How has 2008 been? For most having another 6 transactions could mean the different between staying in real estate or having to get a job, probably the job we left real estate for. So how do we make sure that 2009 is different than 2008? We start by doing things a little bit differently and off with a plan for success. Plan for Success This may sound obvious but many real estate professionals start with No plan so they inadvertently plan for failure. If you don’t start off with a plan for how... 

Can anyone describe a business where you can work only the weekends, not do any advertising, and make a great living? That is exactly what some people think about real estate. Many consumers, new real estate agents, and maybe even a few experienced real estate agents think that they can do an open house on either Saturday or Sunday for 1-2 hours and make a great living with absolutely no advertising and surviving off of referrals exclusively. Depending on 1 source for leads I guarantee the number... 

Let’s face it no matter what time of year finding a way to help more people is always a good thing. The key to always having someone to help is to make sure to always have new leads are coming in. In any market there is always opportunity to be had it is just who is getting the opportunities. Where will you be in 2009? So the real question is for the rest of 2008 and for all of 2009 where do you want to be? Are you looking to grow your business, survive the business, or thrive in the business?... 

If it can work for the retailers can it work in real estate? Can having a sale in real estate really work with “the economy”, “interest rates”, and “foreclosures”? You know it can. The biggest retail day of the year is the day after Thanksgiving. Every store (or practically) has a sale and it lasted from 5:00 am to noon or sometimes all day depending on the store. Most had ads in the paper, others had commercials, and still others had commercials, website promotions,... 

The folks that are behind SEO Digger have released a new tool, SEMRush and they allowed us to be part of their Beta test group so we could get a look under the hood and see what is going on.  As any one who wants to succeed with their real estate marketing and SEO efforts knows, getting information (and applying that info) is key to continued success. the Basics SEMRush is a tool that allows you to view your Organic results in conjunction with your Pay per click results.  The faithful followers... 

Let me make this very clear, if you use realtor.com and you are happy with the results that you get then great but if you want more information into what kind of product you are buying when you “enhance your listings” then this post is for you. What kind of product do they have? Since my renewal for the realtor.com enhanced listing product was coming due and I was sent a notice about it I thought I would make a call to find out more about what they were giving away for free and what was... 

To say the Bugatti Veyron is a car would be like saying the statue of Liberty is just a statue.  This super car has ridiculous stats.  It hits 60 mph in just 2.5 seconds and has a top speed of 253 mph.  Of course along with that super performance comes a super price tag of over $1,600,000.  In the December issue of Car And Driver, they cover this vehicle in all it’s glory.  Besides it’s freak show performance, I found it interesting that the car gathered so much attention. No matter... 

If someone asked you a question in real estate and you were face to face with them would you be able to give them an answer? I’ll bet that you would be able to give them an answer because you know the answer to their question and you want to be helpful so how come many real estate professionals have trouble with blogging? When James and I are coaching, teaching, or giving a seminar inevitably someone will mention that they would have more pages on their website or write more blog posts but... 

We really enjoy sharing about internet marketing for real estate here.  It’s quite fun and the e-mails and comments we get really make it more fun to share.  Today, is a special day and w thought rather than put up a post about a new topic, that we woudl simply take a break to say thank you. Veteran’s Day is wonderful day to say thank you to those who have served. We always find it odd that more people don’t say thank you to those who have served. Our father served in the Air... 

As you grow your online presence one of the big goals is to get a visitor to stay longer so they can see the true value in your real estate blog or website.  Better yet, they stay longer, see the value, and then contact you for help!  The real trick to keeping visitors on your website and blog is to provide an experience where they are enriched and don’t feel like they can’t find the information.  How do we do this?  One of the ways we that we can keep visitors staying and interacting...