Door Knocking on Sunday

[yogooglethis]

Wow, i'm curious... Usually people in our business understand that there is some door knocking that will eventually happen... with that said, do you even sell Final Expense?

I am pretty much a pure play Medicare Health plans agent since I started in the biz.About 10 -12% of my income is from FE and these are all from either referrals or my health insurance clients calling me and asking if I sell FE. Before the ban on cross selling on MA appointments my FE sales made up about 20-25% of my income.

I started in the business in 1992 with Combined Insurance selling their sickness and med Supp policies door to door to prospects who already had a Combined accident policy or at least had been contacted by a Combined agent so I got some exposure door to door sales.While with Combined Insurance I did learn how to politely barge in to a prospects home without being invited in first by employing the Combined shuffle method of assumptive invitation to enter.The only really nasty receptions I encountered was from prospects who didn't remember who Combined Insurance was and to them I was just a flat out cold knocking door to door insurance salesman and I didn't dig that vibe too much.

I was fortunate I was able to build a book of business with Med supps and then with MA starting in 2006 so that i didn't ever have to rely on door to door sales to make a living.I honestly couldn't do it or maybe I should say I could possibly do it but i hate it so much I would find something else I could sell that doesn't require cold knocking instead and I am really, really surprised that there is still that many trusting people out there who will invite a stranger into their home who just happened to knock on their door - and especially a stranger you wants to try to sell you life insurance! I know i wouldn't let you in my home even if you where selling that free life insurance but my hat is off to you guys that have the skill set to do it.

 

[Agentguy5]

I am pretty much a pure play Medicare Health plans agent since I started in the biz.About 10 -12% of my income is from FE and these are all from either referrals or my health insurance clients calling me and asking if I sell FE. Before the ban on cross selling on MA appointments my FE sales made up about 20-25% of my income.

I started in the business in 1992 with Combined Insurance selling their sickness and med Supp policies door to door to prospects who already had a Combined accident policy or at least had been contacted by a Combined agent so I got some exposure door to door sales.While with Combined Insurance I did learn how to politely barge in to a prospects home without being invited in first by employing the Combined shuffle method of assumptive invitation to enter.The only really nasty receptions I encountered was from prospects who didn't remember who Combined Insurance was and to them I was just a flat out cold knocking door to door insurance salesman and I didn't dig that vibe too much.

I was fortunate I was able to build a book of business with Med supps and then with MA starting in 2006 so that i didn't ever have to rely on door to door sales to make a living.I honestly couldn't do it or maybe I should say I could possibly do it but i hate it so much I would find something else I could sell that doesn't require cold knocking instead and I am really, really surprised that there is still that many trusting people out there who will invite a stranger into their home who just happened to knock on their door - and especially a stranger you wants to try to sell you life insurance! I know i wouldn't let you in my home even if you where selling that free life insurance but my hat is off to you guys that have the skill set to do it.

That's what I thought!

 

[Life4me]

Any new perspective on door knocking on Sundays by anyone recently?

 

[moonlightandmargaritas]

Any new perspective on door knocking on Sundays by anyone recently?

Yes. If you are so desperate that you have to door knock on Sundays, apply at Walmart. It's only a matter of time.

 

[Life4me]

Yes. If you are so desperate that you have to door knock on Sundays, apply at Walmart. It's only a matter of time.

Thanks so much for your sarcastic negativity as always you miserable man!

 

[moonlightandmargaritas]

Thanks so much for your sarcastic negativity as always you miserable man!:

"You can't handle the truth."
- Jack Nicholson

 

[tins]

Thanks so much for your sarcastic negativity as always you miserable man!:

You've got him pegged!

 

[PA Bill]

Any new perspective on door knocking on Sundays by anyone recently?

I've worked Sundays. As good for selling as any other day, I guess. But for me it led to burnout. That is why I stopped doing it. Gotta recharge the battery sometime.

 

[Gooner]

You've got him pegged!

Dangit...I hate when I do this....

Moon had it right on the money with this one. If you've gotta sell on Sunday, go through your hat in the minimum wage pool. The ONLY reason to put up with the insane amount of crap we do, is to be able to set our own hours. If you can't make enough money working 4 days a week 10-6...get another job...this ain't the line of business for you.

At least on the FE side...Tins...you med sup guys can go suck it with your renewals and drunken golf outings

 

[Life4me]

Dangit...I hate when I do this....

Moon had it right on the money with this one. If you've gotta sell on Sunday, go through your hat in the minimum wage pool. The ONLY reason to put up with the insane amount of crap we do, is to be able to set our own hours. If you can't make enough money working 4 days a week 10-6...get another job...this ain't the line of business for you.

At least on the FE side...Tins...you med sup guys can go suck it with your renewals and drunken golf outings

I am selling FE part time, so nights and weekends are my availability for now. As for the Walmart comment by the moonlight ***, I have a job in the banking industry and I just completed my undergrad in business.