Comments on: Gary V – I disagree! Vaynerchuk’s advice could hurt agents

By: Ray Giesbrecht

Ray Giesbrecht — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:33:56 +0000

Interesting post & follow up comments. Gary V – I disagree! Vaynerchuk’s advice could hurt agents http://bit.ly/7EFZt

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:38:02 +0000

#agnow hi brandie! full disclosure: i have no idea who gary v is, .....but nonetheless i find this this web 1.... http://bit.ly/1LzuGw

By: www.hermanchan.com

www.hermanchan.com — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:37:58 +0000

hi brandie!

full disclosure: i have no idea who gary v is, …..but nonetheless i find this this web 1.0 v 2.0 debate rather reductionist. we have to give clients more credit. they have a brain, there is a thought process involved when choosing representation. i dont’ think clients make a snap decision based on a realtors internet presence if at all. its just another layer of cred for an agent to mention, should that be significant deciding factor for a client.

and doesn’t it really just boil down to who your clients are? i have gen x/y clients who spend their lives on lines, and it is (for some reason beyond me) important to them that I have thousands of FB fans , TW followers, a snazzy website, and webcasts. whereas my baby boomer clients really couldn’t care less. all they care about is that I coddle their college bound daughter when shopping for her new condo! (giggle)

happy july 4th!!

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:08:59 +0000

#agnow You are absolutely correct that there are agents that still work the "old fashioned" way and earn a huge liv... http://bit.ly/1LzuGw

By: David Crandall

David Crandall — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 01:46:52 +0000

You are absolutely correct that there are agents that still work the “old fashioned” way and earn a huge living. However, you will have to admit that the overwhelming majority who do things that way do NOT earn 7 figures. Many of the successful agents have had years of building their business that way when there was no other option. I’ve seen too many agents start now and try the same with minimal success.

The “outdated ways” are difficult if someone is new to the real estate world; they are expensive, hard to learn how to effectively do; and very broad in their target. Conversely, someone who is able to start with online media can try out a number of things for free while they are building their business. Yes, they will be spending a lot of time online, but when you are starting out, you have a lot of time.

This isn’t an either/or situation. The “outdated ways” and the new “social media” can be incorporated together. I will say, for years I threw away anything that came in the mail from a real estate agent even when I needed one. So even before social media was big, the outdated ways were outdated.

Just my $.02.

By: RRAR

RRAR — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:57:23 +0000

Find balance in your networking. Be wary of advice from internet superstars and your Facebook “friends” - http://bit.ly/7EFZt

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:03:06 +0000

#agnow You do make a good point. After all, he may know a lot about Pinot Noir, but not much about local chateaus. http://bit.ly/1LzuGw

By: Melissa Zavala

Melissa Zavala — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:03:03 +0000

You do make a good point. After all, he may know a lot about Pinot Noir, but not much about local chateaus.

By: Century 21

Century 21 — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:21:00 +0000

@GaryVee – I disagree! Vaynerchuk’s advice could hurt agents http://bit.ly/b7DhXt (@agentgenius)

By: AgentGenius

AgentGenius — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:52:22 +0000

#agnow Brandie, I am not saying that agents still using old ways won't make money. But are they really making m... http://bit.ly/1LzuGw