Hiring · Commission-only

Hire commission-only salespeoplewithout wasting six months.

Commission-only works brilliantly for the right offer and fails badly for the wrong one. PrimeClosers gives you a UK network of self-employed closers and setters who choose to work commission-only, plus the agreements, invoicing and payment rails that make the arrangement clean on both sides.

When commission-only actually works

Commission-only is viable when the salesperson can realistically earn a strong living inside their first 60 days. That normally means an average order value above roughly £3,000, warm or inbound lead flow, a proven conversion rate you can evidence, and a short sales cycle. If any of those are missing, the good closers will pass and you will only attract people with no other options.

Proven offer
Somebody has already sold it repeatedly — the closer is scaling a known result, not discovering one.
Lead flow
You supply appointments or inbound. Asking a commission-only closer to also self-generate halves your applicant quality.
Fast payout
Commission paid promptly after cash collected. Slow payment is the number one reason closers leave.
Honest numbers
Publish real conversion and average deal size. Inflated figures get found out in week two.

Getting the arrangement right

Commission-only salespeople in the UK are normally engaged as self-employed contractors, which means they invoice you, control how they work and are responsible for their own tax. That status has to be genuine, and the written agreement matters. PrimeClosers issues the placement agreement, records the commission terms and handles invoicing and settlement so both sides have the same documented version of the deal.

Why closers accept commission-only here

Because every payment processed through the platform builds their Verified Earnings record, and every employer builds a Verified Payer record. That mutual accountability is why strong closers are willing to take commission risk on a business they've never worked with before.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, where the salesperson is genuinely self-employed — they invoice you, control how the work is done and are not treated as an employee. If the arrangement in practice looks like employment, National Minimum Wage and employment rights can apply. Take your own advice on status; we provide the agreement and payment trail, not legal advice.

UK high-ticket commission-only rates commonly run 10-15% of cash collected, higher where the closer self-generates leads and lower where you supply high volumes of warm inbound.

They invoice through PrimeClosers, you approve, and we collect, hold and settle the payment. A 4% Platform & Payment Fee plus VAT applies to contractor payments processed through the platform.

Self-serve hires include a 30-day replacement guarantee — if it doesn't work out inside 30 days we source a replacement at no additional placement fee.