RaginBajin
New Member
Hi there everyone.
My name is Joe. I currently live in Virginia and about to start out in the Insurance Business. My family has been in the insurance/mortgage business for quite a long time. I've learned a lot just by standing around as a young kid and paying attention.
I am going to be embarking on this adventure part-time. I have a full time job that I do enjoy, but it does give me a lot of flexibility in scheduling. I work in the IT industry for a Residential VOIP Provider (Telephone over your internet connection).
The reason I am wanting to get into the business is because I enjoy selling and I enjoy finance. This is a great mix of helping people with their financial future as well as a way to satisfy my urge to sell and work with numbers and make some good money on the side. If I do really well, there could be a case to be made to work totally full time at this, but I'm letting that take me down that road when it comes.
Since I have a lot of computer/internet experience, I think the best way for me to start out is by gathering leads that way. I can build my own auto-dialers as well as advertise online in multiple different ways. I'm pretty decent with SEO, so that will help.
The biggest downside I think I have is being part-time as well as training opportunities. I won't be going to a captive company as all my dad's friends and himself work in the business, so they are there for me. I just don't have that "Let me hop in the car and go to the appointment with you", type of help.
Sorry for the long intro.. Just felt like writing a bit today.
My name is Joe. I currently live in Virginia and about to start out in the Insurance Business. My family has been in the insurance/mortgage business for quite a long time. I've learned a lot just by standing around as a young kid and paying attention.
I am going to be embarking on this adventure part-time. I have a full time job that I do enjoy, but it does give me a lot of flexibility in scheduling. I work in the IT industry for a Residential VOIP Provider (Telephone over your internet connection).
The reason I am wanting to get into the business is because I enjoy selling and I enjoy finance. This is a great mix of helping people with their financial future as well as a way to satisfy my urge to sell and work with numbers and make some good money on the side. If I do really well, there could be a case to be made to work totally full time at this, but I'm letting that take me down that road when it comes.
Since I have a lot of computer/internet experience, I think the best way for me to start out is by gathering leads that way. I can build my own auto-dialers as well as advertise online in multiple different ways. I'm pretty decent with SEO, so that will help.
The biggest downside I think I have is being part-time as well as training opportunities. I won't be going to a captive company as all my dad's friends and himself work in the business, so they are there for me. I just don't have that "Let me hop in the car and go to the appointment with you", type of help.
Sorry for the long intro.. Just felt like writing a bit today.
