i’ve seen a few job postings regarding window & door sales 100% commission in my region. Seems pretty lucrative. I’m curious if anyone has ever worked in this industry and what is the average salary you would make ?

Going into a SDR role and I haven’t been in it for awhile. I went through 4 years of boiler room, “what have you done for me lately,” gotta hit “budget” every week mentality. Then went to a company that promoted me to sales director (start up), they sold the company and now I’m back to this type of role. Was a wild ride and made a lot of money but I don’t have the same grind or die mentality. Really trying to psych myself up. Anyway half of bottle of Zacapa rum and you have this post. I’m really fucking pumped but yeah. Here’s to 100k the first year cheers.

I sell HR tech, and whenever a demo is booked with me, it’s almost always with entry-level HR roles like coordinators or generalists. These folks don’t have the decision-making power and often don’t fully grasp the strategic value of what I’m selling. They typically act as gatekeepers, which becomes a massive roadblock—even if I lay out the product’s benefits in a way that clearly solves their challenges.

I push to get in front of decision-makers, but more often than not, I’m left watching the presentation pass from one non-decision maker to another, losing momentum every step of the way. Even with a solid discovery and a clear, tailored pitch, it rarely advances because they don’t have the influence or know-how to sell it up the chain.

It’s frustrating knowing that my product could genuinely make a difference but consistently getting stalled by people who just don’t have the ability to push it forward.

Any tips on how to sell to HR people?

Hey sales family. I have recently been invited to a phone screening for a digital sales consultant role at my current company.

I’m an outsourced SDR so this move will not only be a step up financially but I’m assuming a step up in terms of professional career growth.

I’ve never heard of the role before so just wondering what the role entails exactly and how to setup myself for success in the interview process

Im curretnly bartending in MA it's good im making good money. i worked in restaurants and nightclubs since i was 16. Started to love working with people and selling generally. I also worked as a recruiter remotely for a trucking company in Chicago it was paid minimum wage + commision and i was pretty good at it. And i want to continue my path in sales.

So im looking for a good place to move for sales. And hopefully a okay entry level sales job.

I'm currently in the process and it's going well, but I am curious if this is something to be impressed by or not. Not that the perception of others matters, just curious about the demand for such a position since I'm new to the community.

Specifically an SDR role in Nashville. I believe I'm getting an offer, just interested in the insights.

I'm 22 and have been working nonstop in sales for over three years now. Despite my efforts and some early wins, I keep facing setbacks. Before this, I was running my own ventures in college and doing very well, but since graduating, it's felt like an uphill battle, and my confidence is wearing thin.

Here's what my journey has looked like:

1. Right After Graduation: I was set to start a sales role right out of college – it was part of a two-year plan I’d been working towards. (Contracted sales for equipment the reps weren’t or couldn’t move) I had proven myself during school, but just one week before graduation, I got a call saying the company couldn’t afford me and felt I was “too entrepreneurial.” This was a shock, as I’d put so much effort into proving myself, thinking this was the stepping stone I needed.

2. First Role: I joined a startup and invested six months, only for the company to go bankrupt, leaving me without pay. It was disappointing, but I tried to stay positive, hoping the next role would be a better fit.

3. Second Role: Landed a sales support job with the promise of transitioning into the main Sales position after a planned restructuring. That shift never happened, and I was stuck managing accounts and processing orders for someone else’s clients while they got the credit.

4. Third Role: Took on a 100% commission closing job that promised steady leads and a high closing ratio. I ended up getting only about 1/5 of the expected appointments. Despite having the highest close ratio among my peers, the leads and income weren’t enough to get by. Plus, all the travel meant wear and tear on my car, which I usually flip to make extra income—so I was actually losing money in the process.

Meanwhile, my brother landed a high-paying sales role with a 100k base, a year of global training, and amazing benefits. All while doing a big career change with no sales experience at all. The opportunity came to him, a person came into his work, they chatted next thing you know there offering him this position. I’m proud of him, however watching him succeed while I struggle to gain any traction has been tough. I have been attending all of the local networking events, targeted networking on LinkedIn, cold calling business owners ect.

The silver lining is that I’ve learned a lot about the realities of different companies and how they treat their employees, which will be valuable when I eventually build my own business. But right now, I feel stuck. Has anyone else gone through a string of setbacks like this in sales and come out stronger? How do you stay motivated when it feels like every effort just leads to another letdown? And if you’ve managed to turn things around, what finally made the difference?

Anyone have a job but also sell on their own in a commission only capacity?

Always thought insurance was, to be honest, sleazy...

Wondering though if this or other roles would fit for supplemental income.

My background is media/advertising, construction, and retail/telecommunications

I am on the tails of my second president club and am not making nearly what I feel I deserve so I’m eying making the jump to a more profitable industry.

