I’ve got a fun little app for you today. It’s called Bond and it performs a simple task that we all need to do. What it does is create and mail handwritten notes for you. I know, you can write your own notes, but how many do you actually do? Do you write notes to…
I want to take a different approach this week. As we get near the end of the year, it’s time to start looking at the year to come. Maybe the following will resonate with you as you start to plan 2019. In 2001, a small games development company called Remedy Entertainment produced the video game…
There is a Scottish Gaelic proverb that reads, “Coinnichidh na daoine far nach coinnich na cnuic”, it translates as: The people meet each other but the hills do not. It basically means that in life some things are impossible, for instance like two mountains meeting, but people can always meet. I’ve always found it to…
Recently Facebook got slapped by HUD and the DOJ because of allegations that their advertising platform could be used to unfairly target or even exclude some protected classes. (See this article for details: https://www.financialservicesperspectives.com/2018/09/hud-and-doj-challenge-facebooks-advertising-platforms-under-the-fair-housing-act/) It’s not for me to say whether or not that they did. But, the result is that there are fewer…
Well it’s that time of year again. If it’s early November, it means that it’s time for The National Association of REALTORS® to hold their annual convention. I rarely go to these, preferring to spend my convention “dollar” on attending events put on by my company, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale Properties. But, one aspect of…
Depending on who you talk to, and where you are located, you are probably hearing that the market is flattening or at least changing. In my opinion, this is a regional phenomenon with some areas chugging along and others not so much. But for the sake of this post, let’s assume that your market has…
I am a big fan of using the latest technology in as many aspects of our business as possible! From looking around this blog, you can tell that I am a technology fan, but it wasn’t always that way. I spent my entire first commission check on an IBM XT clone computer, a green screen…
It was mentioned last week that you need to participate in the Facebook groups you belong to in order to make valuable connections. This is obvious, of course, but you’d be amazed at how many people join groups and then do nothing. They rarely post or comment. Or worse yet – they lurk in the…
Okay – you’ve found some great groups to join and are ready to begin participating. You might be tempted to simply post a blurb about yourself with a link to your business several times a week. This isn’t a good idea, though. For one thing, many groups discourage blatant selling. The goal of joining Facebook…
If you’ve been in business for a while, you’ll remember how difficult networking used to be. In the past, the best way for REALTORS® to network was face to face. You’d go to events, exchange business cards, give a five-second elevator speech and hope that you were building good connections. Fast forward to the age…
