Is anyone going to the Convention (National Agents Alliance) (NAA

I'm in the same boat, except that I have had my license since March and was contracted with LH. NAA has been on my tail for the last week trying to get me to work for them. This is what I have been doing.....mega research on all the different companies and their lead systems and asking LOTS of questions while speaking with them.

Oh, and the two main things that turn me off about NAA....the MLM format and the 'inspirational' propaganda :cool:

good for you for catching onto this very quickly, before you invest all your savings into their program
 
good for you for catching onto this very quickly, before you invest all your savings into their program

Ha! Thanks Matt. You know, that was one of the first things that I asked about. It seemed rather odd to me. I asked why I have to pay for their training program and was told that is only for "higher up agents" and that "someone would take training more seriously if they had to pay for it." I'd rather sell Avon....at least I could get a discount ;)
 
Ha! Thanks Matt. You know, that was one of the first things that I asked about. It seemed rather odd to me. I asked why I have to pay for their training program and was told that is only for "higher up agents" and that "someone would take training more seriously if they had to pay for it." I'd rather sell Avon....at least I could get a discount ;)

NAA is no more of an MLM than any other IMO. Les so than many. You do not assign your commissions to NAA, which is a big no-no for agents.

They may not be the place to build a career but I did very well with NAA as a newbie. The group I was with offered excellent traing and support and the leads were the best I've ever worked. I was not a recruiter then and am still not today so my business plan didn't mesh with their's.

So, while I wouldn't recommend them for everyone there are many worse places to get started.
 
NAA is no more of an MLM than any other IMO. Les so than many. You do not assign your commissions to NAA, which is a big no-no for agents.

They may not be the place to build a career but I did very well with NAA as a newbie. The group I was with offered excellent traing and support and the leads were the best I've ever worked. I was not a recruiter then and am still not today so my business plan didn't mesh with their's.

So, while I wouldn't recommend them for everyone there are many worse places to get started.

Thanks for the info, jd. I always like to know the other side of the coin, so to speak. How long did you stay with them if you don't mind me asking? I'm still on the fence with all of my prospective jobs but will certainly take your advice into consideration. :yes:
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AND a pink car....................

Bahaha! No doubt....perhaps I'm in the wrong business!
 
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Thanks for the info, jd. I always like to know the other side of the coin, so to speak. How long did you stay with them if you don't mind me asking? I'm still on the fence with all of my prospective jobs but will certainly take your advice into consideration. :yes:
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Bahaha! No doubt....perhaps I'm in the wrong business!

I was pretty much fulltime with them for 2 and half years. When I started with them in 2004 they were all about production. By the end of 2006 they were all about recruiting.

There are good and bad management groups within every IMO. I happened to be with a good one.
 
I was pretty much fulltime with them for 2 and half years. When I started with them in 2004 they were all about production. By the end of 2006 they were all about recruiting.

There are good and bad management groups within every IMO. I happened to be with a good one.

Ahh, gotcha. When they started heavy on recruiting was the turnover much higher? I'm only curious because they keep calling me and I seriously have hardly any experience....which in turn makes me wary, if that makes sense?
 
Ahh, gotcha. When they started heavy on recruiting was the turnover much higher? I'm only curious because they keep calling me and I seriously have hardly any experience....which in turn makes me wary, if that makes sense?

Not that I noticed. The turnover is high everywhere in this business. Less than 1 in 10 agents make it past one year in the business and that's industry wide.

They had a monthly meeting in Louisville. I made it most months. There were about 40 agents there at the meeting. There were only 2 besides me that were at the last one I wnt to compared to the first one. It's been almost 6 years since I went to one. Those two are probably long gone by now.

I had never sold a policy by myself when I started with them. Previously I had been on meeting with a trainer. In my first full month with them I wrote over $12,000 ap. Mostly because of the leads but I was also using the system to the letter.
 
Not that I noticed. The turnover is high everywhere in this business. Less than 1 in 10 agents make it past one year in the business and that's industry wide.

They had a monthly meeting in Louisville. I made it most months. There were about 40 agents there at the meeting. There were only 2 besides me that were at the last one I wnt to compared to the first one. It's been almost 6 years since I went to one. Those two are probably long gone by now.

I had never sold a policy by myself when I started with them. Previously I had been on meeting with a trainer. In my first full month with them I wrote over $12,000 ap. Mostly because of the leads but I was also using the system to the letter.

It's interesting about the high turnover rate in this business in general. I was unaware of it until recently. My previous manager made it sound like it was all sunshine and roses and that I'd be riding around on a unicorn with saddlebags full of cash.....and then reality hit. Thankfully for me I find insurance fascinating.

That is interesting about the meetings because it would seem that there would be tons of agents there with the way they tout NAA. I was actually supposed to attend one last night but was unable to. I wish I could have as I would have liked to compare the experience to yours.

That is a LOT of ap for your first month. So obviously they have a good system to work from if just starting out. That's good to know.

This make come across as 'not nice'.....but I am hesitant to get involved with a company that seems a bit on the 'religious' side. To me, religion and business don't make great bedfellows.
 
There will always be the ones that are marketing their tapes, videos, cds, books,etc, to supplement their income primarily because they refer to & think of themselves as "trainers, when in reality they are simply licensed agents that have been around for years & no longer desire to do the work required to be successful - they find it much easier to advertise their wares as tools of success when the information available from an experienced upline is isually better info & generally very effective !!!!
 
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