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After getting several leads who said they were looking for the medicaid income requirements i did some googling. look what I found: Medicaid - Medicare ...


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Old 09-19-2008, 02:30 PM   #1
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After getting several leads who said they were looking for the medicaid income requirements i did some googling. look what I found:

Medicaid - Medicare Consumer Guide

Oh, you want information on medicaid, well lets get you some quotes first?
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Old 09-19-2008, 02:52 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by schealthagent View Post
After getting several leads who said they were looking for the medicaid income requirements i did some googling. look what I found:

Medicaid - Medicare Consumer Guide

Oh, you want information on medicaid, well lets get you some quotes first?
I just saw it on the site -- it's Insure Me's site!
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Old 09-19-2008, 02:54 PM   #3
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Damned!

Man...if we ONLY had a respected member of this site who ran a lead company and didn't pull this kind of s**t.

...but where would we find such a member?
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Old 09-19-2008, 02:56 PM   #4
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Also, it's right at the top of their site:

Free Insurance Quotes | Auto, Homeowners, Life and Health Insurance | InsureMe
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Someone actually get's respect around here?
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Old 09-19-2008, 03:04 PM   #6
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Lol,

I plugged in my info "to find out" if I'm Medicare eligible - which of course should not have allowed me to continue after I entered in my date of birth.

It did and I went through the process to get to the "thank you screen" listing all the agents who will contact me.

This is literally the dirtiest I've seen it get.
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Old 09-19-2008, 03:13 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by healthagent View Post
Man...if we ONLY had a respected member of this site who ran a lead company and didn't pull this kind of s**t.
If it's leads4agents of which you speak, I tried some. The results were disappointing. Others may have a different experience.

The service and responsiveness were absolutely excellent. Very prompt and fair on returns as well. No credit for extreme fatties though, hurts overall ROI. About average "contact ratio" (folks you can get on the phone).

Very low ROI though (in comparison with some other vendors). A lot of currently uninsured folk and tire kickers who don't make good prospects in my experience. Lack of filters hurts the most.

As usual, ymmv.
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Old 09-19-2008, 03:15 PM   #8
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...been using 'em for a few months now - opposite results. Great ROI.
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Old 09-19-2008, 03:22 PM   #9
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...been using 'em for a few months now - opposite results. Great ROI.
I'm glad to hear that, that's why I said "ymmv".

Can you "put a number" on "great ROI"?
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Old 09-19-2008, 03:25 PM   #10
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Yes - closing 1 out of 8 leads.
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Yes - closing 1 out of 8 leads.
That's not "return on investment" though...
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Well at $80 per sale it's safe to say I make more than $80 in commish per sale.
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Well at $80 per sale it's safe to say I make more than $80 in commish per sale.
So you post you're getting a "great ROI", but you don't know what it is?
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Old 09-19-2008, 05:11 PM   #14
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I just know my average case which is $4,100 - easy math from there.
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I just know my average case which is $4,100 - easy math from there.
Never had "Probability and Statistics" my good man?

An "average" is universally made up of a few big ones, and a lot of small ones. It can be misleading.

You might want to track "most frequent" size - it may open up your eyes a little.

So, truth be told, you don't have sufficient data to make a statement like "I'm getting great ROI" - "averages" aren't enough!
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.....take all of my cases and do the math = average of $4,100 per case.

I did take stats in college....years ago.
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Originally Posted by healthagent View Post
.....take all of my cases and do the math = average of $4,100 per case. I did take stats in college....years ago.
Ok, now we're gettin' somewhere! Be patient with me, it's been a long time for me too...

Were all of your cases generated by leads from leads4agents? Didn't think so.

In order to make a statement such as I'm "getting a great ROI" with any degree of accuracy, divide the total first year commission generated from that particular lead source, by the dollars spent on leads from that particular lead source.

Example:

$25,000 (first year commissions) divided by $5,000 (spent on leads). Result = 5.

Ratio is 5:1. You got back 5 dollars in commission for every 1 dollar spent on leads.

Whew, I'm tired...
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Man that's a lot of work. Almost off to an Irish pub for what I hope will be REAL fish and chips. Wish me luck.
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man that's a lot of work. Almost off to an Irish pub for what I hope will be REAL fish and chips. Wish me luck.
I'm jealous. Can taste the fish and chips.

It's not that much work if you set it up in Excel - once you've got it in there - it's easy.

Have a pint for me.
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...let us pray

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