being in this industry for over 10 years now I find that asking about salary is more professional the second interview. The first should be a "get to know you" session where they learn of your strengths as much as you know about theirs.
Once they see how right you are and the amount of potential business you bring to the table - I usually request a second meeting where I layout the structure of the meeting for example " so why dont we schedule a meeting in 2 days so that we can discuss strategies as well I can get to go over your site a bit more - in addition you can work on a proposal that includes salary expectations - commissions and any other benefits you wanted to fit in.
If you don't mind sending that to me prior to our meeting so that I have a chance to review it I would appreciate it. Please keep in mind that my current job offers me $xxxx a month with these benefits. I really like what I see here and hopefully our next meeting will be to discuss when we can start working together to everyones benefit"
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