As a real estate professional, if you haven't gotten a call from one of these "lead generating" companies, you're probably living in a cave. I get these calls every week, and they're becoming sneaky by using local telephone numbers which I always answer.
Bing, Yahoo, Google, Trulia, Zillow, Market Leader...ad nauseum. The only thing common about them is I think they use the same copy writer.
If they catch me in a brain dead, or playful mood, I'll actually listen to the speil to see if anything has changed. Nope, same schtick, going on a decade now.
It's kind of funny though that they all think they can get you to change your mind by basically insulting you when you say no. It happens every time...you just have to wait for it.
ME: No, I'm not interested in your service.
THEM: So, I guess you're not really interested in growing your business.
Does anybody in their management actually read what their employees are saying. Do they realize that many of us consider that an insult. We're Realtors, and independent contractors, and yes, we're interested in increasing our business.
My new response to them goes like this:
ME: Here's a proposal for you. I'll pay you a 25% commission on any lead you send me for free when it closes.
THEM: We can't do that.
ME So, I guess you're not really interested in growing your business. Click!
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