and you'll earn the equivalent of minimum wage!
ADAPTABLE TIMETABLES
As for opening hours, it's up to you to set them freely, depending on your availability and that of the hostess where the sale is being organised. Generally speaking, your customers will be working men and women who will be happy to take part in this type of private meeting, but outside their working hours... Once again, this will make your life easier by allowing you to reconcile your work with your family new business as a fashion consultant with your current job. If, later on, you realise that you are passionate about fashion and customer relations, and that they open up the prospect of much higher remuneration than your first salary... the right solution will undoubtedly be to leave your position as an employee and take the plunge. But you're not there yet!