I visited your open house, why didn't you follow up? - PART TWO - 03/31/11 04:55 PM
I wrote a post earlier this week called, I Visited Your Open House, Why Didn't You Follow Up?, and it seems to have struck a nerve.  Rightly, I think.  There were very few responses to the post that didn't take a strong position.  While some see no value in open houses and simply don't hold them, others have great success collecting contact information and winning new clients.
MAJOR POINT NUMBER 1:  Many of you are uncomfortable asking for contact info.
One reply in particular, from Kasey Boles Meridian has prompted me to write this follow up.  She said:
"I think sometimes … (28 comments)

Open Houses - What is the ROI? - 03/29/11 02:35 PM
My recent blog post - "I Visited Your Open House, Why Didn't You Follow Up?" generated a lot of comments.  Thanks ActiveRainers!  Like most things, there seemed to be a lot of difference in opinion on the value of Open Houses and whether or not you should follow-up with the people that come.
Dawn mentioned she'd like to know the ROI on Open Houses so I thought I'd try to come up with some.  I put together a super short survey - you can take by clicking the link below.  It is only a couple of questions, thank you for participating.
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I Visited Your Open House, Why Didn't You Follow Up? - 03/27/11 09:44 PM
I love open houses!  In fact, since getting engaged in January (yea!) it has become a favorite Sunday afternoon activity.  We're trying to see a wide variety of properties and get a really good feel for where we want to start our family.
Here's a stunning fact: of the 25 or so open houses I have been to this year, only 1 agent asked for my email address!  Unfortunately, that agent hasn't followed up.  It drives me a bit crazy really, because I just don't understand.  We're qualified buyers with excellent credit and we even have a listing once we choose … (98 comments)

"I was a bit skeptical...but you guys are AWESOME! Everyone should try this." - 03/21/11 05:15 PM
This post is an update to our series about the results people are getting with Happy Grasshopper.  You may have read what fellow RainMakers Todd Clark and Nancy Fraser had to say about our automatic referral system.  Today, we're featuring Jesse Sunday of Sarasota, Florida.  Jesse is the IT pro at the Sarasota Association of Realtors and has been testing our service.
Happy Grasshopper works by helping you get referrals - and it's very easy.  You just upload some email addresses - past clients, networking contacts, anyone really - and we do the rest.  Our team of writers create fun, short, … (7 comments)

Why is AR Top Point Leader Todd Clark a Happy Grasshopper? - 03/01/11 10:47 AM
I received an email yesterday from Todd Clark, Active Rain's top point holder.  He wanted to tell me that our new tool for Realtors actually works. He reported an 18% response rate - including a referral generating $17,200.00 in commission.  Read on to learn what he has to say and how Happy Grasshopper can get referrals for you. For those of you who haven't heard about Happy Grasshopper yet, it's the automatic referral marketing service that gives you the power to turn everyone you meet into an ongoing referral source.  You simply tell us who to keep in touch with and our … (50 comments)

 
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