Wonder if you are still around ... or?
I work with companies that are always looking for good communicators and sales people. Who isn't, especially with the recession/depression going on.
If you are a good sales person you can make a lot of money with the right kind of deal.
Have you heard of Ross Perot? He got his start as a sales rep for IBM. He didn't get a 40%+ sales commission, but he probably did get 5-10% on IBM computer systems that were selling for $MM's per system. Ross Perot, of course, became a billionaire when he started his own company and turned his sweat equity into stock value.
Fortunately for me most IM marketers are not using their skills with "real" businesses. It's their loss, I think.
Ralph Branson