Working as an Independent Home Sales Consultant
Are you looking to end your employment contract or find a part-time activity alongside your current job, to become independent and earn extra income? Independent home sales (with a VDI contract) is made for you!
One of the key advantages of becoming aVDI (Independent Home Sales Consultant) is enjoying a flexible status, allowing you to organize your schedule as you wish so it fits your personal life. It’s nothing like being a salaried sales rep in large retail or a boutique, where you’re bound by hierarchy, fixed hours, and often unreachable targets.
How can you be a great home sales consultant? And above all, how do you become one? Elora, a leading company in home fashion sales, tells you more about the VDI system.
How to Obtain VDI Status?
The first step to working as an independent home sales consultant is to set up a micro-enterprise, meaning you need to register with the Trade and Companies Register (RCS). In fact, the VDI has every reason to choose the self-employed status. This status comes with simplified administrative procedures and reduced contributions, both for Social Security and taxes. The activity, carried out as an independent sales consultant, can be your main job or a side activity, in addition to another status (student, employee, retiree, civil servant, executive, etc.), and you won’t lose your Social Security rights.
Once your micro-business is set up, you can safely look for a company to collaborate with and start prospecting for your first clients.
The VDI falls under the self-employed workers’ system and pays social contributions to URSSAF. As for income tax, no complicated declaration required. The tax is calculated automatically, and the VDI’s tax notice looks just like any individual’s. Good to know: legally, home sales are governed by the Commercial Code and the Consumer Code, not the Labor Code.
One last useful detail... Since the tax system for micro-enterprises offers a simplified status compared to other businesses, VDI sellers benefit from a standard deduction, sometimes called a professional expenses allowance or expenses deduction, on their income tax.
The standard deduction means applying a predefined rate to your turnover (in this case, the amount of commissions on sales made) to determine your income tax. It replaces the need to account for actual professional expenses and makes life easier for VDIs. Unlike traditional businesses that must justify and deduct every expense with accounting documents, self-employed VDIs simply apply the relevant deduction rate to their total turnover.
How to Choose the Right Partner Company?
Many companies today are looking for field sales consultants, especially in fashion, beauty, or gastronomy (kitchenware, natural or diet products, honey or coffee, etc.). In this thriving context, the VDI can choose the products they want to offer their clients and organize their sales as they wish.
To thrive as a VDI, you should choose a brand that shares your values, has a supportive team, offers activities you enjoy, and provides products and services that suit you... because you’ll become their ambassador to clients. This is the key to success in this profession!
It’s also important to pay attention to certain criteria before signing your VDI contract with a company, especially the benefits offered, the type of system (agent or buyer-reseller), and the potential level of income from sales.
Note that independent sales consultants are usually paid commissions, which are a percentage of the turnover generated from product sales. Your income therefore depends directly on the time you dedicate to your activity, as well as your relationship skills with clients.
Become a Home Sales Consultant with Elora
Elora is looking for VDIs and invites you to join its team to organize private fashion sales at home. The products are high-quality and on-trend, making the activity both exciting and rewarding.
Elora offers an agent-type contract (not buyer-reseller).
In practice, the company provides a starter kit to the sales consultant, containing each product from the current collection. This means a new consultant doesn’t have to invest in stock before even starting their work.
The VDI receives personalized support during the first few weeks. The goal? To help you become a true Personal Stylist, achieve maximum sales, and grow your turnover. You’ll receive training in home sales, with tips on how to best present products to clients. A mentor is by your side to answer your questions and support you during your first product presentation meeting.
As for income, Elora sales consultants receive a guaranteed, uncapped commission—between 20% and 30% of the turnover they generate. This activity can be done full-time or as a side job to supplement your income.
Each VDI can also take part in challenges to win many prizes. After a few months or years, a VDI can even take management training to become a manager of their own sales team.
Would you like to become a Fashion Consultant for Elora? Send your application now and a consultant will contact you. You’ll then be able to discuss the VDI profession with her and ask all your questions about organizing sales, income, the starter kit, products, and more.
