success in real estate: Does your Real Estate Agent have the 5 Essential Ingredients for True Success?
by Michelle Shelton
- 11/17/08 10:10 PM
Does your Real Estate Agent have the 5 Essential Ingredients for True Success? by Michelle Shelton
Skill in sales is only a small piece of the pie.
It really takes five key ingredients to find a truly successful person in any industry, especially real estate. Why? Because it is
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success in real estate: This is The Time To Invest In Yourself . . . - 10/11/08 09:54 AM
Let's face it, times are tough for everyone. Even if you are on an even keel, you are watching your money. Being on commission can be exciting to say the least. We have all experienced it over our careers.
Back in 1990, when the seller's market of the '80's dried up,
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success in real estate: Tool #2 Prospecting : 4 tools of a successful real estate agent: - 09/09/08 11:59 PM
This is part of the ongoing series “Finding Success in the Basics”
Since you can’t talk someone into buying or selling a home (Unless you are Tommy Hopkins) the best you can hope for is to be in the right place at the right time. This often makes you feel like
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success in real estate: New Strategies for Success! Active or Passive Marketing? You Chose! - 06/20/08 01:37 PM
Active Vs. Passive Marketing: Changing Real Estate Markets. Strategies to Succeed. A new article of mine has just been published in RealtyTimes.Com that reflects how to redefine the way you do business in our current real estate market. In the last few years anything worked! If we could fog up a mirror, we
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success in real estate: An Interview with William Johnson on Volunteerism - 05/31/08 10:50 AM
I was going through some of my books the other night and I came across one Titled "See How they Sell" "Success in Real Estate Sales". The author was a young women I had met years ago who was working with the California Association of REALTORS( CAR). I had spoken with her
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success in real estate: Back in Business - 05/16/08 02:45 PM
Anyone that's seen me or talked to me in the past few weeks knows just how hectic my schedule's been. Between the STAAR Night charity event, my kids getting ready to go on summer break from school, and several other commitments, I've barely had time to earn a living, let alone
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success in real estate: WHAT MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL??? - 03/01/08 01:37 PM
Just alittle over two years ago, on January 28, 2006, I passed my real estate licensee exam. It was a Friday, three days later on Monday I was showing property. I even remember the very first couple I took out. Very nice couple visiting from New York..no they did not buy a home
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success in real estate: It's a cold, cold world - 02/12/08 10:29 AM
It seems to me that the business of Real Estate has fooled a lot of people. New agents enter the profession without any idea that they are independent business owners, and thus never learn or apply the most basic principals of planning and execution to their livelihood. The cliched "80/20" rule
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success in real estate: Happy 2008 to all ye in the rain ! ! ! - 01/06/08 04:12 PM
Well now...it's been awhile. My working full-time and raising three girls has not afforded me much time to dance in the rain this year. However, as I take a moment to reflect on my aspirations and commitment to new goals, I couldn't help but take some time to acknowledge my friends here in
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success in real estate: Great advice for 2008 - 01/06/08 03:36 PM
I received the following in an email. Lots of good tips to keep you focused on a fabulous 2008 ! ! 1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant. 2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a
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success in real estate: Reach For The Silver Lining In Your Real Estate Marketplace! - 12/28/07 11:32 PM
Make 2008 the year you stop watching the negative news and reading those Real Estate dooms day reports! The more that you fall for that negativity the more it will come true for you. Make 2008 the year that you turn around and moon those media naysayers! Make a mark on your
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success in real estate: Is your attitude costing you money? - 11/26/07 05:42 PM
The most important thing I am learning in this market that really is helping keep agents selling is to be flexible with your price range. I and other successful agents have had to lower our price range and type of home we are selling to keep making income in this market.
