Ah, I’m always so happy posting about a successful mom, especially if the mom is a Lausanne Mom! Some of you may already knew Clare Kutschera, a WAHM working as an Organiser for Usborne Books at Home. As I know that many stay-at-home moms would like to get their own income, I thought it would be great to share Clare’s success story, especially since it involves Usborne. I bet that all of you have at least one Usborne book at home. It’s just so ubiquitous!

Hi Clare, thanks so much for the possibility to post about you and your job selling the Usborne Book.

Let start with sharing a bit about your background to the readers. Where do you come from and what brought you to Lausanne?

Hi, I am British and came to Switzerland just over 5 years ago.  Like many people I came because of my husband’s work.  Originally it was just for 3 months, but his contract kept being extended, until we had been here long enough that when his contract came to an end, we decided to stay for good and he is now a freelance consultant.

I read in your website that you chanced upon becoming an Usborne book organizer after seeing an ad in their catalog. How did it go? How long was it until you started selling the books?

I emailed Sally, the lady who had placed the ad, and within a couple of days my form was sent off, and my starter pack was on its way.  The usual price for the starter pack is £38 (about 64CHF) although they often have special offers (e.g. this month it is £20.10).  For this I received over £100 of books and stationary, which arrived about 10 days later.

A friend had offered to host a party at her house, so I was on my way very quickly!

What do you love the most about your job?

The flexibility.  I have a 5 year old son and have been doing this since he was little.  He can come with me to parties and sales, and as I set my own hours I really can fit it in around him.

There are also no compulsory targets, apart from having to submit £100 worth of orders within the first 12 weeks (which is very easy to do!) so if for some reason I need to take any time off I can do so without being penalised.

Having said that, Usborne do provide plenty of incentives.  Several organisers just won a trip to Hong Kong and the next big incentive is a trip to Iceland.

Wow! Sounds awesome!
Now that you’re doing really well with the selling job, would you still consider changing to another job?

I never say never!  However this is one of the great things about Usborne.  As long as it is not with a similar business, you are welcome to have other jobs too.  Lots of organisers have part or full time jobs and fit Usborne around them.  Some organisers only join up to get cheap books for their children, or to provide books for their child’s school.

What advice can you share to the readers, if after reading this, some would like to become an organizer for Usborne book like you?

Contact me for a chat, or have a look on my website.

I am expecting my second child in May, and so I am keen to have someone else on my team that I can hand my contacts over to (so you really would have a ready made business!) while I have a break but still provide a service to my customers.

You can join through any organiser, but if you join through me, you would have some local experience to draw on, and as I say, I have plenty of contacts, including schools and nurseries that I am happy to share to get you going!

Thank you, Clare. I wish you all the best for your career and the new baby. I hope you’ll have more moms joining you as organisers!

To contact Clare, visit her website.

Tweet This Post