Registration asks you to name a sponsor, and most people treat it as a formality. It is not one. This is the person you will ask when something goes wrong, and the difference between a good and a bad choice shows up in month two.
What actually matters
They answer. This sounds trivially obvious and is the single strongest predictor. A knowledgeable mentor who replies in four days is worse than an average one who replies the same evening.
They ask what you want before telling you what to do. Someone who assumes you want to build a large organisation, when you wanted cheaper skincare, will spend months giving you irrelevant advice and making you feel inadequate.
They use the products. People who talk about the compensation plan more than the catalogue tend to be selling the opportunity rather than working the business, and it is a poor model to learn from.
They are honest about money. A mentor who says "most people earn very little, it depends what you put in" is more useful, and more trustworthy, than one with a confident number.
They are still active. Someone who registered years ago and does nothing cannot help you with a catalogue that changed last week.
Warning signs
- Pressure to register immediately, or before a deadline
- Income screenshots as a recruitment tool
- Encouragement to buy stock, or to place a large first order
- Talking about "your why" more than about products
- Vagueness about how the compensation actually works
- Discomfort when you ask a direct question
None of these are automatically disqualifying on their own. Two or three together are.
Questions worth asking before you commit
Ask them directly. How someone responds to being questioned tells you more than the answers do:
- How long have you been doing this, and what do you do day to day?
- Which products do you personally use?
- What does a realistic first three months look like?
- How often are you available, and how do you prefer to be contacted?
- What happens if I only ever want the discount for myself?
That last question is the most revealing. A good answer is "that's completely fine, plenty of people do exactly that." A bad answer tries to talk you out of it.
If you do not know anyone
This is the common case, and it is not a problem. Registration requires a sponsor number, and if nobody you know is already a consultant, you choose someone whose material you have found useful - which is a more rational basis than knowing them socially.
Whoever you register under, the terms are identical: registration is free, there are no compulsory purchases, and the discount structure is set by the company rather than by your sponsor.
If you chose badly
It happens, and it is less catastrophic than it feels.
- First, ask directly for what you need. Some unresponsive sponsors are simply unaware. One clear message often fixes it
- Look further up. Your sponsor's own sponsor is often more experienced and frequently willing to help
- Learn independently. The catalogue, the company's own published materials, and consultants who write publicly are all available regardless of who you registered under
- Do not repeat the pattern. If you introduce anyone, be the mentor you did not get
Changing sponsor is generally not straightforward, and it is worth asking Faberlic directly rather than assuming - but in practice most people find the problem is solvable without it.
The reciprocal point
A mentor is not a service you consume. The ones who invest time do so in people who show up, ask specific questions and act on answers. Turning up once a month with "how do I make money" produces very little, from anyone.
If you have not registered yet, it happens on the official Faberlic site, takes about five minutes, and costs nothing.
More on what the first months look like in the business section.