2008 Lead Company Update

[dmiller90]

Fully agree and your system should be explored by new agents - especially by agents who simply prefer not to prospect.

However, and I honestly forgot your system but I believe it's $10 live transfers. You supply the leads and the service calls and transfers people to you.

Newbies would probably convert 10% of their transfers and if it's $10 per transfer and they want 4 deals a week that's $400 a week of marketing money - plus lead costs - most new agents simply don't have.

Regarding senior agents - there are many on this board who have been in the biz a hell of a lot longer than me who prospect and do not buy leads. We're not all crazy, we're not all wrong.

I frankly am not interest in any system where my clients are not business owners.

First, Once again, Half Cocked, and wrong information. No system transfers anybody to me?, or do I pay for a transfer, if your talking about Leadpod, then your way off base, (I just got off the Phone with BlueMarlin from this Forum and explained to him, So its no gimmick or laziness. Its Effective Marketing and Managing your Leads to be Successful. (Long Term)

How can you have a system that you dont Prospect? I never said I didnt prospect. You would be dead in the water if you didnt prospect, so that was a way off base comment. (but expected!!) Its how you Prospect and the system you use, I touch all my clients one way or the other no less than 9 times, not manually or when I get a chance to follow back up. Its a combination of Phone Calls, Voice Mails that work, and systematic Emails.

You dont think Buisness Owners search online for Health Insurance? Send me what your smoking, Because my stuff is weak!!

 

[Crabcake Johnny]

Care to explain your system in detail so new agents can benefit?

 

[schealthagent]

Good idea to bring this thread back up. As I mentioned in a dedicated thread, ileads.com and healthleadsdirect.com and lifeleadsdirect.com are the same company, one will tell you they can give you exclusive leads but they are on the other site available a la carte. There may be other sites as well. I had leads delivered from ileads, and then when i went to healthleadsdirect to poke around i saw the same dob, zip, hgt wght etc.

Here's the real kicker - when i looked at my credit card statement, they dont even bother to hide it, the names of the billing companies are the same except one has llc after it. Since the sales rep made it sound like i needed to fax back the signed contract and i figured all of this out before i did - i contested the charges with AMEX, we'll see how bad they want their money.

 

[Mr. Bill]

Okay I hate to sound like a total dummy but what the heck, it's late and I'm tired.

I knew that healthleadsdirect.com and lifeleadsdirect.com were the same company, but what you're saying is that ileads.com is the exact same company as those two? I sure didn't know that. I wasn't happy AT ALL with ileads.com, but have only sporadically (and it's been months!) since I used either of the other two sites. Please confirm, thx.

 

[djs]

Yep, some company. Not a big secret, same lousy leads at both sites. I do believe healthleadsdirect.com uses even more affiliates than ileads, if that makes any difference.

In case you are trying to keep track, leadsclearance.com is the same as quotesauction.com, though they at least hint at this on the site.

It turns out that many of the lead companies use some sort of 'clearing house' for unsold lead capacity. This is a large part of the problem with internet leads nowadays, they are shared / traded / sold amongst the lead companies, making sure they sell max capacity.

Dan

 

[CHUMPS FROM OXFORD]

Healthleadsdirect's leads are among the worst in the industry. Information is often inaccurate and leads have been recycled many times. They are also totally unresponsive to any type of request you make.

Even though the price is attractive ($3-$4)...don't waste your money.

 

[Crabcake Johnny]

I'd like to see Sam finish his lead comparison site.

 

[Sam]

I'd like to see Sam finish his lead comparison site.

Good memory... HAHA, I can't even find time to finish this site! Back in the day, I was pretty excited about the leads comparison site. You can check it out at Insurance Leads However, I really need to finish the agent and consumer resources sections of this site before getting to any others.

 

[insureman07]

You love them. You hate them. You love them again. You leave them. But for many of you...despite the frustration...they are profitable for you.




LEADCO-The Good: They claim they do not use affiliates, and I believe that is true. Generous credit policy and good customer service. Generally, not a bundle of agents to compete with. Prices are competitive. The Bad: Lackluster filters and confusing printouts (ie nonsmokers often indicated by a number...not Y or N).


Netquote- The Good: Plenty of filters and decent credit policy. Prices are competitive. The Bad: Ongoing battle with affiliates, although they are making some headway. Note: If you use Netquote, make sure you request zip codes with no more than four agents and update your areas quarterly.



VIMO- The Good: Plenty of volume and helpful customer service. For the most part, leads are not oversold. Prices are competitive. The Bad: Only four filtered medical questions means many of the leads have health problems not indicated. Every prospect gets an "instant quote" which is generally inaccurate. "Live" leads seem to be waining in popularity. Note:It is possible that the number of filters will be increased in the next 90 days.

I have used all of the above and most recently leadco. I HAD A 50% RETURN RATE WITH THEM. I want to find a good one soon or Ill be back in the mines. jk

 

[somarco]

50% RETURN RATE WITH THEM (Leadco)

OK, so what was your ROI on the ones you kept?