News for October 2009

Free Insurance Agency Advertising with Virtual Insurance Advisor

I just came across a website offering free insurance agency advertising.  That’s right, FREE. The name of the site is Virtual Insurance Advisor and they have virtual characters that provide personal lines insurance advice.  Although you might think they are trying to replace the local insurance agent, they are actually trying to open people’s eyes about their insurance needs and encourage them to work with a local insurance agent like the readers of my blog.

Anyway, at the end of each of their “virtual insurance advisor” conversations, they encourage visitors to reach out to a local insurance agent to further discuss their insurance needs.  At this point the customer chooses their state and the website brings them to a list of insurance agents in this state.

So the question must be, how can you get your agency on that list?

Although they charge $99 to get your agency listed for the year, you can actually get a free listing if you agree to put a link on your website to theirs.  I think they’re just trying to draw more traffic.  Apparently your link doesn’t have to be big or necessarily on your front page, but by putting in the link you’ll get a free listing.  I said FREE INSURANCE ADVERTISING.

You can learn more about the free insurance advertising on their website.

Edited: October 25th, 2009