Tips on Becoming an Independent Consultant

The following companies allow you to start your own business by becoming Independent Consultants. You will usually purchase a starter kit, and then you will contact people, market yourself, and do what you need to do to get your name out in the community. You will usually go to people's homes and conduct parties, showcases the products and taking orders of the guests. The most important thing you need to do to make these types of businesses successful is network. You must have hosts for your parties. In some cases you can start your own webpage, where you can also sell products, but the "at home parties" are usually the biggest part of your business. I have compiled a list of some of the biggest At Home Party companies, and some of the lesser known ones.

1. The Pampered Chef is a company that offers products that you use for cooking, baking and entertaining. The Independent Consultant conducts cooking shows at the parties, usually preparing a recipe in front of the guests as well as showcasing some other items in the catalog. You can find out more on how to become a consultant or host a show at www.pamperedchef.com.

2. PartyLite Consultants sell candles and candle accessories, so if these are products that you love, then they will be easier for you to sell to others. www.partylite.com will give you more information on starting your own business or hosting a show in your home.

3. www.homeinteriors.com is the site that you can go to for information on selling products for home decorating. There are many items available, from paintings and accessories, to the Better Homes and Gardens Collection and the Home Interior Kids Collection. With Home Interiors you can help your host and guests decorate their homes.

4. Let's Do Tea is a little different from the other at home party businesses. With this company your started kit contains a teapot, warmer, assorted teas, and other accessories to conduct tea parties in your hosts' homes. It is a fun twist on the at home party, and if it is something that would work for you, you can learn more at www.letsdotea.com.

5. Many people love to scrapbook, and if you are one of them, then www.creativememories.com, may be the site for you to visit to learn how to become a consultant. With Creative Memories, you get to sell scrapbooks, tools and products, and you get to teach others how they can make the most out of their treasured photographs.

6. Another business for the creative people out there is Stampin' Up, with these products you can make your own cards, gift wrapping, scrapbook pages, and anything else your mind can come up with. They offer different stamps, inks, papers, and accessories. www.stampinup.com may be the next step to running your own business.

7. The Traveling Vineyard is a unique at home party idea, in which the consultant helps the host set up a wine tasting party. The Wine Consultant brings five bottles wine, corkscrews and spittoons, for the guests to enjoy. If you love wine and think this is the business for you, check out www.vineyardparty.com.

8. Another different idea is Weekenders. If you love clothes and fashion, this just may be the opportunity you have been waiting for. Weekenders offers an at home party in which your host and their friends can have their own fashion show. Weekenders Coordinators get there start by going to www.weekendersusa.com.

9. www.princesshouse.com offers products for entertaining, tableware, and crystal, among other things. Princess House Lifestyle Consultants sell the exclusive products through fun in-home parties.

10. Tastefully Simple offers a line of gourmet food and gifts. This company is unique, because you are selling gourmet food items that can be made within minutes. Offering everything from breads and beverages to desserts, at a Tastefully Simple party, the guests will get the opportunity to sample the products before the purchase them. Just go to www.tastefullysimple.com for more information on how to become a consultant.

11. Another variation on the at home cooking party is the 30 Day gourmet. 30 Day Gourmet Consultants hold seminars to teach people how to prepare all of their meals for the month in one day and then freeze them until they want to use them. With this company you are teaching your guests how to alleviate some of the stress of what to have for dinner tonight, while helping to keep them out of the fast food lines and eating home cooked meals. Go to www.30daygourmet.com for more information.

12. www.fantasiahomeparties.com is not a business for those who are easily embarrassed. Fantasia Sales Representatives bring a myriad of sensual products into the hosts home. Often called "fun" parties, guests get to taste, touch and feel many of the different products that are offered. These parties are often remembered for the games that are played and the fact that all orders are taken in private, so that the guests are more comfortable with their purchases.

13. Petra Fashions Home Lingerie Parties are another way to bring women together in a safe place to purchase items that they may be embarrassed to purchase in the store. Selling lingerie in sizes small to 5X, this is a great way to show all women how they can feel sexier. If this sounds like a great opportunity to you, go to www.homelingerieparties.com.

Hopefully these sites are helpful to you and shows you that there are many great opportunities out there to be your own boss and have a flexible schedule, all you have to know how to do is be friendly and courteous to others and learn how to market yourself.