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Sales: How much do I need to pay in Boston for a Saas salesperson? Interested in breakdown between salary and commission.Software sells for $50 month..
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Jason Kanigan, Business Strategist & Conversion Expert answered:

Boston is an expensive city to live in. Rent alone is going to be $2000+. So figure $3000 for your salesperson.

That's 60 sales a month just to pay that person. Two sales a day just to break even on their cost--forget about you, and your overhead.

Of course, your salesperson doesn't have to be local. But it sure helps--managing them, making certain they're actually doing the behaviors they need to be doing (making calls, etc.), helping them with the technical stuff.

I don't see this being financially viable under such a model.

An automated online funnel is probably a better idea, unless you raise your price to pay for the salesperson and additional overhead.

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