How much can you earn in Mary Kay
There are two different opinions about how much you can earn as a Mary Kay consultant. Over at Pink Truth Tracy opines that
"All these consultants. All these units. All these orders. Surely some are making a living selling Mary Kay products?
Maybe we haven’t looked at the right units. How about Lisa Madson’s unit? I mean, she’s one incredible woman! Her unit even did $2 million retail orders once! So I’m sure she’s teaching her consultants to sell!
Well sadly, no. You see below that November’s numbers show only 12 consultants ordering enough for a $500 profit a month or more. In November, 173 consultants placed orders for the Madson unit. There are likely more than 200 consultants in Lisa’s unit, so based upon 200 total consultants, those 12 represent 6%.
That’s right. 6% (or maybe less) of Mary Kay and Lisa Madson’s unit order enough to get at least $500 of profit if they sell it all."
Over at the Fuschia Blog it is argued that "How many of us remember hearing, and even saying ourselves, that only 2% of the MK sales force are directors? And do we not also remember hearing and saying that only the top 20% of the Company are Star Consultants? We’ve been hearing and saying this for, oh, dare I say – DECADES. I also dare to say that many of the former and current directors that comment on PinkTruth have heard this and said it many times. Maybe even hundreds of thousands of times."
So who is right in this debate?
How would anyone know? Tracy is relying, correctly, upon some published but internal reports. She does a nice analysis of the numbers, but then the Fuschia Blog argues that everyone knows these numbers and that Tracy is banging an empty drum.
But since Mary Kay has sided with the DSA in opposing the new FTC Rule for Income Earnings Opportunities, we have this debate. Had Mary Kay presented on their website the same sort of earnings claim information that Arbonne had, we would not have this debate.
It doesn't make sense for members of the DSA to fight the new FTC Rule, it only looks like the have something to hide. If we believe that many of the individuals who become involved with DSA companies do so for personal reasons, don't require an large income, then what do they have to lose by supporting the FTC's new rule?
Tell the truth about what people can reasonably expect to make with your company -how can that be wrong?
