Archive for February, 2010

Real Estate Roundup – Week 9

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Some of the best from the web this past week:
A Smarter Solution – Real Estate Job Hunting 101 by Katie Lance at Future of Real Estate Marketing
Q & A with Morgan Carey (Real Estate Webmasters) about Indexable IDX by Tony Kawaguchi at Geek Estate Blog
The Golden Age of Real Estate Search by Joel Burslem at [...]

eCommission’s Bridge Listing Advance

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

eCommission has a solution for agents who have listings, but don’t have any pending sales to help with cash flow. This product is called the Bridge Listing Advance.
This type of product is supposed to help with cash flow or to bridge the difference between your listings and your next home sale.
Certain terms and conditions [...]

Real Estate Sales – Use the Internet to Make Prospecting For Leads Effortless & Effective

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

The truth is, most people who buy and sell properties can be found on the internet. As a real estate agent, you want to find them and make contact with them.
Of course what you really want is for them to find you. In an ideal situation, buyers and sellers will go online, put in search [...]

Real Estate Roundup – Week 8

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Some of the best from the web this past week:
How to Add Polls to Your Facebook Page by Joseph Ferrara at Sellsius Real Estate Blog
5 Twitter Analytics Programs by Justin Bartlett at Geek Estate Blog
Fun Friday: Top 5 Real Estate Social Media Blunders by Katie Lance at Future of Real Estate Marketing
Foursquare and five years [...]

Enthusiasm – A Realtor’s Fuel

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

There’s no business quite like Real Estate. If you close a big deal or string a few deals together you can make huge commissions in a short time. You are beaming with enthusiasm and you feel like you can take on the world. Unfortunately, with the great success you can have in Real Estate there [...]

Multiple Methods to Generate Leads

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Being a successful real estate agent is all about generating leads and closing on those leads. Fortunately, there are multiple ways in which you can generate leads for your real estate business.
Networking
Networking is by far the best method of generating leads. If you want people to know who you are and what you [...]

Real Estate Roundup – Week 7

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Some of the best from the web this past week:
Splash: the key to better real estate branding by Marc Davison at 1000Watt Consulting
Why Aren’t More Real Estate Websites Using Outside.in for Hyperlocal Content? by Drew Meyers at Geek Estate Blog
How to Rank Videos Higher on Google by Joseph Ferrara at Sellsius Real Esate Blog
Google Buzz [...]

Example of a Realtor in a Consultative Sales Conversation

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Notice in the following example how the real estate agent uses the information the Seller gives in each answer to formulate the agent’s next question. These question chains let the agent stay in control of the conversation without educating, selling, or convincing the Seller of anything, but still provide tremendous value to the prospect. In [...]

Managing Internet Leads from Your Real Estate Website

Monday, February 8th, 2010

When a real estate lead comes through from your website, it’s important to follow up with that lead almost immediately. Whoever submitted their information is doing their research and they want to hear or gather more information so they can make a decision.
Since they’re online, you can assume that they’re checking out more Realtors [...]

Real Estate Roundup – Week 6

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Some of the best from the web this past week:
Bank of America Offering iPoster as Interactive Real Estate Touch Screen Kiosk by Joseph Ferrara at Sellsius Real Estate Blog
Use Linkedin and Facebook to Increase Conversions by Ryan Hinricher at Geek Estate Blog
Apple’s iPad means big changes ahead for real estate by Joel Burslem at 1000 [...]