Jerry Kidd

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.…

Jerry Kidd

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…

Jerry Kidd

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…

Jerry Kidd

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…

Jerry Kidd

Spend some quality time with your phone to get more from it!

When was the last time you took a good look at the apps on your smart phone? If your phone is anything like mine, it’s loaded with apps that don’t get used.  There is nothing harmful about having unused apps on the phone aside from the fact that they take up memory storage space. There…

Jerry Kidd

5 cool ideas to help you finish 2022 strong

This week I have a broad mix of articles by others that I think you should take the time to read. Any one of these could make the difference between finishing the year strong or finishing it far back in the pack.  In any market right now we have a large group of agents chasing…

Jerry Kidd

The 5 Ps to success in a shifting market

As the market starts to shift, it will probably cause some agents to seek other opportunities.  At least that’s what happened over the last three market shift that I have experienced over my 36 years in this great business! In each case, the agents who were merely order takers, the ones who didn’t really have…

Jerry Kidd

What happens to your data when you die?

I flew to Charleston, South Carolina last week to attend the Spoleto Music Festival, visit Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot and visit with friends that I met on a River Cruise in Europe last summer. The flight from SFO to ATL was about 4 hours and the connecting flight from ATL to CHS was…

6 websites to help grow your business

Where do you get your real estate industry news? If you just rely on your local Association of REALTORS® newsletter or MLS splash page, you may be missing out on some key information that could help you better serve your clients. What follows is the list of sites that I regularly check out and I…

Jerry Kidd

16 Skills that lead to success as a real estate agent

I first ran the following article on August 29th, 2021.  I was recently asked about it so I thought it would be good to re-run it. On another note, I will be presenting my “The Nine Things I had to Learn to be Successful as a REALTOR®” talk at the Realtors Marketing Association in Danville…