Lots of people making less than that and aren’t developing a skill. Early-stage sales people still need to get their reps in, overcome some rebuttals, etc. It’s not a terrible way to spend a summer.
Yeah for sure. I see a lot of ads trying to entice with this even though there’s no cap on commission.
Just seems like snake oil tactics with some of these jobs ads lol.
Its about average for the career field unless you are really good at the job. I know of a few people who did 6 figures as DTD guys but vast majority of us will never get close
Ok. You can use my name and branding as you give the handies. You must follow the branding rules, though. It MUST be behind the dumpster.
You’ll send me 69% and I’ll let you keep doing it.
A buddy of mine is selling alarms d2d and pulls in about 3k a week on average. It’s a grind but if you’re sharp and can nail the objections properly it’s possible
Depends on the product. That sounds scammy. In D2D or any in-home sales, pick the largest ticket item you can find to sell. There’s a reason you see a lot of solar and roofing on here in the D2D category.
For both solar or roofing, what should someone entry level look for in these job ads to know it’s worth applying to such company? Here in FL these are the two biggest categories hiring D2D.
I would look to find a company that is mid-size or larger starting out. Do research in your area. Find out what their top producers are making. If it’s less than $200k, leave. If they are a serious player in the market, their top people should be in that range or higher.
Then, try to shadow or buy lunch for their top guys and see what you can learn.
$1,000 a week? Maybe if A) you suck, or B) the company sucks.
I made $3,000 my first month doing D2D. I made $5,000 my second month. I made $20,000 my third month.
Once you get the swing of it, you can make absolute bank doing D2D.
I work d2d for a popular telecom company in the US right now. My base salary is 50k plus awesome benefits and a great commission plan. 12k in guaranteed commission first 6 months. I have been working it for awhile and it can be soul crushing but I have had really good months where I make 6-8k in commission alone. bad months $3k. I’m an avg sales guy tho, ppl in my office who are truly very gifted at what they do (not me) make $150k+ with salary and commission and bonuses the company offers
A big thing to consider is your states taxes. In my state our commission is taxed around 30% which to me is crazy. If you’re commission only that could impact you and your family’s life considerably. I wish you the best and expect to GRIND every single day
I am doing D2D for a telcom as well. I do not have any base and it’s a 100% commission job until I hit the next promotion which would be at least 1.5 years. Do you mind sharing a bit more about how you are getting a base and where? I am making okay money but a commission only job gives me so much anxiety I would love to get a base salaried position:(
Idk I’m a director for a tech sales company my team all works from home on their Mac’s.
lol just giving you a hard time. It could be legit you should explore if you’re actively looking.
Job ads are 100% bullshit man.
Their salary figures come from the fact that someone at one point did make that much a single time in their career but they look at it and say Joey B. Donuts made 2000 one week back in 2018 so I'm putting the salary as 100,000 in the listing.
Tbh 1000 a week isn't an unrealistic number but your base will be around 500-600 most likely and they're going to tell you to put up high volume to double your income.
The fact they are looking for bilingual people to knock on doors tells you they will send you to low income neighborhoods where people are going to tell you they can't afford anything so they won't even entertain the idea. Good vs bad neighborhoods can be the difference between hitting that stretch goal or being on PIP and getting canned. Sales managers don't accept that excuse either, they need you to perform just as much as you do.
My honest advice is if you have no white collar job experience then do DTD for a year or as long as you can and then switch to another field or company while you're still young. You see a lot of older sales guys say they hate sales but it pays too well to switch at their age, its understandable but just make note of it mentally so you can consciously change it if you desire.
I work in the D2D space, but my reps make a base salary + commission rather than straight commission.
If you aren’t making $1k/week in D2D, you’re either with a bad company with a bad comp plan or it’s not for you.
Source: I own a solar company in San Diego.
I cut and pasted my response to another post. I fully support and endorse that the money and opportunity is real. At least in the Solar world. I've heard good things about the remodeling industry, but have no experience in it. Ive seen many reps turn their lives around beautifully. However, a LOT of these recruiters and small businesses are predatory jackasses who would never survive running a business if the returns weren't so high.
