u/Candid_Oil_7017

Location: California

So I’m in sales and have a ton of connections in the industry and know a lot of wealthy clients due to my time in construction and aircraft sales.

I know a couple of contractors that want some high ticket jobs on their portfolio and I have some celebrities, etc. that could get them there.

I was hoping to charge them a 10% fee for each job that gets signed. However, I know the CSLB is super strict on this stuff and a contractor likely would hesitate to pay 10% unless they were to add it on to their project price.

My question is, is this illegal if it’s strictly for marketing services? I won’t be selling material, quotes, etc. just the referral and the contractor will provide all the other details.

If it isn’t legal, is there a way to make it legal? I know contractors use lead generation businesses, social media ads, etc. so I just want to know where the line is drawn so we don’t get in trouble with the CSLB and they don’t lose their license.

Just curious. You have people like Juliano Massarelli supposedly making good money from it and I don’t even think he had experience in it when he started. I’m guessing if he does make good money, then his master plan was likely to make those social media videos and that would be his marketing which resulted in more leads for him.

Then you have people like Stanley Smith who made $1 million in life insurance at 21 and is now making $4 million/month at 22. It seems insane.

Is this just all smoke and mirrors? Are they the ultra minority?

It sounds stupid but I somewhat believe it because a pastor at my past date’s church started his own insurance company (selling Medicare) and his nephew sold life insurance. I kind of laughed when he mentioned it since I thought life insurance was a scam but then he showed a video of his nephew driving a Lambo off the lot and I wasn’t laughing anymore. That was last year though so I’m not sure if things have changed.

I’m tired of all this research. I just got over cancer and I’m hungry for money after a woman I was dating left me because I wasn’t making enough money (she was an engineer, her dad was in big law, her friends were doctors, etc. so it made sense).

However, I keep looking for the best industries to get into (or at least work on getting into) and I can’t seem to find a solid answer that is realistic. Everywhere I look there’s people praising insurance for making them millionaires but then there’s other posts that say they barely make $80k and the top people are making millions. Then there’s aircraft chartering and everyone says that’s hit or miss. Same with Solar. In California it was a goldmine but after NEM 3.0, it ruined the industry, at least here.

Then you look in other places and see people saying most sales reps are making $80k-100k which is absolutely crappy here in California. There’s construction laborers making more than that.

So I was curious, which industries realistically have the highest payout for entry level workers and for seasoned workers.

I liked the idea of insurance since making millions is possible with your own firm but I wasn’t sure how feasible it is. Med device also seemed cool because I’ve worked with actual reps but a lot of them didn’t seem to make that much money in reality and after talking with one rep, he said that his wife had to work because his commission checks would sometimes get pulled if a company didn’t pay so he could think he scored a good deal but it wasn’t over until the check came in sometimes months later especially if the company was taking their time. So that seemed crappy.

I also have experience in supply chain and heard industrial sales could be good.

I’d just like to know for those in good paying industries what the average salesperson is making (not the top performers) and if it’s stable or if you’re constantly worried about being put on a PIP.

Just curious. I had started my agency a few months ago (after working for major staffing agencies) and it’s been rough.

I wasn’t sure if there’s people out there doing great or if everyone is suffering these days.

I was hoping to hit $1 million in profit this year based on my previous numbers but I can barely get one person to set up a meeting.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a phone service that can handle calls, texts, etc. and ideally track notes from the contact, auto script the call, has an obvious difference in receiving calls on my phone so I know it’s business related, etc. I run an agency and do a high amount of calls but Google Voice is terrible and I’m looking to switch. OpenPhone looked promising but everyone says their service is spotty and their customer service isn’t that good.

So I’d love some suggestions!