Resources
Here are some of my favorite resources. These will help make your life easier by improving your efficiency and motivation. Also, let me know if you have a resource of your own that others would benefit from.
Websites
Books
Documents
http://www.corp.ca.gov/Consumer/SAIF/Pubs/10_SAIF_2nd_Edition_Preparing_End-of-Life_Paperwork.pdf
California Last Will and Testament (Free):
An excellent gift for your California residents and must have for your final expense seminars.
What you need to know to pass your Life Only Exam in Southern California
http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0200-industry/0030-seek-pre-lic/0100-requirements/upload/PreLicEduObjLO.pdf
Here are some of my favorite resources. These will help make your life easier by improving your efficiency and motivation. Also, let me know if you have a resource of your own that others would benefit from.
Websites
- http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/handbook/handbook.21/handbook-2159.html: The California State Social Security Handbook printout that shows it is okay for people receiving SSI or Disability income from CA to have life insurance as long as the cash value doesn't exceed $1,500.
- iMortuary.com:Find a mortuary in any town in the USA. Great resource for customers.
- DiscountUrn.com:Cremation urns at a discount (usually).
- 52hours.com: Great website for California agents looking to get licensed. It has step by step instructions on how to do it, and it also has a great Q&A.
- FuneralPlanning101.com: Great resource to help teach you the funeral planning process.
- FuneralWise.com: Great site to help you learn the planning process.
- google.com/analitics: Google does amazing things. This is just one. Track all your website activity to find out where you can improve.
- USARoutingNumbers.com: Can't find a bank account routing number? This site has almost every bank in the US.
- License.ca.gov: The California insurance licensing website. Take some time to read through this site. You will learn tons.
- FestiSite.com: Create attention grabbing business card using their $100 bill generator.
- .ZipSkinny.com: Trying out a new area? Check out this website that allows you to pull the demographics on most zip codes in the US.
- Kunaki.com: CD and DVD duplication at the lowest prices I have ever seen.
- DivineCaskets.com" Great place to find caskets at discounts and very low shipping costs. Great for people located on the western side of the US.
- DropBox.com: Access your files anywhere that has internet using this awesome tool. Oh...it's FREE!
- Animoto.com: Generate professional looking videos for promotional materials, websites, or clients using this FREE resource.
- maps.huge.info: Exceptional website to help you identify working areas and zip codes.
- vistaprint.com: Low cost promotional materials and business cards.
- BestPriceCaskets.com: Caskets at 20-70% off. Great resource for your customers.
- .TheCemeteryRegistry.com: Find Plots being sold by private parties. Usually sold at huge discounts.
- 99designs.com: I love this website. They do graphics, t-shirts, and just about any commercial art design you need. Applicants submit their designs and you pick the ones you like.
- plotexchange.com: Find plots being sold from private parties. Usually sold at huge discounts.
- SignGenerator.comUltra creative site to help with promotional materials and "Thank You" cards.
- AttentionMeter.comThis is a site that allows you the check the traffic of websites. You can compare multiple websites.
- wikiquote.com: Great quote website.
- google.com/voice: The one stop shop for all your telephone needs. You can get your own business phone number, text, and internet phone. All FREE!
Books
- The Little Red Book of Selling by Jeffrey Gitomer
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- The 80/20 Principle by Richard KochHow
- I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling by Frank Bettger
- The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes
- Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
- The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
- The Ultimate Sales Letter by Dan Kennedy
- Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
- The YES Attitude by Jeffrey Gitomer
- The Sales Bible by Jeffrey Gitomer
Documents
- Department of Corporations Document:
http://www.corp.ca.gov/Consumer/SAIF/Pubs/10_SAIF_2nd_Edition_Preparing_End-of-Life_Paperwork.pdf
California Last Will and Testament (Free):
An excellent gift for your California residents and must have for your final expense seminars.
- Last Will and Testiment : Download File
- Average Itemized Funeral Cost: Download File
What you need to know to pass your Life Only Exam in Southern California
http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0200-industry/0030-seek-pre-lic/0100-requirements/upload/PreLicEduObjLO.pdf
- 7 Costly Mistakes Seniors Make When Buying Final Expense and Life Insurance (Marketing Document): Download File