OK....so this is going to be short and sweet.  First, I'm not a realtor so I, for one, did not partake in the survey of the 2,000 realtors.  In any event, my $500 that I spend comes to me as a result from what I did with my realtor partner.  There are the two most important things for $500 per month:

1)  Client Appreciation Parties - Seriously...I don't need to do it each month, but I will tell you that a quarterly event is huge.  That's $1,500 per quarter.  Mouths and face to face meetings are the best way to grow your business and e-mail is so impersonal.  In any event.....By far...#1 is the Client Appreciation Parties.

2)  Pop Byes - My favorite is to drop by someone's house for 30 seconds just to drop off a loaf of bread or something fun and non-intimidating for me to just brighten someone else's day. 

Both seem so small that they may be irrelevant, but I have always written that "Oral Rules."  You need to verbally get in front of your clientele and nothing does it better than that Client Appreciation Parties as well as the Pop Byes.

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8 Comments on What I would do for my $500 Marketing Budget

JUL
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I'm liking your way of thinking. Can I be one of the clients you appreciate and then deliver food to? I'd certainly be a loyal client to THAT!
8:54pm • #1
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Pop Byes are a very cool idea.  Food well that say's it all :)
9:07pm • #2
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I agree Larry, here we can have an appreciation party for 100 to 200 for around 600 to 700 an dhave done well with it.
9:12pm • #3
JUL
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This was an enjoyable read Larry. You get bonus points for giving.
12:45am • #4
238,783 Points Called Shot Master

Now that's what I'm talking about!

Doing a party in Saint Charles late next year, come on over.
1:52am • #5
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I love these ideas because the face to face interaction will last you a long time.  These are memorable moments.
3:09am • #6
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Larry, although I am not doing the contest, I like your ideas...alot of the personal touch part of the business, like most, has gone away,....
6:34am • #7
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yes! Actual non electronic, human contact rules! Most business comes from referrals not Internet...even though we do both to cover the bases. Good advice Larry.
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