Many people these days are Ga-Ga over using telephone interviewed leads. In some cases, rightfully so, but in many cases, it turns out pretty bad. The main reason (in my opinion anyway), it is because this type of lead is either a good match for you, or in most cases, it is not. Let’s look at that just a minute.

The big misconception is that phone interviewed leads are like manna from heaven, and all you have to do is dial, grunt over the phone, and the person signs up.  The misconception all begins with the advertising of these leads. The second misconceptions begins with you – being gullible enough to believe these leads are the manna you have always longed for. I don’t mean to be rude, but you need to wake up and realize, phone interviewed leads have their place, but in most cases, and probably your case, you need to stick with regular leads and give up phone interviewed leads for good.

I’ve read on other sites that most interviewed leads are not really interviewed anyway, it’s just some kind of autodialer. That’s a problem. It’s been said that 90-95% of the MLM Leads companies out there are selling you interviewed leads that have never spoken to one person before you do. That’s a problem. And, by the way, if you call one of these companies and talk to their owner or customer service, they are all going to say they are interviewed. You’re being lied to. If they cannot give you the name of the interviewer, then go somewhere else to spend your money.

Next, you need to realize of the few companies that are actually selling a real, interviewed lead, that even though it may say “real time interviewed,” it is anything but real time. It is an older lead… maybe a few days, a week, or even a month old before the call center actually makes contact with them to do the interview. In other words, these call centers use aged leads to make it more affordable for their telemarketers to call thru, and then they are called, interviewed, and sent to you. The only reason it is called “real time” is because you receive the lead shortly after the interview has taken place.

Now, don’t go get your panties all in a wad about this. You need to understand this:

  1. most of these leads are not interviewed, they are somehow verified or contacted by a machine, not a person
  2. all of these leads are aged leads that were generated days, weeks, or maybe months before the interview

But, even with all that, here is the benefit of using them. Even though these are aged leads before they are interviewed, if the MLM Leads company is doing its job and really doing a good interview, then these leads are “revived,” or “renewed” by the interview process when the prospect conveys their ongoing interest in a home business and agrees to be contacted by someone new.

Now the prospect may not remember filling anything out online, because it’s an aged lead, but they should remember the interview, and you should receive the name of the one who conducted the interview.

Even with all that, this lead is really only good for those who have some level of experience with leads. Stay away from them if you are new. Most new leads customers get into a false mindset that these leads are magical in some way.  They are leads. Period. If you want an actual real time lead, then buy those instead. Just avoid the interviewed leads.

And, if you really want to be a pro about this, and not some whiner or spineless sap, then buy a batch of 100 real time interviewed leads (real interviews, not the bad ones) and a batch of 100 real time leads and call through all of them. Keep notes on your calls, results, conversations, enrollments, etc. What was better? Use those leads instead.

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