If you are considering beefing up your social media presence as part of your 2017 marketing plan, read on! RISMedia is a 35 year old source for real estate related news that has built a reputation as being one of the few news sources that can be trusted to really keep the focus on the…
DetailsOk, here we are at the first day of the year, There are 364 more chances to kill it in real estate this year. The question is how are you going to do it? I’ve been doing this business for over 30 years now and although technology has changed a lot of things, several things…
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As 2016 draws to a close I hope that you are thinking about ways to find more business in 2017. I often hear agents talking about how to get more business and I keep waiting for them to ask me! So, I wrote this last year (and have updated it for this year) and I’d…
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Planning claims to have many benefits. One in particular is that it gives you more control over your day. Planning helps you focus on what needs to get done, in other words the activities that drive your business, so that you can make sure that they actually get done! Another way to describe planning is…
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Social media has to be a part of your online presence, prospecting and client retention toolkit. If it isn’t you are probably falling further behind those agents that are using the new tools. We have an amazing assortment of Guru’s trying to tell us what to say, when to say it and who to say…
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Thanksgiving has come and gone, so that must mean that we are well on our way to endless parties and social gatherings as we pass through the holiday season. While these can be difficult moments for a lot of us, some people have learned how to make the most of these events to meet new…
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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…
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I like free stuff that can help with my business and I am sure that you do too. If you follow my blog, you’ll no doubt know that I have a a Category devoted entirely to Cool Freebies. If you poke around in there you will come up with a wide variety of things that…
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You may know that I recently went back to managing real estate offices after about an 8 year hiatus as a consultant. A lot has changed in the intervening years and I had a lot of catching up to do! In years past I would carry a paper list of my agents with their phone…
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