Have you checked your ratings lately? If not, you may be hurting your career and not even know it. The all knowing CONSUMER is constantly striving to stay ahead of the curve. Inquiring minds want to know, and they use the Internet to do so. A number of services rating all professionals from attorneys to doctors, to, yes, Realtors, have been springing up all over the Web.
Savvy consumers peruse these sites before they call the needed professionals, and it would behoove you to stay ahead of the curve. Acquaint yourself with these sites and make sure your ratings are satisfactory. One such site I found is called Real Estate RatingZ. Check it out before you lose business because of it.
Remember, that it's a numbers game, so if a disgruntled client gets on there and writes you up a horrible scenario, all you need to do to bring the numbers up is encourage several of your willing clients, friends or relatives to get on there and give you stellar ratings. The ratings go from 1 (one being the worst, garnering a green, unhappy face) to 5 (5 being the best and garnering a yellow, happy face). Example: say you get a disgruntled client to rate you the lowest, a 1. You encourage your "fans" to get on that site and give you rave reviews. You get six of your fans to score you a maximum 5, so now your final rating looks like this: 1+5+5+5+5+5 +5=31..... 31divided by the 7 contributors makes a total rating of 4.43, instead of the "1" from the disgruntled client. You now have a good rating and a smiley face.
If you know of any other Realtors' ratings sites, please share them with us! Also consider this: if you have a very good closing with an agent who did a superb job, why not give him or her a stellar rating? So what if they are competition? I always give credit where credit is due, even when dealing with competition. Being a top notch agent allows you to let others shine as well...
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