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What's your excuse then?
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What's your excuse then?
It's people like you who encourage these new guys to go independent that make life hard for the rest of us. I am sick and tired of competing for business. It is getting to where there is no low hanging fruit left on the tree and with all these washed up and out mortgage guys looking for easy money... I'm about ready to start selling arthritis kits
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do a search on this site, there are tons of threads on mutual or MoO for short... I worked for them before. I think the training can and will be good, depending upon your manager.
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no worry's mate.....just stick to posting under one name and its all good.....
Oh yes I do have another, I could not figure out how to delete it or change the screen name so I ended up just creating a new one, if there is a way I will clean it up
Forget salary. If it is anything it is a draw or annualized commission. Realistically you will probably do somewhere between $20,000-$40,000 your first year if you survive. You can do better but very few first year agents do.
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Sorry about that, salary was a horrible word choice. What I intended to say way how much annual income can I expect to make, which I know is not the same thing. You already answered that question though so thanks. I do intend to go with 100% commission I think the extra incentive will be a very good motivator for me.
so thanks. I do intend to go with 100% commission I think the extra incentive will be a very good motivator for me.- 2,088
Yep, 20-40K is very realistic. If somebody starts talking six figures, they are usually full of it... it can be done the first year, but not realistic. Now, after five or ten years, with renewals, yeah, six figures is way more possible..
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I really like the idea of having a job that I could potentially make 6 figures if I work at it, sounds like it should stay interesting for quite a while.
In your experience do people that start as insurance agents, and like their job after a few years, stick with it or do they try to move to other things like district managers later in their careers?
In your experience do people that start as insurance agents, and like their job after a few years, stick with it or do they try to move to other things like district managers later in their careers?
Those who can't sell, become DM's
Sales offers the most flexibility and freedom. I have done the Sales Management and DM jobs. Pure commission sales beats those jobs, if you can sell and are willing to work to build a business. I don't have to ask anyone, other than my wife, for permission to do anything.
Sales offers the most flexibility and freedom. I have done the Sales Management and DM jobs. Pure commission sales beats those jobs, if you can sell and are willing to work to build a business. I don't have to ask anyone, other than my wife, for permission to do anything.
I have done it all,from personal lines to commercial lines, am a MUT agent, and I can vouch that selling life/health is a lot better for lots of reasons, inc luding the money. The best part is that it leads you into the finacial services area. Thats were you really should focus. It's better to learn how to sell insurance and go the investments, etc than the other way around. I do reconmend working with an independent agency, as long as they don't take any of your commisions, clients, don't charge for rent, and provide you with prospecting/marketing credit. Otherwise, captive agencies like MUT are great, because you need to walk before you learn how to run and they have a decient training program.
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