Jerry Kidd, GRI, CRS, CRB SRES, ePRO a 39 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.

Jerry Kidd

Secrets of getting new clients revealed! Prospecting Tips for REALTORS®

According to REALTOR® magazine “prospecting is the lifeblood of any successful real estate career. It’s that simple. The more people you come in contact with, the more listing and sales you can achieve. All it takes is a plan and some persistence.” To help you achieve that plan they offer the Prospecting Tool Kit at:…

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What computer should I buy in 2019?

In the past 7 days I received no less than 4 separate requests for help or information on how to purchase a computer.  I think several of the requestors actually wanted me to go to the store with them!  While that might have been fun, it sure isn’t practical. A lot of people assume that…

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Things to do when there is nothing to do – Updated for 2019

Last April I wrote an article about things to do when you have nothing to do, and it was well received by my readers! I thought that I’d bring it back around again and add a few and change a few.  What follows is the 2019 version! Every once in a while we have one…

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How to answer the question of What Tech Tool Should I buy?

Since I often write about products that I think will help your business, occasionally competing products will be featured in the weekly postings. Of course this leads to the question: “Which one should I buy/use/get? That’s a great question so I thought that I should spend some time this week outlining how I choose a…

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The Best free CRM for real estate agents

I have yet to meet the real estate agent who doesn’t like free stuff!  After all, we are constantly shelling out for E&O, desk fees, lock boxes, MLS access, Board Dues, franchise fees, phone bills and other tools that we need to run our businesses.  No wonder that free stuff is so popular! One of…

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Is direct mail dead? I don’t think so!

What’s in your mailbox these days?  In my neighborhood, I get two or three oversized postcards from local real estate agents every week.  Since they turn up so often and from more than one agent I figured that they had to be producing results…or else why would they continue to send them? But, I wanted…

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Beat the email bloat the easy way!

I happened to be helping an associate with his iPhone the other day and saw that he had over 12,000 UNREAD emails in his email inbox! How does this happen?  His explanation was that most of those were spam that he received as a result of online shopping, online inquires and so on. When I…

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4 Great ways to keep those New Years Resolutions and achieve your 2019 goals!

OK, the parties are over and we are all back to work with a fresh shiny set of new resolutions and goals!  But, for many of us those goals and resolutions are going to fall by the wayside as victims of crammed schedules, demanding clients, family situations and more. Wouldn’t it be great if there…

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RealtyJuggler the CRM for the rest of us!

I was recently asked by an agent who works for a competitor in a different market, which CRM I would recommend.  Since she wasn’t in my market area, there was no sense in me trying to recruit her to my company so that she could take advantage of our in house CRM. During our conversation…