In order to succeed in business you need to care about the needs of your customers.  Putting the needs of your customers first and foremost will lead to more business than you ever imagined.   The group of online entrepreneurs took the aspect of providing more value to customers to the extreme.  You see, when you focus on value to the customer there are benefits that you get to enjoy.  It sounds almost counter intuitive that when you focus on how you can help that it actually benefits you, but... 

Being in the land of gurus I felt that everyone had mastered the latest of technologies available.  I knew that each one ran a major business online and to do such they had learned a myriad of skills and probably kept up on just about everything to maintain their competitive advantage.  Of course we were all there to learn more so it was revealed that we often share the same struggles with learning.  Each of the businesses operated in a different niche so they had different approaches to advertising,... 

Follow up seems to be one of those ugly words in the world of real estate.  After all, “if people really want to work with me, I shouldn’t have to track them down” is the mantra of many an agent.  Many of those agents, sadly, are now out of the business.  Let’s face it though, even for the top agents follow up isn’t one of the most fun activities.  Thinking of following up with prospects is a rather dim prospect.  I mean to pick up the phone calling and leaving... 

My team will be surprised, but I didn’t have an enchilada while I was in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Not even a quesadilla to be honest; I thought I would try some of the local specialties.  I was pleasantly surprised with a pumpkin soup that I had at the Water & Beach Club Hotel.  Really, it was excellent!  The hotel that I stayed at was a boutique hotel with captivating views of the ocean.  They embraced the fact that they weren’t the largest hotel along the ocean and they hammered... 

I spent the last week in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Many people I told that I was going said “that’s awesome; you will have lots of fun!”. I received some great tips on enjoying the beaches and nightlife that it had to offer before my trip.   I certainly was looking forward to fun, but probably different fun than what most people thought.  My fun started the first morning that I was there.  There was going to be a small group of online entrepreneurs gathered to learn from each... 

Ever heard that “free” advice is worth exactly what you paid for it? I agree that for the most part that is an absolute statement of truth. Other times you can find that solid piece of free advice that works in your favor and gives you the answers to the burning questions that you have had but just couldn’t find the right place to ask them. 20 Minutes Away From Getting the Answers to Your Most Burning Internet Marketing Questions The Internet can be a maze and web of confusing articles,... 

I am of course a HUGE fan of getting more traffic to websites.  Hopefully you know by now that Joe and I want your websites and blogs to have a veritable flood of people every day coming to your blogs eager to contact you. As much as we both love traffic (and leads) it is imperative that we do something with all of those leads!  It’s early here in 2009 so we wanted to make sure to address this issue.  Focusing on leads and traffic are great, but you need to focus on conversion!  Seriously,... 

Real Estate Coach The new year always brings great expectations and excitement.  It’s almost the end of the first month of 2009 and some of that fresh outlook may not be wearing off.  After all you started the year with a fresh business plan, maybe you even tried some new training materials, but that rush of energy is fading, even if ever so slightly. It’s natural and it happens to each and everyone of us.  The key is how do we keep that rush of energy to execute our plan all year... 

Do you need business quickly? To be honest we can always use business and sooner is better than later. If you are willing to work and put the effort in then we have a special presentation coming up in Pasadena and Arcadia this week. We have two special events that we are doing from our work over at 3 Deals in 45 Days. What are you going to learn? This event is going to cover items that you haven’t heard before because it is about succeeding in this very tough market. We are going to be speaking... 

I am being serious here. Many times in real estate I hear people’s goals of 24, 30, 60 or even 100 transactions a year and then I ask them their plan and it is made up of showing up to the office a whole 1 day a week. Now I am not taking a shot at those who show up every day, prospect, do their marketing, and work real estate I am talking about those who view real estate as a 2 day a week job where you can just make a bunch of money. This past weekend my brother and I were the first ones in...