How do we move our pay mix so that there’s more in the incentive and less in the base?
We need to offer a more meaningful incentive, but our base pay levels are too high. How do we make the transition?
We need to offer a more meaningful incentive, but our base pay levels are too high. How do we make the transition?
To address this, here’s an overview of a few ways to smooth the entree for a new rep, listed from the least to the most effective in a long sales cycle role…
Sales people on 100% commission plans need vacation time too. How does the idea of “paid vacation” work in a 100% commission job?
I am assuming from your question that these new reps will be on 100% commission plans eventually (no base). So your question is how to structure the draw to give them some income while they fill their pipeline and get those first few sales…
If you referring to a bonus plan that is paid at year-end and is available broadly across the company to people in leadership and technical roles, then you should know that many technology companies do pay more frequently than once/year.