The Art of Direct Sales: Types of Direct Selling Methods.

Depending on your business, products, and services you can find which type of direct selling method is best for you.

Dedrick Conway
3 min readSep 28, 2022

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In my previous direct sales articles, I gave a brief overview of what direct sales are, the five simple steps to direct selling, the benefits of direct selling, the differences between direct selling products versus services, the truth of a “sale,” rejection, and start-up fundraising through direct marketing that leads to sales. Typically, in direct sales, the products or services being sold are not available in retail stores, is a process to buy and receive online, and lastly, most products being sold directly to consumers are for start companies entering a new market. There are three types of direct selling methods which are single-level selling, host or event selling, and multi-level-marketing.

Single-level selling

Single-level sales are conducted by one person through one-on-one interaction in person, online, via phone, or email. Single-level marketing is also the easiest approach for any individual when selling a product or service they offer themself. Secondly, single-level marketing allows the salesperson to receive a hundred percent of the commission. Lastly is the starting point to…

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Dedrick Conway

Dedrick C. is a serial entrepreneur, indie author, ghostwriter, and artist expressing his perspectives through evocative literary artistry. Top writer in Art!