It was so exciting to attend a sales meeting tonight and to be able to network with other like minded and goal oriented individuals. This was the first time that I attended a sales meeting since I became an Avon Rep almost a year ago. The atmosphere was very friendly and productive and everyone was eager and willing to share best business practices that have been working for them.

The beginning of the meeting was interesting because we had an ice breaker to allow everyone to introduce themselves. It was clear to see that all of the representatives came from all walks of life and that they all had very clear reasons for embarking on their own Avon journeys. This just reaffirmed for me that this business opportunity is truly beneficial to everyone. It is great for people who want to build a business from home and set their own hours and it is great for people who already have jobs who have short and long term financial goals and are looking to make some extra money. This puts a lot of ideas into perspective for me in terms of how I can approach others about recruiting them to sell Avon.

I was very impressed by how professional and knowledgeable the District Rep was. Additionally, I was very happy to be able to share how I have been putting effort into organizing and decorating my Avon website. One of the things that I noticed is that a lot of the other representatives are either not using their websites at all or not using them to their full potential. I think this is definitely a mistake. As entrepreneurs, we have to be able to keep up with the pace of how technology is evolving. What's the point of using old methods of keeping business records when you can do everything online.

I now realize that it is going to be very important that I attend as many sales meetings as possible. They gave us free samples for our customers and they conducted a raffle with Avon products for prizes. I must be a lucky duck tonight because I won! My raffle ticket came up during the fourth round and I chose a Spectra Color lipstick to add to my product demo kit.

I encourage all of you, who are already selling Avon, to make time to attend sales meetings. You will definitely receive a lot of information and tools to help you grow your Avon business.

The past couple of weeks have been amazing in terms of boosting my self esteem and confidence as a businesswoman. When I started selling Avon, last November, I really was only interested in getting their products at a discounted rate and having unlimited access to their products, which I have loved for years anyway.

Low and behold, I started selling a lot of products and turning a profit. This was totally unexpected because I really wasn't putting all that much effort into it. Basically, I just told my family and friends that I was selling Avon and then they told other people. Eventually, people started approaching me to ask me if I sold Avon. In all honesty, the products are really good. I wouldn't sell anything that I don't like or that I wouldn't use myself.

This empowered me to finally start looking at my Avon business as a real business with the potential to make me a profit. As I start this blog, I am experimenting with a variety of ways to get the word out about my Avon business. Hopefully, I can share my experiences and they will help someone else just starting their Avon business be more proactive. This past week I gave brochures out at the park that my boys play in. It was hard, at first, going up to complete strangers and introducing myself but I found that most people were very friendly and receptive.

This evening I purchased the Ebook, "Secrets to Explode Your Avon Sales" by Tracey Edwards. I am excited that this book will give me more insight into how to promote my business from someone who is more experienced. I will be reading it and definitely reporting back to let you guys know what I thought about the book and whether or not the tips in there will actually help me to get more customers. Any of you guys who have any tips or suggestions, please share...