I’m often asked by new agents what can they do to get started or how can can I get my first sale? I have a standard litany of responses which include calling or mailing your sphere of influence, starting a farm, holding open houses and so on. They all work to the extent that the…
These days it seems like much of the communication between real estate agents and clients is done with text messages (Also known as SMS messages). It’s hard to beat the convenience and immediacy of SMS in a real estate transaction, but there is a glaring problem! I’m pretty sure that you have run across this…
Ever heard of the term “curation”? If so, do you wonder what it means? Here is a definition from whatis.com: Content curation is the gathering, organizing and online presentation of content related to a particular theme or topic. As a rule, a content curation site reproduces some of the original content and links to the…
One twelfth of the year is gone already! Are you one twelfth of the way to your 2016 income goal? If you are not there yet, read on. I may have a few ideas that can help you get there. In my coaching practice lately, almost everyone I have been helping has asked me how…
The holidays are over and we are well into January, so it’s time to start thinking about getting ready for tax time. One of the joys of being an independent contractor is that we get to write off a number of business expenses against our income, effectively lowering the amount of federal and sate income…
If you are reading this then it’s safe to say that the first week of 2016 is either underway or in the books already! Only 51 more weeks to make something happen this year! Over 300 Ways to Make 2016 Your Best Year … Ever! For this week’s post I thought that I’d give you…
Well, it’s that time of year again. The days are short and the time that is left to hit your income goals for 2015 is even shorter! The good news is that the days are getting longer and a new year and new opportunities are just days away. If you hit or surpassed your 2015…
Who is your email branding? I want to spend a few minutes with you today about email branding. Specifically, who are you branding with each email that you send? If you have an email address at AOL, Yahoo, Gmail, Comcast, Verizon, iCloud etc then with every email you send you are branding those companies and…
A few years back I told you about an app that you could use to send greeting cards form your phone (https://realtytechbytes.com/a-nifty-way-to-send-those-christmas-cards) and towards the end of that article, I off handedly mentioned another app (Postagram) for sending photo postcards. My idea at the time was to use the apps in lieu of sending Christmas,…
Every November the National Association of REALTORS® gets together to celebrate all things REALTOR®, debate issues, come up with new ideas and party like mad. All of which is only of mild interest to me. But, one thing does happen during this annual convention that I find absolutely essential to EVERY REALTOR®. And that is…
