[SouthernSarah]

Hi guys,
I currently have a job that pays $10 an hour. I pre-qualify sales leads. Yes, boring, but it is Monday through Friday 8-5 with weekends off. The problem is working 8-5 I have no opportunity to seek better opportunities.
Today, I was off work due to a prior commitment so I arranged an interview with a timeshare company. Obviously, selling timeshares is not my idea of a great time, but the hours are 2 pm to 8 pm Monday through Friday. It pays $9 an hour plus commission.
My question is, can one really make any money doing time share telemarketing? The guy and his partner just opened the business and seem to have their ducks in a row about what they are doing.
I need $1800 a month to survive while deciding which direction to move in next. I have 20 years experience as a community journalist, but am actually looking into getting my insurance licenses and opening an insurance office.
Selling timeshares from 2 to 8 will free up my mornings to attend classes, write for clients, etc etc. But if I cannot make $1800 a month I will not be able to keep the rent, power etc paid.
Anybody here ever bite the bullet and sell timeshares? Have friends that did it? Is it possible to make around $2,000 a month?
Thanks!

[LVPoker1]

So many of the Las Vegas timeshare set ups are scams. The sales pitches are dishonest, tricking people into going to the pitches without being honest about what it is. I just cannot think of a worse job than chasing down people in the tourist areas and lying to them about what I am selling.

Just my 2 cents.

[Trash Can]

Originally Posted by LVPoker1

So many of the Las Vegas timeshare set ups are scams. The sales pitches are dishonest, tricking people into going to the pitches without being honest about what it is. I just cannot think of a worse job than chasing down people in the tourist areas and lying to them about what I am selling.

Just my 2 cents.

To be fair, this happens at all vacation destinations, not just Las Vegas.

[SouthernSarah]

While I appreciate your responses, I still would like to know if I can make $1,800 a month doing it for a few months. At that time, I will move into insurance.

[UTES]

Give Sarah a break. We all prostitute ourselves to make money in one way or another.

Yes - you can make money selling timeshares. But, you have to be one of those "hungry" sales reps who really can sell. My Dad was like that. He had the ability to fully get behind whatever he was selling. Customers liked him and he liked trying to get them to buy things.

If you really believe you have what it takes and can suck up being told "no" many more times than "yes" - do it. For, you'd be in a dog-eat-dog industry where only the strong survive.

Bill

[las vegas drunk]

Originally Posted by SouthernSarah

Hi guys,
I currently have a job that pays $10 an hour. I pre-qualify sales leads. Yes, boring, but it is Monday through Friday 8-5 with weekends off. The problem is working 8-5 I have no opportunity to seek better opportunities.
Today, I was off work due to a prior commitment so I arranged an interview with a timeshare company. Obviously, selling timeshares is not my idea of a great time, but the hours are 2 pm to 8 pm Monday through Friday. It pays $9 an hour plus commission.
My question is, can one really make any money doing time share telemarketing? The guy and his partner just opened the business and seem to have their ducks in a row about what they are doing.
I need $1800 a month to survive while deciding which direction to move in next. I have 20 years experience as a community journalist, but am actually looking into getting my insurance licenses and opening an insurance office.
Selling timeshares from 2 to 8 will free up my mornings to attend classes, write for clients, etc etc. But if I cannot make $1800 a month I will not be able to keep the rent, power etc paid.
Anybody here ever bite the bullet and sell timeshares? Have friends that did it? Is it possible to make around $2,000 a month?
Thanks!

Originally Posted by SouthernSarah

While I appreciate your responses, I still would like to know if I can make $1,800 a month doing it for a few months. At that time, I will move into insurance.

I would instead lower your living expenses. $1,800 a month is way too high for someone making $10 an hour. I have always managed to be able to live off of $800 a month in Las Vegas. Even with my new apartment, which is the most expensive place I have had here by far, I can still make it on a $1,000 a month.

[SouthernSarah]

Originally Posted by las vegas drunk

I would instead lower your living expenses. $1,800 a month is way too high for someone making $10 an hour. I have always managed to be able to live off of $800 a month in Las Vegas. Even with my new apartment, which is the most expensive place I have had here by far, I can still make it on a $1,000 a month.

good point. by the way you cut off your dm's and I have been trying to send you one to show you my new neighborhood!
My new apartment is actually pretty old and all electric so the power bills are high. Add that to rent, cox cable, phone, Internet, cell phones, and scary bad gas mileage and food I end up needing about 1800 a month. But you are right, I need to cut my expenses. I will start getting financial help from my son and his wife in a few weeks as they start splitting the household bills with me and it will be easier.

[PinkString]

Why do you need a phone plus cell phones? Get the Cox cable TV/Internet package deal.

[aggrofish]

Chances are you won't make 18 hundo selling timeshares. It's a generalization, but most people that can sell are young, aggresive, males who abuse alcohol or drugs. There's nothing like withdrawls and needing a fix to get the prospect to buy. I doubt you can make that money in timeshares without lying, especially with a new room.

Source: hired/fired hundreds of telemarketers and built countless rooms for both myself and under contract.

Stay where you're at and get better. Have management bump your spiff to get you to stay.

[SouthernSarah]

Originally Posted by UTES

Give Sarah a break. We all prostitute ourselves to make money in one way or another.

Yes - you can make money selling timeshares. But, you have to be one of those "hungry" sales reps who really can sell. My Dad was like that. He had the ability to fully get behind whatever he was selling. Customers liked him and he liked trying to get them to buy things.

If you really believe you have what it takes and can suck up being told "no" many more times than "yes" - do it. For, you'd be in a dog-eat-dog industry where only the strong survive.

Bill

Thanks! I don't take things personally, like being told no by customers. They have a right to say no. I hope I can do it because I LOVE the hours. It frees my mornings up to work for my writing clients.