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power partners: Power Partners - 08/02/10 07:28 AM
POWER PARTNERS
Power Partners are people whom you would recommend to others, as well as people you would hire if you needed their services. I picked up the concept at Toastmasters in Houston back in 1977, and various business networking groups like Le Tip and BNI use the concept to its fullest advantage.
To create your list of Power Partners, make a list of people who work in or on real estate and find at least two Power Partners for each profession. In fact, you can go one better and, if you have a favorite barber/hair stylist, auto repair shop, etc., … (16 comments)

power partners: Don't neglect how you and your Power Partners can help each other - 02/03/10 08:11 PM
I'm continually amazed at the number of people who don't use those valuable relationships with their Power Partners.
It takes weeks, months, and sometimes even years to create them, so why wouldn't you use them?
Power Partners are those people with whom you do business on a regular basis, or with whom you would do business, or refer business, if the opportunity presented itself.
Who would you call if you needed roof repairs? Plumbing repairs? Landscaping? Electrical repairs? Stucco or brick repairs? Door and window repairs? Fireplace and chimney cleaning?
In some cases you can even have Power Partners who are … (18 comments)

power partners: How to get new Clients from home and garden shows - 01/29/10 08:51 PM
Along with the San Diego County Fair each year in June/July, there are four home and garden shows, one in the spring, summer, fall, and winter. Alright, alright, we don't exactly have seasons here in San Diego, so just go by the calendar date rather than the weather.
If one can afford to buy a booth and staff it, then a booth can bring in a significant amount of contacts and business. But what do you do if you are, say, a newbie Realtor or a newbie home inspector? If your company is not well-capitalized (and let's face it, most start-up … (7 comments)

power partners: A different kind of team - 11/01/09 08:52 PM
I've noticed a lot of Featured Posts lately that have the word TEAM in their titles.
Some apparently like the team concept, while at least one didn't, although that one person likes to DO A LOT OF YELLING IN HER POSTS, so I rarely get past the first paragraph in any of here posts because I don't like people who yell and reading so many sentences done in ALL CAPITAL letters is just too tiring on the eyes.
Nonetheless, the posts I've read seem to be talking about teams in a traditional sense of having everyone be Realtors, Transaction Coordinators, phone … (3 comments)