Could someone in fintech/SaaS describe the sales cycle? I assume you still have a discovery/build your solution/propose a recommendation like most products but I’d be interested to hear your day to day and how you approach the sales cycle so I know what to expect.

Any insights into how prospecting, discovery/demos work would be huge. And I’d love any insights on common objections you face.

I've not bothered much about this until one of my friends raised the issue. Would love to hear personal experience. Also, this may be dumb but what's your golden time for cold mails from experience?

Hello sales team, is there any app on the market which can take audio, transcribe it and the analyze it to find filler, tone, volume, pause...?

I want to use it for perfecting my pitch

Hey,

Need some help closing deals because I can’t for the life of me do it.

The following is what I have had a dozen times:

I’m at the point where the client has the quote (for an enquiry they have given me), the pricing is agreeable to them, they want to go ahead with the project, but they just won’t give me the PO. There is literally no sense of urgency for them. They almost done care, despite the fact they need what we are offering and often times even come to me with a problem for us to fix.

I need advice on how to get them to give me the PO (because I can’t do it for them). Does anyone have any tactics for this? I hear a good strategy is to convince them that they are fucked if they don’t go ahead with this project soon, also the option of saying “these rates won’t last forever, they may go up in the new year”, etc.

One example is that I was given an enquiry when I met with a client. They wanted to go ahead with the project during the summer while the weather was good. They got the quote, I met with them afterwards, etc. let’s go. He said he wanted to decided if he was going to source some of the equipment himself to bring the costs down, I followed up to see what he wanted to do and he just hasn’t made a decision because he isn’t thinking about this project very much. Meet with him again at the end of summer and he said he doesn’t have the budget for this project this year because he ran out for the category we fall under, so we are pushing it to next year.

This is a prime example of not being able to close a deal. I just couldn’t create the urgency or pressure for him to do it. (I’m meeting with this guy again in a couple weeks, so any tips on how to close this would be great)

I have had MANY examples of the one above

I need help!

I’m in high end B2B sales if that is relevant

Here’s ‘ol Tuna Terry’s advice for getting more interviews and job offers. I used this, I taught it to my brother who used it successfully, and I passed it on to someone who reached out for help on LinkedIn who then used it successfully.

The general idea is to treat applying like prospecting. Use the same tool set you’d use if you were trying to break into a new account. I used this to land a Mid-Market AE role at a very well-funded scale up with prior experience only being SDR and SDR Team Lead.

1. Research the fuckin shit out of the company. Who’s their ICP, what does the product solve for, who would be your direct managers, who are the department heads, etc.

2. Apply through the normal channels. Make the cover letter relevant by demonstrating you know them and their customers, then pitch the value you’d bring to the team within this context.

3. Connect with the mid and sr managers you found on LinkedIn, then find their contact info. This is easy if you already work in sales and have a tool like ZoomInfo or Cognism. If you don’t, use free trials of data tools and get all the numbers and email addresses you can.

4. Prospect the shit out of them with a big multi-step cadence. Immediately after you apply: LinkedIn connection, VidYard to their email, cold call to office, cold call to mobile, and cold text. Leave voicemails.

Your script for the video and calls should follow what was written in your cover letter. Show you’ve done your research: you know them, you know their customers, you know how the product helps, and you know the competition. Then pitch the value you’d bring.

5. Follow up through the same channels.

Be fuckin bold.

When I did this for my current role, the VP of Sales loved it so much he had me skip the initial call with TA and move right into the interview with the Sales Manager.

Shortly after my first interview was scheduled, I received an automated rejection letter from TA, but yaboi already secured that shit and beat the system.

Do sales to do sales and soon you’ll be making sales.

I am staring an internship relatively soon, any guidance or suggestions on how to crush it in a sales environment??

I used to think the coolest thing possible was to climb the corporate ladder and make the most money possible. Man, I was ready to sell my soul when I got out of college.

After almost a decade in sales I’ve realized there is nothing more lame than selling your time, personality, and energy to take the face of a corporation.

I see someone ask everyday on this sub, “how can I make 200k+?”

And look - making a metric shit ton of money is awesome. You can have an awesome life and an awesome paycheck.

But if you struggle to answer “what do you like to do outside of work?” you’ve completely missed the point of sales and all the BS we deal with in this profession. Please don’t sell the best years of your life. You have less time than you think.

Sit back, take a breath, go enjoy your money and have fun, be around the ones you care about. Then go close some deals. Repeat.

So my job involves driving out to people's houses for a measure and quote, talking about our current discounts and obviously driving value, and then using some pretty standard tricks in the game I'm in (can we have a sign out the front of your house for an additional discount, I would of course need a decision either today or real soon) if I don't just immediately get a yes.

