Complacency is the enemy of progressKey Takeaways Even experienced pros take themselves, their clients and their databases for granted. These mistakes are costly to one’s career.No matter how long you’ve been in the real estate business, we all fall into old habits and similar routines at some point. As a 20-year real estate veteran, I’ve seen a lot of mistakes made, even by the most seasoned real estate agents. Here are five of my favorit
Top agent tips and tricks for owning Instagram, Facebook and SnapchatWhether you’re browsing Instagram, Facebook or Snapchat, you can find everyone from real estate agents to mortgage companies taking advantage of these platforms to increase brand awareness, lead generation, sales and much more.But what are the best practices for using these platforms for marketing and networking — and when does social outreach go too far?To keep up with pl
5 tips for being an efficient, on-the-go agentIf you’re in the industry, you already know that real estate agents and brokers spend more time in their cars than anywhere else. We eat in our cars, we take calls in our cars (safely, of course), we hold meetings in our cars, you get the picture.So when it comes to maximizing the success of your personal real estate business, why don’t we focus more on convenience and on-the-go solutions for ag
Tom Ferry: the main pitfalls that drive the huge failure rate among agentsImagine if a deadly disease hit earth causing a mortality rate even remotely near the failure rate of real estate agents — people would live in complete, utter panic.The failure rate in real estate is high — extremely high. Many people who were in your real estate class are unlikely to be in the business five years from now. While that sounds alarming, it’s your livel
'My Agent' feature changes display rules for buyer's agents who make lead connectionsZillow Group announced several new updates to its Premier Agent app that will become available in 2018, the biggest of which is a feature called My Agent that aims to allow real estate pros to more easily build relationships with buyer leads from Zillow and Trulia.“Once buyers connect with you through Zillow Group and continue to visit our sites and apps to b
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More than 41 million children in the U.S. go trick-or-treating every Halloween, bopping from door to door collecting candy. Some real estate pros are seizing the day for their marketing. Realtor.com® recently featured a few ideas of how real estate professionals are using Halloween to drum up more business.Some agents are throwing a Halloween-themed open house, complete with kid-friendly activities like bobbing for apples and pumpkin painting
Key Takeaways Humor, returning to normal routines, taking care of yourself, reducing workload, focusing on what can be done and sharing gratitude can help guide you past trauma.Hurricanes, floods, fires, the mass shooting in Las Vegas, rape and sexual abuse scandals in Hollywood, fears about a nuclear attack from North Korea — the horrific news keeps piling up with no apparent relief in sight.What steps can you take to find your footing in th
Using vivid language to stir up emotion is one of the best ways to provoke prospects to take actionEver wondered how some real estate agents can craft property descriptionsthat hit home with buyers? How do they choose their words in a way that makes the ordinary sound enticing?It may not be as hard as you think. In fact, I’m going to share a simple secret. Those agents use words that toy with the emotions of their audience. Some writers refe
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