Being a distributor is a good job, I really enjoy it, but it's not for everybody. If you're an impatient person and want to earn a large sum of money quickly, don't apply for a distributor job. You're better off getting a part time job. It also depends on how much spare time you're willing to contribute to the job, since it demands a large fraction of your spare time in packaging, dropping the books off, picking the books up and delivering goods. Firstly, this job does not constitute as a part time job. There is no fixed and established weekly wage since it is commissioned based. If nobody orders, you wont earn a penny, because you will have no order to claim 20% of, despite all the work you put in. You are self employed.
I've been working at Betterware as a distributor for almost two months now, and have earned almost £80 already. The amount of money you earn is dependant on how large you territory is, i.e how many streets. I have about eight streets. Some are entirely uninterested, and when delivering to them I may aswell throw 80 brochures in the bin and go home, because I get nothing out of it and frankly, its a waste of time. However there are other streets that are akin to goldmines. I've earned almost £50 from one street alone. My advice is look for bungalows and elderly people. There is a positive correlation between those areas and Betterware sales that I've noticed. Look for streets with bungalows in your town and ask your coordinator if you can extend your territory out to them, that is if they're not already occupied by another Betterware distributor.
I wouldnt reccommend this job to fellow students. I am a student myself in college, but I have a lot of time on my hands since honestly I dont really have a social life and I get bored easily. It takes up so much of your time, and students already have so much of their time taken up by studying (I would hope!) and doing the things they enjoy.
To sum this up in pros and cons:
PROS: Lots of money can be earned as long as you have a large territory, put in a lot of your time and bear a durable patience to endure the times of frustration when you earn no commision because of lack of orders despite dedicating so much time.
With Betterware specifically, unlike Avon, Kleenleeze etc., you dont have to pay for order forms, books, plastic wallets.
You get 20% off when you yourself order from Betterware
Gives some extent of purpose to your life
CONS: I find that sometimes it can be very humiliating. You are at risk of recieving a lot of abuse.
You dont get a lot of books back
Takes up a lot of time - long hours
Commision based, so pay can sometimes be great but equally can be very little to nothing at all, causing frustration
Exhasuting having to carry the weight of books to so many streets and walking long distances being subject to that ball ache of carrying them. I strongly reccommend getting a trolley to put them all in
Packaging the books in the plastic wallets is boring. Usually it takes me an hour for every 100 books.
Posting books in bad weather conditions
MY TIPS FOR YOU:
1. Extend your territory as far as possible, especially to bungalows and elderly people
2. Get a trolley to carry the books in. They dont half come in handy
3. Never post the books through the envelope, or theyll go straight in the bin and it annoys people. Instead, leave the book outside on their porch. If theyre not inetrested, they leave it there for you to pick up 2 or so days later. If theyre interested, theyll fill in an order form and leave it out where it was
4. When people dont leave books out, dont knock on the door asking for them. Just dont. You look like a d*ck, and it really annoys people. You'll get so much abuse aswell. The book is either still in their house or has gone in bin. If its still in their house, theyll put it out later when they realise they shouldve left it out. If its gone in bin, tough luck.
5. Always calculate your commision to check the coordinator isnt trying to shaft you when they pay you. This once happened to me, and I consequently almost lost about a tenner
Hope this helps. Good luck.