WHY I BECAME AN INSURANCE AGENT AT AGE 19

I got started in the insurance industry when I was 19 years. My father has been in the industry for the last 30 years. I was raised around the industry, and I never thought I would be in the industry myself. 

For several years, I did insurance until one day; a Mid-Missouri peer called me to help train insurance agents to better their door-knocking skills. After that day, I realized that I found my passion for training other insurance agents. 

While I started transitioning into training insurance agents, I began posting videos on YouTube. For weeks and months, nobody was watching. A year and two years in, I was hitting small milestones. Eventually, I got to the point where people were reaching out to me – the demand started to come in. 

I started realizing how to fulfill the demand that our market needed. Little by little, I started building our business and our brand. 

You have to remember that when you’re looking at other people’s lives, you can’t look at their chapter 40 and your chapter 5. 

Everything that we do in our office is essential.

If you haven’t listened to the start of my story, then you need to right here: https://bit.ly/3ik7VEx.

HOW TO TURN GOOD HABITS INTO SALES

Good habits can transform your career and sales.

I like to check in with my sales team every single day. With daily training and growth, I have been turning good habits into sales. 

I had my sales team sit down and break down the different tips and opportunities available.

By creating good habits with routine, eating healthy, drinking your water, and working out, you can increase your sales. Leaders train, make sacrifices, and they work hard. 

In the insurance industry, we are given the promise of freedom, but what we do with that freedom that determines our earnings. By being clear on training, work ethics, and where we’re going, we can put ourselves in a situation we want to be in. 

Below I have listed my game-changing habits that successful people to increase your sales.

  • Forward thinkers
    • Looking towards the future and the next goals
  • Great habits
    • Eating healthy
    • Drinking water
    • Working out or moving their body every day
    • Focusing on energy
    • Creating a positive routine
  • Training
    • Focus on growth and working towards goals
  • Working hard
    • Driving home what they are working towards every day.

We are constantly making changes within the business to pivot in the right direction. We retain our focus on the future while trying to future our present. I promise if you watch my videos, enroll in my sales training, and put this work into practice, that YOU will see an increase in your sales. Click here to watch the video/

MY CONVERSION SECRETS: HOW TO TURN INSURANCE LEADS INTO SALES PART 2

MY CONVERSION SECRETS: HOW TO TURN INSURANCE LEADS INTO SALES PART 2

In my Free E-Book, I have provided some of my tips and tricks to help you master your calls.

Making these simple adjustments during your phone calls is going to make a huge difference.

First, instead of saying, “Hello, is this Betty,” say “Hello Betty.” By confidently saying their name, you eliminate any thought of being a telemarketer or a salesperson.

Second, use your first name. By not providing your last name or company, the conversation flows easier, and this doesn’t give them an opportunity to interject or try to leave the call.

Third, don’t ask what everyone else does – don’t ask how they are. You don’t know this person, and you don’t care how they are. Don’t make small talk that makes both people uncomfortable.

Fourth, don’t pause. By pausing, you’re waiting for them to take control of the conversation. Have your thought process completed before you get on the call. You will sound more confident, and you direct what is being conversed with.

And finally, sell a “drop-off” time. By only dropping something off, have the opportunity to get face to face with them, and they aren’t worried about you trying to sell something. 

Give these calling tips a try and comment below your thoughts. How did this work for you? Have you done any of these before? 

MY CONVERSION SECRETS: HOW TO TURN INSURANCE LEADS INTO SALES PART 1

MY CONVERSION SECRETS: HOW TO TURN INSURANCE LEADS INTO SALES PART 2

Are you an insurance agent who struggles converting insurance leads into sales?

Harvard Business Review did a case study covering three years, 15,000 unique internet leads, and over 100,000 calls, they found this:

  • Best days to contact people are: Wednesday and Thursday
  • Best time to call people are from 8 am to 9 am and then from 4 pm to 6 pm
  • Most sales happened between the fifth to the twelfth point of contact 

How many times are you contacting people? Are you persistent? What are you doing during your phone calls?

Many times people are paying for leads, and often agents do not follow up with their leads. 

By the time you’ve hit your sixth point of contact, you open your chances of contact to a 90% success rate. 

Download my FREE E-Book so that you can access my 12 Point Follow Up System.

One of my top secrets is TRIPLE dialing. Utilizing various numbers to contact people will increase your answer rate. You need to have conversations with leads versus just having leads. Leads are an opportunity to make a sale – but not a guaranteed sale. 

Changing up the times that you call your leads is essential. If you only call at 3 pm and they never answer – they might be unavailable. Calling at various points during the day will increase making contact.

Using these tips will help you convert leads into sales. Remember, 80% of sales happen between the fifth to twelfth point of contact. Work hard, and I know you will find success.

FOUR STEP SALES CALL TIPS

Are you comfortable with sales calls? Do you do the same routine with every single person? 

I’m here to tell you I change my calls up, person to person, but my routine is the backbone of each call. 

First, I start with the Warm-Up – I get to know them and build rapport. Both of us chat so that we get to know each other. Using either FORM or FORD gives you advice to create a topic. FORM: Family, Occupation, Recreation, then into the Message. FORD: Family, Occupation, Recreation, and Desires. 

Second, I get into my fact-finding. I share my money-bag presentation. I ask questions that I will be able to assist with during my presentation. The goal is then to give a long term solution. 

Third, I present and close. On my YouTube channel, I have produced videos with presenting and closing ideas. Also, I have personalized training for companies or one-on-one to give you more advice in this area. I touch on five benefits that I am going to help them solve and then pick three that will be the best options. Please make sure that it’s engaging along the way and they are saying yes. 

I provide in order the plans from largest to smallest. I also have nine trial closes ready to banter back and forth to see where they might be most interested.

Finally, I do my cool down where I bring the client from business to chatter. You want to confirm the client saw value in what you’re selling and ask questions. Then you will explain what happens next. This is the time to ask for a referral. For the next five to ten minutes, slow down and chat so when you get off the phone, they aren’t thinking of the sale but rather that you were so kind and got to know them.

If you are more interested in my specific techniques or direct examples, make sure to look into either my Success Society or my Sales System. I have a ton of options for how I can assist you through your insurance agent career.