| What does it take to become an angel? Creativity, | | | | products. The starter kit costs around $150 while the |
| artistic flair and the skills to make money out of your | | | | retail cost of the products in $300.o Commissions are |
| imagination! The Angel Company offers its reps the | | | | decent; ranging between 21% and 30% on sales and |
| opportunity to pursue their hobby as a craftsperson | | | | up to 6.5% on downline sales. Distributors also get a |
| and earn money out of these crafts. Mischelle Smith, | | | | rebate of up to 30% on products they want to buy.o |
| the founder of The Angel Company was a | | | | TAC offers training and support through Wing |
| demonstrator for another direct selling company that | | | | Workshops organized by existing demonstrators. |
| dealt with rubber stamping. She started The Angel | | | | Disadvantages -o This is the kind of product that could |
| Company in 1997 at Salina, Kansas to offer buyers the | | | | be sold only to people who are really interested. |
| opportunity to earn profits from the stamps they | | | | People who have busy lifestyles won't have much |
| purchased apart from keeping them for personal use. | | | | time for creativity and it'd be useless to try to sell to |
| Products | | | | them. The products are also not going to have much |
| The Company started with rubber stamps, and then | | | | of an effect on people who'd rather send an electronic |
| diversified to distribute scrapbooks, paper crafters and | | | | card than take efforts to create a card by |
| exclusive papers. The scrapbook business was | | | | themselves.o Though the commission rate is high, |
| launched at a time when scrapbooking was the in thing | | | | income potential's quite low because product costs are |
| to do. This product was well received by customers. | | | | low.o You'd have to spend time and money to host |
| However, these products are not available in shops. | | | | parties.o The company focuses entirely on selling |
| You'd need to buy from a distributor or host a party or | | | | through funshops or selling to people you know and |
| a funshop as TAC calls it where you could get the | | | | bringing them into the business. This is not likely to fetch |
| products at a discounted rate. | | | | much income because your sales volume is limited to |
| Angel introduced unmounted stamping system in 1999 | | | | the number of contacts you have. |
| and further innovated to offer the Creative Cling | | | | Conclusion |
| system that's widely used now. The business has | | | | The Angel Company is virtually unknown; you wouldn't |
| grown to reach 48 states, Alaska, Hawaii and various | | | | have heard about the company until an angel visited |
| US military bases worldwide. | | | | you. Use this to your advantage and earn money as |
| Let's see what the advantages are of being an Angel | | | | an angel distributor by marketing your products. |
| distributor apart from the obvious advantage of being | | | | Spread the word about Angel through the internet and |
| called an "Angel". We shall also discuss the challenges | | | | get interested people to contact you. You need to find |
| involved and the feasibility of this business opportunity. | | | | people interested in personalized gifts and creative |
| Advantages Of Being With The Angel Company -o | | | | people to sell your products to. |
| The products of TAC offer a refreshing change from | | | | Advertise online using the various tools of the internet, |
| the routine electronic cards we send or receive. Using | | | | get in touch with interested customers and get them |
| personalized rubber stamps and designing scrap books | | | | to place orders. This way, you wouldn't have to disturb |
| with care give a special touch to gifts and is sure to | | | | your friends or host parties. The vast reach of the |
| be accepted by lots of people; especially creative | | | | internet is sure to fetch you plenty of leads, provided |
| minded people who like to design their own gifts.o | | | | you know how to market your products effectively. |
| Funshop hostesses get a fifty percent discount on the | | | | |