partyplan will only work if you can find a niche market in your area - if you have several other reps in the area, it can be hard to break into tthe market (everyone has a consultant already) - and you do have to sacrifice your time with your family. you have to be able to find a product that will fit with people in your area too - i've sold kids toys (fantastically successful for a short term thing - not so much for long term as, once people have what they wanted, there is no market for them), ladies clothes (was great cos i got my own cheaper - was making enough to keep my wardrobe furnished, which is what i wanted!), have done avon (purely to make myself get out there - between two of us, we had a whole town essentially as our "territory") and am now doing partylite. being consumable, you do get some repeat custom - but it depends on the socio economic area in which you live. as much as almost everyone i know would PREFER to have partylite (due to the quality) they tend to find cheaper places (like reject shop) with lesser quality more within their price range. i don't take offence - i know what it's like to have money issues and to do things as cheaply as possible - but it makes it hard to run a business in my particular area. i keep myself active just for my own benefit at the moment - i can't run out of candles or i'd CRY soooo badly!

there are so many partyplan opportunities - look at your target "customers", what you'll do with the products if you DON'T sell them (for me, i'll keep them!) the start up costs and the minimum sales expectations from your partyplan opportunity. thankfully for me it's one party every few months, and my manager knows how sick i've been through this pregnancy, so she helps to remind me when i need to get an order in. i do send friends the really good sales that come up - but i can't physically do parties at the moment so i'm somewhat snookered!