Of course, we are staying connected virtually. Working at Hometown Quotes (HTQ) has been a unique working experience for me. Our office environment has changed drastically since 2004. Here is a quick timeline rundown: For 16 years, HTQ has been a privately owned company that evolves exponentially each year in Read more…
I like to be the best at everything I do. I am 1 of 9 so we grew up with a lot of healthy competition between academics, athletics, and our parent’s time. When I come up short, it pushes me to learn better ways of doing things. Failure truly does Read more…
A Useful Work-from-Home Project: Create a Drip Email Campaign Our last blog post covered some whys and hows of using email to market your insurance business. This week we’ll look at a specific type of emailing—drip campaigns. A drip campaign is a series of emails planned to have a cumulative Read more…
Keep Up Your Marketing through Email Marketing has taken some interesting turns in the last several weeks. It feels out-of-touch to run self-promotional television or radio ads when people are anxious about illness. Billboards and bus-bench ads don’t have quite the same reach when most of us are sheltering in Read more…
Hello HTQers! I cannot believe this day is finally here. My dream has finally come to fruition. I am glad I get to enjoy this with others. Happy May the 4th Be With You and Star Wars Day! Do you have a favorite Episode? My favorite is The Empire Strikes Read more…
Reasons to Consider Making Flex Work Permanent One of the silver linings of 2020 is finding out that there are more ways to be flexible about work than we might have previously imagined. Whether it’s clearing out a closet to create an isolated home workspace away from the kids or Read more…
3 Times and 6 Ways to Ask for Referrals You know referrals are a great way to build your insurance book. You’ve heard there are some especially good times to ask for a referral, like right after an initial sale, a premium reduction or a successful claim. But maybe you’re Read more…
10 Traits of a Great Insurance Agent The lesson that all work has dignity has really been driven home in the last month. The grocery clerks stocking shelves overnight, delivery drivers bringing crucial supplies to our homes and hospital janitors sterilizing rooms to keep patients safe have all proven that Read more…
How to Sell Insurance During a Pandemic Knowing that we are protected has become a paramount concern for many of us. As we listen to the news and scroll through feeds, we feel fear, sadness, anger, boredom, anxiety and hope, sometimes all at once. These are extraordinary times for everyone. Read more…
COVID-19, a.k.a. the coronavirus, is wreaking havoc on just about every type of entity that exists. The human toll for those who become ill and their loved ones is most tragic, of course. And there’s also the multitude of other ways that we are all affected—closed schools and churches, overloaded Read more…