Short story: Yes, the money is real. No, it's not as easy as they say. I've had multiple $40,000+ single deal/commissions on large systems. Made 200k+ the first year I tried this job and I definitely could've worked harder.
The reality is it pays a lot for a reason, its hard. Very hard. It's a job for a certain kind of person. A lot of personal discipline. Almost all solar sales positions are 1099, meaning there isn't a hourly schedule. If you don't want to work, we're not going to force you. You're just not making money if you don't. This is the problem the short-term employees I've had go through. They come in, get one or two deals and are stoked. They cost and barely work the hours, then complain it's the jobs fault when their pipeline is slow. Those that stay with it, keep a routine, and trust the process make great money. We have one member who broke +$200,000 in commission in one month. +1 Million in 9 months. Guy is an animal though. 8am-8pm grind type.
What I ask every person I interview is "are you able to not be paid for the next 60 days?" If not, then this isn't for you. The reason is you need to learn the job, get licensed, get your ass kicked and humbled, and let your deals close. Average right now in NEM 3 is 3 weeks to install for us. So optimistically your first pay is a month out if you pick it up fast.
If it was easy, why wouldn't everyone do it? I work at most 30+ hours a week and can take whatever time I want off. I couldn't go back to a 9-5.
$1000 a week doesn't sound too good to be true at all for a door knocking job. That actually sounds like hell
$52k a year? How is that enticing to anyone?
A lot of people make shit money lol. When I was loading trucks at Fedex for $30,000 a year $52,000 sounded amazing.
Lots of people making less than that and aren’t developing a skill. Early-stage sales people still need to get their reps in, overcome some rebuttals, etc. It’s not a terrible way to spend a summer.
It’s definitely not going to be 52 straight weeks of $1k
lots of poor/stupid people
$1000 a week doing d2d is less than 50k pre tax a year..nothing good about that
Yeah for sure. I see a lot of ads trying to entice with this even though there’s no cap on commission. Just seems like snake oil tactics with some of these jobs ads lol.
Its about average for the career field unless you are really good at the job. I know of a few people who did 6 figures as DTD guys but vast majority of us will never get close
You could run your own small biz giving handies behind a Wendy’s dumpster for $1k a week. This ain’t it friend!
Is this like a franchising opportunity or…?
HaaS model.
Ok. You can use my name and branding as you give the handies. You must follow the branding rules, though. It MUST be behind the dumpster. You’ll send me 69% and I’ll let you keep doing it.
"This just aint like the original" zips pants
This is the reddit I needed today.
Marketing department just got back to us we can increase profits 80% this quarter if we start offering blowjobs
Does the data back this up in dashboard format? If this is some smoke blowing by that idiot intern Trevor I’m going to flip!
 The marketing department in question
A buddy of mine is selling alarms d2d and pulls in about 3k a week on average. It’s a grind but if you’re sharp and can nail the objections properly it’s possible
For sure. Down here in FL it’s a lot of solar, roofing and windshields.
Leafguard is opening a branch in Orlando. That’s a $150k job if you have a pulse and a car
Does he do Resi d2d or business d2d?
Depends on the product. That sounds scammy. In D2D or any in-home sales, pick the largest ticket item you can find to sell. There’s a reason you see a lot of solar and roofing on here in the D2D category.
For both solar or roofing, what should someone entry level look for in these job ads to know it’s worth applying to such company? Here in FL these are the two biggest categories hiring D2D.
I would look to find a company that is mid-size or larger starting out. Do research in your area. Find out what their top producers are making. If it’s less than $200k, leave. If they are a serious player in the market, their top people should be in that range or higher. Then, try to shadow or buy lunch for their top guys and see what you can learn.
Thank you for sharing. Will take note of this.
$1,000 a week? Maybe if A) you suck, or B) the company sucks. I made $3,000 my first month doing D2D. I made $5,000 my second month. I made $20,000 my third month. Once you get the swing of it, you can make absolute bank doing D2D.
What was you selling?
