Work fiber deployments with a team that has stood at the door.

Commission triggers at activation, when the ONT lights up, not at the signature. Sale, install, activation, and cleared-of-chargeback are four separate events, sometimes separated by weeks or months. Source.

Two payment models are standard across the industry: pay-then-clawback, where you're paid up front and charged back if the customer cancels inside a 30 to 180-day window, and hold-then-release, where payout waits 30, 60, or 90 days before it clears. Knowing which model a vendor runs before you sign tells you when your money actually lands, not just what rate is on the flyer.

67% of sales reps say they'd stay longer at a company that paid commissions within 24 hours; 41% report waiting 30 or more days for a check. Source. Pay speed is one of the clearest signals of how a vendor actually operates, not just what they advertise.

Before signing with any door-to-door company: get chargeback terms in writing, ask how turf gets assigned and whether it's exclusive, and ask how fast commissions actually clear once a customer activates, not just when they're first credited.