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Your reputation as a real estate agent – safeguarding your most valuable business asset

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Real Estate Sales Representative with Right At Home Realty Inc., Brokerage

When it comes to business, your reputation can bring you to new heights or knock you down a few pegs in a very short period of time. That’s why it’s so important to protect your reputation as a reliable, honest, and hard working real estate agent.

With the business now relying on the Internet as the new medium of attracting potential clients, it is important for a real estate agent to secure their place as a trusted representative.

Here’s five ways to protect your reputation in the wide-open area of online real estate:

1. Be an honest real estate agent

It is the number one rule of selling yourself. Nothing spreads faster than word of a dishonest businessperson. As in most professions, praise is hard to come by, but negative criticism comes very easily and is hard to shake once you’ve been labeled as a bad seed.

2. Offer testimonials

Few opportunities offer such a great way of reaching out to potential customers as a good referral from other clients. If you have had a particularly good experience and relationship with a client, consider asking them to share their experience with others on your website. People are far more likely to ask for your help as a real estate agent if they see others are pleased with your service and have recommended you.

3. Don’t be afraid to boast about why you’re a good real estate agent – a little

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Jark Krysinski *PREC (Personal Real Estate Corporation)
REMAX CREST REALTY WESTSIDE - Vancouver, BC
TeamYVR Team Leader, BA,ABR,IRES,IMSD,LLB

My dear friend, I can not agree you any more! You are so right! Reputation worth much than real money. And I also believe that friends are the most valuable "assets".I like the wisdom Emily Dickinson said, " my friends are my estate". Thanks for sharing this with us!

Have a good day!

Jan 25, 2012 06:39 AM