--- title: The Insurance Soup Blog | Taylor Dobbie (5) description: (5) --- # Insurance Soup Blog This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ## Recent Articles [![](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/A%20frustrated%20insurance%20agent%20sitting%20at%20a%20desk%20in%20front%20of%20a%20computer%20staring%20at%20their%20website%20with%20confusion%20The%20screen%20shows%20a%20bland%20outdated%20insurance%20website%20with%20generic%20text%20like%20Protecting%20What%20Matters%20Most%20In%20the%20background%20faint%20images%20of%20ha.jpeg) ](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/your-website-isnt-broken-but-your-message-is) ## [Your Website Isn’t Broken — But Your Message Is.](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/your-website-isnt-broken-but-your-message-is) Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: Your website isn’t the reason people aren’t calling... 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Jul 21, 2025 [Read More](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/7-marketing-habits-that-can-save-your-career) [![](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/A%20vibrant%20summer%20scene%20unfolds%20at%20a%20sunlit%20beach%20where%20a%20group%20of%20friends%20gathers%20around%20a%20colorful%20picnic%20spread%20A%20large%20bright%20blue%20cooler%20sits%20at%20the%20center%20surrounded%20by%20an%20array%20of%20premium%20grilling%20tools%20various%20sauces%20and%20rubs%20neatly%20arranged%20o-1.jpeg) ](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/summer-giveaways-that-generate-insurance-leads) ## [Summer Giveaways That Generate Insurance Leads](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/summer-giveaways-that-generate-insurance-leads) Let’s talk about what doesn’t move the needle in the summer. Posting another “Call me for a quote!”... Jul 21, 2025 [Read More](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/summer-giveaways-that-generate-insurance-leads) [![](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20depicts%20a%20vibrant%20summer%20scene%20at%20a%20bustling%20marina%20under%20a%20clear%20blue%20sky%20Sunlight%20glints%20off%20the%20water%20where%20boats%20bob%20gently%20in%20their%20slips%20In%20the%20foreground%20a%20friendly%20insurance%20agent%20casually%20dressed%20in%20flipflops%20and%20shorts%20engages%20wit-1.jpeg) ](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/writing-policies-with-a-golden-summer-tan) ## [Writing Policies with a Golden Summer Tan](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/writing-policies-with-a-golden-summer-tan) Let’s get one thing straight—we didn’t get into insurance to spend our best weather months stuck... Jul 21, 2025 [Read More](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/writing-policies-with-a-golden-summer-tan) [![](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/hubfs/ChatGPT%20Image%20Jun%2024%2c%202025%2c%2011_31_35%20AM.png) ](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/hiring-producers-who-farm-their-own-leads) ## [Hiring Producers Who Farm Their Own Leads](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/hiring-producers-who-farm-their-own-leads) Social media is not magic. It’s not a lottery ticket. It’s not some enchanted well you toss a post... Jun 24, 2025 [Read More](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/hiring-producers-who-farm-their-own-leads) [![](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/hubfs/ChatGPT%20Image%20Jun%2024%2c%202025%2c%2011_07_02%20AM.png) ](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/adjustments-to-win-the-second-half-of-the-year) ## [Adjustments To Win the Second Half of the Year](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/adjustments-to-win-the-second-half-of-the-year) It's July. That’s right — it’s officially halftime. The buzzer just went off on the first half of... Jun 24, 2025 [Read More](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/adjustments-to-win-the-second-half-of-the-year) [![](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/hubfs/ChatGPT%20Image%20Jun%2024%2c%202025%2c%2010_43_58%20AM.png) ](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/the-hidden-cost-of-keeping-your-insurance-agency-open-on-holidays) ## [The Hidden Cost of Keeping Your Insurance Agency Open on Holidays](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/the-hidden-cost-of-keeping-your-insurance-agency-open-on-holidays) Let’s talk about something I see way too often in our industry. There’s this hero complex a lot of... Jun 24, 2025 [Read More](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/the-hidden-cost-of-keeping-your-insurance-agency-open-on-holidays) [![](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/hubfs/ChatGPT%20Image%20Jun%2024%2c%202025%2c%2010_30_33%20AM.png) ](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/setting-boundaries-early-protects-your-sanity-and-scales-your-agency) ## [Setting Boundaries Early Protects Your Sanity and Scales Your Agency](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/setting-boundaries-early-protects-your-sanity-and-scales-your-agency) One of the biggest mistakes I see agency owners make—over and over again—is getting caught in the... Jun 24, 2025 [Read More](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/setting-boundaries-early-protects-your-sanity-and-scales-your-agency) [![](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/hubfs/ChatGPT%20Image%20Jun%2024%2c%202025%2c%2009_15_59%20AM-1.png) ](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/you-opened-your-agency-for-freedom.-and-look-at-you-now-not-free-at-all) ## [You Opened Your Agency for Freedom. And Look At You NOW! Not FREE AT ALL!](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/you-opened-your-agency-for-freedom.-and-look-at-you-now-not-free-at-all) Let’s get this out in the open: You didn’t start your insurance agency to become a prisoner inside... Jun 24, 2025 [Read More](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/you-opened-your-agency-for-freedom.-and-look-at-you-now-not-free-at-all) [![](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/hubfs/ChatGPT%20Image%20Jun%2024%2c%202025%2c%2008_30_04%20AM.png) ](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/stop-doing-what-you-hate) ## [Stop Doing What You Hate!](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/stop-doing-what-you-hate) Let’s just come right out and say it—one of the absolute best parts of owning your own agency is... Jun 24, 2025 [Read More](https://www.theinsurancesoup.com/blog/stop-doing-what-you-hate)