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Pay & Comp Plans

  1. Before You Split the Commission, Name the Event That Pays the Setter

    The share is the part with a number on it, so it is the part teams argue about first. Every dispute you actually have will be about something else: which event pays the setter, and who owns a sale that passed through two pairs of hands.

  2. The Override Is the Wrong First Question When You Promote a Rep

    A promotion on a door team moves selling hours onto other people’s doors. The override is smallest exactly when the team is smallest, which is when most leads get promoted.

  3. Have the Chargeback Conversation Before the First Sale

    Six things to tell a rep before the first sale, why the first three days of the window are federal law, and how many sales it takes before a rate means anything.

  4. Straight Commission, Draw, or Base: What Each One Does to Your Team

    A comp plan is the loudest instruction you give. Reps will do what it pays for — including the things you didn’t mean it to pay for.