Commission Vs Base

[andrewrichardgale]

let them choose between commission and base, but also but how much the base people are earning weekly up somewhere visible so the base people will want to make that and switch over to commission

[chrispalko]

Give them a standard hourly base, then let them have commission.

Now add bonuses once they hit so many sales per day or week (10, 15, etc. I don't know how many sales is average or great in your business).

Then tell them if they are consistently not making the minimum, they can join the crowd of the unemployed (that should motivate them).

In all seriousness, commissions aren't everything. I used to work in sales that had a base+commission structure (where do you think I got my ^idea^ from) and I wasn't really that motivated at all.

I feel that if you add little bonuses like gift cards to stores/restaurants, that may help a little bit.

[andrewrichardgale]

i ment put up how much the commision is making compared to the base

[artistmissouri]

The higher the commission the greater the drive of the sales force I've found

[Tjohnson]

^^ what is a reasonable amount of commission if your in a business and the item sells itself and it's priced at around $12,000?

[david90]

^^ what is a reasonable amount of commission if your in a business and the item sells itself and it's priced at around $12,000?

it depends on your profit margin on that product.

[Tjohnson]

^^^ So if profit margin is about $6000 what do you think is a good commission for the employee on product is selling it self like i said?

[kinjalshah]

Base is a sure thing as long as you do the job. commision can make more money but you must be good at sales, commision is riskier but the reward usually is higher