Fall is the time when everybody comes a little closer together.  It's a little colder, the days are a little shorter and it's full of family gatherings and celebrations. There are so many opportunities to remind your clients who you are - and maybe make them feel like you’re a part of their family too. Below are a few ideas to stay in touch with your current and past clients this month:


Tips To Prepare Your Home for Fall/Winter

With the fall of that first leaf comes the cloud of winter chores that hangs over your head. There are a lot of things that are necessary to prepare your home for winter. If you’re lucky, you remember to do these things before there is a foot a snow on the ground.

Take this opportunity to send your SOI a checklist of to do’s called “Getting Your Home Ready For Winter,” so they can get started now!  Even if you are in a warmer state, (We’re in brrrrr… Illinois) We believe you can think of some general things that still need to be done this time each year.

We know, we know…you don’t have time…  This is the perfect task for your Real Estate Virtual Assistant!  Let your VA know what you want to do.  Decide if you want to send an email, postcard, or a letter. We personally recommend graphical, eye-catching jumbo postcard.  Below is a postcard we’ve designed for our clients to send out, just to give you an idea.

Let your VA take it from there.  Your SOI will appreciate that you’re sending them such useful information and what’s better is that you’ve reminded them you are here, and you are ready to serve their needs.

Time Change Postcard

Halloween may be over after October 31st, but there is nothing scarier than the chance that you’ll forget to set the clocks back on November 1st. Give your clients a friendly reminder by sending them a postcard reminding them to set their clocks back. And don’t forget to add that the reason for daylight saving time is it allows us to use less energy in lighting our homes by taking advantage of the longer and later daylight hours. They’ll appreciate the gesture and you’ll stay fresh in their minds with the start of the winter season.

Below is the Fall Back Postcard we have designed for our clients.

Other Ideas:

Pumpkin Giveaway:

It’s halloween again. That means costume shopping, trick-or-treating and pumpkin picking!  Those new to the neighborhood are looking for ways to get to know the community.  A day at the local pumpkin patch is the ultimate community activity -  a way to enjoy the fall weather, surround yourself with other families from the community and create lasting memories for the family. Give them a nudge in the right direction. Send out a postcard to your past clients, current clients and SOI advertising a pumpkin giveaway.  They enter by filling out a form on your website and the winner is announced by email notifying them where they can pick up their winning pumpkin - at the community’s favorite pumpkin patch of course!

Costume Contest:

Everybody loves a costume contest and there are some creative minds out there when it comes to Halloween costumes. When you put a lot of energy into a Halloween costume, you want as much recognition as possible. After all, you only get to appreciate it that one night of the year. Give your clients a chance to bask in the limelight a little longer.  Ask them to send in pictures of their Halloween costumes. The winner gets $100 and their picture posted on your website!  You can guarantee the winner will be so proud of their accomplishment that they will be showing everybody they know their picture on you’re website.

This doesn’t have to stop with Halloween. Ask your VA to create an extra page on your website specifically for contests. They are the perfect way to pique interest and keep clients coming back to your website.

Don't think you have time? No problem! Need a Real Estate Virtual Assistant?  Contact us today.  We're a team of real estate specific Virtual Assistants and because we're in the industry working with Top Producers every day, we can help!

Jen Miller, Project and Design Coordinator
RealSupport Inc.
Phone: 847-705-1655 x202
Email: Jen@RealSupportInc.com
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