Becoming an Independent Thermomix Advisor
If you are considering it, you should hear the unglamorous parts as well as the good ones. Here is what the role involves.
What you will earn, and where those figures come from
Vorwerk publishes the UK commission structure, the joining deposit and worked monthly earning ranges on its own website. I am not going to restate someone else’s numbers on my page and risk them going out of date — read them at the source:
What those pages cannot tell you is what an ordinary month feels like, which is the part below.
What an Advisor actually does
- Books and hosts cooking demonstrations, in homes or online.
- Follows up with people who attended, without pressuring them.
- Supports customers after they buy, which is where the referrals come from.
- Keeps their own records, manages their own time and pays their own tax.
You are self-employed. You are not a Vorwerk employee, there is no salary, and income depends entirely on how many demonstrations you host and how well they go.
The honest version
- Quiet months happen. Bookings drop in the summer and pick up before Christmas.
- The first few demonstrations are nerve-racking. Everyone’s are.
- It suits people who already cook and already talk to people. It is hard work if you dislike either.
- Earnings vary enormously between individuals. Anyone quoting you a typical figure is guessing.
Getting started
- We talk, informally, about whether it fits your life. No commitment.
- You attend a demonstration as a guest if you have not already.
- Your local Team Leader (me) explains the current agreement, training and any earning programme in force. If you are happy with it, you sign the agreement and pay a £350 deposit, which is refunded when you reach the programme’s first milestone (currently selling four Thermomix in your first 90 days — see Vorwerk’s current terms).
- You do one day of training, your own Thermomix arrives a couple of days later, and you are ready to go.