Special offer

Chirp Tweet. The Value of Twitter. Watch This.

By
Services for Real Estate Pros with Virtual Pictures Corp. (VPiX)

Okay the big thing I posted about Kutcher cheating by using Lamar billboards pro-bono to get the word out created a lot of interesting comments.

Several agents asked about the value of Twitter. There is a single value word that sums up Twitter.com.  micro-blogging

Just as many of you have discovered the value of seeing your dull and boring website spring to life and jump up a page or two on Google a few days after you linked some text here on Active Rain and pointed it to your website.

Twitter is going to do the same thing.Here's some of the REAL value-add things you can be doing to Tweet your way to better Google visibility.

1.) Post your properties on Twitter like this.

Just Reduced! Chef's kitchen w/new appliances. Brick home, 3BR, 2BATH, and is $32,000 under market value. http://www.mysite.com/listing123

That link above can help generate some traffic to your site especially if you have BUYERS following you on Twitter.com

Help! I have a military couple needing to move quickly. Short sale on new construction. Visit http://www.aliceagent.com/home123.php

Short sales? Military family relocating (PCS) to another state? No problem. Chirtp-Tweet your way to finding a buyer for your short sale.POST it on Twitter.com using the format I gave you above.

1.) GET people (buyers - sellers) to find you on Twitter.

2.) Add the box on your website, and add the Twitter widget and your account name.

3.) TELL BUYERS to follow you on Twitter so they can benefit by being the first to know about new homes, distressed sellers, foreclosures, short sales, etc.

Trust me. Your followers will GROW. Today you start off with you and your husband or mom. Tomorrow a few friends show up. But in a month, your Twitter followers will start to really add up.

I speak to a lot of agents and brokers that sort of look at me with the puppie eyes and tell me how crappy the economy is and then it just turns to whining. There's no need to be a victim of the current Buyers' Market. Use my advice and get with the program.

To show some help, I will personally coach (3) agents on Active Rain for FREE. Call me at the Santa Fe office at (505) 466-2483 or cell, 505-204-8097.  I will teach you how to Tweet and I will create a custom Twitter Theme with your logo, your information and branding at NO CHARGE (a $150 value FREE).

- bartman

 

 

Posted by

Bart Wilson | CIO
..................................................................
Virtual Pictures Corp (VPiX®)  
iPhone: (719) 645-9940  |  Skype:  vpix360 

Comments (10)

Vickie McCartney
Maverick Realty - Owensboro, KY
Broker, Real Estate Agent Owensboro KY

Hi Bartman~ Well, maybe I could be your first free student?  Gosh, I really don't know where to begin.  I use twitter, but not effectively...

Apr 20, 2009 11:08 AM
Michael Wayne Jackson
Coldwell Banker - Novato, CA
Broker - Seniors Real Estate Specialist Novato

This is very powerful information Bart. Where do we sign up for the training?

Apr 20, 2009 11:11 AM
Shane OnullGorman
Eau Claire Realty, Inc. - Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire Wisconsin, Real Estate Agent & Realtor- Buy or Sell

Ok I am in but I think my issue is that no one in my town uses Twitter... yet. It must be easier in larger areas.

Btw I was watching the Kutcher thing just because and I saw it at 999,997. I was trying to win! I guess it doesnt matter because in my opinion its the big shots who create the buzz but it does nothing for the little person trying to be a normal twitter user.

Apr 20, 2009 11:17 AM
Adrienne Markes
Adrienne Markes Real Estate - San Clemente, CA

Hey, if you're offering any more free coaching, I would be a happy recipient of it. Just starting to explore all the internet tools out there. Have never even been on Twitter but have heard a lot about it. Gonna check it out now. Thanks for the info!

Apr 20, 2009 11:37 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Be sure to feed your ActiveRain blogs to links on Twitter and Facebook. What do you have to lose?

Apr 20, 2009 11:42 AM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

Add the box on your website, and add the Twitter widget and your account name.

What box?

btw - I'm @mauihunter

Apr 20, 2009 11:55 AM
Anonymous
Bart Wilson
Okay, Vickie, Mike and Shane. You guys win I am happy to teach. I will call you this week and we'll do a semi custom Twitted theme for you. I'll show you how to add a "Follow me on Twitter," widget to your website. Then I'll coach you a bit in how to chirp small broadcast messages that your buyers will be sure to want to subscibe to. This message sent come the parking lot of Smith's grocery in Santa Fe New Mexico from my iPhone. - bartman
Apr 20, 2009 12:09 PM
#7
Suzanne Gallegos
Equity Real Estate - Advantage - Salt Lake City, UT
Realtor - Salt Lake City, Utah Homes

Hi Bartman:)  I'm so confused!  Every day I read a new opinion on Twittering. There seems to be much mixed discussion around the web. I did sign up......

Apr 20, 2009 03:06 PM
Vickie McCartney
Maverick Realty - Owensboro, KY
Broker, Real Estate Agent Owensboro KY

Hi again Bartman~ Are you serious?  OK, I will be waiting or your call!  I don't have an iphone or a blackberry yet!  But maybe I will need one after this training  next week :)

Apr 21, 2009 04:53 PM
Jennifer Dazet
KELLER WILLIAMS BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge Real Estate

My Twitter account is auto updated whenever I post something to my website.

Follow Me On Twitter! ~ Click Here!

May 05, 2009 06:36 AM