We have salespeople who share the same last name as the boss and don't know Jack shit about anything whatsoever. That's what you should do. On Jul 3, 2015 6:35 PM, "Darin Steffl" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello all, > > I was talking with another WISP on sales commission for a new rep they're > hiring and one we're hoping to hire very soon. > > We talked about a base salary plus commission based on what service they > sell. > > For base, we talked about minimum wage for base and commission was > percentage based on the monthly recurring revenue. > > For example, for a $500 a month dedicated connection on a 2 or 3 year > contract, the sales person would earn $500 one-time commission on that > service. For hosted PBX, the other WISP did a flat $40 per seat sold > instead of 100% of the monthly value. > > For those of you employing a sales person, what does your compensation > plan look like and do you have any advice to make this program run > smoothly. I hear many people say to hire two sales reps at the same time > because they are competitive and more likely to meet their goals to earn a > bonus. > > Do you have the sales people dedicated just to sales or also business > support as a point of contact? I feel like the sales person would expect > additional compensation to support a customer after the sale has been made. > What about renewing contracts after 2-3 years? Would they get commission > again or not? > > So many questions now that I'm thinking about it. > > I hope to have a good discussion on this probably next week after the 4th > of July celebrations :) > > Just needed to get this off my mind and onto the list. > > Have a great weekend guys! > > -- > Darin Steffl > Minnesota WiFi > www.mnwifi.com > 507-634-WiFi > <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> Like us on Facebook > <http://www.facebook.com/minnesotawifi> >
