Ok so i posted a question earlier about this guy at work i like but didnt know if he liked me. well.he added me to facebook and today just posted on my wall! like, i didnt post on his first he started the convo today. is that a good sign? i hope so! there were like 5 exclamation points in his post and he ended it with a =D
im hoping he likes me back. if you didnt read my first question as to who this pertains to heres the link.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 131AAF9Ynb

please let me know what you think

If he friended u and posted on ur wall first thats a good sign..... i did all that with the girl i like.... and usually giving a bunch of exclamations and a smile is a good sign cuz hes trying to show emotion and get some emotion out of u

I am looking for some advice from experienced life insurance agents. I need some tips on getting to prospects besides canvasing. I really do not like to canvas and I work in a bad part of town. Please help! My sells have been down and my lapeses are terrible this month

Your best bet is to develop a network of people that will serve to send you "referrals" not leads. One of the best ways I have found is working with a regular networking group such as BNI (Business Network International). See if there is a local chapter in your area--you should be able to google it. If there isn't one, start one. The group meets once a week for one and a half hours and can only include one from each person from each industry, i.e. one mortgage broker, one life agent, one p&c agent, one group health & benefits agent, one commercial real estate agent, one residential real estate agent, one commercial furniture sales person, one accountant, one attorney, etc. We get to know each other and each other's business and we pass around qualified referrals--people who are truly interested in you not just a lead which many times can be almost the same as a cold call. I also belong to about four other networking groups that meet at least once or twice a month. Also consider a formal referral program with your existing clients.

The other suggestion is to get connected with a few P & C agents sometimes they are looking for life agents that are willing to sell for their major companies and will give you their clients as long as you sell their products.

I have never found that purchasing leads work for me. My best clients have been referrals whether through my direct networking, a few key referral sources that I have or satisfied clients.

Good Luck

Where can i find new leads for the glazing contractors/glass industry?

I am with one of the biggest Glass Fabricator in Southern California. I am a sales represenative. Just trying to pick up new buisness.

I'd make sure I knew where the largest constructions projects were about to occur (via newspapers, friendships/talking to city managers, etc) and talk to the owners of these businesses. Also, similarly start to talk to the facility managers for your local school districts, large hospitals, office towers. Good luck and rock on!

How do I find new leads in the life insurance buisness.?

Looking to find new leads to interview

Hello fellow life insurance seller. I would suggest that you contact someone in the realty business and get a list of new homeowners who do not have mortgage protection and if they will not give those names then give them generic apps so that they can have the new homeowner the apps and send them to you or leave your number with them. Have you considered purchasing online leads? They have lead packages that have good leads for about 12 bucks per lead.
These are not cold leads. You can also get leads by using public information such as birth announcements in the newspaper to offer insurance. You can go to where your local county records are kept and look up new mortgages etc. Also get licensed in several states to broaden your market. Good luck.

Business directory? Trade shows? What, specifically, should I be doing for 10 hours a day? (I work in the toy industry)

Well, if you have one customer already, this should show you a good place to start expanding your client base. You are in the toy industry, so if you sell to small gift shops, try other small gift shops first. From there, after getting to know your customers closer, you should pick up other tips just from speaking to them.

For instance, my current area of sales is in the restaurant business. Often I get my leads from my current customers. They'll say, "Hey I heard there is a great new steakhouse opening up down the street." There is another lead!

Trade shows and publications (i.e. Business Journal) are also helpful. I also check out the newspaper for mentions of new businesses coming soon.

Keep your eyes and ears open all the time!

Good luck!

Where can I go to find out new construction leads for restaurants and hotels?

I started a business for reupholstery and manfacturing of commercial and residential furniture and would like to know if anyone can help here. The business is a little slow and would like any other avenues any of you can think of. I need more leads.

Thanks!

You need to advertise. Get in the yellow pages and bold yourself. Look attractive, post incentives. Deals, free estimations, no traveling charges. Things like that.

Then find a directory like Thomas.net or something and figure out where you need to be when people search for contractors in their area. You need to search for a contractor that does the work you do, when you find THEM you will know where YOU should also post your information. Do that for weeks and weeks. You will get alot of different results everywhere. And dont just use page 1 of whatever the search is, go to page 2 and 3 as well. Yahoo.com and Google.com.

Altavista.com also has their hand in the workforce.

And do what Winter and Whitjay said!

Why oust Gordon Brown before he leads the new labour crooks into history?

If the Labour Party membership wants to oust these crooks for good, isn't it better to do so from the stronger position of opposition, with the new labour gang's ranks thinned, fewer bribes for them to hand out, etc?

And before anyone mentions the spectre of the Tories, we've suffered under Tory governments since 1979 without a break. Better to retake the Labour Party and make it the people's party, not the rich people's party, once again, surely?

Firstly I agree that there will be no discernible difference for ordinary people between Conservatives or Labour. They are now like the BBC's interchangeable blonde newsreaders..no difference at all.

I also agree that ousting GB is in no way a cure for the corrosive grip that is effecting the labour party. There are a huge number of drones at the top to fill his dour brogues.

It's an interesting point about removing the power of government and with it bent fiscal dealings to cut away the dead wood. Personally I think it needs more than that..a new voice and a new party. A party for the ordinary hard working people of this country. Labour have quite simply broken my heart .

What are the new ways to get new leads?

It's a good day to put your ideas in motion. Make a list of everything you'd like to accomplish in the next month and set aside a goal to work on every week. Reward yourself for milestones as you pass them.