# Write the visit after the door

A sales call report is the visit written down after the door, and what is a sales call report for a field crew is that row: who knocked, the postal address, the outcome, and the next step. Knockdesk is field sales software that keeps that row on the pin so Friday is not a stack of sheets.

## A call report that lives in a notebook is a second shift

You feel it when the closer asks for the sit notes and the setter is still typing in the lot. What is a sales call report is the row that already exists when the door closes. 40 knocks with an outcome beat a recap that names 40 and can only prove 28. The deal still has to sit on the address.

**The address.** Write the postal address. A first name with no pin is not a report.

**The outcome.** Not Home, contact, appointment, sold. If it never hits the pin, the report is a memory.

**The next step.** A sit time or a callback belongs on that row. A vibe is not a next step.

## The report is the write-up. Canvassing is the walk.

Canvassing is the walk that produces the row. A check-in starts the shift. The sales call report is what you can hand someone after the door. If you still need a sheet, use the sales call report template, then put the same visit on the pin.

- [Field sales glossary](/glossary): The hub this term opens from.

- [Canvassing](/glossary/canvassing): The walk that has to produce the report on the pin.

## How Knockdesk tracks it

Knockdesk keeps the visit on the pin: outcome, time, place, and the deal if one opened. Export is a file you download. The sales call report template is the sheet version of that row. Full desk is on the pricing page.

## Keep going from the row

- [Field sales glossary](/glossary): The hub this term opens from.

- [Canvassing](/glossary/canvassing): The walk that fills the report, door by door.

- [Sales call report template](/templates/sales-call-report-template): The call log and visit report CSVs, when you still need a sheet.

## FAQ

### What is a sales call report?

A sales call report is the visit written down after the door: the rep, the postal address, the outcome, and the next step.

### Is a call report the same as a check-in?

No. A check-in starts the shift. The call report is the row after the door.

### Does Knockdesk print a call report for me?

The visit lives on the pin. Export is a file. The sales call report template is the sheet if you still need columns on paper.

### What belongs on every row?

The rep, the postal address, the outcome, and the next step. In the example, 40 knocks, 8 contacts, 3 sits, and 1 sold.

### Can a sold row pay the deal?

No. The report is the visit. Confirmation still uses the vendor rate that was live.

### How much does Knockdesk cost?

Full desk is on the pricing page. A free trial is not open.