Quotit Doesn't Work?

moonlightandmargaritas · 07-10-2008, 09:34 AM

If you use Quotit, this information might interest you...

Saw a health insurance banner ad this morning and clicked on it. Took me to a site where they were using a Quotit search engine.

Ever the curiousity seeker, I put in my info and "clicked for quotes".

Didn't work. Tried again -- same result.

It doesn't appear to work in the Firefox 3 browser. Tried in Internet Explorer -- it worked.

Maybe it's me, but a heads-up, if you use Quotit (I don't) you might want to check...lots of people use Firefox to browse the web...

somarco · 07-10-2008, 12:23 PM

I can get it to work . . . sometimes . . . but not always. I suspect they have issues with Opera and some of the other browsers as well.

FWIW some carrier sites (Aetna for example) don't work with FF either.

moonlightandmargaritas · 07-10-2008, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by somarco

I can get it to work . . . sometimes . . . but not always. I suspect they have issues with Opera and some of the other browsers as well.

FWIW some carrier sites (Aetna for example) don't work with FF either.

Carriers I can understand. I've worked in the HO. Mostly idiots.

But Quotit? Aren't these technology guys?

Firefox has a 15% browser share. Even larger among tech-savvy, and "early adopters". I've used it since '05...

healthagent · 07-10-2008, 12:40 PM

Firefox had a great place in the market when they launched do to the almost zero protection IE offered regarding malicious downloads. However, now that IE has solved that issue I'm trying to figure out where Firefox belongs.

moonlightandmargaritas · 07-10-2008, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by healthagent

Firefox had a great place in the market when they launched do to the almost zero protection IE offered regarding malicious downloads. However, now that IE has solved that issue I'm trying to figure out where Firefox belongs.

My bad. NOT 15%, up to 19.8%.

Pretty big audience to ignore.

healthagent · 07-10-2008, 02:24 PM

Agreed - but Aetna ignores their entire sales force so why would they get a site that's compatible with Firefox.

***Melmunch3*** · 07-10-2008, 03:39 PM

I only use Firefox and malicious spyware is just a drop in the bucket of added functionality over ie. Incidentally, here is the forum stats since January for which browsers our members use.

moonlightandmargaritas · 07-10-2008, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by Melmunch3

I only use Firefox and malicious spyware is just a drop in the bucket of added functionality over ie.

It seems much faster to me, no?

healthagent · 07-10-2008, 03:47 PM

In the past Firefox was much faster. On my new computer with IE 7 there's barely a difference.

Mark Quotit · 07-11-2008, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by moonlightandmargaritas

If you use Quotit, this information might interest you...

Saw a health insurance banner ad this morning and clicked on it. Took me to a site where they were using a Quotit search engine.

Ever the curiousity seeker, I put in my info and "clicked for quotes".

Didn't work. Tried again -- same result.

It doesn't appear to work in the Firefox 3 browser. Tried in Internet Explorer -- it worked.

Maybe it's me, but a heads-up, if you use Quotit (I don't) you might want to check...lots of people use Firefox to browse the web...

Hello,

Someone forwarded me your post, thank you.

Our "ePro" offerings, which are for an agents' use on their web site, support Firefox. Our "iPro" offerings, which are for an agents' OWN use when they generate/send their own proposals connected to our CRM, are generally compatible but do not actively/explicitly support Firefox, Opera, etc. We have agents using iPro with Firefox however.

I ask that you please send me a private message with more details so we may diagnose the specific issue and correct. It's hard to know what banner or "search engine" you may be talking about or if it is even a Quotit product.

Thank you!
- Mark at Quotit

indmedins · 07-11-2008, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by Melmunch3

I only use Firefox and malicious spyware is just a drop in the bucket of added functionality over ie. Incidentally, here is the forum stats since January for which browsers our members use.

Maybe 20% of that 23.62% is all Paul. He is on the forum all the time.

Just messin with ya moonlight.

moonlightandmargaritas · 07-11-2008, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by Mark Quotit

I ask that you please send me a private message with more details so we may diagnose the specific issue and correct. It's hard to know what banner or "search engine" you may be talking about or if it is even a Quotit product.

Now I have a more succinct understanding of why Norvax blows your doors off in the quote engine business.

Why would I take the time to send you a private message? I would think that you would want to send ME a private message? If I were you, I would be chasing me down!

All the info I have is in the initial post. At Tampa Bay Online (tbo.com) I saw a banner ad. I clicked on it. It took me to the person's site. At the bottom it said "Quotit". I put my info in. It did NOT take me to the next screen. I used Firefox 3 for a browser.

"or if it even is a Quotit product"?

Yup, that's it -- I'm an idiot. It wasn't you.

zapquotes · 07-11-2008, 09:29 PM

If you are a California based agent, try ZapQuotes.com. ZapQuotes technology puts quotit to shame both in the sense that it works on all browers (even your cell phone browser) and it has very powerful closing tools - not just numbers but actual tools that close cases. It only costs $50 per month with no setup fee and you don't even have to pay until you try it out for 30 days.

Frank Loughry - programmer - president

http://www.zapquotes.com

CHUMPS FROM OXFORD · 07-11-2008, 10:31 PM

Boy...that was an interesting first post. If that really was the President that posted that, well...forgive me...but he seems like a INSERT- Man, those Devil Rays are playing well END OF INSERT.

UPDATE: Frank edited his post. I edited mine.

GreenSky · 07-11-2008, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by CHUMPS FROM OXFORD

Boy...that was an obnoxious first post. If that really was the President that posted that, well...forgive me...but he seems like a pompous ass.

Not thrilled with Frank's reference to Mark, but I know him fairly well and he is anything but pompus.

I think it's the "super genius" moniker. He doesn't realize that it's automatic. Just wait until he's a Guru.

Also, zapquote does much more than Quotit but isn't as pretty. It's simply a terrific business tool that I actually prefer to any other system.

Rick

robliano · 07-11-2008, 11:25 PM

[COLOR=DarkRed]IE7 is only better because they ripped off (or tried to rip off) Firefox, the tabs, etc. It's in all of the tech mags and IE still falls short and can't compete.

And still, the slow to adapt or slow to acknowledge truth types say: "It's not used enough for us to make the changes."

They think it's equivalent to Netscape.

Humana actually had me consult with them to get their website more user friendly for agents, not sure if they ever even did the changes we went over.[/COLOR]

robliano · 07-11-2008, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by Melmunch3

I only use Firefox and malicious spyware is just a drop in the bucket of added functionality over ie. Incidentally, here is the forum stats since January for which browsers our members use.

Forgive my ignorance, but what's the difference between Mozilla and Firefox?

CHUMPS FROM OXFORD · 07-11-2008, 11:42 PM

OK Rick...I can see where he saw the "Super Genius" title. But still...a very unusual first post from a company owner.

moonlightandmargaritas · 07-12-2008, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by robliano

Forgive my ignorance, but what's the difference between Mozilla and Firefox?

My understanding is that Mozilla is the organization that produces Firefox (as well as the Thunderbird email client).

healthagent · 07-12-2008, 10:10 AM

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