Hiring for storefront sales

I have a friend who really wants to work for me but can’t clean windows due to a back injury. We were thinking of having him come call storefronts and send them emails and paying him commission. I have gotten all my storefronts from just walking in and not sure the best way to go about having him do this. Any suggestions on how he should build lists of stores, what to put in emails and how to track everything?

Hiring for a sales position for storefronts is tough. Smaller paying jobs that over a long period payoff.

I dont see one person on payroll generating enough work to compensate.

Takes a long period to build this type of route.

This can easily be done with residential or commercial but then need the workforce to get the awarded work completed

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All County had a sales rep that did store front commission sales.

How many employees?

That’s the difference, solo op hiring sales guy or a company with a work force.

Seems like residential sales could be lucrative for what you’re describing. Getting quality residential customers increases your likelihood to get top dollar in a market that isn’t as concerned about getting it ‘done for less’, imho. Sell them on the difference between someone who actually knows what they’re doing (your business) and the guy that’s just starting out with a bucket and a squeegee. Replacing scratched glass in a million $ estate can be way more expensive than the difference between you and the guy that’s lowballing the job. A good salesman could secure residential business that’d be with you for years to come, and the type of business most likely to pay a premium for exceptional service. If you charge more for initial clean then the commission could be built into the job. You could even give an extra incentive in the form of residuals for repeat customers. He gets paid for helping you grow your business.