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success in real estate: Has anyone ever guaranteed your results in the real estate business? - 09/28/07 09:38 AM
No matter if you've been a Realtor for 5 years or for 5 months, you and your clients can benefit from the FREE marketing. Go to TheKeysToSuccessInRealEstate.com for a free no obligation tour on how FREE marketing can minimize the peaks and valleys in the real estate industry. Typical real estate agents spend
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success in real estate: Has anyone ever guaranteed your results in the real estate business? - 09/28/07 09:38 AM
No matter if you've been a Realtor for 5 years or for 5 months, you and your clients can benefit from the FREE marketing. Go to TheKeysToSuccessInRealEstate.com for a free no obligation tour on how FREE marketing can minimize the peaks and valleys in the real estate industry. Typical real estate agents spend
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success in real estate: How to Be Successful in Real Estate: Guaranteed! - 09/19/07 06:33 PM
What is the key to success in Real Estate? What is the key to success...Period? The Key my friends, is Time Management! Wow! Time management! Everyone has a problem with this one, especially in our field and line of work as real estate agents and professionals. Our job as Realtors are not
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success in real estate: Attitudes on 'Business' in this Changing Market - 09/07/07 11:05 PM
Recently, I read a quote from Zig Ziglar, that I've been thinking a lot about lately - "Your business is never really good or bad "out there." Your business is either good or bad right between your own two ears. - Zig Ziglar Attitude is everything, isn't it? I realized that my
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success in real estate: Today's Zig quote on success in business - 08/10/07 12:46 PM
As I read different blogs here on AR, I often find those that focus on inspiring others with positive words. These are some of my favorite posts, as they balance the negativity and gloom that some choose to bring to this community. On that note, here is my contribution in the form
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success in real estate: Never, ever, ever, give up! - 08/01/07 08:20 PM
Success is usually closer than you think. It's so easy to quit and so hard to press on towards the prize. Think about one of the best days that you've had in the real estate business this year. Now think about what your life would be like if you had quit
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success in real estate: So What do you do? - 07/17/07 10:54 AM
Real Estate Marketing Strategies: 3 Mistakes to Watch Out for When Asked, "So What Do You Do?" by Maya Bailey OK, so you're standing in line in the supermarket, or you're in an elevator, or you're at a party, or you're in a networking group. Sooner or later, someone is going
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success in real estate: Another milestone......50,000 points - 05/26/07 12:53 PM
Just a short time ago, I celebrated my 100th blog post. Last night, I passed another milestone ....... 50,000 points. I'd like to celebrate by recognizing some of the many people who have changed my life here in the rain. Your friendship, support, encouragement, advice, comments, contests, groups, and blogs have made me
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success in real estate: Creating a seller/buyer toolchest for your website - 05/06/07 01:23 PM
On my website, I try to include information that I would use if I were the consumer. I offer a seller/buyer tool chest that does just that. Included is everything from mortgage lenders, banks, title and exchange companies to vendors offering services in everything from windows, doors, decks, painting and cabinet refacing to landscaping
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success in real estate: How's YOUR PLAN working out ? ? - 04/23/07 08:26 AM
When I got into real estate, I had visions of grandeur and glory. Like most, I was young (18), ambitious and ready to take on the world. I was excited to be a part of this esteemed field called real estate and like many, I was convinced that enough hard work would
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success in real estate: Success In Life: To Make Fire - 04/18/07 09:11 PM
In the movie, "The Edge", two men are being tracked down by a man-eating bear. As these two desperate men struggle to survive when all odds are against them including lack of shelter, food and harsh environments, they are pushed to the edge and must rely on their grit and guts
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success in real estate: Spring is here..and it's time for a little cleaning ! - 04/11/07 12:22 PM
It's Spring and the time is right to do a little cleaning. No, I'm not talking about the rain gutters, heater vents or spiderwebs (though that's probably not a bad idea either)...I'm talking about ALL of THAT pertaining to our business and personal records. I have a lateral cabinet at home for storing
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success in real estate: How Do You Gauge Success? - 01/03/07 05:13 AM
When I first started in the world of business I equated success as having the top title and the biggest paycheck. It took me a lot of hard work, a loss of my personal life and cost me a lost relationship. Once I achieved the goal I thought I wanted I
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success in real estate: Are you a real estate pioneer or just a settler? - 10/06/06 11:19 AM
Some people are pioneers, some people are settlers. As you might expect, pioneers tend to be risk takers. They're the folks who pack up the wagons, load their reluctant families, and risk being shot with arrows in order to take advantage of unexplored opportunities on the "other side of the mountain." It
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