I wish they were a little more realistic about what to expect. They only talk about the success stories and made the job seem simple. Call 40 businesses in 45 mins to an hour and get your 3 yeses. Its all in the numbers. Realistically, I was on the phone for several hours not getting anywhere or a single yes. When I did go on appointments, I was talked down to and made to feel stupid. This job is not for everyone--not to mention there is no income until you get to print. That 3 months is not actually 3 months. If you can sell enough in one month, then youre on the schedule to print to get paid in 3 months total time. If it takes longer, no pay for 4+ months which is fine if you can swing it, but its a serious situation if you can't. I knew from my second week, I wouldn't be reaching baseline anywhere near that. There is more to this job than metrics and following the program. The program is fantastic and the module is brilliant, but business owners see the cost at the end of the day--even if its brilliant or a good module. This is a numbers game. If you spend enough hours on the phone, youll get your yeses. If you go on enough appointments, eventually you will get nice business owners who will at least hear you out before telling you whats what in the business world. This job has potential, but there should be more screening. I soon found out that not only was I not right for this job, no matter how many times they tried to pick me up (not a dig, the manager was so sweet), but it was not for me. Hours of frustration each day is not worth an unsure paycheck especially in the beginning. It would have been easier if they offered a base salary and then took it away once they met baseline or something like that besides 300 bucks if you can get 15 yeses in 5 days (hours and hours on the phone and just barely made it) because then at least theres a paycheck to keep the new publisher going.
