Lately I have been working with some agents who want to generate more Seller and Buyer leads. The trouble is, they don’t like any of the traditional methods of lead generation and they don’t have the capital to invest in buying leads. So, unless something else turns up, they are pretty well skunked. Then it…
DetailsHave you ever wondered what kind of data is being stored about you? If not, you might want to consider learning about it! With data breaches occurring with awful regularity, knowing what information is being stored about you by some of your favorite websites could be important if they get breached! Many companies will make…
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So I got this interesting email today from a company called Centriq, based in San Francisco. Here is the gist of it: Are you a Real Estate or Service Professional? Centriq is the one app that helps simplify ownership. Think of it as the Ultimate User Guide, specifically for your home and your things. Sign…
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School’s out and summer is almost here so I think that it’s time to double down on business generation. A lot of families are headed out on their summer vacations, so the number of people actively involved in house hunting will probably diminish somewhat, but those that are still looking are going to be heavily…
Details2018 is almost half way over! In just a few short weeks we’ll be into July and from there Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas will be upon us before you know it! I bring this up because it’s already time to review what you are doing to generate business. Things to look at are the…
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Lately I have been reading some of the “marketing” language that real estate agents are using on their listings placed on the MLS. What I see is a lot of agents just listing all the FEATURES of a home. While this seems like a reasonable thing to do, there are two major problems in doing…
DetailsI found a fun little, online tool that scratches an occasional itch. Sometimes we need to send pictures to a client or to another agent. Wouldn’t it be cool if we could dress them up a little before we send them? Screely instantly turns your screenshot into a beautiful image that you can share on…
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A few weeks ago I told you about a way to stop robo callers (https://realtytechbytes.com/stop-robo-callers-in-their-tracks) that was provided by my carrier, AT&T. It worked pretty well for what it did but today I want to tell you about an app that will actually help you fight back against the robocallers. It’s called RoboKiller. It does…
DetailsLong time readers know that I am a huge fan of advertising for buyers and sellers on Facebook. There simply is no better way to get your message in front of potential clients as effectively or cost effectively. There has been one problem though and that has been getting people to give you contact info. …
DetailsI’ve talked about this before and I am going to talk about it again today. You have to have a way to capture those text messages between you and your clients so that you can store them with your transactions. Since so much communication gets done with text, email and voicemail, ignoring saving those messages…
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