Jerry Kidd, GRI, CRS, CRB SRES, ePRO a 38 year veteran of the real estate industry, has listed and sold houses, managed real estate offices, been the IT Director for a major Northern California real estate company as well as being the Training Director for yet another major Northern California real estate company .
Jerry earned his GRI early in his real estate career and then went on to earn his CRS and CRB setting the tone for a career-long focus on the importance of continuing education. Along the way, Jerry has earned three Microsoft certifications, MCP, MCP+I and MCSE, as well as one from Cisco, CCNA. Rounding out his list of technology certifications are two from COMPTIA, an A+ and a Network+, as well as the ePRO from NAR.
Jerry is currently a California State Certified Instructor for the SRES and GRI programs, presenting courses on working with seniors, listing techniques, technology and advanced technology applications. Jerry is also a NAR Certified ePRO Trainer, zipForms Certified Trainer and a DocuSign Certified Trainer.
I was thinking about the many skills it takes to be really successful in residential real estate sales. I’m not talking about just closing the occasional sale here and there, I’m talking about real success, the kind that results in an income of mid six figures Gross Commission Income, and more. My friend Tom Hart…
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As I write this, Labor Day is about two weeks away! Traditionally, in our business, this marked the end of the summer slow down and the beginning of the last busy market of the year. One could count on new listings coming on the market and new buyers searching for those listings…up until Thanksgiving that…
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This post will wrap up my 3 part series on PR by looking at community relations. BUILD STRONG COMMUNITY RELATIONS Focus on building and strengthening relations between you and the community. Show the public that you don’t just care about building your brand but helping them meet their goals as well. Be involved and become…
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Last week we looked at working with the media to gain some PR. This week let’s see how we can use Social Media with an eye towards improving our PR. LEVERAGE SOCIAL MEDIA Social media helps you reach your target audience, establish your reputation, and communicate the right message to the public. It is one…
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Starting this week and for the next two weeks, I want to “talk” to you about Public Relations or PR. Public relations or PR is about communication and reputation. It governs how the public perceives your organization and has a significant impact on who engages in business with you because people make half their buying…
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I was meeting with an agent (in person) the other day when I noticed that she has over 4,000 unread emails in her gmail account! (The total number of read and unread emails was staggering!) When I asked her about it she replied that her email has become almost unusable. Further questioning revealed that her…
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If you have been following this blog for any length of time, or if you have ever taken a class from me, then you are already aware of how much I value prospecting for business! My belief is that if you don’t have someone lined up ready to do business with you, then all of…
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Last week I told you about a cool way to make videos using your computer. In case you missed that post, here is a quick link to it: https://realtytechbytes.com/cool-way-to-make-killer-videos/ This week I want to tell you how to use those videos using YouTube! Why YouTube? There are a couple of really good reasons. First is…
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Today is July 4th, so if you are reading this in the United States, Happy 4th of July! We celebrate this day to commemorate our independence from England. This independence was won by ordinary citizens armed with guns who stood up to an oppressive government and won. If you are reading this in the UK…
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2021 is already half over! I hope that you are on track to hit your goals for 2021. If not, I may have some information on this blog to help you get there. To make it easier for you to mine the nuggets that this blog contains, I’ve done some searches for you and and…
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