Rant About Training Agents Who Think They Know Everything
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There are only 2 ways to make money recruiting.
1) Recruit newbies, train them, and take half off the top. They sell a couple policies, go broke, and quit. You repeat over and over and over...
2) Recruit thousands of veteran independents. Give them street or above street contracts. Sit back and collect your 1%...
The problem is that good agents believe in the golden rule and aren't interested in running a revolving door operation by ripping newbies off.
If you're not interested in ripping people off, then the only other way is to make money is to mass recruit and become an FMO.
It's the only way the math works...
1) Recruit newbies, train them, and take half off the top. They sell a couple policies, go broke, and quit. You repeat over and over and over...
2) Recruit thousands of veteran independents. Give them street or above street contracts. Sit back and collect your 1%...
The problem is that good agents believe in the golden rule and aren't interested in running a revolving door operation by ripping newbies off.
If you're not interested in ripping people off, then the only other way is to make money is to mass recruit and become an FMO.
It's the only way the math works...
ninetythree
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I think you did what any decent human being should do- help the next generation of agent get started. The problem isn't with the method, its with the kind of person you chose. Only do business with people who believe in something.
I know that seems a little naive to say, but someone who only believes in chasing money is going to be a soulless minion of the anti-christ and you can't expect anything better. Deceit is in their nature. On the other hand, if you hire someone who wants to money or wealth to do something, raise a family, go on vacation, donate money to Obama - you've got the kind of person who's going to be more loyal and appreciative of the opportunity.
I know that seems a little naive to say, but someone who only believes in chasing money is going to be a soulless minion of the anti-christ and you can't expect anything better. Deceit is in their nature. On the other hand, if you hire someone who wants to money or wealth to do something, raise a family, go on vacation, donate money to Obama - you've got the kind of person who's going to be more loyal and appreciative of the opportunity.
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I can see how leveraging would work, having a group of agents producing could work in your favor. I can only see so many people in a day, and there are many more prospects out there than JD and I have time to see haha.
Problem is, how many sales do you lose giving up your time training idiots they don't pan out, or leave after they learn? I've got a couple guys now that are starting to do ok, and I think they will be good in the long run. It's just hard to find that balance.
Funny because every time I drive my 100,000 sportscar to a party or BBQ, all the 20 something guys want to start selling insurance. Everyone likes the benefits of this business, but very few are willing to put the time and effort in. I don't mind helping someone out but they have to want to help themselves, and I sure don't want to spend hours training someone who will turn out to be competition after they learn everything.
Problem is, how many sales do you lose giving up your time training idiots they don't pan out, or leave after they learn? I've got a couple guys now that are starting to do ok, and I think they will be good in the long run. It's just hard to find that balance.
Funny because every time I drive my 100,000 sportscar to a party or BBQ, all the 20 something guys want to start selling insurance. Everyone likes the benefits of this business, but very few are willing to put the time and effort in. I don't mind helping someone out but they have to want to help themselves, and I sure don't want to spend hours training someone who will turn out to be competition after they learn everything.
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nightmareonelmst
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sexual intellectuals - fvcking know it alls
