USBORNE CHILDRENS BOOKS

[TuTiFrUiTy]

I have 2 young children and currently on maternity leave. I have been looking into doing work from home and came across the USBORNE CHILDRENS BOOKS website, where you can become an organiser by ordering a starter kit to start selling, its like running your own business. Would love to hear if any of you have done this and how you found it, also if anyone has held or been to one of he bok party's?

[WhyAyeButterPie]

I do it, and I'm very sucessful, but they don't like you talking about it on here without paying :)
Send me an email- [email protected] and I'll give you the details

[sanfairyann]

unless you recruit other people and take a % of their sales profits, it's not a great way to make a lot of money. you can make a bit here and there but don't sign up til they offer a really good deal with loads of free books and a cheap price, then do a few parties and leave it at that would be my advice. I've still got a whole load of unsold stock freebies that I give away as pressies or stocking fillers every now and then but it's hard to keep the demand going over a long period. don't believe the hype and you'll make a bit of extra 'pocket money' would be my advice. unless of course you plan on recruiting lots of other sellers and making your profits that way - inwhich case it might be a more realistic money spinner

[WhyAyeButterPie]

I actually do really well out of it in my spare time- eg this month I will make around £600 ish from it, and that is just from doing maybe 10 hours a week plus being available for phonecalls. I do have a team, but I get a pecentage on top of their commission- I don't take anything off them.

To be successful, or at least really sucessful, you have to be quite outgoing and enthusiastic, and obviously be willing to talk about kids books a lot :)

[sanfairyann]

sorry whyayebutterpie, didn't mean to imply you were nicking their money! but having a team is the difference between making a decent business out of it and throwing the odd party here and there imo. either that or work in a school and put all the orders through your business

[FranRychel]

I really enjoy working with Usborne - It is the only job I could find where I could bring my daughter along and not get grief from the boss!!

It is one of those jobs where you get out what you put in - It pays my food bills and spending money and I only do it part time as I'm studying at university. The 24% commission isn't too bad compared to a lot of other work from home companies, and at least you don't have any monthly targets so if you want a month off it isn't a big deal - you just don't make any money!

I have a great mentor too, which has really helped - whyayebutterpie would probably agree?