According to Entrepreneur magazine, home parties now account for “roughly 29 percent of the nearly $30 billion in U.S. direct sales, and 13.6 million Americans bought or sold goods from home in 2004.”
We are not just talking about Tupperware or Mary Kay, we are talking about some hot new products that are highly marketable.
Consumers demand is high on jewelry, home decor and green products.
I’ve put together the hottest direct sales and multi-level companies based the number of catalog and information requests from my ishopathome.ca site.
1. Women Accessories are hot. When people have less money to spend, they use accessories to update their wardrobe instead of buying new clothes. Check out these companies:
- Lavish Online
- Stello and Dot
- Aura Stella
- Silpada
- Latasia
2. Home Decor and Home Accessories is the next best thing. Spring is just around the corner and people start wondering what to do to update their environment. These companies kept coming up on my search:
- Princess House
- Pampered Chef
- Tupperware
- Everyday Style
- Scentsy
3. We can’t live without food, so cooking and spicing it up can excite the chef in us. Check these ones
- Epicure Selections
- Gano Coffee
- Wine Tasting
- Sunset Gourment
- Watkins
4. Green companies are joining the Direct Sales / Multi-Level bandwagon.
- Enjo
- Norwex
5. Communications
To be profitable in any business, you must consider the following before joining:
- Can you advertise your business online? Read their policy carefully to make sure you are not limited to their company provided website.
- What’s their initial fee? It is always wise to fully scrutinize what’s included in the start up kit and see if it will actually provide you enough product to start doing the business.
- What is their buy back policy? Member of DSWA must agree to buy back inventory from their consultants. Better yet, choose a business that don’t require inventory.
- Due your diligence before you plunk your hard earned money and make sure there is an actual product or service being provided and stay away from pyramid schemes.
