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Gin
Aug 29, 2004
and Tonic
I'm very interested is hearing what this thread brings out. I am a small family business owner of a franchise of a niche- but often necessary service that most clients use exactly 1 time. I perform consultations and make sales in people's homes weekly. I greatly enjoy this part of my job. I feel good at it. The compensation for my job is not where I want it to be.

Lately I have been considering selling my business and getting a more "normal" sales job. I have 2 young children and my current business can have me away from home for 50+ hours a week. I also have some weeks where I am only away from home for 18 hours. I would hope to increase my salary and have a more consistent schedule. There's a part of me that is also competitive and I want to see how good at sales I really am.

All this is to say that I would love it if the anecdotes or advice in the this thread could help inform my decision. Even if not, I've already put some thought
into how many lost bids I can call and ask how I could have gotten the job.

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