DIRECT SELLING FACTS AND FIGURES

All my facts and figures on Direct Selling have been researched.

Direct Selling is the market of products and services directly to consumers. Direct Selling is rapidly expanding worldwide. There are thousands of compnies and 95% are using MULTI LEVEL MARKETING (MLM) Plans. The 10 largest companies have had a combined revenue of $35billion in 2009. The 2008-2009 financial crisis had little impact on the industry.

+ About 20,000 people worldwide are earning more than $5,000 a month and outperforming the earnings in the "corporate world". About 3 million people earn $50-$5000 a month. Not bad for a business you can set up part-time from home. The average Top Earner in Direct Selling is earning $21,655 a month or $259,868 per year,based on 6,000 Distributor rankings.

The youngest Top Earner is 18 years old. The Oldest Top Earner is 82 years old. 77% of Sales are done face-to-face. 11% of Sales are through the internet. 9% of sales are by phone. 74% of U.S. adults have purchased products from a direct seller. 70% are women. 30% are men. 5% USA population is involved in direct Selling. 90% operate part-time..Over 50% of direct Sellers report that their net income after taxes and expenses, is positive. 89% have a positive eperience. 80% like to use the products. 20% is interested in the products plus the business opportunity and take the business to a professional level.

The Direct Selling industry revenue worldwide has grown in 10yrs (1998-2007) from $82billion to $110 billion. The Growth of Distrubutors in 10yrs (1998-2007) has grown from 33.5-67.6 million worldwide.

There are still a few MYTHS floating around about Direct Sales and the Network marketing Industry. http://hubpages.com/hub/work-at-home-and-the-myths-of-MLM

Would you want a slice of the pie, I know I do.