Frequently Asked Questions about joining FYP®
Why For Your Pleasure®?
What will people think of me if I sell these products?
How can I work this business around my kids?
What happens when I own my own business?
How much money do you really make?
How do I get paid?
Do I have to recruit?
Won’t competition hurt my business?
How do I keep my discount at 40%?
What else is in it for me?
How many parties do I have to do?
How will I learn to do a party/presentation?
How will I get parties?
How much time will it take?
Can I do this on a limited budget?
What about taxes?
Why For Your Pleasure®?
When you join For Your Pleasure® you will be part of a business that has been around since the early 1990’s and has a solid financial reputation.
You will have professional sales tools to assist in building your business (i.e. Beautiful color catalogs, professionally printed postcard invitations, customer order forms, company manual, training videos, etc.)
You will never feel alone. You will have the support of a company who wants you to succeed and knows all sides of the business (the majority of Corporate FYP® employees perform Home Parties on a regular basis). Plus you’ll be a part of my Naughty Nymphettes team and have loads of opportunities for asking questions, learning and getting whatever support you need.
You won’t have to stock tons of inventory in your garage or spare bedroom. You won’t have to lug an entire store to a show. You simply carry your kit, sales tools, and a smile!
Relationship
What will people think of me if I sell these products?
The most important thing to remember is that we do not sell sex!! We provide education, fun and stress the importance of keeping people’s sex lives exciting and alive. We believe that everyone deserves to feel good and have pleasure.
Vibrant relationships include a lively sexual life, and most people are committed to having partnerships that are nurturing, supportive, and intimate in all ways. Almost everyone wants to have a great relationship and our jobs are to help them discover ways to have that.
Remember, we are romance and pleasure coaches, and we help women and their partners find a deeper connection. Also, we are non-judgmental and strive to match each person to the products that will give them the most pleasure, whatever their relationship status. That is a good thing!
How can I work this business around my kids?
If you’re worried about your kids asking questions, don’t be. I’ve found that if you answer their questions like it’s no big deal, with age appropriate responses, they accept it. If you hide what you do, they snoop.
Start simply, and tell them you sell bubble bath and lotions, stuff to help people feel good. Let them see things like massage gloves, silky sheets, glitters, body scrub, bath salts, bubble bath and body dew around the house. Curiosity quenched! There’s nothing to snoop for because you’re not hiding anything!
I have found that consultants with older children have a much easier time talking to their kids about sex. As your children age, you can add a little more to your discussions about what you do.
If you’re worried about working around your children’s schedules, no problem! You always set your own schedule and work only when you want to.
This is a perfect job for moms with active kids. You can be home all day with your little ones while you get your housework done and then pick your older children up from school (no bus) and help them with their homework all before dinner. You only leave the house for about 3 hours at a time one, two or three times a week when your family has other plans. Maybe they can go to a movie or skating while you go to work. You can afford to send them if you’re making this kind of money!
At Home
What happens when I own my own business?
The average Associate works only 10-15 hours per week, and most of us earn in one night what would normally take a week to earn at a day job.
You set your own schedule; therefore you can take a vacation or sick days whenever you need them.
You do not have to wait on a payday. Every day that you make a sale, money goes in your pocket. You’ll receive monthly bonuses as a “Thank You” for a job well done.
You can promote yourself whenever you want to! We offer levels of achievement that reward you whether you work your new business part time, half time or full time.
You will enjoy all the tax benefits from working out of your home. (Be sure and discuss this with your accountant!)
There is no boss to answer to. You are the boss!
How much money do you really make?
There are three ways to make money:
You will make an immediate profit from any product that you sell. You may sell our For Your Pleasure® products out of the catalogs, at parties, on the Internet, out of your home or your car.
Earning example:
Hold two shows a week, with an average show of $500. $500 x 2 = $1,000. Based on 40% commission, you will have earned $400 in just two nights!
Now do two average shows a week for four weeks, you earned $1,600 and had a blast! You decide how much you want to make
You will earn a monthly bonus check from FYP® based on your monthly retail sales. You can receive a bonus of 5 – 10% back, increasing your profit from 40% to 45% or 50%.
