WTX2WY
Expert
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I am in W TX and there are drilling rigs everywhere, depending on the area you can spot 3-10 on the horizon in any direction.
There are typically 5-10 company men/foremen/supervisors/mud loggers/etc on site in the trailers and all make good money, with a lot of the company men making several thousand a day. They often work 30 on /30 off so they are there 24/7.
There are also a dozen or so guys actually working ON the rig. These guys make good money but probably not approachable while on the clock.
I know oil services company salesmen approach the rigs, as well as food truck types. So approaching these guys is not unheard of. However it is a high risk environment and one would probably need to have proper safety gear if walking on site.
The reason I bring this up is that I've had several people tell me I should approach the company men and others on site to sell. The only reason for even considering this is the company men make $200k-$500k/yr so can afford large policies and they are usually not hanging around the office on their days off to approach there. I am also already in these areas, so wouldn't be driving 100s of miles out of the way to find them, basically just stopping in as I see them. Could be a tremendous referral network if successful at getting a few as clients.
Does anyone have experience cold approaching the company men and others directly at the rig site for insurance?
(this is a very niche question so I wouldn't be surprised if it gets zero responses. or 5 pages of smart ass responses)
There are typically 5-10 company men/foremen/supervisors/mud loggers/etc on site in the trailers and all make good money, with a lot of the company men making several thousand a day. They often work 30 on /30 off so they are there 24/7.
There are also a dozen or so guys actually working ON the rig. These guys make good money but probably not approachable while on the clock.
I know oil services company salesmen approach the rigs, as well as food truck types. So approaching these guys is not unheard of. However it is a high risk environment and one would probably need to have proper safety gear if walking on site.
The reason I bring this up is that I've had several people tell me I should approach the company men and others on site to sell. The only reason for even considering this is the company men make $200k-$500k/yr so can afford large policies and they are usually not hanging around the office on their days off to approach there. I am also already in these areas, so wouldn't be driving 100s of miles out of the way to find them, basically just stopping in as I see them. Could be a tremendous referral network if successful at getting a few as clients.
Does anyone have experience cold approaching the company men and others directly at the rig site for insurance?
(this is a very niche question so I wouldn't be surprised if it gets zero responses. or 5 pages of smart ass responses)