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      Good Will Publishers Reviews

      3.8

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (47 total reviews)

      Conor Gallagher

      86% approve of CEO

      64% positive business outlook

      Good Will Publishers has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 47 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Good Will Publishers employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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      47 reviews
      1.0
      27 Nov 2017

      Do not listen to the lies

      Sales representative
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      Pros

      nothing to really say, was sold a bunch of lies and promises.

      Cons

      They say you can make 60-80K and you have a base salary and all expenses are paid, however then you find out the its a Draw, and unless you qualify a town you don't even get your gas or any expenses paid for. It's not easy to qualify a town because these are small towns that have been beaten up by the Amazon's and Walmart's. Little money so you have make them feel bad to even get them to sign up. Many Many Billing issues so the people that signed up in the past will not sign up again. Plus who wants to pay 10 to 15 per book. Told many times that the illustrations are outdated...but message is great. Program was failing and they don't want to or know how to fix it besides keep hiring more people. Not a way to solve the problem, of course they don't want to hear there is a problem which is another issue. They will also stop your draw without any kind of notice. They say they are a Christian company and want highly ethical people, however they are not an ethical company. Been in sales for many years and you shouldn't have to go to every business in a town to make a program to work.

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      Good Will Publishers Response
      8y
      Thank you for the feedback. We try to always be open about our work and opportunities. Fortunately we have many people actively selling our programs across the country and making the income they desire for their families. We try to be very clear about our expense and commission policies when we on-board someone. In fact both are included in the compensation agreement that each employee signs when they start with us. On the topic of sharing information about our other divisions and pricing. Thank you for giving us this feedback. We will certainly learn from it.
      1.0
      8 Aug 2015

      Don't be Tempted!

      Sales
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      Pros

      Direct manager is fantastic and understands the challenges.

      Cons

      Family business that is all about making them money. I spent more on travel than I made every week. You are given a small town to call on the Friday before. Reimbursed only .18 cents a mile and drove 600 miles average a week. I had to beg hotels for trade out advertising for the book that goes to (AVG) 20 children in their town. Potential Client (Sponsors) were skeptical because the company is not local. Very hard sell unless you give it away and again you lose.

      1.0
      7 Sept 2013

      Catholic Con Artist

      Sales
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      Pros

      They set the Towns you work....the territory but they will decide what towns you work...many times not in your territory! Most of the towns are very small 2-3000 and are being worked by the companies other divisions.....a small town wont support 3 different book programs! If this territory has been worked before ....you will find that accounts are sold at very small contract amounts which you must re sell at 3 to 4 times the amount!!! Wont happen....The Heritage program is the only viable product and that still depends on area. Program , product, and company are very dated and not trust worthy! Don,t waste your time...they churn through reps and even if you take the Draw you wont be paid until week 3....and then only for week number 1! You will never see the money for weeks 1 and 2. THEY KNOW HOW TO WORK THEIR SYSTEM!!!! Christian in name only...don't waste your time...you will make more money at WalMart

      Cons

      Management, program, and competition which is the other divisions of GWP selling similar product to the exact same business owners. These towns are very small and there is an even smaller amount of business owners that are willing to support this type of program and VERY few that will pay the asking price....you will be forced to sell very low and make nothing!!! They churn through reps.....I found out there were 3 before me in just 3 months!!!

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      Good Will Publishers Response
      11y
      Thank you for the feedback, it is disappointing to hear that someone had a difficult experience with a position in our company. We have for over 76 years worked to provide opportunities to sales professionals where they can provide a very good living for their families' while doing something good for communities in their territories. Certainly this position is not for everyone but many people have been very successful. But, we would not have made it 76 years if we were dishonest and sales people did not do well. We have over 80 sales people in 43 states who are able to sell our programs in the communities they work. This is not an accurate representation of our company, our ownership or management. We strive to treat everyone fairly and encourage them to be as successful as they can be. As for the description of the businesses that sponsor our programs or the towns we sell this is completely false. We sell towns between 3,000-20,000. Many sponsors participate in multiple programs, because they desire to do good in their community. Most towns have very little overlap between programs and it causes very little difficulty for our sales representatives.
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