From time to time my brother and I get sent e-mails with requests or questions and sometimes outright frustration on items that agents are going through. In one particular e-mail from an agent in a Las Vegas, NV where the state has been hit hard we got the following and this is an excerpt from the e-mail. I am getting calls from an ad I took out in a local real estate magazine to the tune of 276 calls each and every month but they all seem to be interested in bank owned properties and they never... 

James and I were out this week doing training for real estate agents on social networking. Live training events are great because we get to meet new people in new areas and see what is going on. Many times agents greet us with “This all sounds great but Facebook & all of this social network is for teenagers”. Now that might sounds like a fair assesment at first however let me share conversation we just recently had with a teenager who was helping us get our office organized. For anyone... 

Failure with your real estate website is guaranteed. You will not get a single lead from your website so you mine as well go back to door knocking, cold calling, and sending out 1,000’s of pieces of mail that have not a single chance of working. Does this sound like something you want to happen to you? If it is then please by all means continue on the path you are on. In fact I would like to give you the formula to guarantee that ALL of your efforts on real estate marketing for your website... 

Buyers are great and highly motivated buyers are amazing. It is always great when you know exactly what kind of lead you are going to get so that you have a profile of what to expect. It always makes things more predictable and results easier. My brother and I continue to test ads on Craigslist and find the best processes that work most effectively. We have uncovered a number of items that make Craigslist a great place to generate leads provided that you are following a repeatable pattern. One of... 

As more and more real estate professionals jump onto the different social networking platforms the question has certainly come up of what one should actually do to get results.  With over 100,000 real estate professionals identified on Facebook, and a similar number on ActiveRain is anyone generating business?  Maybe a few, but many are heading east looking for a sunset.   In real estate we already have 100’s of things to do every day and time is limited, so where do we focus our efforts? ... 

We went just a few minutes past our alloted 15 minutes today, but it was worth while to get some extra sharing in today.  We hammered some fun topics today and broke down some barries so you don’t have to.  Here is what we covered on the call today. Grow your business one lead at a time - This article from RealtyTimes shows staying in touch doesn’t have to be painful and it will help you get more business.  So if it’s so easy why does everyone avoid it? Listen in for some answers. Stop... 

Are you looking for new business? Let me put it this way do you want to get more out of the marketing efforts that you are doing right now? We hope you are and as always we are always on the lookout for ways to improve the results of marketing. The very first thing that my brother and I look at with any marketing whether it be on the Internet or in a traditional medium is to find out what the purpose of the marketing is. We would say that all of your marketing should generate leads! My brother and... 

Jump on the call today as we reveal methods that will get you results from your social networking efforts.  These networks may be easy to get started with but they can also be a total waste of time when you don’t have the right focus and you aren’t doing the right activities. Listen in (or even submit a question) to our Live Teleseminar today.   Get Full Details on The Social Networking Call Today This call is action packed with information so you can STOP wasting time and start getting... 

Social networking is getting the same “buzz” that blogging received just a couple of years ago.  Does this mean you should abandon your blog or website in favor of social networking? Of course not! Social networking for real estate is one more tool in your arsenal for total domination online.  One of the best aspects about social networking is that you can connect your blog and website with many of the popular networks to share all of the fresh information you are already doing.  For... 

It was a blazing fast 15 minutes of madness this week.  We tackled some great topics today and challenged the accepted “norm” at the same time. Take just 15 minutes and listen in to some of the topics we covered.  Here are some of the highlights: How can you develop a cult following with your social networking efforts?  We aren’t talking just having followers, we are talking about developing a loyal band of people who proudly associate themselves with you. Housing Bubble -...