Jerry Kidd

Over 300 ways to make 2015 your best year ever!

If you are reading this then it’s safe top say that the first week of 2015 is in the books already! Only 51 more weeks to make something happen this year! For this week’s post I thought that I’d give you an easy way to mine the nuggets that this blog contains.  I am sure…

Jerry Kidd

Free 2015 business planning resource for REALTORS®

As I write this it is December 26th, 2014. I have spent much of the day today thinking about business planning for real estate agents.  My thought process has pointed me in the direction of searching for resources that I could tell you about. My original plan was to compile a list of resources that…

Jerry Kidd

What is the BEST CMA tool for real estate agents? I think it’s TouchCMA. Read on for a discount!

I’ll keep this week’s post short as I know you are probably crazy busy right now with holiday preparations. But, you really do want to read this all the way through because I have a heck of a deal for you! I was recently asked to evaluate a number of CMA products for one of…

Jerry Kidd

Get more referrals with ReferralRock

For as long as I can remember I have been intrigued by the process of finding new clients.  As a real estate agent back in the mid-80s I had to find a steady stream of new people who needed my services.  Then, as now, the competition was strong…there seemed to be too many real estate…

Jerry Kidd

Google ups the ante on mobile search – is YOUR site ready?

With Ninety-two percent of buyers using the internet in some way in their home search process and 50 percent of buyers using a mobile website or application in their home search, getting found via a Google search is critically important. (Source: NAR 2014 PROFILE OF HOME BUYERS AND SELLERS, page 6) Reread the above sentence.  Did…

Jerry Kidd

The 2014 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers is out and you NEED it!

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…

Jerry Kidd

10 Tips for Getting More Traffic to Your Web Site from Social Networking

I often am asked how an agent can use social media and social networking to get more web site visitors. I’ve compiled my ten best answers for you. Here then are 10 tips for using social media to drive traffic to your sites… 1. Complete your profile. When you first open your Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn…

Safety first!

Real estate is a contact “sport”. Houses don’t list or sell themselves without the help of human beings. As a real estate agent, you HAVE to meet people in order to do your business. Unfortunately, not everyone that you meet is on the up and up, and some of these people may actually do you…

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5 Ways to get more business this year!

As we head into the LAST quarter of 2014, you may be asking yourself what you could do to end the year on a financial “high”. As you know, the time between now and Thanksgiving is often our busiest time of the year, and you may want to make sure that you get your share…

Jerry Kidd

5 resources that will help you make more money before Christmas!

In a few days summer will be over.  The Autumnal Equinox is Monday, September 22, 2014 here in California, but as far as the real estate market is concerned, summer is over and the fall selling season is under way.  This is traditionally the last “push” of the year.  The time between now and Thanksgiving…