How door-to-door fiber sales pay actually works

The structure: per install, every two weeks or every Monday

You're a 1099 independent contractor. You earn a commission on each completed install — a household you signed whose fiber actually gets installed and activated. Payouts run on a set schedule: every two weeks on completed installs, or every Monday, depending on the partner sales organization for your market. There's no base pay, and whether there is a quota depends on the partner sales organization. Because pay follows completed installs, nothing is guaranteed.

Why we won't quote you a number

Two reasons. First, it would be a guess dressed up as a promise: output in this job tracks doors knocked, hours on turf, and skill — and the spread between reps is enormous. Second, income claims in recruiting are regulated (the FTC watches earnings claims closely, and it should). Companies shouting "up to" some huge weekly figure are quoting their best-ever outlier or inventing it. Treat any guaranteed-sounding number in a commission-job ad as a red flag. "Individual results vary and no earnings are guaranteed" isn't fine print here — it's the honest description of every commission job, including this one. How to read anyone's pay claim, with what the FTC has said and the questions to ask: reading a door-to-door pay claim →

Getting paid as a 1099 contractor

Being a contractor means you're effectively a one-person business. Three things new reps wish they'd known sooner: nothing is withheld from your payouts, so set a slice of every check aside for taxes; the IRS expects quarterly estimated payments once you owe enough; and business costs (mileage between turfs, part of your phone) may be deductible. None of this is tax advice — a tax professional pays for themselves fast in this job.

Pay questions to ask ANY door-to-door company

Screenshot this list and use it on every D2D recruiter, including ours:

• 1. What exactly triggers payment — the sale or the completed install? (Here: completed installs.)

• 2. How often do payouts run? (Here: every two weeks on completed installs, or every Monday, depending on the partner sales organization for your market.)

• 3. Is there a quota? (Here: it depends on the partner — ask, and get it in writing.)

• 4. What happens if the customer cancels before install? (If it never completes, it doesn't pay — anywhere. A company that pretends otherwise is hiding the clawback in the fine print.)

• 5. Is there base pay? (Here: no — commission only, and we say so up front. Anyone who says "it's basically a salary" about a commission role is selling you.)

How the pay works — FAQ

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