Recently, I had an appointment with a lady I'd seen 5 months ago who signed up, then ignored all of our calls and texts cause she didn't have the money, so we ended up just cancelling it after not getting through. She called me out again a week ago, prices for our blinds have gone up twice since then, even after discounting to our bottom dollar it was $13000 this time, if she'd at least payed the deposit last time that was only $11000. I had a shit attitude going out there because I knew she was thinking we could do the same price as last time, as such when she went "so this price" I very bluntly went "It's the best you're getting, what's the verdict?" She said yes.

This week someone called in who we had seen 3 months ago and they said no, I saw them a week ago and (same as the other lady) prices had gone up since 3 months ago so I quoted them higher, $10167, and left them with it because he was ignoring me to do a work meeting. The reason they called in this week was to ask me to come out today, (a Saturday) in the morning (I don't usually work Saturdays) just so I could show his wife the colours in person. So now I'm stuck going out to this asshole for what is now the 3rd visit from our company because they didn't think hard enough for the last 2 appointments to book a time with the wife home to see the colours. Same story, they pushed hard on price, I said I was willing to round down by $7, making it $10160, but that was it. I said even that would piss off my boss (which was a lie my boss was extremely happy with that price) so I needed an answer, no I can't help with price anymore this is it, tell me yes or no.

They said yes.

I've got to start going to my appointments pissed off more lol. I guess it just puts a fire in my guts, if I'm going to drive alllll this way out to show your wife some colours you BETTER BE BUYING.

Division wide layoff and a nearly 80% reduction in the sales team led me to being laid off with severance months ago. Since then I've been interviewing with some companies but nothing that stands out to me.

I've tried to polish my resume over the last few months but I still fear it's missing what recruiters and hiring managers are looking for.

Any tips on resume writing for sales (AE or AM) specifically OR legit resume writing services advice I.e. best resume writers, where to find them, etc.

Was at the company two years. Resume it dotted with 1-2 year stays at companies due to layoffs or moves.

I’m in food tech and not seeing much out there. This job was Cush and I’m worried I won’t anything as good (fully remote).

Guidance welcome

SDR at a a small start up for the last 19 months. Generated over 2 million ARR opportunities this year alone. Our team started to slip the last couple of months so I am not surprised that this happened, but it was out of the blue..

Kind of.

I’ve been pushing hard for an AE role. Sitting in on demos, chiming in when appropriate, and helping with follow up. About a month ago my boss told me there wasn’t room for me to move up. We had an open honest conversation about my future, and he said he would understand if I wanted to look elsewhere. Just give him a heads up if I start getting interviews.

Big red flag, but instead of leaving I increased my workload to try to generate more demos to create a need for me.

On Wednesday he let me know that the company was eliminating the sdr role completely. It wasn’t a reflection of my performance, they just didn’t think they needed SDRs.

Huge blow.

Now I am here. No job, moving with a family in two months, and accepting I may have to start over as an SDR at another company. Which to be fair, is ok. I am confident I will succeed anywhere, and SDR money may not be AE, but it’s still better than what I was doing before.

I’m going to try hard to get in as an AE somewhere first, but I know it’s an uphill battle.

But, fuck. It really sucks that a company wants updates while I look for another job, but they can’t give me the same respect back. I know that’s unrealistic, but it’s still bullshit.

Rant over.

New to Reddit hopefully I am doing this right. I am a 21yo Male working in retail home improvement/contracting sales. I work for a regional flooring/window shade company that works as a local vendor for Costco in-home services, which is my particular role (get leads from Costco, convert to appointments, sell in-home). I am on pace to sell 950k-1M this year. My total pay is set to be about $70k-75k for this year. Plus a spiff program that may pay between 3-5k extra. Plus benefits (healthcare, 401k)

I am in the top 10% of salespeople within my company with most people selling 500k-800k and only a few breaking the 1M mark.

Only working in sales the past 2 years I wanted to know if this seems to be a fair payout structure. This is more money than I imagined to be making at this age and am very happy with the compensation, but want to see if the grass is greener elsewhere. I want to be a high earner into my late twenties and early thirties if possible and am trying to decide to keep down this path (asking for promotions after this year, as I am the top salesperson in my group) or jump ship into a higher opportunity industry or company.

I have no college education and wonder if that would make moving companies difficult.

Job 1 - food sales, small 50-60 mile radius. 52k base + comp … but very “structured”/ corp business. 400/m car stipend

Job 2 - tags & labels - 60k base - 1/2 the state (upwards of 400 miles away) - longer commission cycle. But complete freedom, no crm - traditional old school approach. 550/month car stipend. Family owned company

Legit - both suck for mileage/wear and tear I know … but I got a Camry - so it’s not terrible and I bought the Camry for longevity and high miles … it’s got a year left of payments.

Just thoughts for the group - what would you have questions on etc … just trying to open my mind up to things I haven’t considered.

