Don't Spend another dime on lead gen until you read this!
by Tammy McCurdy
Buyers vs Sellers...what's your focus? One can pay you $2500 per hour and the other can pay $238 We did a study with a group of agents to find out how much time was being spent with buyers vs sellers. We knew that buyers took more time but the results were UNBELIEVABLE! The average amount of the agent’s time it took to close a buyer deal : 21 HOURS!!! The average amount of the agent’s time it took to close a seller deal : 2 HOURS!!!...
Read MoreFacebook Leads vs Google Real Estate Leads
by Patricia Lanzilotta
Which are better for you? In many instances, Facebook and Google are competitors in the same space vying both for online viewers and advertising dollars. From a practical standpoint, Facebook and Google are platforms that any sharp business owner could use at the same time to increase visibility and lead generation in the quest to build their customer base. Click here to get find out how to get access to the highest quality listing leads in your area. The strategies for each are different...
Read MoreA Complete Strategy to Nail Your Listing Appointments - Part 1
by Santino Gance
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,...
Read MoreThe Truth About Discounting Your Commission
by Lynnette Boudet
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...
Read MoreHow to Maximize the Results You Get From Your Database
by Tristen Peterson
Having a solid database full of prospects, past clients and members of your sphere is exciting as it represents a ton of great relationships and potential business. That said, not having a strategy in place to maximize the results you get from your database can render all of that opportunity virtually unattainable.When properly managed, your database can help you to effectively contact and nurture the folks you’ve chosen with whom to stay in touch with. Doing this will...
Read MoreDon't Spend another dime on lead gen until you read this!
by Brenda Armitage
Buyers vs Sellers...what's your focus? One can pay you $2500 per hour and the other can pay $238 We did a study with a group of agents to find out how much time was being spent with buyers vs sellers. We knew that buyers took more time but the results were UNBELIEVABLE! The average amount of the agent’s time it took to close a buyer deal : 21 HOURS!!! The average amount of the agent’s time it took to close a seller deal : 2 HOURS!!!...
Read MoreWhat Never to do When Expanding Your Business or Growing a Real Estate Team
by Lucy Ulikhanova
It’s exciting when the time comes to grow your business - either as a team or to expand to another location. What accompanies this excitement, however, are a number of decisions to be made and actions to be taken so that things turn out the best possible for you and everyone involved. And, while you can’t control everything that happens as you expand your enterprise, you can control what you decide to do and how you’re going to handle things. The most...
Read MoreThis is How To Structure A Successful Real Estate Team
by Kennedy O'Reilly
Putting your team together the right way makes all the difference You’re ready to grow your team, but you’re in a bit of a quandary. Do you hire an administrative assistant next or do you hire an ISA? Or, should you hire a couple of buyer agents and try to reap the financial rewards from the efforts of other people’s labor? It’s a tough decision to make and one that could send your business into a financial tailspin if...
Read MoreWhy Old-School Marketing Strategies Cost You Money
by Charles Isenhart
Here’s a closer look at some old school marketing strategies and why they cost more money to generate business for you. Eight-track tapes, rotary phones, video cassettes, cassette tapes, CD’s, phone booths, etc; they all played a significant part in our history as a maturing nation. But today, it’s almost impossible to find any of them anywhere other than a museum or a flea market. Why...because they’ve ‘old school” solutions that have...
Read MoreHow to Maximize the Results You Get From Your Database
by Alefe Oliveira
Having a solid database full of prospects, past clients and members of your sphere is exciting as it represents a ton of great relationships and potential business. That said, not having a strategy in place to maximize the results you get from your database can render all of that opportunity virtually unattainable.When properly managed, your database can help you to effectively contact and nurture the folks you’ve chosen with whom to stay in touch with. Doing this will...
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