On 9/18/20 10:16 AM, Adam Moffett wrote:
There can be drama even if you just do commissions. There can be arguments about whether a sale was through the reseller or direct, and further friction over when they get paid out. It's easy to see why companies make a rigid reseller system. Then again, if you were ever a DSL or satellite retailer you can probably attest that it's no fun being the reseller in a rigid system either. I'm kind of sour on the whole concept.
My rule is that the reseller/agent gets the customer to sign the contract, not me. I do not want to hear crap like did you follow up on my lead yet, did you get my lead to sign yet, I sent you a bunch of leads when do I get paid, etc.
The best one was when someone contacted me asking for stuff and I worked when them for about a week, a pretty normal new potential customer exchange. Then they went silent. About a month later their so-called telecom agent contacts me and says I have to pay him his cut if I want them to complete the process and sign up.
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