What Is The Purpose Of This Forum?

[LGilmore]

actually I thought I was on the Penthouse forum at first.



Really, the main reason I visit here is to learn from others mistakes. Most add fluff to their success, but people tend to be brutally honest about their mistakes in this business. I try to learn from others experiences to avoid repeating them in my current and future efforts.

 

[lifetri]

I am a new member. I am coming back to the business after 10 years of managing telemarketing companies. I have been coming here for about a month now. I started by evaluating the companies I have been looking out. Great info from everyone about that. But, also for ideas. I want to thank everyone, whether it is BS or not I like the information. Besides if there was not some BS, then I know no one here is a salesperson.

 

[Guest]

You don't need an association for product training, the carriers offer it on demand or scheduled weekly, as well as every GA offering it as well.

They need you to know the products in order to sell it so you will be inundated with product training, very often GA's will even try to pass off product training as sales training so you will get a lot of product knowledge wherever you end up.

I haven't quite figured it out yet myself but my girlfriend says I'm addicted to forums lol.

While I'm here, can anyone tell me the associations I can/should join. One ibelieve is iahii and the other is iaahi. I think there is two and I get them confused. I'm looking for health sales mainly and learning the products/biz. Can someone post a link for the two and which one to join?

 

[Josh]

Really, the main reason I visit here is to learn from others mistakes.

That's awesome!

 

[Full Throttle]

For me: to find the gems buried in a sea of ****. There is a lot of fluff, noise, vague recycled sales advice, recruiting, and name calling, but every once in a while I find something that makes it worth while that I can take and use in my business. I have also made friends with a few forum members willing to share their expertise with me on the phone. I swear this forum off from time to time, but here I am again.

 

[LGilmore]

"That's awesome! "

I can see you are becoming my life long friend on this forum.

Maybe we'll become as famous as AL and Winter.

stay classy.

 

[GreenSky]

You don't need an association for product training, the carriers offer it on demand or scheduled weekly, as well as every GA offering it as well.

They need you to know the products in order to sell it so you will be inundated with product training, very often GA's will even try to pass off product training as sales training so you will get a lot of product knowledge wherever you end up.

I seem to recall a time when you were pimping the IHIAA along with charging people a fortune for your training. Not that I am diminishing the value of either.

What will you be promoting in 6 months?

Rick

 

[Guest]

You don't need an association for product training, the carriers offer it on demand or scheduled weekly, as well as every GA offering it as well.

I don't dispute this, but for those who are brand new to the business, having a good GA for life products in your corner is a good idea.

I don't know how good (or bad) the GA side of the ILIAA is, but it is run by Rick Bronstein. Last week I gave an MA to Rick for a client that I didn't have the experience to provide good advice and he visited them and did a good job... or so they told me. Thus, I can only assume that the same professionalism will be carried over to the life-side of his biz and he and Nick Perry will provide a good service to agents needing GA services.

Disclaimer: I am not a member of ILIAA nor have I put any biz through their GA side. However, I've known Rick for a number of years and despite our political differences, I recognize his expertise in many areas... expertise which is way beyond mine. As for Nick... he seems like he knows what he is doing... and he has a really hot girlfriend (fiancee) which I think is more important than knowing anything about insurance! TTBOMK Rick does NOT have a hot girlfriend... but I could be wrong.

I'd have a hot girlfriend too, but my wife of 28 years sort of frowns on that. I don't understand why. Wives are like that. If you have one... you probably understand.

Stay single.

Al

 

[Frank Stastny]

I'd have a hot girlfriend too, but my wife of 28 years sort of frowns on that. I don't understand why. Wives are like that. If you have one... you probably understand.

Stay single.

Al

They really don't have a very good sense of humor about that for some reason.

My grandfather told me when I was a kid, that if I was smart I would lead my life like Jesus Christ led his, stay single and love them all. Why is it that we grow too soon old and too late smart?

 

[m2788]

I think just about anyone can learn something from this forum. I've seen some really good ideas on here and was able to learn some stuff from the forum. It is also a great place to meet other agents. You will find that a lot of people on this forum are helpful.

It is nice to have a place to vent also, and talk about the companies that suck.