social media: Why Every Real Estate Agent Needs To Be On Nextdoor - 08/17/17 06:21 AM
Sometimes technology comes along and it disrupts how you do things.  When Zillow and Trulia came on the scene it was interesting to see the "shock and awe" of real estate agents as they scrambled to figure out if the sky is falling or not.  
 Nextdoor came on the scene as a site that seemed to be a replacement for home owner association websites and now has grown into full fledged platform.  Which is why we think Every Real Estate Agent Needs To Be On Nextdoor . Hopefully, we've seen enough of in the past few years that 2 things are true for … (3 comments)

social media: 3 Free Online Lead Gen Tactics Real Estate Agents Need To Get On - 08/11/17 10:53 AM
With the recent news of Redfin's IPO and the never ending push from Zillow to dominate the real estate online, you might think, "If you can't beat them, join them."  Not so fast.  There's several "low hanging fruit" options for tech savvy agent to generate leads without having to compete with the big guys. 
Used to be this post was going to say, "Craigslist" and while I still believe you could use CL to generate leads, here's 3 Free Online Lead Gen Tactics Real Estate Agents Need To Get On.
1.  Get Local SEO
Outside an agent's own personal website (I'm talking about just a … (11 comments)

social media: Need 100 Agents That Want To Tell The World They Are Honest - 06/02/14 11:24 PM
Need 100 Real Estate Agents That Want To Tell The World They Are Honest.
I'm looking to build a unique directory.  This is a straight SEO play for some key words I believe as agents we can win back.   If you participate in this directory you will get a full profile page, video all with contextual links back to your site.  Depending on the response, there might be bloggin opportunities, etc. 
You will need to submit a video to be part of this network.  Luckily! I have taken the headache out of it as the form you fill out will … (0 comments)

social media: The Twitter Bandwagon Doesn't Travel Overseas - 02/10/10 12:54 AM
I read quite a lot about the Tech industry and Real Estate industry. I also have interest in overseas business which led me to some interesting blogs.  What's pretty interesting is the number of Real Estate agents involved in Technology.  Scary really.  When your primary function as a business owner is to:
Generate Leads Service Real Estate Needs Using Expertise It seems pretty silly to think that agents are becoming SEO & Social Media Gurus when their primary tasks should be following up on these leads.  America Loves real estat though so yes, I include myself in this group techy agents.
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social media: Is Your Socializing Going To Cost Your Real Estate License? - 06/14/09 10:05 PM
I'm sure this issue is far from even scratching the surface.  If our NAR thinks that Google is a scraper site (not sure how they even know what a scraper site is, if they think this) then advertising and interacting on social media is going to cause a lot of issues. So while Association's leadership is at Amazon looking for FaceBOOK, let's cover what rules they THINK are good one.
Here's some key pointers on what you need to be mindful of
Real Estate Commission rules apply to all media. In Georgia - All Advertisements require the firm's name and telephone … (21 comments)

social media: Does Social Media Bridge The Gap In Internet Leads? - 01/19/09 11:34 PM
I've been specializing in Internet Leads for 6 years now.  I've generated a lot of them myself but I've also tried every company under the sun.  From Homegain and Househunt to RECR.  Some good and some bad.
Internet leads tend to have one thing in common that just perplexes me.  No matter how much time I spend on the phone and through e-mail, the rapport or the bond was just never strong enough.
To put it in other words, the gap was sometime to wide.
I'm not really sure why.  I've closed 100's of transactions from the internet, but if I … (11 comments)

social media: Chronicles of Accountability: Day Three - 10/22/08 01:00 AM
Well if you are following these "Chronicles" then you must be wondering where the next update is.  Well, Life happens.
(Note: Post is in Hoschton, GA today since I will be working from home today)
4:00 AM - Up with baby.  
Around 5 AM - Done, tag the wife (the baby won't sleep without Mommy apparently), a few minutes of sleep needed....
after a few minutes
8:00 AM - Start of my day, rushing around to get started.
8:54 AM - Car with mechanic, 71 New E-mails, Had someone leave me a voice mail message last night asking why I called, … (3 comments)

 
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