A couple of weeks ago someone wrote a blog about Active Rain members who write "non-comment" comments on blogs just to get their daily points. I wish I could remember who wrote it, but remembering such things is not one of my strong points. So... sorry, someone!
Anyway, after reading that post I started noticing those comments, and I'm getting a chuckle from them.
So often they just don't fit at all. This morning I read several blogs where agents were really just venting - talking about dirty tricks other agents have pulled, etc. So comments that read "Great post, thanks for the information" clearly show that the commenter didn't read the post at all.
I think it's a shame. It doesn't hurt the person who wrote the post, but those agents who aren't reading the posts and at least some of the comments are losing out.
With such lively and thoughtful discussions going on, agents from newbie to old geezer can learn something just by paying attention every day.
As a former agent turned real estate copywriter, I read just to stay in touch with the issues agents are facing in this changing marketplace. I don't have to figure out how to deal with these issues on a daily basis. But I think back to when I was an agent and how helpful it would have been to have had a place like this to benefit from others' experiences and wisdom.
Sometimes agents who are doing so poorly that they can't afford copywriting services, or even a small set of my pre-written prospecting letters, write me to ask for advice. How can they start marketing with no money? How can they get their offers to close? How can they convince sellers to list with them? How, how, how.
One of the things I tell each of them is to join Active Rain - and to read, read, read. If they don't have business, they do have time - so use it to study. I also direct them to my marketing articles on EzineArticles.com.
But the sad thing is, most of them are like people who eat junk food all day and then want a pill to cure all their health issues. They simply want an easy answer that requires no effort from them.
We can't help that group - but we can help the new agents who are wondering how to get off to a good start and are willing to make the effort. We can all keep telling them to come here and particpate.
Speaking of prospecting...
After many requests, I created a letter set for agents who are using the Notice of Default lists to find homeowners who do have equity left in their homes.
This group needs your help most of all, but in talking to people across the U.S. I've learned that many of them are so discouraged that they're giving up without even trying to sell and keep some equity.
They're losing their money, their credit standing, and worse: their hope for the future.
If you're trying to reach these folks and don't have time to compose the kind of messages they need to hear, check out my Notice of Default With Equity letters. If you can get to them in time, you can put a few dollars in their pockets, and you can close sales without waiting 6 months or more just to see if a short sale will be approved.
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