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Using My Blog to Enhance Customer Relationships

Using My Blog to Enhance Customer Relationships

We've all been asked to write down some of our examples of Enhancing our Relationships with our Existing and New Clients with our Blogs written here in Active Rain.

Let me tell and show you some of the basic things I do to help Enhance my relationship with Old and New Clients with my Blog Posts Examples

Plus I....

send out a snail mail newsletter every month to my past clients that includes a announcement to Read my New Blog Posts with my AR Blog www.victoriarealestatevoice.com
I also include this same Blog address on my email signature,web site, business cards and Letter Head and of course all my Blog Post signatures

Now for the Meat of what I first do....I talk to people and show them written examples of my position in Google from my AR Blog Posts, such as Open Houses, New Listings, Photo Tours, all of which end up at the Top of the page in Google with my long descriptive key word heading on my Active Rain Blog posts i.e. Posts headings like "Top floor two bedroom two bath Condo in Victoria BC". or "Two Bedroom and Den waterfront Condo in Victoria "This type of consumer search is very likely and I know who ever enters this discriptive phrase... they are Buying in 30 to 60 days. The Best Part is... I Screen Capture these AR posts with an inexpensive software called SnagIt. I print and Highlight them and number their position on the Page, which is usually Number 1, 2, 3 etc on the first page. I them have Printed copies with me to show People. When I show this material at a listing appointment.... people come right out of their chairs for a closer look and say "No Other Realtor has shown them this"...Folks this gets a lot of positive results with New and Past Clients when they are considering listing their home for sale. I spend a fair amount of time discussing how effective this is to get their home exposed to the world 24/7 online. All my Clients the Love to See this type of marketing material, and it is very much part of my listing presentation material. They all can see how my Internet Blogging works, with my printed AR Blog examples.

Address Screeen Capture Internet Marketing on Google
Another Example I show Clients is a print out of my first post of a new listing..where I include the street address in the Subject heading...I then have a sign topper on my For Sale sign that says "Google This Address" I have a printout of a Google post with the street address and a photo of my sign with a sign topper. This Type of Post get to the Top Of Google Very Quickly...This is another example for clients to see what I do, and they all know the Internet is very important to find Buyers for their home..they realise I have an effective way to expose their homes For Sale online.
Gordon Point Home For sale in Google

Market Update Hand out I use to give People and put in our weekly Real Estate Paper. Click on the example to see this Active Rain Blog Post

I hope this gives you some insight on some of the ways I use my Blogging to show Past and New Clients what I can do for them.
I am always looking for New ways to help my Clients know what I do with my Blogging on Active Rain. Active Rain is a Very Powful Blogging Platform which I have only barley touched on Using to Help my Clients Sell and Buy Homes.

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Cheers

Fred Carver
Re/Max Camosun-Oak Bay

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2239 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, BC V8R 1G4
Victoria, BC
250-598-2963

Victoria Homes and Properties For Sale

Merry Christmas From Fred Carver

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Cheers

Fred Carver
Re/Max Camosun-Oak Bay

35 Years Experience selling Real Estate does make a Difference.. call me today to find out what I do to Sell Real Estate.

2239 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, BC V8R 1G4
Victoria, BC
250-598-2963

Victoria Homes and Properties For Sale

Posted by Victoria Oak Bay Realtor Fred Carver 250-598-2963 for Victoria Oak Bay Homes on 10/23/2009 10:11 AM

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24 Comments on Using My Blog to Enhance Customer Relationships

OCT

I love reading great post. Thanks for making it RAIN!!!

Hi Jeremy...Thanks for your kind words.

Cheers, have a great day!

Great post, thank you for sharing!

Hi Lisa...Thanks for your Positive comments.

Cheers, have a great day!

Fred: Today is my lucky day. I am running across lots of really helpful posts like yours today and this one is bookmarked so I can come back and review it many times. Thank you.

Fred, I'm incredibly impressed. I have been trying to go back and read the links that people have submitted to Bob. Cool Challenge.

Hi Donna...Great I'm glad it helps.

Cheers, have a great day!

Hi Connie...there are and will me some really niffy ideas here.

Cheers

Fred - Great post and I must say I use my post in a similar manner. The time spent writing a blog and using it to the max is time well spent. I think Bob will love your entry.

OCT

Hi Fred - also came from Bob's challenge and I too use my posts in a similar manner. Now I just need to get writing about as you did :) Great Job! ~Rita

Hi Jennifer...I'm sure we'll see a lot of great ideas to help make contact with our existing clients using our AR posts.

Thanks for your Comment...Have an awesome weekend !

Hi Rita...Thanks.. you do fine.

Cheers have a great day!

OCT

Hi Fred! I really do need to take Bob's challange on and get something written but, I tend to write what I'm thinking about that day and my 'tutorials' generally come from email questions! So, I don't have any urgent questions at the moment to write about!! LOL

This post was beautifully done! No only can you share this with other agents as a 'how-to,' doing some of this in front of your client (when you're at a listing appt) works well too!

I left a lissting presentation during the summer and the seller said, 'You really didn't need any of the nice handouts you gave us--you could have simply said, Google me!' Of course, that got my mind to going but, I just could never be so bold as to make that my listing presentation!!

Have a great Sunday...

Hi Debe...If I was to ask you where can I find out how to show your existing Clients what you do to market Real Estate with AR, what would you show them?

Cheers..thanks as always for dropping by...I'll Google you :O))

OCT

Fred - I never thought of the long heading idea ... thanks for the tip

Hi Kathy...Be specific to your target or niche market in your heading and post content with key words.

Cheers

OCT

Fred, This is an interesting way to use Google. Right in a listing presentation. Good show. Learned another way to build business. Thanks.

Hi Greg...I often create market reports to view online that I can also print to give to People around those market areas.

Cheers, thanks for visiting :O))

OCT

Hello Fred,

What a great post! Thank you for sharing the terrific ways that you market your AR blog. Great presentation! Thank you for sharing it with us. Have a great weekend!

Chris

Hi Chris...Thank you.. you are very welcome

Cheers, thanks for dropping by :O))

OCT

Great tips Fred. I am enjoying going through these posts to see what others are doing.

Hi Charles...I think there will be some awesome ideas for us all to Consider.

Cheers, thanks for stopping by :O))

NOV

Fred,

I am surfing through comments to ob's challenge, so do not be surprised that this comment comes so late. I liked your use of SnagIt. Think it is very clever, and can impress the clients.