I was shocked with the mild mannered High School student who answers the phones in our office. She was telling me about how well my online marketing efforts work because she said that she ran across my name when she was doing a Google search on something local to our area. Then I started to ask her advice on things like MySpace, after a short exchange she mentioned how I need to pay much more attention to Facebook, and "Get your profile out there." Amazing with all of the seminars and people offering to teach you networking and how to make contacts in real estate, I think that she put it very simply. When it comes to social networks, you need to put yourself out there. Active Rain is no doubt the epicenter of real estate social networking and online referrals, but that doesn't mean that website traffic, referrals, and other great stuff are absent from the other huge players. Maybe AR is just better because everyone is so nice. Was it Brian Brady that told us about the strategy of puking your profile out there everywhere? Well here is to my reforming my use of the Social Networking strategy. For those of you that don't already use twitter, I think it is worth checking out. It is fun, because it allows you to follow your friends.
 

5 Comments on The Front Desk Knows More About Social Networking Than I Do

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2007
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Rory, Talking to young people can make us feel real stupid real quick.:) I joined facebook a couple of months ago but still haven't figured out what the heck I'm supposed to do there. There's just not enough time in the day to sort through all the stuff that is available. Good to see you by the way.
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Hi Bryant,

 This is the first time in my life I have heard of young people referred to as a group outside myself.  You're right, and it's a bitter pill to swallow, isn't it?

 

- Rory 

 

4:17pm • #2
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16
2007
I have a real estate background myself, and work extensively online now - have a webpage on <a href="http://www.my-telework-tools.com/virtual_receptionist.html">the Virtual Receptionist</a>. I was really reluctant to dive into the social networking aspect of marketing for fear it would "distract me". I've recently joined Facebook, and it's rather addicting. I'm now trying to use Social Networking to incorporate more of my "business" - which is hard to do I find with your friends and family on your Facebook page - I don't want to be "too businessy" to my friends and family, but also want to be inviting to new friends and possible buisness connections. It's such a fine line, and I agree, very time consuming. Worth it I hope? I'll know in a year maybe. I guess not counting on this, but using it as an added marketing tool is how people employ this.
Virtual Receptionist
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2007
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Okay Rory!  You got me.  Twitter is the one network that I didn't join yet.  Just did it!
11:32pm • #4
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2007
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Alright Irina!

Just watch out for stalkers!

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