Old School

al3 · 01-10-2009, 01:38 PM

School of Hard Knocks: Edward Jones Still Sells Investments Door-to-Door - WSJ.com

There are old guys like me who still do this... but we'll all be dead soon!!!

Al
Preserve your memories

GreenSky · 01-10-2009, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by al3

School of Hard Knocks: Edward Jones Still Sells Investments Door-to-Door - WSJ.com

There are old guys like me who still do this... but we'll all be dead soon!!!

Al
Preserve your memories

Counting the minutes.

WIN · 01-10-2009, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by GreenSky

Counting the minutes.

al3 · 01-10-2009, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by GreenSky

Counting the minutes.

I've hired a helicopter to hover over your house and when you walk out to see what's going on it is going to sprinkle my ashes all over you.

GreenSky · 01-10-2009, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by al3

I've hired a helicopter to hover over your house and when you walk out to see what's going on it is going to sprinkle my ashes all over you.

On my way out the door. Can't wait!

xrac · 01-10-2009, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by GreenSky

On my way out the door. Can't wait!

Spred that love!

HomeService · 01-10-2009, 11:16 PM

I went out Friday and knocked a few, did not get a lot of stuff going but Monday I will be back out there.

Omniins · 01-15-2009, 09:21 AM

What kind of success do you guys that go door to door have? Also, what types of insurance sell best and which types are hardest to sell door to door?

HomeService · 01-16-2009, 10:29 AM

I think life is the easiest -door to door, and health and disability are the hardest. Of course, I'm an old school debit life guy, so there you go.

papa · 01-16-2009, 04:45 PM

Could you further elaborate on your door to door technique? What is your opening to get inside the house? Is there any particular neighborhood or type of housing that you look at first? Are you concentrating mainly on simplied issue life insurance? Thank you for any advise since I am just starting to go door to door.

Charpress · 01-16-2009, 05:50 PM

I'm trying to picture door-to-door life sales.

I see my neighborhood. I see my front door. I see me opening the front door (being already slightly annoyed that someone is interrupting whatever I'm doing). I'm thinking: "This dude had better have something important to say" as I open the door.

"Hi. Have you considered what would happen to your family if you weren't around..."

I presume there is a lot more to this than I'm able to picture.

SportsNut · 01-16-2009, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by Charpress

I'm trying to picture door-to-door life sales.

HomeService is a debit agent, works door to door, sells low face amt, weekly or monthly collections life policies...

You're right, you can't imagine selling life d-to-d... no more than you can imagine going back to each of your clients each month to actually hand collect the premium for each of your placed policies. Like comparing a mouse to an elephant.

Also, I doubt that a debit agent would be cold calling in the neighborhood of your palatial estate. [No doubt an 8,000 sf mcmansion; another one of those RICH ins agents]