Storefront Rep FAQ.
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14 questions. Direct answers.

If you're thinking about applying for the Storefront commission sales role, you probably have questions. Here are the 14 we get most often, answered straight. No corporate fluff. Read this before your interview.

01

Is this a real business or a scam?

Storefront is a live, operating business at storefrontaudit.com. We serve real local businesses in SW Riverside County. Our Square merchant account is active, our Stripe is active, we have cleared payments and real clients.

You can see the product yourself by running a free audit on any local business. This is not MLM, not a pyramid, not a get-rich-quick scheme. It's a standard commission-sales role for a small growth consultancy.

Owner: Adrian Marin, Temecula CA.

02

How long until I actually make $4,000 to $6,000/month?

Honest answer: 4 to 8 weeks if you execute.

  • Week 1: Learning the tool and the pitch. Slower by design.
  • Week 2 to 3: Sending 30+ messages per day and taking your first calls. First close usually lands here.
  • Week 4: Most reps hit 1 sale per day.
  • Week 6 to 8: Strong reps hit 2 sales per day consistently.

Reps with existing warm networks close faster. Reps who treat it like a hobby never get there.

03

Is this W2 or 1099?

1099 independent contractor. You file a Schedule C at tax time. We issue a 1099-NEC in January if you earn over $600 in the year.

You are responsible for self-employment tax (about 15.3%) and estimated quarterly taxes. You are not an employee. You set your own hours. We do not withhold taxes.

If you need traditional employment benefits (health insurance, PTO, 401k), this role is not for you. Commission-only 1099 roles are best for people who want high upside and flexibility and can handle their own taxes.
04

What happens if a customer refunds after I already got paid my commission?

Clawback window is 30 days from the original payment date. If a customer refunds within 30 days, your commission on that sale is deducted from your next payout. After 30 days, commissions are final regardless of refund status.

In practice, refunds are rare: under 3% of Blueprint sales, under 5% of subscription sales.

We handle all refund processing so you don't have to engage with unhappy customers.

05

Who handles customer support, delivery problems, and technical issues?

Storefront's delivery team handles 100% of post-sale support, delivery, technical issues, refunds, and renewals. Your involvement ends when the customer pays.

You never handle support emails, tech questions, or delivery complaints. If a customer emails you with a problem, you forward it to support@storefrontaudit.com and go back to closing.

06

Can I sell outside Temecula?

Month 1: Focus is SW Riverside County (Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar) to keep the ICP tight and let you learn the vertical fast.

Month 2+: You can expand to any US market with owner-operated local service businesses. We'll help you identify high-opportunity zip codes using the same audit data.

07

What's the exclusivity? Can I sell other products on the side?

You cannot sell: competing AI audit tools or local business growth consulting services that directly compete with Storefront.

You can sell: anything else that doesn't conflict. Insurance, SaaS, real estate, home services, non-competing consulting, etc.

We're not asking for your soul. Just that you don't build a competitor using what you learn here.

08

What tools do I need to pay for myself?

Nothing required. We provide:

  • The audit tool
  • Outreach templates
  • Instantly.ai email platform (for the rep cohort)
  • Square payment processing
  • Training materials
  • Pipeline tracking

Optional tools you may want to pay for:

  • LinkedIn Premium: $60/mo for Sales Navigator. Speeds up prospecting. Not required.
  • Loom Pro: $15/mo for recording demos. Free tier is usually enough.
09

What does a realistic first week look like?

  • Day 1: 2-hour onboarding call with Adrian. Walk through the audit tool, the product tiers, the pitch, and your first 20 target prospects.
  • Day 2 to 3: Run audits on your first 20 targets. Send personalized outreach using our templates.
  • Day 4 to 5: Follow up on replies. Book your first sales calls.
  • Day 6 to 7: Take your first calls. Practice the pitch. First close might land here (best case) or week 2 to 3 (realistic).

Expected output week 1: 80+ outreach messages sent, 3 to 5 calls booked, 0 to 1 deals closed.

10

Do I get training or am I on my own?

You get:

  • A 2-hour initial onboarding
  • The full sales playbook with outreach templates and objection handling scripts
  • Live Objection Coach at rep-coach.vercel.app - searchable, scripted responses to 23 common objections, open on your second screen during every call
  • A Loom walkthrough of the audit tool
  • Direct access to Adrian via Slack or text for the first 2 weeks
  • Weekly 30-minute coaching calls for the first month

After month 1, you're expected to be self-sufficient but Adrian is still available for deal-specific questions.

10b

Is there any tool that helps me during a live call?

Yes - the Live Objection Coach at rep-coach.vercel.app.

You open it in a second browser tab at the start of every call. When the customer pushes back, you type 2 or 3 words of what they said and the tool instantly pulls up the scripted response - Acknowledge, Probe, Redirect, Close - that you can read straight off the screen.

  • 23 objection responses, fuzzy-searchable by whatever the customer says
  • Common objections pinned as one-tap buttons for zero-latency access
  • Logs every objection you hit so the playbook improves every week from real call data
  • Export your session log to CSV for Friday coaching reviews with Adrian

Why this matters: new reps usually need 2 to 3 months to internalize an objection library. With the coach, you're at expert-level response quality on call 1. You still need to practice the delivery and listen well - but you never have to freeze because you forgot the line.

No audio recording, no transcription, nothing listening to the call. You're the one typing what you heard. Same legal posture as looking at a printed playbook.

11

What's the close rate on these pitches?

We're still establishing a baseline with real reps (that's part of why we're hiring now). Early data suggests:

  • Email open rate: 30% to 40%
  • Reply rate: 8% to 12% on personalized outreach using audit data
  • Call-booking rate: 20% to 30% of replies
  • Close rate on booked calls: 15% to 25%

The math: 100 messages to 10 replies to 2 or 3 calls to 0 or 1 closes.

A rep sending 30 messages/day averages 1 close every 2 to 3 days in month 1, 1 to 2 closes per day by month 2.

12

Can I work this part-time around another job?

Yes, but your results will be proportional to your time invested.

  • Part-time reps (3 to 4 hours/day): Typically hit $1,500 to $2,500/month.
  • Full-time reps (6 to 8 hours/day): Hit $4,000 to $8,000/month.

The bottleneck is always volume of outreach sent and calls taken. You cannot close what you do not contact.

13

Why are you hiring now?

Because we have a working product, proven demand in our target market, and outreach infrastructure that's already sending. The bottleneck is sales capacity.

Adrian has been running outreach solo and needs dedicated closers to hit scale. This is the first rep cohort (5 positions). First 2 applicants to impress me get priority territory (HVAC + plumbing). Next 3 get secondary verticals.

Reps in this cohort have priority access to expansion territories and future leadership opportunities as the team grows.

14

What happens if I'm not making any sales after 30 days?

We'll have a direct conversation.

  • If the issue is volume (you're not sending enough messages), we'll course-correct.
  • If the issue is skill (you're sending volume but not closing), we'll work on the pitch together.
  • If after 60 days you're still at zero despite full effort, we'll part ways amicably. No hard feelings.

The role isn't for everyone and that's OK.