When you share this business with others you will earn a monthly bonus check based on the sales of your entire Group Sales Volume. Because we are not MLM, you can use your group volume for an infinite number of levels to qualify for commissions.
If you treat your business as a business, it will pay like a business. If you treat it like a hobby, you will have extra spending money. You can even make it a part-time job. Any way is fine with me and For Your Pleasure®.
Flush
How do I get paid?
For Your Pleasure® is simple. Get paid at when you make the sale, the night of the party. No waiting for a check like most party plans.
You can submit your parties to the Home Office online from any computer. Don’t have a computer? Go to the library or a friend’s. It’s really easy.
Every time you make a sale, your profit is immediate. You simply remit the retail price, shipping and sales tax minus your discount. The computer calculates everything for you, so you know your math is right.
If you made your monthly Personal Bonus or you earned override commissions on your team, those are mailed on the 15th of the following month.
Do I have to recruit?
No. Recruiting is not required and no one will pressure you in any way. It is up to you if you want to expand your business this way.
You may find one day, as I did, that you want to make more money without doing more parties. Bringing people into the business is a great way to do that.
You will always have support when bringing in new people, so don’t be afraid to share the business right away. I will help you train and support your team as you move into leadership.
If you choose never to grow your team, and you find that people are interested, I will take care of them for you.
People
Won’t competition hurt my business?
Let’s take a look at the numbers. Say an Associate does five parties a week with an average of 6-10 guests at each party. If she NEVER had a repeat customer, she would see 30-50 women per week. Multiply this by 52 weeks in the year, and this Associate would see approximately 1,500 to 2,600 customers a year.
Now, if this associate lives in a town with a population of 60,000 and assume it is comprised of families with an average of 2 children each, 15,000 of your town’s residents will be women. It would take an Associate 5 to 10 years to reach all of them! And that’s not counting any of the potential male guests out there, or repeat business. Fact is, we need TONS of help spreading the PLEASURE!
Also, you always have customers moving in and out of your area. Your customers will continually send you referrals.
You will see that you have more business than you can handle. Most of us have a waiting list for those who want an earlier party date.
How do I keep my discount at 40%?
If you purchased a kit to get started, your discount can never go below 40%. However, as your business and your team grow, your discount can go up to 50%! And with your Personal Bonus, you can make 60% on your own sales.
If you started at 35% because you held an Open For Business party, you will bump up to 40% as soon as you do your first $1000 in retail sales (Qualify.) It’s simple.
What else is in it for me?
At For Your Pleasure®, earning is never just about the money. There are a variety of perks to be earned all year long that include cash, products and even trips to far-off locales.
For Your Pleasure® is also the only direct sales company in which the CEO is actively working to give ownership to the Associates and the employees. This has been Charmaine’s dream from the very start and since 2008 she has been pursuing the how to’s and legal requirements with her lawyers. Wouldn’t YOU like to be an owner, not just an Independent Contractor?
How many parties do I have to do?
To qualify as an Independent Business Associate, you must do $1000 in sales in your first 60 days. After this, the entire contents of your kit belong to you and you don’t have any other obligations to FYP®. Don’t worry, most Associates manage this in two parties, and if you need to, you can request a 30 day extension.
This is your business and once you qualify, by doing $1000 in retail sales in your first 60 days, there are no more quotas, ever! There is no minimum or maximum requirement for the number of parties. However many you do is up to you.
You work FYP® around your life, not your life around FYP®.
After the initial qualification phase, the only minimum requirement is that you sell $150 in retail product every 6 months.
How will I learn to do a party/presentation?
Training
I encourage you to attend as many parties as you can to observe and assist me in my demonstration. You might be surprised how much info is absorbed simply by watching and helping.
If you are not within driving distance of me don’t worry. Your kit comes with a training video and I will send you one of my parties on video tape. We will work closely by email and phone to make sure you get plenty of support and training. I do sometimes travel for training and will let you know when I or one of the other leaders is going to be in your area.
You are always welcome to join our conference calls and training meetings even before you become an Independent Business Associate. You can bring anyone you want to help you ask questions or make a decision.
Your kit will come with everything you need to learn this business. We have Independent Business Associates all over the country who have started successful For Your Pleasure® Party businesses without ever attending a party by using the instruction manual and video.
