Today’s post is from someone you have heard on our 15 minutes of Madness calls, Christain Stefferud of Master My Marketing.  He travels all across the country helping people with their online marketing efforts.  Some of those clients are real estate agents and some of those are small businesses.   Read on and see how you can get some easy leverage in your business…. I chose that title because it describes the age of working smart and the freedom to generate income from anywhere... 

The 5th day of challenging yourself and learning new skills is upon you.  We hope that you have already started to see some changes in your business.  If you haven’t noticed any change, ask yourself the question “Have I really pushed my limits and implemented change in my business?“.  The pursuit of mastery is one that is often overlooked in today’s age of “I must have it now“.  Pursuing mastery is a concept that is evident in time honored traditions like the... 

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... 

As 2009 approaches, most real estate professionals have packed up their bags and are crossing their fingers for a better year that is just around the corner.  Unfortunately for that bunch, doing the same practices and hoping for a market change to save them is not going to yield any tangible results.  Change is inevitable.  Whether the new year ticks or not the market is constantly changing and the way to get new business changes.  Trying new marketing or implementing is not always easy, in...