anyone, do avon, kleaneasy or do a paper round?

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ifso maybe i b so rude to ask how much you earn? and how long it takes to earn it ?
i really do not want to return to work in june. and i need to earn or make about £200 takehome a month ?

I do Avon but I only actually get a profit of around £50 a month - though if you are good at selling you can make more. Maybe combine Avon with a bit of something else (two mornings a week in a bar or something - sorry, don't know what your skills/experience are). You could also combine Avon with something like Usborne Books which is very kid-friendly ie you can take your DC with you when selling.

Hi - I had a go at Betterware. You have to agree to do a minimum of 200 catalogues each week but you have to collect them too, and go back to at least a third to try collection again and then deliver any stuff after. It wasn't as flexible as I'd hoped and I ended up trailing DS round for hours in the freezing cold and rain. We spent around 10-12 hours a week and were only earninbg about £20 - £25 a week. The organiser kepp waying how unusual it was so maybe you'd do better in your area.

I had the same experience doing betterware as FluffyGiraffe had but only earnt £15 a week although the organiser said I had a good area. I gave up after 2 weeks as DS had a cold from the very first day we went out delivering. TBH I hated it, it was a lot of work for nothing.

Usborne can be a good one, you can make money from it (top Organisers can get 5 figure commission checks !!!! But they have obviously done it for a long time)

A friend of mine does it, started when hers were very young, they are about 3 and 4 now, she took them with her when she sold her books, built up a team and has been promoted twice

You get around 24% commission on what you sell, so if you did 3 events in a week and sold about £350 worth of books, you would come away with around £70 that week plus free books

I kind of do it, but not much, just do certain times of the year

will get my friend to come and give you more info if you like

Kleeneze, Betterwear, etc - forget it! We get the brochures where I live and the person changes after 2 or 3 times. This has gone on for years so I can only assume that it must be crap or they'd stick at it.

Paper rounds: My friend's son delivers a weekly local paper to 242 houses. It takes 2-3 hours to sort out all the leaflets and tv guide to insert in the paper, then another 2.5 hours to deliver them. Depending on the number of leaflets he earns about £15 - 20. Not bad for a 13 year old, but well below the minimum wage for an adult.

Hey all.
I'm the other Usborner (Hi Ang!).
Like Anniebear said, you can make some good money with Usborne and the more you put in (time and energywise) the more you get out (stands to reason!). As well as the basic 24% commission you get 6% on your teams sales each month (when you work) and can "promote" up to gain extra commission and incentives.
AND no door to door (I did avon a few years ago - NEVER again!). It works fab for me as I have no childcare costs and can work and care for Kieran fulltime but be flexible so don't have to worry about sick days etc!
You can quite easily make £200 a month but it does take a little time to build up so if you wanted to do it starting soon would be best then you can build it up before your maternity etc ends in June.

Hope this helps!

I can email some more indepth info out if anyone wants it?
Nicki x

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I am just about to stop doing Betterware. It all depends on the area you are given. Villages can be lucretive but you may end up spending more on petrol. It can be quite time consuming, especially if people aren't in when you try to deliver goods and you have to keep going back. The best I had in a week was £50, but don't forget to take off petrol costs....
I think, with more time and better organisation, it could work. But then, it's really not me.

DS2 does a Mon-Sat morning paper round which generally takes under an hour and he gets £25 (but that includes a £5 bonus for not missing a day - and round here I think paper rounds are better paid than in many other areas)

Supermarkets pay at least minimum wage, and generally have nice flexible shifts - 10 hours a week (eg 2 5-hour shifts) would get you at least £55 a week, and no tax or NI to pay.