Hi guys. I have a question. I know this has probably been talked about ad nauseum, but upon searching this topic, those posts are old. So I have questions about face to face door knocking in 2024 given the climate we are in.
I am trying to decide if I want to do telesales or face to face. I don't mind telesales, I did it for 3 years selling Home, auto and term/whole life for a popular insurance company. Now I'm going independent. My problem is possibly getting bored staying at home doing 300 calls a day or waiting for the phone to ring on incoming calls, don't know if I'm disciplined. I am a social person, and like to go where the action may possibly be instead of waiting. So I'm thinking face to face may be quicker and easier than telesales starting out. Need opinions on that?
However, I've been told that my city (Dallas) is saturated with insurance agents selling. I've been told by one imo that I should consider areas that may be one hour and 30 minutes out from where I'm at. This imo often encourages their team to go out of town alot as they are getting more leads in certain states and cities than others in the county. I also looked at a YouTube video by Doug Massi in which he said the leads are starting to get bad in alot of areas unless you know the holes, spots or rural areas that are in demand, therefore he was saying face to face is becoming dead and he promoted the telesales.
So are any of you that are doing face to face having to go out of town alot or travel an hour or further away? Dallas traffic is brutal coming in and going out, so I don't know if I want to be traveling over an hour and 30 minutes everyday to door knock, if I have an appointment I don't mind. I have to give this imo 10 to 15 zip codes, and give them the money and I don't know what zip codes to start with. But they are telling me it may be best to go a hour or two out. I don't mind some days but don't know if I want the wear and tear everyday on my car. I also don't want to waste money giving them zip codes near me with a bad lead return. So how far are y'all traveling for face to face and is true that certain areas or cities don't have good leads?
Secondly, my next question is how safe is face to face in 2024. I know in the past it has been pretty safe for you guys. But I'm seen alot of incidences in this month alone of mistaken identity, people shooting even kids knocking on their front door. I think it's been three cases alone for the month of May, where someone goes crazy shooting because someone's kicking in their door. That's why I wanted to bring this topic up for 2024.
I am trying to decide if I want to do telesales or face to face. I don't mind telesales, I did it for 3 years selling Home, auto and term/whole life for a popular insurance company. Now I'm going independent. My problem is possibly getting bored staying at home doing 300 calls a day or waiting for the phone to ring on incoming calls, don't know if I'm disciplined. I am a social person, and like to go where the action may possibly be instead of waiting. So I'm thinking face to face may be quicker and easier than telesales starting out. Need opinions on that?
However, I've been told that my city (Dallas) is saturated with insurance agents selling. I've been told by one imo that I should consider areas that may be one hour and 30 minutes out from where I'm at. This imo often encourages their team to go out of town alot as they are getting more leads in certain states and cities than others in the county. I also looked at a YouTube video by Doug Massi in which he said the leads are starting to get bad in alot of areas unless you know the holes, spots or rural areas that are in demand, therefore he was saying face to face is becoming dead and he promoted the telesales.
So are any of you that are doing face to face having to go out of town alot or travel an hour or further away? Dallas traffic is brutal coming in and going out, so I don't know if I want to be traveling over an hour and 30 minutes everyday to door knock, if I have an appointment I don't mind. I have to give this imo 10 to 15 zip codes, and give them the money and I don't know what zip codes to start with. But they are telling me it may be best to go a hour or two out. I don't mind some days but don't know if I want the wear and tear everyday on my car. I also don't want to waste money giving them zip codes near me with a bad lead return. So how far are y'all traveling for face to face and is true that certain areas or cities don't have good leads?
Secondly, my next question is how safe is face to face in 2024. I know in the past it has been pretty safe for you guys. But I'm seen alot of incidences in this month alone of mistaken identity, people shooting even kids knocking on their front door. I think it's been three cases alone for the month of May, where someone goes crazy shooting because someone's kicking in their door. That's why I wanted to bring this topic up for 2024.
