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Hair care products make up a significant percentage of the beauty product industry. Many men and women find hair care products essential to maintaining the look and feel of their hairstyle. Making the decision to take part in this market can be a profitable decision for many individuals. There are several steps one must take to be a hair care product distributor, including a legal agreement between you and the wholesale distribution company.
Steps
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1Locate a hair product company whose products you want to sell. Look for a hair care product line that you will be able to sell to the type of consumers you market to and have access to. Contact that company and ask for a distribution agreement.
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2Read over and sign the agreement the hair care product company sends to you. The agreement will state that you have permission to legally distribute their goods and will act as a permit for you to sell their products.Advertisement
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3Ask the hair care company if they have any online or live training sessions to educate their distributors on the products. Many companies do offer this as it will provide the distributors with the knowledge needed to educate consumers on the product and promote sales.
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4Choose a location where you can effectively sell and market the products. This may be a shop, hair salon, online site or even from your own home, sometimes companies will ask you about your marketing and selling intentions prior to sending you a distribution agreement, so you need to have a plan for selling the products in place.
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5Develop some type of business plan. Keep track of any start up costs involved with distributing these hair care products, even if you already have a fully operating business. In your plan make sure to write out and identify ways of reaching the target market for the products and marketing and selling the line that you're distributing.
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6Determine a plan of displaying and promoting the products you want to sell. Ask the company for marketing and display materials, many larger hair care product companies will provide their authorized sellers with special displays and informational packets to help promote the products. These types of promotional products will also let consumers know that you are an authorized seller of that hair care product line.
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7Advertise the fact that you are a legal hair care distributor. Many hair care product companies let consumers know that their products are only guaranteed to work if they are purchased by an authorized dealer, so it is important that your consumers know you are authorized.
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8Stick with it when trying to be successful at hair product distribution. The industry can be very lucrative but it may take some time for many people to really break into the industry and become successful.