EDIT: mods please stop downvoting Trump-related posts and comments, it’s unprofessional and I’ll end up reporting you to Reddit’s management

EDIT 2: fuck you Harris Supporters-P.Diddy Apologists, leave the U.S. and let more intelligent people reside there 😂

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I’ve been doing high-end enterprise sales (industrial space) in the last decade, reaching 8-figure quotas and 9-figure account portfolios in ARR. I know how to identify a sales shark from miles away, and Trump definitely answers all criteria as far as I see.

Have anyone wondered how come Trump has been so successful in business in recent decades?

I watched some of his interviews and debates, his communication skills are very impressive and it’s visible that he brings a sales mindset to the table.

Your thoughts about his sales secrets? Also, would you want to have him as your VP Sales or maybe AE colleague and see him in action?

Little background: I’m too AE at a startup for last 4 years that is now growth phase. 3 years blowing out quota, approx 1million ARR a year with $250,000 comp. Only a small amount of equity vested over 5 years.

Now that I’m transitioning to manager over the SDR and AE team, my CRO wants me to suggest my plan and comp for transition. He keeps saying you make more as an AE short term take home cash but management is long term.

Can anyone help that has gone through a similar structure and what worked? I’m thinking I will suggest I get 50% of deals worked with my current 2 hires 25% with 4 under me and 0% once I’m at 6 in my team with my comp being full bonus and equity.

Long story short, I was regarded, desperate, and didn’t know any better so I took an MCA job. If you close a line of credit, you get a % of the amount withdrawn each month. Well it’s been 3 months since I left and the payroll still keeps on coming at the end of each month ($300-400/mo), I don’t think they’ve even noticed 💀

There is a company b2c that sells windows. It would be high volume inbound and outbound calls. it's for a reputable company selling windows and is hourly plus bonuses. I'm not in a position to work commission only at the moment. No luck getting a salaried job and I need a job like now. I figure I could get a license to sell insurance while working here any transition later. I interviewed for car sales, door to door solar, home improvement ses. The way my bank account is looking, bad timing and bad fit for those positions at this time. any thoughts? thanks in advance.

Been working from home since May at this company (B2B remote sales, internet phone cable and mobile devices.) my first and only month hitting quota was my 2nd month on the floor. Month After that it was 78%, next month even worse at 57%. Even though I feel like im physically trying harder these past couple months than the month that I did 100.8%.

I honestly love this job im so grateful for it and im putting in everything i have in terms of effort to succeed. I make over 3 times the amount of dials as anyone else on my sales floor. Im offering high and following up consistently, but just can’t close as much.

I have to hit 118% in revenue this month and another metric of 22 cellphones sold to get off this PIP, when even most seasoned reps only sell between 7-11 phones a month.

Just wanted to rant I guess. Im still positive that if I work even harder and continue to improve that I will succeed this month.

Anyone have any tips on tactics they have to close more and be more consistent would be greatly appreciated.

After being in sales for over 4 years, Tech Sales, Door to door, Retail Sales and now Merchant Fundin

After working 70-80 hours a week for 2 months straight I got 4 deals closed last month ($100k). Of which out of that I made $1,500+ in Commission.

Crazy part is I’ve always been an underachiever, bottom of the totem pole and I’ve turned things around from gf leaving me, 6 month rut to this.

I could sit here and talk about all the techniques I’ve used and all the boring stuff but biggest thing is whatever the limit you think is, it’s not.

What should I do now?

Is it possible to be an effective salesman by just being likeable ?

I worked selling phone and broadband many years ago, where I knew I guy who told me that he didn't have a pitch. His approach was to just talk to prospects without pitching them, he would just chat to them. There was no emphasis on body language. I was out in the field with him one day, and what I found was that he was likeable. I think that prospects trusted jim because they never perceived that he was trying to sell to them and that he seemed genuine.

Is this a common approach or does this all just seem to be madness ?

Hey r/sales,

I recently got moved to a new division at my SaaS company where the main focus is on targeting municipal RFP (Request for Proposal) deals. Up until now, I’ve primarily been working with utilities, and while I’ve sold to some municipalities, the deals were mostly outside of the formal RFP process.

I’m looking for advice on how to approach this transition effectively. For those of you experienced with municipal RFPs, what strategies have you found helpful for managing the RFP process? Are there specific steps or tools you rely on to stand out in competitive bidding situations?

Any tips or resources on navigating municipal RFP requirements and aligning our solutions with their specs would be super helpful. Thanks in advance!

Last to hire first to fire

Today I got fired at the 90 day mark at my company. We basically sell corporate entertainment - not recession proof. My coworkers drove me insane because they’re all wannabe comedians. I tried my best for outbound and the inbound opportunities either: didn’t have budget or pushed out timeline (maybe due to the election).

I am so tired and frustrated but also relieved. I know I’m so smart, driven and capable. If anyone is hiring I’m open to chatting!