# The walk that starts at the door

Door knocking is walking assigned turf to start a conversation at the door. Knockdesk is field sales software, and what is door knocking here is the knock on the pin, not a tally in a group chat.

## Door knocking without a pin is a story about the day

You feel it when the sheet says 50 and the map says 36. What is door knocking is the attempt at that household. Canvassing is the name for the same walk when you are talking about covering the territory. The tracker is the product that keeps the status on the pin.

**Hold turf.** Cut work from the territory so one rep can finish the week. Then knock those pins.

**Start or log.** Start Knock times the visit. Log visit saves the outcome. Both need the address.

**Keep Not Home.** Nobody home is still door knocking. Dropping it inflates every rate you read later.

## Thirty-six knocks, four hours, a day you can recompute

Dana holds one turf and knocks for 4 hours. They log 36 knocks: 16 Not Home, 8 no answer, 7 contacts, 3 appointments, 2 sold. 16 + 8 + 7 + 3 + 2 = 36. Pace is 36 / 4 = 9 knocks per hour. Door knocking that day is 36 pins, not the 44 they typed in the chat on the drive back.

| Outcome | Count | Still door knocking? |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Not Home | 16 | Yes |
| No Answer | 8 | Yes |
| Contact | 7 | Yes |
| Appointment | 3 | Yes |
| Sold | 2 | Yes |
| On the pin | 36 | 16 + 8 + 7 + 3 + 2 = 36 |
| In the chat | 44 | Eight knocks with no address |

## Door knocking is the knock. Canvassing is the walk.

Canvassing meaning is covering a territory at the door. Door knocking is that knock. Turf is the pack you walk. A door disposition is the outcome you write when you step off the stoop. Use all four, not one blurry word.

- [Canvassing](/glossary/canvassing): The walk on the territory. Door knocking is the knock in that walk.

- [Turf](/glossary/turf): The pack cut from the territory before the first knock.

- [Door disposition](/glossary/door-disposition): The outcome that ends the knock.

## How Knockdesk tracks it

Start Knock times the visit. Log visit saves the outcome. Both land on the pin, including Not Home. Do Not Contact and Invalid Address do not count as coverage. The door knocking tracker is the status on that address. Full desk is on the pricing page.

## Keep going from the knock

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

- [Canvassing](/glossary/canvassing): The walk this knock belongs to.

- [Door knocking tracker](/features/door-knocking-tracker): Door statuses, nobody-home coverage, and unverified knocks.

## FAQ

### What is door knocking?

Door knocking is walking assigned turf to start a conversation at the door, with the attempt logged on the pin.

### Is door knocking the same as canvassing?

They name the same field walk. Canvassing is the coverage word. Door knocking is the knock at the household. Neither is a petition route on this desk.

### Does nobody home count as door knocking?

Yes. Not Home is still a knock and still coverage. Do Not Contact is not coverage.

### How does Knockdesk log a knock?

Start Knock for a timed visit, or Log visit for the outcome only. Both have to land on the address.

### Is a chat tally door knocking?

No. If the sheet says 44 and the pins say 36, eight knocks never happened on this desk.

### Where do I read the knock after the day?

On the door knocking tracker: the status on the pin, including nobody home and an unverified badge when GPS was outside the radius.