Jerry Kidd

You are being targeted! (and what to do about it)

As of June 14th we have been under shelter in place for: 90 days  2160 hours 129,600 minutes 7,776,000 seconds 12 weeks and 6 days Or damn near 25% of 2020 So, if you are like me, you have spent way more time online than you usually do. Shopping, research, goofing off and whatever. Guess…

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Jerry Kidd

3 websites that every real estate agent needs to know!

How have you been spending your time at home these past few months?  After the initial shock of being confined, I did enjoy the relative peace and quiet of just doing nothing.  That lasted a few days but after that, I had to start doing some constructive things! One of the things that I did…

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Real Estate agents – Wondering How To Make Your COVID-19 House Arrest Rock? Read This!

Got a question for you.   Since we have all been under “house arrest” for the past few months, what have you done with your time to advance your business? Once you got over the initial shock of being forced to make major changes in your life and business, what have you done to recalibrate…

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Blogging for real estate profits

Starting your first blog is an exciting idea. You’re going to make your presence known to the world, and you’ll have an avenue for expressing your thoughts and your opinions. There are plenty of platforms for you to build your blog on, however, in this article, you’re going to find out why you should consider…

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Old school prospecting method meets the future!

When I started in real estate in 1986 I struggled to find a way to find clients to work with.  I tried so many ways to reach people that I was pretty much the joke in the office. I felt like the hamster in the wheel.   But, one of the things that I tried…

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The best Facebook ads strategy to generate seller leads

If you are a member of the National Association of REALTORS® here in the United States (Or an International Member) you have access to RPR, the Realtors Property Resource®. If you haven’t heard of it, then here is a bit of info about it: RPR is an exclusive online real estate database providing REALTORS® with…

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The 5 by 4 plan to real estate sales success!

Back in the early days of my career, I was told to place five business cards next to my car keys each night before I went to bed.  The idea was that I had to meet five new people each day and give them my business card and get their contact information…before I could come…

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A new way to work at your desk

I finally gave in and bought a standup desk! The shelter in place, work from home, don’t go out order found me sitting for hours on end at my home office desk. It got so bad that my back and legs were starting to hurt so I knew that I had to do something about…

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Cool backgrounds for video meetings!

By now you MUST have participated in at least one Zoom meeting. If not, congrats to you, but most of us have had to endure far too many of them! I always like to have an interesting background to amuse myself and the others on the call, and I told you how I do it…

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An open letter sent to tcook@apple.com on Easter Sunday 2020 while on lockdown.

Dear Mr Cook – I am writing to you as a long time Apple consumer (Since the iPhone 3 came out) and as a concerned US Citizen. I first got started with computers by purchasing a Timex Sinclair computer in the early 80s and taught myself the Basic Language. Later in early 1987 I purchased…

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