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BREAKING: Expansion May Be the Best Way to Destroy Your Net Worth

by Treena Tutor


BREAKING: Expansion May Be the Best Way to Destroy Your Net Worth

    To expand or not to expand, that is the question.   Many agents have dreams of building a big, powerful business that not only takes care of their employees and agents but also of themselves and their families.   In the last several years, some of the “big box” companies out there have been facilitating expansion strategies to help agents do just that. While expansion has helped some who’ve taken advantage of the strategy grow their influence...

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Why Agents WASTE 97% of their leads

by Santino Gance


  With budgets ranging from $100 to $60,000 per month, it is imperative that you understand exactly how to not waste a single lead you pay for!   The single biggest mistake made by agents who are trying to grow their business is focusing solely on lead generation.  You could have the lowest cost per lead and the most leads out of your entire market, but IF YOU CANNOT CLOSE THEM...IT MEANS NOTHING! Agents waste up to 97% of their leads due to lack of understanding how to maximize...

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How to Double Your Sales Results With Half Your Budget

by Sandra & Camila


How to Double Your Sales Results With Half Your Budget

    Doubling sales is an exciting proposition for most agents.   Doubling sales by using only half of your annual marketing budget to do so is mindblowing. But or those who are willing to take the steps necessary to make it happen...it’s also completely realistic.   By looking at how you do your marketing a little differently and being open to some simple but effective ways to generate and convert leads, you can have a whole lot more sales at the end of...

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The Best Ways to Stay in Front of Your Subscribers: Video

by Mona Edwards


The Best Ways to Stay in Front of Your Subscribers: Video

    If you missed the first entry of this three-part series on the best ways to stay in front of your subscribers, you can check it out here.   In part two, we’re going to talk about the power of using video to build authority with your subscribers. As I’ve discussed previously: authority sells.   People listen to authority. People trust authority figures and believe them to be right. So right, in fact, that people are willing to listen to them,...

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A Complete Strategy to Nail Your Listing Appointments - Part 1

by Vicki Brown


A Complete Strategy to Nail Your Listing Appointments - Part 1

    Showing up unprepared at a listing appointment with nothing more than your laptop and a CMA is akin to showing up with the proverbial “knife at a gun fight”.   With the real estate market only producing 3.6% more homes sold in 2018 over 2017 and having the largest number of agents selling homes in 6 years, competition for listings is as fierce as it’s ever been.   CTA   As a result of this,...

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The Truth About Discounting Your Commission

by Thaddeus Blevins


The Truth About Discounting Your Commission

    Buffett’s quote is particularly applicable in the case of real estate sales. Unfortunately, many home sellers don’t appreciate what this means until after they’ve sold their home with an agent who’s cut their commission. Despite the fact that even in a smoking hot market like 2017, only 33% of sellers were able to sell their home for full price (or net full price), sellers are still willing to work with agents who discount their commission. Even...

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The Real Estate Team Myth

by Ann West


The Real Estate Team Myth

Why your team will NEVER deliver the results that you expect Any of this sound familiar: You have done a great job selling real estate and you found if you want to do more without working 14 hour days, 7 days a week...you need to start building a team.   You start building the team by hiring an assistant and a couple buyer's agents.   They aren't the best, but they are excited...you generate leads for them, but they don't call all of them.  One leaves, so you...

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The Best Ways to Stay in Front of Your Subscribers Part 3: Social Media

by Liana Gonzalez


The Best Ways to Stay in Front of Your Subscribers Part 3: Social Media

    There’s no shortage of social media outlets available to business owners and consumers these days.   In fact, there are more than 60 of them where providers and consumers can connect with each other on a regular basis.   That said, there is a much smaller number of social networking sites where the majority of people spend most of their time.   Fifteen to be exact.     And it’s on these sites where you should invest your...

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The Best Ways to Stay in Front of Your Subscribers: Video

by Luis santiago


The Best Ways to Stay in Front of Your Subscribers: Video

    If you missed the first entry of this three-part series on the best ways to stay in front of your subscribers, you can check it out here.   In part two, we’re going to talk about the power of using video to build authority with your subscribers. As I’ve discussed previously: authority sells.   People listen to authority. People trust authority figures and believe them to be right. So right, in fact, that people are willing to listen to them,...

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A Complete Strategy to Nail Your Listing Appointments - Part 1

by Wyatt Stucker


A Complete Strategy to Nail Your Listing Appointments - Part 1

    Showing up unprepared at a listing appointment with nothing more than your laptop and a CMA is akin to showing up with the proverbial “knife at a gun fight”.   With the real estate market only producing 3.6% more homes sold in 2018 over 2017 and having the largest number of agents selling homes in 6 years, competition for listings is as fierce as it’s ever been.   CTA   As a result of this,...

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