Remote sales jobs: what they are and how to find one

What a remote sales job actually involves

Most remote sales jobs fall under the label inside sales: you contact leads by phone or email, run demos over video call, and move prospects through a pipeline until they buy. Some roles are entry level, built around a script and a quota of calls. Others, often called high ticket sales, involve larger deals, longer sales cycles, and more negotiation.

Pay structures vary by company and are usually a mix of a base salary plus commission, though some roles are commission only. A term you may come across is residual income in sales: this means you keep earning a commission on a client's renewals or repeat purchases after the first sale, rather than only being paid once. It is common in insurance, software subscriptions, and some financial products.

Common remote sales roles

• Inside sales representative: calls and emails leads, runs demos, closes smaller deals.
• Sales development representative (SDR): books meetings for closers, often an entry point into sales.
• Account executive: manages larger accounts and bigger deals, sometimes high ticket.
• Customer success or renewal rep: focuses on keeping existing clients and growing their accounts.

Where to look for real openings

Search for remote sales roles on general job boards such as Indeed, LinkedIn, and Glassdoor, using filters for remote or work from home. Company career pages are also worth checking directly, especially for software and tech companies that hire sales teams across many locations.

• Use specific search terms like inside sales remote or sales development representative remote rather than just sales.
• Check the listed salary or commission structure before applying, if the posting shares one.
• Look at how long the company has existed and whether it has a real product or service, not just a sales pitch.
• Read reviews on Glassdoor for a sense of how the sales team is treated and paid.

What to watch out for

A legitimate employer never asks you to pay for training, a starter kit, or a certification before you start working. If a posting promises high pay for little effort, or pressures you to decide immediately, treat it as a warning sign.

No real employer asks you to pay to get hired. If a sales job asks for money upfront, it is not a job offer worth pursuing.

Be cautious of postings that are vague about the actual product being sold, since some of these are fronts for pyramid-style recruiting rather than real sales roles. A real job description tells you who the customer is and what you would be selling to them.

Is remote sales realistic as a full income

Remote sales can be a real full time career, including entry level roles that train you on the job. But results depend heavily on the product, the company's lead quality, and your own consistency with calls and follow-up. Commission-heavy roles can be unpredictable month to month, especially while you are learning.

If you are searching for part time remote sales work, know that fewer companies offer part time sales roles compared to full time ones, since quotas and pipelines are usually built around full time hours. It exists, but take time to find.

Where PocketsFull fits in

PocketsFull is not a sales job and not an employer. It is a free rewards site where members complete paid surveys and offers, including trying out apps and games, and collect rewards they can redeem. It works well as something to do on the side while you search for or train toward a sales role, not as a replacement for one.

Joining is free and PocketsFull never asks for a deposit or any payment. You earn by completing surveys and offers, not by paying in, which is the opposite of how a job scam usually starts.

How surveys and offers work on PocketsFull

Surveys are market-research questionnaires from survey providers, and a completed one adds its reward to your balance. Not every survey fits every person, since providers look for specific profiles, so being screened out partway through happens to everyone from time to time.

• Keeping your profile complete and accurate helps match you to more surveys.
• Offers are tasks from partners, such as trying an app or game and reaching the steps it lists, or signing up for a service.
• Some offers take between 7 and 30 days to confirm, and each offer lists its own confirmation time.
• A reward can take time to appear while the survey or offer is checked by the partner.

How rewards are paid out

Redeemed rewards on PocketsFull go toward gift cards, and the box below shows which ones along with other payout options, since the catalogue depends on your country.

PayPal and Litecoin are also listed on the redeem screen alongside local gift cards.