Door-to-door
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Door-to-door is a sales technique and is one of the most controversial and difficult forms of selling. In door-to-door selling, a salesman walks from one door to another trying to sell a product or service to the general public. A variant of this involves cold calling first, when another sales representative attempts to gain agreement that a salesperson should visit. Door-to-door selling is usually conducted in the afternoon hours, when the majority of people are at home. In the United Kingdom one of the most popular uses of door-to-door selling is to sell British Gas services. A door to door sales representative is well paid in some cases, for example typical Cable TV representative can expect to earn $50,000 to $80,000 per year, however most are barely paid enough to compensate them for the actual cost of selling the products.
Door-to-door sales are illegal in communities which have passed a Green River Ordinance.
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Typically, products sold door to door will be of the same variety that can be purchased at large discount stores. The products accounting for the largest share of direct-sales revenue includes cleaning supplies, cleaning equipment, magazines, and home improvement products. The largest of these would be the home improvement products where item could be new or repaired roofs, siding, new replacement windows, and decreative stone.
