Why become a home seller?

How can you successfully launch your home shopping business?

How do you find your first customers? Which VDI companies should you work with? How can you generate the expected income? Here are a few tips to help you make the most of this new phase in your career.

As a stay-at-home mum, it can be a great way to supplement your income.

1 - AGREEING TO BECOME A VDI ENTREPRENEUR

Making a living from home selling means first and foremost becoming your own boss. To become a self-employed salesperson, you need to set up a micro-business. The formalities are quick and easy. You can also choose to register with the Trade and Companies Register (RCS). Unlike salaried employment, this status offers many advantages in terms of freedom to manage your time and organise your assignments.

You will have to create your own schedule, decide on your sales strategy, prioritise your actions and organise yourself without anyone telling you what to do on a daily basis. At first, this new way of working can be a little disconcerting. Don't worry... At Elora, we'll support and train you to get off to a good start! Our team's aim is to help you develop your sales as much as possible.

If you're looking for freedom and autonomy and want to organise your time as you see fit, home selling is perfect for you!

2 - BE ORGANISED AND RIGOROUS

Being a home seller, whether as a supplement to your income or on a full-time basis, requires you to be organised and meticulous. You have to manage your schedule and appointments on your own, taking into account the availability of your customers.

The key is to create a real working environment for yourself (a room, an office area, etc.) as well as the right work tools (computer, diary, notebook, telephone, filing cabinets, etc.). Everything you need to perfect your organisation and guarantee your customers and hostesses the best possible service.

The good news on the administrative side is that the company that employs you is generally responsible for declaring and paying your social security contributions.

If you like to be independent and are well organised from the outset, working as a VDI could be just the thing for you.

3 - WORK YOUR NETWORK

To be a good door-to-door salesperson, you need to be sociable enough to maintain and grow your customer portfolio. So you need to take care of your network by talking to everyone around you: family, friends, work colleagues... Any opportunity is a good one to talk about your business! It can also be a good idea to distribute business cards or flyers in your geographical area, to reach a wider target.

You also need to be comfortable speaking at sales meetings and advising your customers on products that might interest them. A good home sales assistant is therefore a sociable person who knows how to meet people and likes to be surrounded on a daily basis. They need to be able to create a friendly atmosphere to encourage discussion and the desire to buy. They also need to be commercially-minded, so that they can highlight the various advantages of their products and generate sales.

4 - CHOOSING THE RIGHT HOME SHOPPING BRAND

Being a home seller is like turning your passion into a profession. If you really want to succeed as a home seller, choose a brand that suits you and that offers products you like. To be able to sell them, you need to like the brand and the products you offer and be convinced of their quality!

Make your choice also on the basis of the benefits the company offers you. Elora does a lot to improve the daily lives of self-employed people who join its network. When you start up, Elora gives you the benefit of training and personalised support from a mentor who will give you valuable advice and help you during your first meeting. You can receive training throughout your career on a variety of topics such as management, time management, etc. What's more, at Elora, VDIs can progress to managerial roles over the years.

Financially, you have no investment to make: Elora lends you your product kit! The sales representative then receives an income amounting to more than 20% of the turnover achieved. Elora fashion consultants can also take part in several challenges throughout the year to win gifts and trips.

5 - TAKE THE TEST

The best advice we can give you is to give it a try. You can try out being a home-based sales assistant even if you have a permanent or fixed-term contract (unless you have a special clause). Just ask your employer if he or she agrees.

You'll find out whether this is the job for you by trying it out. You can then decide whether you want to keep this job in addition to your current one, to supplement your income. Or if, on the other hand, you want to become a full-time VDI and leave your job to devote yourself entirely to it. It's perfectly possible to make a decent living as a VDI.

If you'd like to give it a go, there are a number of questions you'd like to ask yourself about becoming a self-employed door-to-door salesperson: who can become a door-to-door salesperson ? What is the status of a home seller? What type of contract? How much do I earn? The Elora team is there every step of the way to answer all your questions and help you increase your sales.

Find out more about Elora's Home Sales career.