1. Handmade Items
If you have a knack for creating crafts, jewelry, or clothing, then you can start selling these handmade items via sites such as Etsy, CafePress, or eBay.
2. Exercise or Health Specialist
Don’t be surprised to find out that your local gym will exchange membership dues for teaching a course. In fact, they may even offer training. After a while, you may even start earning more than just a free membership. However, you can also become a personal trainer through the NASM Certified Personal Trainer program.
3. Exclusive Product Distributor
You’ve heard of Avon and Tupperware representatives, right? You too can become a direct marketer for exclusive products to make some extra cash on the side. If you find a legit company and are dedicated, this may actually become a full-time job.
4. Coffee Shops and Restaurants – Buying a restaurant or coffee shop is a fantastic way to start making great profit. If the business is not a franchise you will have free reign to incorporate new ideas and specials that will put you ahead of the competition. Buying a restaurant or coffee shop must be done with great care though – Ensure that it has a strong customer base and that it is in a busy area. Once you have taken it over, it’s important that you have a strong presence so that customers can get to know you and vice versa.
5. Skin Care Products – Great direct selling opportunities in South Africa exist with well known skin care brands such as Avroy Shlain, Justine Cosmetics and Annique. All of these companies allow for direct sellers to open their own small businesses within the main business. Typical direct selling methods are used whereby the seller receives the product at a discounted rate and ads on a mark-up for profit. Registering with these companies to become a direct seller is as simple as visiting their website and filling out the relevant forms. If you are passionate about skin care, then this is the ideal direct selling business for you.
6. Health and Food Supplements – Many health companies focus on MLM marketing and have been greatly successful with this. Amway Global, GNLD and Aim African Inc are great examples of health and food supplement multi level marketing businesses. Seminars are usually held in order to recruit new business partners and even direct customers. These seminars usually also offer training sessions where information on each product and general sales techniques are discussed and practiced. If you are passionate about health and making good extra income, then joining one of these businesses is the ideal start.
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