I want to shop
I want to shop
I want to earn extra money
I want to earn extra money
Shopping Opportunities
Direct selling offers great benefits to consumers, including the opportunity to:
Choose your direct seller and buy from someone who knows the product and can advice you on it
Know your purchase of our members’ products and services come with generous guarantees
Try and test the products
Buy exclusive products not available in traditional stores
Have a personalised buying experience where products and services can be tailored to your needs
Have your purchases delivered directly to you
Everyone can choose from a wide range of different products:
Earnings Opportunities
Direct Selling attracts entrepreneurial-minded individuals who value independence but want a business model with low start-up costs and little overhead. Affiliating with a company, direct sellers work on their own – building their business on their time and their terms.
Direct Selling offers people of all backgrounds an opportunity to earn additional income or build their own business and to achieve personal fulfillment, recognition, and empowerment through entrepreneurship and social retail.
Direct Selling is also social selling. To succeed, direct sellers rely on strong personal relationships with their customers – a strategy built through face-to-face interactions, product demonstrations, word-of-mouth and nowadays of course social media and internet.
Direct Selling is Flexibility
For some, Direct Selling is extra income. For others, it’s the ability to achieve the right work-life balance. Direct Selling is the opportunity to work from home, from a café or a co-working center. For all direct sellers, Direct Selling is the chance to design their own lifestyle.
Direct Selling is Rewarding
Thanks to the in-depth training and ongoing mentorship that Direct Selling provides, our sellers benefit from learning valuable business skills that can be transferred to other opportunities.
In fact, 1 in 5 people join Direct Selling for the specific purpose of developing entrepreneurial skills.
Direct Selling is Independence
Whether for a new mom, a recent retiree or a student looking to bring in some extra money, Direct Selling Is… Independence.
Direct Selling is Empowerment
Direct Selling has shattered the glass ceiling. Thanks to our fair, flexible and low-cost approach to starting a business, Direct Selling has replaced barriers and failure with opportunities and success.
Nevertheless, as in any business, Direct Selling rewards those who are committed to their work.
Direct Selling is Personalised
Direct Selling brings people together in a community – a rare trait in today’s increasingly impersonal business world. While our sector has embraced the digital realm, we continue to find that our biggest successes come from personal relationships and face-to-face interactions.
Our social side isn’t just good for sales – it’s good for our people too. 1 in 3 direct sellers cite the chance to meet new people as their primary motivation for becoming involved in Direct Selling. Furthermore, Direct Selling serves as a social glue in both rural and urban areas, offering a flexible and personal alternative to busy shopping centres and intangible internet stores.
Direct Selling is Quality
Direct Selling companies and their sellers sell a wide range of high quality products and provide 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Direct Selling is Reliability
All direct sellers starting cooperation with DSA member companies are protected under the DSA Code of Ethics.
Some of the many advantages of direct selling include:
Be Your Own Boss
Choose your hours – work part time or full time! Enjoy freedom and flexibility, work around your commitments.
Recognition
Be recognised by peers for achievements, big and small, building confidence and self-esteem.
Low Entry Costs
Little or no cost is required to start a direct selling business, sometimes just a product demonstration kit.
Simple Start-Up & Ongoing Support
Direct selling organisations offer advice, training, marketing and administration support to help you achieve your business goals.
Income
Earn a little extra to cover expenses, reach a goal for a holiday or make it a full time career – you decide!
Personal Development
Direct selling organisations provide skill training and personal development to encourage growth and business success.
Socializing
Direct selling organisations provide skill training and personal development to encourage growth and business success.
Rewards & Incentives
Direct selling rewards success through a wide range of travel and incentive programs.
Open to Everyone
Direct selling opportunities are open to all people over 18 regardless of gender, background or education.
Easy to Exit
There are no penalties in leaving the industry. Our members will buy back product in marketable condition.
Tips before starting
Take Your Time to Decide
Choosing the right direct selling organisation is an important decision. It’s great to be enthusiastic about getting involved—this energy will drive your success in the industry—but it’s crucial that you take time to feel totally comfortable with your decision. If one organisation doesn’t seem like the right fit, explore others. Don’t rush into anything and don’t be pressured by time-sensitive offers. Legitimate opportunities won’t disappear overnight.
Identify a Company or Product that Appeals
Experience suggests that to be successful in direct selling you need to choose a product or service you really love. Sales representatives who love their products are customer magnets, attracting others with their enthusiasm and commitment. When choosing an organisation, it’s also important to know if they belong to the DSA. It’s your added assurance of a commitment to ethical business practice and consumer protection.
Consult Others with Experience
Use all the resources at your disposal—including personal referrals and online technology—to find out what others have to say about the organisation. It can be a difficult process to separate the reputable information from negativity and vitriol, especially in online media, so it’s important to consider all material in context.
Ask the Right Questions
Before committing to an organisation, it is important to know answers into such couple important questions. To know more read here.
Identify Possible Fraud
Unfortunately, some people try to use the direct selling method to engage in unethical and illegal activity. There are several warning signs to look out for:
- The company is not a member of the DSA
- Pressure to sign a contract quickly
- Pressure to pay a large sum of money before sales claims can be investigated or legal advice obtained
- Promises of extraordinarily high or guaranteed profits
- Claims that profits can be achieved easily
- A required initial fee which greatly exceeds the fair market value of any products, kits or training
- A large fee payable before you receive anything in return
Experience of Direct Sellers
