Like many mums, I didn’t want to return to work full time
after having my kids. We have a small age gap, so after my second son came
along the expense of childcare meant that working out of the home would have
been expensive. I didn’t want to miss out on their baby and toddler days and
felt that I wanted to be involved with their development. I tried various
freelance options: proofreading, writing and data evaluation, but nothing
really took off and it was a hard slog.
A friend of mine had started a business as an Independent
Phoenix Trader before Christmas 2010. I’d watched her go from strength to
strength as her confidence increased, building a customer base and getting
really passionate about the products. The idea kept niggling at me: could I do
this too? In September I took the plunge and signed up as a Trader myself, with
my friend as my sponsor.
The first thing that attracted me to Phoenix is the lovely
products. There’s something for everyone in their range
of gorgeous cards, and they’re great value too. I’d worked in retail before
and was uncomfortable doing a ‘hard sell’, but with Phoenix I don’t feel I need
to do that as the products and prices speak for themselves. There’s lots of
encouragement to get out there and show your products to as many people as
possible; keep showing them and the sales will follow naturally.