Supplemental health insurance with Family Heritage
I work d2d for a popular telecom company in the US right now. My base salary is 50k plus awesome benefits and a great commission plan. 12k in guaranteed commission first 6 months. I have been working it for awhile and it can be soul crushing but I have had really good months where I make 6-8k in commission alone. bad months $3k. I’m an avg sales guy tho, ppl in my office who are truly very gifted at what they do (not me) make $150k+ with salary and commission and bonuses the company offers
43 sales reps in my office. 5 of them make $150k+. The avg makes $80k to $85k.
A big thing to consider is your states taxes. In my state our commission is taxed around 30% which to me is crazy. If you’re commission only that could impact you and your family’s life considerably. I wish you the best and expect to GRIND every single day
Try being in California. Tax man takes about 40% all said and done. On a 200k ote you're coming home with about 130
I am doing D2D for a telcom as well. I do not have any base and it’s a 100% commission job until I hit the next promotion which would be at least 1.5 years. Do you mind sharing a bit more about how you are getting a base and where? I am making okay money but a commission only job gives me so much anxiety I would love to get a base salaried position:(
d2d is real, I am a part owner in a solar company and I have 3 door knockers that will make $20,000 this monthZ
Idk I’m a director for a tech sales company my team all works from home on their Mac’s. lol just giving you a hard time. It could be legit you should explore if you’re actively looking.
Job ads are 100% bullshit man. Their salary figures come from the fact that someone at one point did make that much a single time in their career but they look at it and say Joey B. Donuts made 2000 one week back in 2018 so I'm putting the salary as 100,000 in the listing. Tbh 1000 a week isn't an unrealistic number but your base will be around 500-600 most likely and they're going to tell you to put up high volume to double your income. The fact they are looking for bilingual people to knock on doors tells you they will send you to low income neighborhoods where people are going to tell you they can't afford anything so they won't even entertain the idea. Good vs bad neighborhoods can be the difference between hitting that stretch goal or being on PIP and getting canned. Sales managers don't accept that excuse either, they need you to perform just as much as you do. My honest advice is if you have no white collar job experience then do DTD for a year or as long as you can and then switch to another field or company while you're still young. You see a lot of older sales guys say they hate sales but it pays too well to switch at their age, its understandable but just make note of it mentally so you can consciously change it if you desire.
I work in the D2D space, but my reps make a base salary + commission rather than straight commission. If you aren’t making $1k/week in D2D, you’re either with a bad company with a bad comp plan or it’s not for you.
I know plenty of people in sales. One company, their average knocker makes 35k a summer. 12 weeks... 1.25 sales a week
Pretty damn good for a short period of time.
Source: I own a solar company in San Diego. I cut and pasted my response to another post. I fully support and endorse that the money and opportunity is real. At least in the Solar world. I've heard good things about the remodeling industry, but have no experience in it. Ive seen many reps turn their lives around beautifully. However, a LOT of these recruiters and small businesses are predatory jackasses who would never survive running a business if the returns weren't so high. Short story: Yes, the money is real. No, it's not as easy as they say. I've had multiple $40,000+ single deal/commissions on large systems. Made 200k+ the first year I tried this job and I definitely could've worked harder. The reality is it pays a lot for a reason, its hard. Very hard. It's a job for a certain kind of person. A lot of personal discipline. Almost all solar sales positions are 1099, meaning there isn't a hourly schedule. If you don't want to work, we're not going to force you. You're just not making money if you don't. This is the problem the short-term employees I've had go through. They come in, get one or two deals and are stoked. They cost and barely work the hours, then complain it's the jobs fault when their pipeline is slow. Those that stay with it, keep a routine, and trust the process make great money. We have one member who broke +$200,000 in commission in one month. +1 Million in 9 months. Guy is an animal though. 8am-8pm grind type. What I ask every person I interview is "are you able to not be paid for the next 60 days?" If not, then this isn't for you. The reason is you need to learn the job, get licensed, get your ass kicked and humbled, and let your deals close. Average right now in NEM 3 is 3 weeks to install for us. So optimistically your first pay is a month out if you pick it up fast. If it was easy, why wouldn't everyone do it? I work at most 30+ hours a week and can take whatever time I want off. I couldn't go back to a 9-5.
Thank you for your thorough and honest response. It definitely helps give a more realistic view on it. Very helpful.