October 15, 2009
Guide to Online Sales Lead Websites for Brokers
Prior to the internet, a nice portion of an agent’s day was spent on the telephone, trying to acquire potential clients. These days, insurance marketing plans for brokers includesleveraging qualified leads from insurance lead sites. These sites provide an simple and efficient way of getting new customers.
Lead companies operate by pairing together users interested in insurance with insurance brokers who are interested in selling them a policy. These sites gather personal information from each user employing a website form, store the information and then sell the sales lead to one or more insurance brokers.
With an abundant amount of lead generation websites all selling slightly different insurance leads, insurance brokers can’t always figure out which insurance lead company is right for them. There are specific features that good insurance leadgen sites hold that can cause them stand out from the rest including filters, pricing, refund policy and billing.
To find the best insurance lead company, you have to watch out for particular features. Quality is the key to attaining a great return on investment (ROI). The ability to filter your sales prospects so that they meet specific qualifications is a very important factor. How much you pay per lead is also important. If you pay too much for each prospect you receive, you might see a negative return on investment. Then again, if you buy low cost leads, you may not make a sale at all. Be sure to check the return rules before signing up with a insurance lead company. They should repay the cost for any fake leads you are given. Along the same vein, most insurance leadgen sites have a minimal amount required to fund your lead account. If the lead company try to charge you a high amount of cash up front, you might be taking too big of a risk.
Finally, when selecting an insurance sales lead company, you should shop around and test the waters of 3-4 sales lead companies. You might find out that some provide good life insurance sales propsects but don’t supply great car insurance leads. If you buy insurance sales leads from various companies, it will give you an edge against the competition and will keep the volume of your insurance leads in check.











