Robert J Russell
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Most of my business is now through Social Media - #1 - Facebook, #2 - LinkedIn and #3 Alignable. My sales have taken a HUGE jump so I am a happy camper.
Is the old school way of insurance sales- gone forever?
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Is that FE business?
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There’s a FE quoter on his website. But a LOT of other stuff, too. I applaud his apparent success! But he kind of makes @HomeService ‘s original point.
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With the threats of violence or death for driving up the wrong driveway, no thanks. No door knocking for me. Don't want to be shot through the door either. A friend just lost his 26 year old son...shot in the head while he sat inside a friend's home. The shooter was a random bypasser who decided to shoot for no reason. Yes, it was in a "good neighborhood". I meet customers for in-person appointments in a public setting otherwise it's phone or online appointments. Flexibility is key.
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It takes some balls to get out there and hit doors. There is a a huge reduction of masculinity in the younger generation. Combine that with lack of a strong work ethic,sitting at a monitor all day in shorts wearing a pair of Crocs,eating hot pockets is a better way to spend the day.
lol lol . I bet I’ve knocked 8-10 k doors . I can count on 1 hand how many times I’ve been threatened . But I understand knocking’s not made for everyone . My friend always says “ I’m amazed you’ve never been shot “ . If I run into the hood and I see 10 young people smoking dope I won’t knock right then . But 90% of my knocks pretty rural .
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More likely to be bitten by a dog than anything else.
Love knocking doors.
Best part is meeting the creature who opens the door.
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Does that include that time with Duford?
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One of the beauties of this business is doing it the way we choose.
Almost every time I've had a gun pulled, it was rural. But that's just how they answered the door to any stranger.
The only time I felt like someone was actually going to shoot me was in a nice suburban neighborhood. The guy was early 60s and had a newer Corvette in his garage; no idea why he sent in an FE lead.
We had an appointment, he tried to cancel, and I showed up anyway. When I pulled up, he ran inside his house and ran back out aiming a pistol at me. I was parked in the street in front of his house, and he kept daring me to set foot on his property. I told him to f*ck off and got out of there.
Nut jobs are not exclusively younger thugs
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