ARE YOU THE NEXT MARY KAY MILLIONAIRE?

In 1978 I was a stay-at-home mom of two toddlers looking for a way to earn extra income. Mary Kay Cosmetics was fairly new and looked like fun, so when an 18-year-old friend told me about the opportunity, I signed up as her first consultant.

I was so excited when my kit arrived!

That first kit included a hot pink case with slots to insert tubes of different colors of makeup, plastic trays with mirrors (I still have one), a flip chart, sales brochures and some samples. Mary Kay Ashe's face was on all the literature, giving great sales advice and cheering you on. Before long I was giving facials and making new friends.

Unfortunately, my husband was transferred to another state, and then we moved again a little over a year later. So I gave up on my Mary Kay dream.

Fast forward to 2011, my toddlers are all grown, and I'm only working three days a week. My sister, who is a Mary Kay consultant, called me and said during the month of April I could sign up as a Mary Kay consultant for only $50, and receive free business cards, a personal sales website for $25 a year, samples, full-size mascara, eye-makeup remover, Day and Night Solution, Timewise moisturizer and sunscreen, 12 tubes of makeup, how-too DVDs, brochures, mixing trays, applicators, etc. $50.00? Seriously. I didn't hesitate. I signed up again not only because I have used Mary Kay for 35 years and know the products are superior to any other over-the-counter products out there, but because I was excited by how far the company had come and wanted to offer the opportunity to others. An opportunity to become a Mary Kay millionaire.

One of the main objections to Mary Kay "back then" was being required to do a set amount of parties or facials every week. No more. Today, you can choose to do a web-based business only, by simply creating an email list and sending your friends and relatives an online brochure and link to your personal beautiful Mary Kay website. But, if you do enjoy having parties, or doing facials and beauty consultations, it is easy to follow the step-by-step DVD which comes in your kit, together with the flipchart, and do exactly what the consultant on the video does.

When the kit arrived, I was delighted. Not only was everything I could possibly need to start my business there, it came with a huge, tasteful quilted black bag that, in my opinion, was worth the $50 alone.

Next, I followed the directions I received in my "welcome" email, and logged onto the Mary Kay website for new consultants and watched all the training videos, ordered my free business cards, and set up my personal website.

You do not need to purchase anything else to get your business off and running. Period.

You earn 50% commission on all sales.

Unlike the 1975 opportunity requiring $250 upfront, today, you only need the kit to begin. Then, with the kit and website, you should be able to generate enough sales to purchase your first qualifying order of $200 wholesale/$400 retail. There is no time limit on when you place your first qualifying order. However, you must qualify in order to sign up others to begin your downline which is the key to millions.

Having a downline, from which you receive a percentage of sales from your downline, is the KEY to your Mary Kay success.

After you sign up, you will receive phone calls and emails from your upline suggesting you purchase $600+ product in order to receive bonus product or to "qualify" for this or that. My advice is, if you don't have the money, do not be persuaded to purchase additional products. Instead, read my next Mary Kay Hub "Building Your Mary Kay Downline By Paying It Forward" and put your profits into that aspect of the business.

I believe the Mary Kay opportunity is one where the sky is the limit.

Here is a list of the contents of the newest (April 2012) Mary Kay Starter Kit:

$100 Mary Kay Starter Kit Contents

Literature and Education Materials:

• "Start Something Beautiful" DVD
• "Start Earning Now" New Consultant Magazine
• Business and Product Basics (Consultant's Guide)
• Datebook - Bilingual
• Ready, Set Sell! - New Consultant Inventory Options Brochure
• Beauty books, pk/10 (includes 10 inserts and 1 instructor's guide)
• Sales Tickets pk/25
• Hostess Brochure
• Customer Profiles pk/25
• Team Building brochure
• MKConnections Generic Business Cards and Special Offer fler
• The Look pk/10
• Tools:
• Starter kit bag (includes organizer caddy)
• Mirror with tray - 4
• Disposable Trays, pk/30
• Facial cloths pk/30
• Samplers:
• Botanical Effects - Cleanse - Formula 2 (Normal) pk/6
• Botanical Effects - Moisturize - Formula 2 (Normal) pk/6
• Botanical Effects - Freshen - Formula 2 (Normal) pk/6
• Botanical Effects - Mask - Formula 2 (Normal) pk/6
• TimeWise Microdermabrasion Set Samplers (Step 1 and Step 2) 6 pairs
• Frangrance-free Satin Hands Pampering Set packettes, pk/12
• Lip Gloss Samplers, 2 strips of 6 with applicator
• Color Cards, 2 pks/5
• Foundation Finder Tool
• Disposable Mascara Brush Samplers, pk/15
• Disposable Sponge-tip Applicators, pk/15
• Products (Full Size)
• TimeWise 3-in-1 cleanser - Normal/Dry - Retails for $18
• TimeWise 3-in-1 cleanser - combo/oily - Retails for $18
• TimeWise Age-Fighting Moisturizer - Normal/Dry - Retails for $22
• TimeWise Age-Fighting Moisturizer - Combo/Oily - Retail value $22
• NEW TimeWise Day Solution SPF 35 - Retail value - $30
• TimeWise Night Solution - Retail value - $30
• Oil-Free Makeup Remover - Retail value - $15
• Ultimate Mascara - Black - Retail value - $15
• Mineral Powder Foundation bundle (7 retail size shades + 6 brushes) OR TimeWise Liquid Foundation bundle (12 tubes, 6 shades in each Luminous & Matte formulas) - Retail value

That 70's friend that signed me up is now a National Sales Director and received nearly $17,000 in commissions in December, 2011.

She didn't have a college degree. She didn't have any sales experience. She came from a rural area and small town of less than 1,500 people.

She is a Mary Kay millionaire.

WILL YOU BE THE NEXT MARY KAY MILLIONAIRE?

Mary Kay Ashe was a genius with a idea that created an opportunity for ANYONE to become a millionaire.

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