A MERRY DEBT FREE CHRISTMAS
Christmas comes but once a year and for most of us leaves a mountain of debt in its wake. In this article I have some suggestions of how you can earn some extra cash before Christmas or even after Christmas to pay some of the bills. The credit crunch is all we hear about, everyday we are bombarded with bad news. Rocketing fuel bills, job losses and rising repossession what can we do to earn a little extra cash?
My first suggestions is catalogue distribution. Love or hate the idea this is an easy way to work from home with the support of a large company behind you. What kind of person does this kind of work? There isn’t a type of person and the rewards per hour can be better than getting a conventional second job. As the credit crunch starts to bite these jobs will become a way of life. Plus you can work the hours to suit you so here are the three biggest companies who offer this type of opportunity.
Betterware has over 80 years of experience in direct sales and produce eight catalogues a year providing them free to distributors. There is no start up fee or hidden administration costs. Payment is by commission only; a flat rate of 20% taken from cash collected. Betterware offer free gifts when you begin distributing, as well as bonuses for achievable levels of sales. This is an absolutely risk free way to earn extra cash. Contact www.betterware.co.uk or phone 0845 120 6000 to talk directly to someone who can answer all your questions.
Avon has over 120 years of experience in direct sale. There a start up fee for Representative of £15, payable in two instalments or, if you would like to be a self-employed Avon Team Leader, the cost is £25 taken from your first order commission. Avon offer full support and help for you to build your business. Contact Avon for full details.
Kleeneze like Betterware and Avon produce a catalogue which you distribute and then collect orders. Unlike Betterware, there is no guaranteed exclusive areas. So you could be one of many distributing catalogues in your area. If you recruit others, you can earn your commission and a percentage of there sales too. Kleeneze offer you 21% commission of your sales and rewards for top sales people. The start up cost to you is £75 plus £11.25 postage for their Minimum Kit which contains 50 catalogues to get you started. The Basic Kit is £108 plus £6.25 postage for 100 catalogues and finally their Super Christmas Kit which contains 200 catalogues and is being offered at the moment for £155 plus £6.25 postage. All these kits contain other material to start your business. Contact kleeneze for more information.
These three companies are members of the Direst Selling Association (DSA). Their website (dsa.org/uk) is full of useful information and web addresses for other companies in the direct selling market.
My next suggestion is Car Booting. Yes,I can hear you groaning from here. This is, I know, a clichéd idea that is used constantly, but it works. With the opening of more and more covered markets this is becoming a year round proposition.
With Christmas coming, you can kill two birds with one stone; de-clutter your house and generate extra cash. Old toys, books and DVDs all sell well at car boots. You are looking to make money for Christmas, some people are looking to save money by buying quality second hand gifts. In the last thirty years, we as a nation have become too fastidious in our spending. Buying second-hand now attracts the “Green Pound” as these buyers use their money to save the planet.
If you want to cash-in then you must plan. First go through all your DVDs, books and records, then check old toys and games, then hit the closets for clothes in good condition or impulse purchases that have never been used. Amazon offer a marketplace for private sales within their site visit www.amazon.co.uk and you will find everything you need to start selling your old dvds, cds and books.
I would suggest you visit www.carbootjunction.com they have listings of local car boots and helpful suggestions to get you started. Remember if you sell goods other than you own personal possessions you are liable to pay tax on your profits. Remember also if you decide to buy goods to sell at car boots you will incur a cash outlay. This is a risk you might not want to take just before Christmas and you will have to contact the tax office.
If you can’t stand the idea of getting up early or getting cold at a car boot sale try www.ebay.co.uk at present they are offer special listing days and you can set up your own shop. You will need to set up a Paypal account, but this gives you potential customer confidence when buying from you.
My last suggestion is Drop Shipping. The internet is recording record sales. Most people have now bought something online. There are wholesale companies who now offer a drop shipping service so you don’t have to carry stock or risk large amounts of money without guaranteed sales.
All the sites I’ve checked out so far seemed to be linked to online auction sales. Some of the sites offer you the chance to buy your own website from them. There is so much difference in outlay that you will have to do some research on this one. Most will expect you to pay a joining fee and some offer lifetime memberships if you purchase webspace from them. Most offer to have your own shop up and running in an hour.
It is a great idea in principle and does take all the problems of stock and storage away, but on the down side you will have to think about the products you are being offered and whether there is a niche for you in the online market place. Auction fees, site rental and just the worry of if you are being offered a real bargain or just a hosting scam with have to be taken into consideration.
I hope you find this article helpful. I will be updating the dropshipping section soon as I try some out on the countdown to Christmas. I must say my recommendation from this article would be Betterware and Car Boot sales. They give you the chance to see extra cash, with no or minimal outlay, before Christmas. If you have tried any of the ideas or have new ones of your own email us at admin@crunchmania.com and we will publish them on this site.
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