The first Tuesday each month Keller Williams Realty The Woodlands and Magnolia hosts a mentoring event for agents to provide an environment that fosters sharing of experiences amongst their peers. The meeting takes place at The Woodlands Homefinder Center located on Woodlands Parkway in The Woodlands, Texas from 9:30am - 11:00am.

Jeremy Williams, the Assistant Team Leader, for Keller Williams Realty The Woodlands and Magnolia, facilitates the event. Jeremy has a coaching background with Keller Williams Realty.  Jeremy Williams recently joined the management team after a successful management term with Keller Williams Memorial located in Houston, TX.

Are you looking for a real estate brokerage that provides support and fosters a postive environment that promotes systems, tools, and professional training? Consider making a confidential appointment with Jeremy today by calling 281-364-1588 or email jeremyw@kw.com.

Follow Jeremy on twitter @JPW_RealEstate

Keller Williams agents from The Woodlands, Magnolia, and Sterling Ridge offices are invited to attend Thirsty Thursdays and Monthly Birthday Celebration this Thursday, February 9th at Rico's (Alden Bridge location) from 5:00pm - 7:00pm.

Thirsty Thursdays and Monthly Birthday Celebration events are sponsored by Barbara Price with Allied Home Warranty.

Future Thirsty Thursdays and Monthly Birthday Celebration events include Rico's at Indian Springs in March and Genuwine in Magnolia in April.

Keller Williams Realty The Woodlands and Magnolia strive to create community among their agents. We are thankful for our sponsor partner, Barbara Price with Allied Home Warranty, for their support.

Jeremy Williams, currently the Assistant Team Leader/Productivity Coach of the Keller Williams Memorial market center in Houston, Texas, recently accepted the assistant team leader position with Keller Williams The Woodlands. Jeremy looks forward to bringing his experience and knowledge to one of the top market centers in the country.  Jeremy states, "I am excited about contributing to a market center that has had great success, and I look forward to being an integral part of taking the market center to the next level."

Jeremy was asked how someone could support him in the new role? Jeremy stated, "I am looking for both talented agents, and agents that have a desire for growth. I see Keller Williams as a real estate company disguised as an education and technology company. The tools and support, especially that found in The Woodlands market center, creates an environment that fosters successful people and businesses."

For more information about joining Keller Williams Realty, contact Jeremy Williams today at 281-387-7689.

Thank you for all that participated in the coaching call yesterday. Unfortunately, I did not hit the record button so I won't have this one on file for you. Here is a quick synopsis.

The KW Memorial Productivity Coaching Program is growing. Another 3 agents joined today bringing a total of 27 in the program.

Have you set your business goals for 2012? What would you do different in your business today to get what you want in 2012? Are you looking for accountability to take your business to the next level?

For more information about the program, you can schedule an appointment to meet by emailing me at jeremyw@kw.com or calling 713-461-9393. Here are two testimonials from agents in the program.

Jen Tran - "I have been told that as Realtors, we all know what we have todo to achieve success, it's just a matter of doing it. The coaching program reinforced all that I had learned and kept me accountable to the tasks I needed to do in order to achieve my goals. The support and guidance of our one-on-ones and of all those in the group sessions has made all the difference in my career thus far."

Callee Maglothin - "Coaching will be something I value all throughout my career and not just the beginning because I can see the impact it has on my daily activites. As I grow, so will the level of my coaching. I think coaching has been a key point to my success as it has held me accountable to keeping a schedule, encouraged activity by setting goals and meeting weekly to ensure I met them, and giving me new ideas on how to grow my business."

Four tips for a better Facebook page

Take your Facebook page to the next level and turn leads into clients with these easy tips.

By Summer Mandell

Social media are an essential part of your REALTOR® toolkit, but services like Facebook are ineffective if you log in only once a month. Pump up your Facebook fan page and make it part of your personal brand with advice from Jeremy Williams, REALTOR®, assistant team lead and productivity coach at Keller Williams Realty Memorial in Houston. 

1. Choose your niche. Williams says that your Facebook page should focus on a niche. “Maybe you want to build a page around a specific neighborhood that you want to target, or it might be a niche of first-time homebuyers.” Once you’ve decided, make sure all of the information on your page is relevant to the target audience instead of posting marketing blasts.

2. Make time to maintain your page. You don’t have to devote countless hours maintaining your page, but you should plan for regular status updates and check frequently for wall posts or private messages. Williams says he uses HootSuite (www.hootsuite.com) to schedule posts and manage Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and more in one spot. Williams says to take an hour or two during the weekend to plan your communications for the upcoming week.

3. Mix business with personal, within reason. Your business page shouldn’t deviate from the professional image that you’re working to build, says Williams, but it’s OK to post personal updates on occasion. “I usually post about six posts that are business related and then one that is personal related,” he says. “People want to know about the person behind the business owner,” and personal posts can help build a rapport with potential clients. 

4. Utilize Insights. Facebook provides statistics on who views your page and when through its tracking tool, Insights. Williams says to use this information as feedback to determine if what you’re posting is reaching your target audience and then adjust accordingly. 

Congratulations first of all to coaching participants, Callee Maglothin and Jen Tran, for being a part of the panel in today's team meeting. I've received some powerful feedback from their commitment to helping other agents through their efforts today! Thank you.

Do not miss today's Power Up video at www.KWConnect.com! Diana Kokoszka asks if we have set our goals. Have you set your goals? (You can access the video by logging in atwww.KWConnect.com, click on the 'All Associates' tab, under the header 'MAPS Coaching' click on 'KW Power Hour'. Select today's video). Let's move from entrepreneurial in our businesses to purposeful. Remember procrastination leads to stagnation...let's make 2012 a great year by doing the right thing and setting our goals now.

I would like to personally invite you to our team meeting tomorrow. The team meeting will consist of a panel featuring top agents Jen Tran and Callee Maglothin. They will share with you what have been successful in their businesses. You don't want to miss this insider information.

Have a great week in the business!

Jeremy Williams
Assistant Team Leader/Productivity Coach
713-461-9393 x 325

Do not miss today's Power Up video at www.KWConnect.com! Diana Kokoszka talks about the stories we create, and the power our stories can have on our lives and the impact it has on others! (You can access the video by logging in atwww.KWConnect.com, click on the 'All Associates' tab, under the header 'MAPS Coaching' click on 'KW Power Hour'. Select today's video). Gary Keller insists that we need to think at a very high level. The way we think is 90% of our business. Gary believes are mindset is so important that he dedicated pages 71 - 97 on 'The Nine Ways the Millionaire Real Estate Agents Thinks'.