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Five beginner Twitter tips to build your real estate sphere

Five beginner Twitter tips to build your real estate sphere

As real estate agents, we have been taught that the number one daily priority has to be prospecting. We know that networking and staying in touch with our sphere is paramount to this plan and we use the old school methods pretty well for this task. But, how many of you are using Twitter? I know, Twitter is chaotic and ...

Lesley Lambert | 2010/10/16  | 85 Comments Social Media

Falling off the wagon – scraped knees and ice cream

Falling off the wagon – scraped knees and ice cream

WHAM! There was a rock sticking out of the ground on the hill you were speeding down. You tried to jump the wagon on a homemade ramp at your neighbors. Your big sister whipped you around a corner at high speed knowing full well that the wagon would tip over, spilling it’s contents – namely, you. I’m sure we all ...

Matt Stigliano | 2010/04/23  | 20 Comments How to

Favors. Dollars. Dimes.

Favors.    Dollars.   Dimes.

Jump Again by ~sakisc on deviantART Congratulations!   People view you as an expert and the “Go To Gal”.   You know “correct” is happening because people are picking up their phones, dialing your number and asking for your expert answers to their burning questions.   Questions like: What’s the deal with Obama’s $8,000 Tax Credit? We’re sweat’n like swine. ...

Ken Brand | 2009/03/13  | 8 Comments Coaching

Puzzled By LinkedIn

Puzzled By LinkedIn

Sign up and fuggedaboutit Not sure if it was at REBarCamp or at Inman Connect a couple of weeks ago…but the discussion was about social networks and how they each have their own personality and should be used differently. Someone suggested that LinkedIn is an easy one to participate in because you don’t have to participate. You put your resume-type ...

Lisa Sanderson | 2009/01/20  | 21 Comments Editorials

Pssst! She’s Seducing Your Friends. Brad Pitt Is Helping.

Pssst!  She’s Seducing Your Friends.  Brad Pitt Is Helping.

She’s Flying Her Purple Cow Freak Flag. Listen. All the people you know, she knows. She knows you’re a pro, respected, savvy and well connected. She wants to seduce your people. She knows she has to delight, surprise, entertain and fly her Purple Cow Freak Flag. Next week, while your chapped lips and paper cut tongue heal and you’re waiting ...

Ken Brand | 2008/12/19  | 16 Comments How to

Web Sites: Template or Custom?

Web Sites: Template or Custom?

Photo Credit Template Sites Suck I was stumbling through the Internet today and wound up on a post written by a vendor that supplies custom (well, semi-custom really) web sites to real estate agents. No, I’m not going to link to it because it’s not really germane to the discussion. And it’s strikingly similar to about half a jillion posts ...

Jay Thompson | 2008/07/17  | 35 Comments Marketing

Step Away From The Computer, Go Out and Sell

Step Away From The Computer, Go Out and Sell

I remember my first week or so as a Realtor like it was yesterday. I was affiliated with one of those huge real estate companies. I arrived at my new office with my laptop computer. I had to walk down a long hall and past several offices before I got to my own. There were agents working in the office ...

Teresa Boardman | 2008/05/01  | 14 Comments Marketing