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Facebook Fridays - Pruning, Planting, and Prospecting

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 anitaclark160@gmail.com

Facebook Fridays - Courtesy of Anita Clark Realtor

I hope the month of February has been a busy one for your business! The weather has been a factor in some areas but others are seeing warmer temperatures and an abundance of new buyers and sellers entering the market. Either way, now is the perfect time to do some Facebook Fan Page pruning, planting, and prospecting to ensure a fertile spring market.

The Facebook News Feeds have been a source of much publicity over the last year as many of the changes have frustrated and even angered some users. Recently FB made another change to the news feeds and has made it clear that status updates (especially our own) are losing some of their power to videos, links, and photos with videos ranking at the top of the list. If you want more brand exposure, follow this link to learn how, and remember to think VLP!

Wouldn't you like to be one of those FB users who has a photo go viral and attract over a million users to your page? I think we would all love what that could do to generate more business! But how do you do it? Do you spend hours trying to come up with an incredible idea or do you just take photos of people or things that stir our emotions? See the type of impact these 21 photos have made. 

Are you a set it and forget about it FB user or do you like to get under the hood and check out your page insights to analyze all the traffic on your page?  If you are the latter you are really going to like this infographic that clearly shows what all those Insight terms mean. Yay! 

Happy Facebook Fridays! 


As is my norm, I like to highlight 5 Rainers each week, so PLEASE stop by these FB Fan Pages, LIKE their page, and leave a comment. They in-turn may just return the favor. 

Facebook Likes

Kaye Swain

SandwichINK Real Estate Info

Jamie Seaux

North DFW Properties.Com

Richie Naggar

Richard Naggar Pearls Series

Tom Arstingstall

Tromler Construction

Nina Rogoff

Sharon MA


As a quick reminder, when you visit a Facebook Fan Page (like the 5 listed above) make sure to LIKE their fan page from your personal page or the LIKE Counter on their page will not increase. Then go back and LIKE it and comment from your Fan Page so they have an easy way to track back and reciprocate on your Fan Page.   

If you enjoy these weekly Facebook tips, and want to help promote other Rainers, please consider joining the AR Facebook Fridays Group. We can all benefit from learning and growing our business through social media.


FREE Offer...Leave the URL to your FB Fan Page in the comments below and I will make sure you are recognized on a future Facebook Fridays post.

I am actively growing my Facebook presence too, so if you still have time, I would appreciate a LIKE too. Click the Facebook Fridays photo at the top of this post for a quick trip over to my FB Fan Page. ;-)

~ Anita ~

Comments(60)

Kaye Swain
Keller Williams Real Estate Roseville CA - Roseville, CA
Your Roseville Real Estate Agent

Thank you, so much, for including me this week! How fun and I'm off to follow as well. Also, thanks for even more grand links and ideas. I just started with Vine - only 6 seconds long, it's much easier and quite fun AND can go onto YouTube. My grandson helped me make my first one and we had a great time!   I also tried it at an Open House I worked this week. Seems grand for spotlighting highlights of a home. Have a terrific weekend! 

Feb 28, 2014 01:15 PM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

This weekend is the perfect time to do it Cathy. Go for it!

Thanks Joan. I hope more Rainers get serious about social media in general and Facebook in particular.

Laura: More like I need a title and I am too tired to try and be creative. ;-)

Maureen: You won't regret it and you don't even have to be in the video if you don't like that sort of thing.

Kaye: What a good way to incorporate video snippets into your open house. I love it!

Feb 28, 2014 06:55 PM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Thanks Anita, I liked them all. This is such a great way to get likes on FB.

Feb 28, 2014 08:59 PM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Very true Rebecca and a good way to see what others are doing well too.

Feb 28, 2014 09:01 PM
Amanda Christiansen
Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843 - Fort Wayne, IN
Christiansen Group Realty

Good stuff here Anita.  I love using Facebook for business.  I'm going to bookmark this and read it a little bit later.  Thanks for sharing!

Mar 01, 2014 12:14 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Amanda/Jared: You betcha...I hope you find some nuggets that you can implement.

Mar 01, 2014 02:36 AM
Larry Bettag
Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 - Saint Charles, IL
Vice-President of National Production

I like this...what a great idea, and yes, I do know a couple of these superstars.  Great ideas here

Mar 01, 2014 05:43 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Thank you Larry. Check back next Friday for the next edition. ;-)

Mar 01, 2014 06:38 AM
Stacey Williams
Alpharetta, GA
Experienced Metro Atlanta Real Estate Agent

Thanks Anita for the great post and the introduction to fellow Rainers.  Please do include in an upcoming Facebook Friday. 

Stacey Williams

https://www.facebook.com/MetroATLRealEstate

 

Mar 01, 2014 10:44 AM
Eric Galuppo
Real Estate Rev - More Leads Means More Revenue

Wooh Anita! Another great idea about what kind of photos we have to share on our Facebook page. Thanks for sharing those viral photos on Facebook and yes I didn’t know most of them. Those links are very helpful!

 

And, Sorry I am late for Facebook Friday. Ha!  I’ll visit the pages now and give them a like.

Mar 01, 2014 02:39 PM
Gabrielle Kamahele Rhind
KGC Properties LLC, Tucson Property Management & Real Estate - Tucson, AZ
Broker/Owner

GOOD MORNING ANITA!  Always love the FB pages to go and check out that you suggest!

Mar 01, 2014 07:47 PM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Got you covered Stacey. There is a bit of a backlog so it will be 3 weeks but you are on the list.

Eric: That is the beauty of Facebook Fridays. While I try to post on Friday you can visit anytime so in effect you are right on time! ;-)

There is a little of everything this week Gabrielle. Enjoy.

Mar 01, 2014 07:47 PM
Sue Ellett
Synergy Property Group | Spyglass Realty - Austin, TX
Austin, TX, Lake Travis, Dripping Springs

https://www.facebook.com/PPGTx  Liked your page too.  Always fun to check out other FB pages. 

Mar 02, 2014 02:25 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

It will be a few (3) weeks but I have you on the list for an upcoming post, Sue. Thanks.

Mar 02, 2014 02:47 AM
Gary & Melynda Wolter, Since 2001, 480-269-1164
ProSmart Realty - Mesa, AZ
Reliable, Premier Personal Service since 2001

We did a "retro toy" post daily and got some great exposure! Thanks for the post.

Mar 02, 2014 04:48 AM
Mary Ann Smith,
Keyes 786-278-6598 www.MarySmith.Keyes.com - Kendall, FL

Anita thanks again for your informative post on fb.  I read and check every link that you have embedded.  Keep it coming have a great Sunday.

Mar 02, 2014 05:15 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Very cool Gary/Melynda. I like the sound of this.

That is what I hope ya'll do. Thanks Mary.

Mar 02, 2014 05:20 AM
Sandy Wallace - REALTOR®
eXp Realty - Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz CA Homes for sale

Love your FB Friday idea. I'm liking and following them.

Mar 05, 2014 01:12 AM
Debbie Walsh
SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY
Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

More great info.  In looking at the viral photos, most I had seen, some of the ones I hadn't were surprising how viral they went!

Mar 07, 2014 07:46 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Thanks Sandy...so many could use more social media exposure and this weekly post tries to assist 5 Rainers the best we can.

Debra: You just never know what will catch on and take off.

Mar 07, 2014 07:55 AM