Many real estate agents jump into social networking with the thought they will instantly get a flood of business if they just go and add as many people as they can to their network.  With almost reckless abandon these agents new to social networking start adding anyone they can find an e-mail address for, whether or not they can even remember how they have that e-mail address.  Maybe this sounds odd to you, maybe it doesn’t, let’s look deeper at getting started with social networking... 

Gathering new people into your social network through your website is a great way to have that strong viral growth for your website that many desire and few achieve.  In an earlier post, we mentioned how you can incorporate Facebook into your website, and now we want to share how you can also incorporate Deli.cio.us.   Del.icio.us in a nutshell  Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking site that allows you to easily access your bookmarks from any computer.  It is much different than Facebook as the... 

Social networking continues to gain ground all across the globe.  Hopefully you have been getting involved in networks like LinkedIn and Facebook.  Here at InternetRealEstateSuccess we have put up some posts about networking online because it is going to be a big part of how people market online and connect with consumers.  For those that have a website already, you want to encourage social networking on your website.  You can add a great tool, like AddThis, so people can bookmark into popular... 

What is the favorite type of business that every real estate professional always talks about that is their favorite? Think about it before you answer. Think about what is the nicest, easiest, and best part of real estate that you like or a friend of yours likes. Is it referral business? According to studies by NAR (national association of Realtors) and other associations well over 40% of clients find the real estate agent that is going to help them by asking a friend for a referral. So how do we... 

I was watching Jurassic Park last weekend and oddly enough it reminded me of real estate. These powerful animals roamed the earth for millions of years, yes with some evolution, but with little change.  Eventually, as we know, the dinosaurs became extinct.  Sadly, I don’t think there is a John Hammond out there working on bringing them back either.  Some died in the tar pits while others could NOT adapt to an environment that radically changed. We have been experiencing some radical change... 

What can a comedian teach real estate agents about social networking? He can teach all of us quite a bit. Dane Cook may be more known for his stand-up comedy, roles in movies, and just being really funny but he was and is an early adopter of social networking. In particular Dane Cook is social networker with his website at myspace. Many people are familiar with myspace and attribute it only to teens having fun, putting up pictures, and watching videos. Myspace is much more than that and Dane Cook... 

Did you know that NAR (National Association of Realtors) publishes the results of their surveys to the very clients that real estate professionals help? Well they do and the surveys always show year after year that well over 45% of business by real estate professionals is done by referral. What this means is that you truly must take advantage of every referral possible. In fact you need to take advantage of referrals for people who you may not know directly. How do you do that? You do that with social...