Every year I’m guilty of setting too many goals (and vague ones at that). ‘Be more successful’, ‘Earn more money’, ‘Get fitter’. This year I’ve put more thought into defining my goals.
Maybe 4 months in business is too soon for a ‘Year In Review’, but I’m a sucker for those posts (and I’ve learned a lot in 4 months).
An upside of manually processing quotes is striking up conversation with potential customers. If a quote doesn’t convert to a policy, I get to ask why. Now I know the number one reason I lose sales.
Now I’m into With Jack’s full second month of trading… and it’s hard. I’m realising just how challenging it is to market and sell insurance, especially as a newcomer to an established industry.
If it was easy everybody would start a business. Last month I launched With Jack, so what issues have I faced with the first month in business?
Last week I launched my insurance company, With Jack. I’d been in closed beta for 3 weeks prior, sourcing feedback from people who’d volunteered to test the onboarding process (thanks, people!).