HOW TO BUILD YOUR MARY KAY DOWNLINE

Mary Kay had a saying: "Nothing happens until someone sells something".

The story of Mary Kay and how she started her cosmetic empire is one of the most inspiring stories of all time. The movie, The Battle of Mary Kay, starring Shirley McLaine, will make you laugh and cry.

Mary Kay was a wonderful, generous, creative genius who has changed the lives of millions of women, and continues to do so after her death through her Dallas-based company.

The key to a successful Mary Kay business is building a downline from which consultants earn residual income, the use of a company car, prizes, and millions. Yes, millions.

I have a background in sales and have learned many secrets about how to sell. But the ONE secret to sales that everyone needs to know is the law of reciprocity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reciprocity_(social_psychology)

Have you been thinking about becoming a Mary Kay beauty consultant but didn't have the extra $100 to buy the kit? If I were you, I would approach a successful Mary Kay consultant and ask her if she would consider paying for your kit to get you started. If she says "no" find another consultant. I am very certain there are successful consultants who would love to have you in their downline...including me.

In today's economy, with the rising costs of gas, food, and utilities eating up everyone's extra money, there are many who cannot afford even $100 to start a home-based business. That is when I started brainstorming about how an already successful Mary Kay consultant can build a downline by offering this wonderful opportunity to those women - women who are struggling to make ends meet, are facing a foreclosure or bankruptcy, who need a job, extra income, or are just plain tired of working for someone else. But, not only offering the Mary Kay opportunity, but also paying for her kit to get her on the road to success. If that new consultant, in turn, would pay for each of her new consultant's kits, and so on down the line, her Mary Kay business should be successful.

The concept of "Pay it Forward" is simply doing something nice for a stranger and they, in turn, doing something nice for the next person they encounter who needs help or assistance, whatever it might be, to make a better world.

I believe "Pay It Forward" is a terrific way an independent Mary Kay consultant can help someone start a home-based business and, in turn, build a downline by offering to pay for a kit that someone cannot afford at the moment. That kit could possibly be the key to that woman becoming a millionaire. I know, because the 18-year-old consultant who signed me up (the first time) in the 1970's is now a National Sales Director who has earned nearly $4 million in commissions since becoming a consultant in 1976.

With the kit alone a new consultant can sell the over $300 worth of products, offer facials and beauty consultations to generate enough income to become qualified and then begin building a downline. New consultants have a year to become qualified, but I offer an easy way to generate the $200 below so they can quickly become qualified and thus begin building their own downline which is the key to becoming a National Sales Director.

An additional income stream is their own personal Mary Kay website which is only $25.00 the first year and $50 a year after. Qualification requires a $200 wholesale order be placed within two months of receiving the kit. Once a new consultant becomes qualified, the sky is the limit.

If perchance your consultant decides the business isn't for her, or is unable to continue with the business, the kit and all products can be returned to Mary Kay for a 90% refund. So, for offering to help someone get started in Mary Kay by paying $100 for their kit, all you have lost for your generosity is $10, and even that is tax deductible.

The following idea is a way the members of your downline can stay qualified and, in turn, build their own downline and eventually become a National Sales Director:

At the beginning of every quarter, in order to stay qualified, counsultants must order at least $400 ($200 wholesale cost to you) in retail products in order to get them for half price, plus retail tax. The more you order, the more free products Mary Kay will give you in return.

This is when you tell your friends, family, and customers that they can order anything they want at the wholesale price. To repay your generousity, they will come to you for new products, gifts and perhaps even give you referrals.

Mary Kay Cosmetics is a proven home-based business for anyone who loves makeup, dreams of driving a pink Cadillac, receiving prizes and gifts, enjoys meeting people, and desires a better future for herself and others she meets along the way to success.

I believe the concept of Pay It Forward is the perfect recipe for success for you and your downline.