http://activerain.com/blogs/lavernm en-us http://activerain.com/blogsview/1395472/it-s-in-the-mail- <p>Just a small reminder not to forget&nbsp;snail mail.&nbsp;Even though we are all into technology; electronic mail and all the other bells and whistlsles, snail mail still works. Electronic Mail is a very good medium for communication however it can be deleted without ever being read.&nbsp;Even if it's saved,&nbsp;it can be forgotten sometimes.&nbsp;</p> <p>When your postal mailings&nbsp;are eye-catching, appears interesting enough,&nbsp;it can&nbsp;make it past the trash&nbsp;and into the building.&nbsp;You may very well&nbsp;have a new&nbsp;contact. Once inside&nbsp;the mail&nbsp;at least&nbsp;has the chance to be around as a reminder that your service is available if and when needed. There is still that&nbsp; audience&nbsp;out there who would not even think about a computer for information.&nbsp; Many people are&nbsp;not tech savvy which includes the young and old. Some&nbsp;do not like computers and not even interested in them regardless of where society is at this point.</p> <p>Many people still like the news papers as well as the books and other literature coming throuh the mail.&nbsp;Believe it or not, one of my 70 year old Dad's favorite&nbsp;things to do is to get the daily mail just to see what came. He's retired&nbsp;and getting the mail is a part of his daily routine.&nbsp;The audience is a lot larger than we think. Tangible materials still continue to be a vital part of advertising. It still works.</p> Lavern Martin REO's (Coldwell Banker Garvin Realtors) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:48:21 -0800 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1395472/it-s-in-the-mail- http://activerain.com/blogsview/625586/do-you-remember-your-first-experience-as-a-new-agent- <p>Being a new Realtor can be a scary place. You&nbsp;learn things that you were not&nbsp;told about&nbsp;in real estate class.&nbsp;&nbsp;A good&nbsp;lesson I learned is that if you make your living solely on commission; remember to save some money out of that commission check. Life still happens after the closing. I paid all my bills and&nbsp; updated my wardrobe. I purchased an outfit for every day of the week because I just "had" to look like the new money I was making. I purchased furniture for my bare living room and more.&nbsp; Not once did I think about advertising, ads, mailings, more business cards, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;It was unwise of me not to invest in my business and expect it to be successful. Lessons learned are not forgotten.</p> Lavern Martin REO's (Coldwell Banker Garvin Realtors) Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:11:39 -0700 http://activerain.com/blogsview/625586/do-you-remember-your-first-experience-as-a-new-agent-