Joe Kendall, Broker Associate with Sandals Realty writes, When the real estate market in southwest Florida started in downward swing in 2006 I knew I had to find a better way to find business on the web as active buyers and sellers that could sell was going to get thinner and thinner.
In 2006 I went out and bought the book "blogging for dummies" and started a Real estate blog.Then I studied the "Social Networking Concept"
I have to admit was not a writer in school and I wasn't very good in English, but I knew from everything I have studied, I needed to be able to be a marketing company for my product which is real estate. You see I look at my business as a Internet marketing company with a focus in technology and service and my product is real estate.
My interest grew from having one blog to having 3 blogs, many several social networking sites and continue everyday toward reaching out to possible clients or someones friends. Focusing on collecting people as followers on Twitter or Friends on Facebook. My Marketing success has been the driving force in selling real estate in the last 5 years in one of the toughest Real estate market in the country southwest Florida.
The last two years have been some of my best years in a 12 year career in real estate. Today I manage a real estate office, sell and list real estate with Home Buyers and Sellers. I teach Social Marketing and Blogging/ Networking to Realtors and local business and the future is wide open ! My mind set is simple, what you give in helping local business you will get in return. Sharing the experiences is always good thing and I believe you will always get rewarded by the quality I give out, indirectly comes back to me in many forms. The quality I will receive in return has been well worth the effort and in most parts I have been correct 90% of the time.
It realy dose not matter what's your Business ! You need to market online as a daily dairy of your skills and ability and make that connection with people no matter where they live or what they do and you will gain business.
My simple suggestion is engage, interact, make friends and be socialable ! Share your experiences and don't push the sales person to much and let your links, pictures and thoughts attract people to you and you will be successful.
I wish you the very best in your personal adventures in Social Media and Blogging. The local television stations are now competing for your social time and I bet your friends on Facebook, your followers on Twitter and your connections on Linked-in just to name a few are winning that battle !
This blog was written in the idea of helping people understand the power of Social Media and Blogging !
I look forward to meeting,greeting and being social-able with you in the near future.
Best regards
Joe Kendall, Broker Associate Sandals Realty
Waterfront & Foreclosure Specialist
Phone 239-560-0726 Fax 239-236-0422
Search Homes in Southwest Florida www.JoeKendall.listingbook.com
Read Joe's Real Estate Blog www.SwFloridaRealtorsBlog.com
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