Jerry Kidd

The Seasoned Agent’s Playbook for Conquering New Ground

I’ve previously written about what I would do if I started over again in the real estate resales market.  You can find articles that I have written here: https://realtytechbytes.com/?s=starting+over. But it’s been a while, and since the market has drastically changed since I last wrote about starting over, I thought I’d do a revamp that…

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Tips for real estate agents to streamline their digital workflows, organize tools, and maintain efficiency in a tech-heavy environment.

In this ever-evolving digital world, it’s easy to find ourselves drowning in a sea of digital tools and platforms. From juggling online listings to keeping our social media game strong, the digital demands of our job can sometimes feel like a relentless tide. So, let’s dive into how we can easily ride these waves, streamlining…

Crack the Listing Presentation Code with these Tips and Tricks

Last week I gave you several ways to find listing opportunities.  This week I thought it would be a good idea to talk about the listing presentation itself.  Having listing opportunities is good, but it is so much better to be able to convert the opportunities into listings! Knowing how to master the listing presentation…

Is your zillow profile up to date? Do you even have one?

Over the last few weeks I showed you how to create profiles on Realtor.com and Trulia.  This week I finish up with info on creating a zillow profile. As an industry we love to “hate” zillow. But, we can’t deny that zillow gets a lot of eyeballs from consumers. Did you know that you don’y…

Step By Step Guide to Creating a Trulia Profile

Last week I talked about setting up a Realtor dot com profile. This week I want to talk about doing the same thing but with Trulia. Trulia is a popular online real estate marketplace that allows agents to connect with potential clients and also to promote their listings.  Creating a profile on Trulia is a…

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Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an Effective Agent Profile on Realtor.com

I got to thinking about where consumers go to find information about homes that are for sale and came up with the usual suspects: zillow, Realtor.com, trulia and sites like Redfin. If you take zillow out of the equation, Realtor.com is the top choice that isn’t zillow. So, since you are a REALTOR®, you are…

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Stop wasting time and finish the year strong!

As this goes to “press” there are only 48 more days left in 2022!  Some of you will think that is a good thing because by all accounts this year has been challenging! Others of you have been busy listing and selling houses, while still others have been hunkering down and not getting much done.…

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The secret to success in 2023 as a real estate agent

I have found the secret to succes in 2023 and it is contained in the article below! Here we are in the final quarter of 2022! I hope that you have been having a good year in your business in spite of all that has gone on and is going on! The latest “thing” that…

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Take control of your email inbox or how I learned to love gmail again!

I was meeting with an agent 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 clients know…

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Are you a victim of a data breach?

This article originally appeared here on February 16, 2018.  The info is still valid so take a moment to revisit the material below! Unless you are oblivious to the news you have heard about data breaches.Some of the more notorious ones have been Equifax, Yahoo, Dropbox, Target and Anthem Health Care.  These are just a…