Shop the Earth

I am not a salesperson type. So, I don’t do well with MLM type companies. My Avon sales were beyond dismal and don’t even ask about Usborne Books. (Telling people that you’re pretty sure you saw that title at the library so doesn’t make you money!) However, if you have a lot of friends or co-workers who like to buy the products, you can actually make a decent living from your sales. I found out about Shop the Earth from a family member who has a store there and decided to check it out because it has a green emphasis.

It is pretty much a shopping portal – more of a rewards site that rewards the person managing it after you buy through it than a site that sells products. That is nice, since people who have joined the program don’t have to handle inventory. However, being a shopping portal means you’ve got a TON of competition. If you decide to join Shop the Earth, you really need to plan on dedicating a lot of time to promoting your store, both online and offline.

You can make money be referring others, but, from their presentation, it looks like a percentage (1 %?) of the money people spend when they go through your store will make up most the income you could expect to earn.

I can see this type of site working for someone who already has a lot of followers, doesn’t have time to fool around with affiliate program links or lives in a state that passed the “Amazon tax” law and asks the followers to buy through the portal if they are planning to shop. I wonder if any charitable organizations have a space at Shop the Earth for supporters to shop through?

Do you have a Shop the Earth mall? How is it working for you?