real estate lead generation: Do You Lack The "Lead Generation" Skills To Survive?? - 12/22/08 05:56 AM
If you follow me at all...you know that in just about any given moment, you can find me involved in one conversation or another on Twitter.  Usually more than one...And the day that this conversation occurred is no different. 
See, I was talking with Tamara Dorris about lead generation.  We were talking about the fundamental importance of lead generation and the fact that most agents simply don't have enough leads and why I think most agents simply fail when it comes to this activity.  Below is an exerpt from that conversation from Twitter (If you don't use Twitter, I am talking … (92 comments)

real estate lead generation: Shop and Compare...Pick a company that brands YOU not themselves... - 12/10/07 11:57 PM
Housevalues?  HomeGain?  RealEstate.com?  ServiceMagic? 
Have you been down this road before??  Names like these usually strike fear into the hearts of those that have used them for one reason or another....whether it be the lack of quality referrals or the huge monthly fees and diabolical commission splits or hidden fees. 
Having said that, I would like to introduce to everyone a better option.  Century21's International Realtor of the year, Amanda King, has been taking referrals from www.recr.com for 4 years...and says that 40% of her annual sales comes from recr.com.  And, for her, that equates to over $5million in sales.  Below … (4 comments)

real estate lead generation: 5 Things Every Agent MUST Know Before Choosing a Referral Company......www.RECR.com - 11/23/07 03:09 AM
Every agent knows that services like HomeGain and HouseValues are still licking their wounds after being crushed (in the form of a $900,000+ profit loss) in a recent lawsuit.
But many agents still rely on services like these to help them add to their existing business. And rightly so - because when done right, online referral efforts really DO pay off. 
So what should an agent know before they choose a "lead generation" company?
1. Know that no service, not even referral generation, will be 100% perfect all of the time.  Like other forms of business, real estate lead generation follows … (7 comments)