I’m a big fan of Twitter, and love the concept of a Tweetup. I’ve talked about Tweetups before – for those who haven’t heard of them, Tweetups are a way of getting local Twitter users together for an event, so they can meet in person. Tweetups can be very casual – group of people meeting [...]
Friday, October 9, 2009
Trust. It’s an essential part of any business, but in an industry like real estate, which is so one on one and sometimes has the “sleazy” connotation, this has a huge impact on how you do business and how successful you’ll be. My Recommended Reading for today is The Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey, the [...]
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Holidays are a great time to reconnect with your client base, especially on ones that aren’t traditionally known for gifts. Halloween offers lots of great ways to get your name out, connect with your list and sneak some marketing in. Here are just a few ideas: Offer free Halloween bags to neighborhood kids. You can purchase [...]
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
This week’s Web 2.0 Wrap-up comes off the Oodle blog. You’re probably familiar with CraigsList, an online classified service where you can post your listings. Oodle is very similar. But they’ve added a very cool feature, that allows you to share your new listings (whether they’re homes, or just household items you need to get [...]
Monday, September 21, 2009
Today’s web 2.0 wrap-up comes from a really cool post by Jeremy Blanton on Active Rain – 3 SmartPhone Applications to make you a social media genius. I love social media. I’m on Twitter and Facebook all the time, and love connecting with Real Estate Agents, friends and new people. Who knows, I may end [...]
Thursday, September 17, 2009
In the real estate business, our contacts, network and database are the lifeblood of our business. If you use a Blackberry or an iPhone and depend on it to store your contacts, what happens if you lose your phone (or drop it in the pool, or accidentally sit on it, you get the picture) and [...]
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Since you did your quarterly, Back to School review last week, now is a great time to look for missed opportunities and areas that are ripe with business building potential. I came across a post at the Sales Lead Association blog that had some statistics that might be really eye-opening for some people. It is shocking that [...]
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Staying in frequent contact with your database is a great way to stay front-of-mind, and be the Realtor® they think of when they’re ready to buy or sell, or they meet someone that needs a referal to a great agent. But constantly sending promotional and salesy materials is a good way to get people wanting [...]
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Relocation is a particularly stressful time for clients, as they are dealing with not only the purchase (and possibly) sale of a home, but also adjusting to an unfamiliar area, a new job and the unknown. Anything you can do to make life a little easier – and their transition a little smoother – will be [...]
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
If you have kids, you probably know what a crazy time of year Back to School can be. I don’t, but have enough friends and clients with kids to see it! It seems like every school starts on a different day, at a different time. I can’t imagine juggling trying to get kids of different [...]
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