Sales and entrepreneurship has also made me a better father.I've been in sales 9-10 years, I put in the hard graft (late nights, 12-14 hour shifts, smashing the phones, emails, dinners, drinks, network building, numbers game etc) and last 4 years I started my own firm self-employed.
I now automate my outbound BD (business development), limit cold calls to never doing them and use my existing network (23,000 relevant connects on LinkedIn) and also trade/invest as a side hustle.
I'm an extrovert which helped to start, since covid/starting my business/WFH, I've felt that energy fade but still have enough in the tank to get sh1t done.
10% commission doesn't mean anything on it's own, you could be pulling 10% on a £1000 deal or on a £250,000 deal. My typical terms of business are 15-20% UK and 20-30% EU/U.S/CAN. For example last week I just placed a dude on €120,000 base at 20% earning me €24,000 (£20,000) and as it's outside of the UK I pay (and charge) 0% VAT (value added tax). On Monday a guy started as a contractor for me in Belgium earning me £1000 per month for the next 4 years. My biggest single deal working for a firm was £51,000 of which I took home only £12,750, you do that enough times and you realise you can do it for yourself and take it all.
Sales commission depends on what you're selling and the frequency. I prefer slightly bigger hitters that I can get a quick turnaround on. Less work and stress, bigger chunks of cash consistently. If you are good at sales and have the ability to pull clients, starting your own firm is a life changer/no brainer.
When my son was born, I had left a cushy organization and I was making $100 a week selling. It was insanely uncomfortable. I’m going to make $500,000 this year and I am doing national speaking for a major organization.Having no base salary or a job that relies on commission/bonus would not motivate me. I'd rather just start with something simple that isn't so high pressure
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Just read my free ebook 22 Rules for Massive Success With Women and do the opposite of what I recommend.
This will quickly drive all women away from you.
And you will be able to relax and to live your life in peace and quiet.
Nice. Casual and genuine is important but don’t forget that there will come a time when you have to advise your client firmly - that’s the time you’re really making the money they’re paying you for, when you have to stick your neck out and take an uncomfortable position for their greater good.I'm starting to pitch to random people I talk to. I just pitched to a girl I was talking to I met from Hinge lmfao. I think my personality suits the more casual and laid back approach (which is why they hired me apparently).
Men frequently err by talking too much. They often monopolize conversations, droning on and on about topics that bore women to tears. They think they're impressing the women when, in reality, they're depressing the women.
Quote taken from The SoSuave Guide to Women and Dating, which you can read for FREE.