As soon as your application is processed you will be able to get into your back office where there is loads of information and training. FYP® developed a 6 segment audio training that walks you through every aspect of becoming a successful IBA. Once you have completed this course, you will be a certified IBA, and you will know everything you need to run your business.
In addition to the manual, parties and meetings, you can attend our annual convention to learn more.
As far as saying such intimate things in front of people, just remember that you always know more than the people sitting in front of you. They EXPECT intimate details. You are providing them with information that they need and want. The more you hear/say/read it, the less sexual it becomes to you. That makes it easy!
Learning to demo the products is like learning a song. When you hear/read/say it over and over, you learn it without effort… like a song on the radio. Before you know it, you’re singing right along.
It is absolutely okay for you to use note cards with the names and descriptions of products. I did it for almost a year until I was comfortable.
The most important thing to know is that I will be there with you every step of the way, leading you through the process of learning how to be a successful IBA.
How will I get parties?
Your first four to six parties are usually done for people you know. Ask them to bring some friends you don’t know and book with those new faces. I will teach you some of the games and techniques we use to get people excited about hosting their own Pleasure parties. I usually book at least 2 parties at every party I do. It adds up fast.
Our meetings are a great source of booking ideas. We are always running some kind of fun promotion for our hostesses. The company offers incentives to hostesses that are of no cost to you, and that can get everyone really excited.
When it comes right down to it there is a huge demand for our parties. I will make sure you receive the training you need to keep your calendar FULL!!
How much time will it take?
If you are busy, then you are perfect for this business especially if you are a mom or a student. Moms and students learn very early how to get a lot done in a very short time. You are experts at that.
This is a very simple business to run. If you have a computer everything is just a point and click away on your online office!
Think of it this way. If you continue at what you are doing now, will you have any more free time a year from now…five years from now?
This is a part time business with full time rewards! Most of our Associates work only 10-15 hours a week. You sell when you want to. You don’t even have to be at a party. If you could sacrifice just 5 – 10 hours a week now, think how many hours you will have to spare in the future. Make the time investment now for yourself and the ones you love.
Several of the women on my TEAM have discovered that the extra income has allowed them to hire a housekeeper. Now they have time to do the things they want or need to do!
Can I do this on a limited budget?
Stretching Your $
If money is tight around your house, how can you afford not to make a change? If you continue at what you’re doing now, will you have the money to make your dreams come true a year from now…five?
I’ve been there. When I decided to become a For Your Pleasure® Associate, I was a single mom of three with our monthly child support payments cut in half, bills late, credit cards maxed out, etc. I saw so much potential in this business that I borrowed money from my fiancé for my kit. I repaid him the same month and now I have no money worries.
I’ve learned that when we really, really, really want something we can find the money somewhere. My way was swallowing my pride and asking for a loan. Yours might be a yard sale, saving up for a month, pawn or sell something or maybe use your income tax refund. I know of one Associate who was so broke the month before she started her For Your Pleasure business, that she had to pawn her VCR to buy diapers. She took a chance and used her rent money (months behind) to buy her kit. Within the first month she was caught up in rent and had every other bill paid before the due date.
Consider this. If your air conditioner or heater blew up tomorrow, would you replace it? If your roof were leaking would you patch it? If the transmission fell out of your car, would you fix it? All of that takes money. I don’t know of any other way a couple of hundred dollars can change your life so quickly.
What about taxes?
When you operate a home based business, like For Your Pleasure® you will benefit from the same tax laws that big corporations do… only you won’t have the expenses. Suddenly everyday things are deductible! Home-based business owners can write off things like electricity, phone, internet, mortgage, mileage, entertainment, etc. Of course you’ll want to discuss the details with your accountant.
For Your Pleasure® has taken all the complication out of collecting and paying sales taxes. Your customers simply pay the correct amount of tax for their city/state/county as they order their products. For Your Pleasure® takes it from there. You don’t even have to get a tax ID number.
While money, both from your commissions and tax deductions, is often the main reason you may be considering the FYP® opportunity, being an Independent Business Associate offers many other highlights and perks!
Ready to get started? Contact me and let’s talk.