You just couldn't resist; could you? Whatever happened to Proverbs 15:1
"A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger."
I think it is still before Proverbs 15:2. Just kidding, I get your point.
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You just couldn't resist; could you? Whatever happened to Proverbs 15:1
"A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger."
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Just curious, does anybody on the forum make money with Compulife. Is it worth the $99 per year or whatever it is?
Compulife doesn't "make anyone money." It's a tool. A chainsaw doesn't make a lumberjack any money but it's faster than an axe.
If Al was any competition to my business, I would be happy he did not use it. Nothing personal to him, I just want to have the edge.
I use a couple of good GAs for a lot of my quoting because I don't chase perfect-health 30 year olds wanting 10yr, $100K term. My client base is much, much smaller but has larger coverage needs and are older and sicker, thus I rely on the knowledge of the GAs I work with to shop and quote for me.
However, there is no "edge" there. I fail to see how Compulife or any quote tool gives any agent an edge. The "edge" is knowing how to communicate with the client, how to uncover the needs, how to explain objections, and how to seal the deal. It's all about execution and fundamentals of playing the game, not in having the best team doctor or statistician on the sidelines.
If you are as intelligent, as personable, and as knowledgeable as I am, you and I are going to have a game. If one or the other of us has "more" of what is important to the client... and we run those plays, one of us will easily win and the other will almost always lose.
When I'm talking to a small biz owner looking for a $5M buy-sell or biz succession deal, I bring in the best lawyer and CPA I can find and I engage the services of a top-notch GA as well.
If my competition brings better resources to the table and can provide a better plan than I can, I will lose the case... and I compete against some very intelligent agents and I lose my share. But I win my share as well.
When I lose I am reminded of what Cassius said:
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings."
Julius Caesar (I, ii, 140-141)
If you believe that spending $300 a year (and every year) for Compulife is going to make you an insurance "rock star" (credit to Rob Liano for that wonderful metaphor) by all means spend the money.
Personally I'd get more out of spending it on a case of my favorite Gin... but (as always) YMMV.
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If you believe that spending $300 a year (and every year) for Compulife is going to make you an insurance "rock star" by all means spend the money.
Personally I'd get more out of spending it on a case of my favorite Gin... but (as always) YMMV.