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First, I'd like to thank you all for your input: Lots of great information to consider - especially ILIAA.org, and the encouraging info concerning hope for cold calling. I've got some great ideas I'm considering to go with - but, going back to this discussion, it's not that I'm looking for "free leads + top commissions". I realize, that lead generation takes time and money, and obviously those who take on this task need to be compensated somehow.
I guess, what my question boils down to is whether or not the insurance field is the right field for me at this point -- and I have a feeling it may be, if I find the right company, with the right set-up. When I realized that I could not hang any longer with the business I'm with now, I started looking for another industry to move on to - such as, medicare supplements (Simply because I find it a good fit for my personally favorite sales approach: free initial enrollment in Medicare, then consultative upsells into supplementals). And I had companies offer me anything from $25 flat fee for Medicare enrollments with no residuals, plus 10% commission on supplements (with free leads) to 9 hour days in a cubical, 6 days a week (with salary) to regular sales contracts (with nothing else on their part).
I'm not looking to be able retire after the first year in this market, but I have to make at least 50K - like I've mentioned, I've stayed with a sinking ship too long and cannot afford a survival year. "Is it possible to make at least 50K in this industry in the first year - without going back to a cubicle -- or should I be looking elsewhere?". That's the question - and if I have to pay for the leads or cold call, it's all fine, I just don't want to get into something and then realize that it's not doable.
I guess, what my question boils down to is whether or not the insurance field is the right field for me at this point -- and I have a feeling it may be, if I find the right company, with the right set-up. When I realized that I could not hang any longer with the business I'm with now, I started looking for another industry to move on to - such as, medicare supplements (Simply because I find it a good fit for my personally favorite sales approach: free initial enrollment in Medicare, then consultative upsells into supplementals). And I had companies offer me anything from $25 flat fee for Medicare enrollments with no residuals, plus 10% commission on supplements (with free leads) to 9 hour days in a cubical, 6 days a week (with salary) to regular sales contracts (with nothing else on their part).
I'm not looking to be able retire after the first year in this market, but I have to make at least 50K - like I've mentioned, I've stayed with a sinking ship too long and cannot afford a survival year. "Is it possible to make at least 50K in this industry in the first year - without going back to a cubicle -- or should I be looking elsewhere?". That's the question - and if I have to pay for the leads or cold call, it's all fine, I just don't want to get into something and then realize that it's not doable.