Archive for the 'Sales' Category

Tips to Preparing for an Open House

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Real Estate Agents - Either you will need to do these things, or you will need to make your client do them. These tips will help you prepare for an open house:
1. Hire a cleaning service. A spotlessly clean home is essential; dirt will turn off a prospect faster than anything.
2. Have the lawn […]

What To Say When Your Prospect Only Has 10 Minutes

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Have you ever had a prospect say to you “Tell me about your products and I only have 10 minutes”? What have you done in this situation? What was the response you received?
Before we look at three ways to respond, let’s look at the “I only have 10 minutes” statement.
The “I only have 10 minutes” […]

5 Steps To Becoming A Professional Salesperson

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

“I want to be professional”.
What do people mean by this? Is there such a thing as a professional salesperson? Does it matter anyway? And how can you become a professional salesperson?
It always intrigues me every time a salesperson says that they want to be professional. Do they mean that they want to act professionally or […]

Self Development - Cold Calls for Real Estate Agents

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Cold calls, can be described as a bunch of unsolicited random sales calls. Remember that the people you call to give information have not asked for it. You are, on your own giving out the information. Most certainly you will encounter both positive and negative responses. Some people simply love and enjoy such calls, while […]

Marketing yourself as a real estate agent

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

I’ve seen many real estate agents come and go over the years and the biggest reason they go is because they don’t understand that being a real estate agent IS a business. They get licensed to sell homes and they think they’ve found their golden ticket to freedom and wealth. However, many of […]

800 Info Home Line for Real Estate Agents

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

800infohomeline.com
I was talking to a real estate agent the other day and he was telling me a new service that he’s been using with some success. 800infohomeline.com allows you to set up a voice prerecording of a house’s details and any other pertinent information. He said that he writes the toll free number […]