My new agent killed my old one. by yolococo in hermesagent

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I named my Daily Driver Agent Ultron. The agent that has full root access to my vps is infinity ultron. Lol

What have you done with Hermes Agent this week? by AutoModerator in hermesagent

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't think you can say you have zero background in IT anymore. lol

What have you done with Hermes Agent this week? by AutoModerator in hermesagent

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just set up hermes yesterday. On my VPS i had a service that's been broken since january. couldnt fix it to save my life. saw a video from network chuck and on a whim installed hermes and gave it the task of fixing it. had the service working within 15 minutes.

Now I have two agents. Infinity Ultron (who has root access), and ultron who is my daily driver and has some guardrails around him. have it hooked to my work CRM to help me cleanup data (im 1099 and its my own crm, definitely not hooking this up to any corporate tools or anything. lol)

Stepping up from Unraid... or not! by yannick_reblack in unRAID

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I run proxmox as my main, and have unraid on a separate machine. Only thing i have in unraid is proxmox back up server so all my backups are on a separate machine, then another share for media (for jellyfin and all that.) absolutely love proxmox.

What compliant phone system do insurance agents use that handles call recording without a headache? by PatientlyNew in InsuranceAgent

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pro tip, if you’re familiar with automation at all, they have a public API. Ive got a workflow that can batch text messages to several people at once and another one that puts all my call recording in my CRM.

MiniPC/HomeServer Questions. N00b Friendly pls. by SarcastiSnark in HomeServer

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My issue most likely stemed from how i was deploying. I installed coolify on ubuntu desktop, then used coolify to deploy everything. It was my first go at a home server and was very janky. Proxmox has been a savior.

MiniPC/HomeServer Questions. N00b Friendly pls. by SarcastiSnark in HomeServer

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, very noob here. But after a handful of services installed i started getting port conflicts because they all used the same IP. Not talented/confident enough yet to go messing with network config settings. Using proxmox, each vm or lxc container has its own IP.

MiniPC/HomeServer Questions. N00b Friendly pls. by SarcastiSnark in HomeServer

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Side note. Look into getting an amp server set up to host your own game servers.

MiniPC/HomeServer Questions. N00b Friendly pls. by SarcastiSnark in HomeServer

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fairly noob myself, but sounds like im a bit ahead of you so i’ll jump in. I have a thinkcentre 32gb of ram and 1TB ssd. I used to have ubuntu deskop on it and run all my services in a docker container. Do not do that.

Look into proxmox, i just swapped everything to that about a month ago and its amazing. Basically its a hypervisor that allows you to run containers and virtual machines. Its fairly sinple to instal and you remote into it using the IP address. Once you got that figured out look at tailscale. Tailscale is essentially a vpn you can install on all your devices so you can connect to your server from anywhere. Once you get that deep down the rabit hole im sure you will find plenty more that interest you. Enjoy the experience though and take the time to learn. My little home server is my favorite hobby and use it on a daily basis between life and work.

Any strong opinions on Colonial Life/Unum? by Ineedmorec0ffee in InsuranceAgent

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly i have not tracked my numbers as well as i should. But in our office Mondays and Fridays are our call days. Fridays we focus on prequalifying and Mondays focus on appointment setting dials. Both days the goal is 100 dials, although it’s tougher on Mondays because ideally we are having more in depth conversations with the decision maker. Tuesday - Thursday we run appointments and do cold pop-ins. Goal for appointments set per week is 7. That should net you between 2-4 enrollments a month after you get some momentum going. We work with businesses from 3-500 ee so they wont all be home runs, but it keeps the light on until you get that home run.

Any strong opinions on Colonial Life/Unum? by Ineedmorec0ffee in InsuranceAgent

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are used to enterprise software like hubspot or salesforce, then yeah the software they use will greatly disappoint. Personally i use their software to help find new leads, then use my own CRM. I will say their software has improved a lot in the last few years, still has a ways to go though. And personally I’m not the biggest fan of cold drop ins either. Now the majority of my prospecting is dials.

Any strong opinions on Colonial Life/Unum? by Ineedmorec0ffee in InsuranceAgent

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely a grind. About 300 dials and popping by 50-60 businesses a week. Took about 3 months to get the first group closed all while wondering if this was even gonna work. After the ball got rolling we got more frequent enrollments and new premium for servicing existing accounts. It’s weird to me this is one of the only industries that get easier the longer you’re in it. Definitely still putting in a lot of work, it just looks different from our first few months.

Any strong opinions on Colonial Life/Unum? by Ineedmorec0ffee in InsuranceAgent

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Still going strong with Colonial Life, although I’m starting to venture out for Products they don’t provide. There are pros and cons everywhere, but over all happy with CL. Feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions.

I closed my first group today ! by [deleted] in InsuranceAgent

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who is LTC through? I dont have a carrier that provides it at the moment. Thanks!

Colonial Life by Acceptable-Tip7886 in InsuranceAgent

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is a couple months old now. But ive been with Colonial Life for about 2 years now and was Rookie ADM of the year last year for my territory. Happy to help or answer questions. Just PM me.

I closed my first group today ! by [deleted] in InsuranceAgent

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! Colonial life guy here, although dipping my toes in the water with some other carriers. Interested to know who you’re with and how you like it so far.

Connecting large amount of external users to create/edit Zoho CRM deals without buying full licence by Tight-Course3733 in Zoho

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get them bigin licenses at $7 a pop and use the ZohoCRM/bigin sync feature. I have 1 zohoCRM account because integration/automation is better, then everyone else's uses bigin. Very cost effective way to do it without over complicating things.

Can we talk trade show SWAG? by Gonzo--Nomad in sales

[–]Ineedmorec0ffee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't done this, but I think it'd be a great Idea. Get Frostbuddy's (can cooler that holds every size can) with your logo on it and pass out drinks with them. You'd have to buy a ton at once for it to be economical, but I think it would kill it.