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UTILIZING HOUZZ IN MY REAL ESTATE BUSINESS

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Beam & Branch Realty TREC #547752

  

Houzz

I have been visiting the Houzz site for about a year now simply as a consumer.  We were in the process of building a home this past year so the site was of great interest to me.  I enjoy the way the site is set up and the quality of the pictures.

 

Once our home was completed, I still found that I was enjoying visiting the site.  I discovered that as a real estate agent, I could create my very own Houzz page.  I am sure that I am late to this game for many of you yet I now have it done and am so excited with the results.

 

It was really easy to set up my page and voila, before I knew it, I had received my first review from a past client!  And best of all, the phone is ringing.  I am getting questions regarding the real estate market in my area and questions asking me about local contractors that we used.  I know that these phone calls and connections will lead to referrals and business.

 

I will keep my eye on this to evaluate what comes of this for my business.  It didn't cost me anything to publish my site so no matter what, it is more exposure and it is a site I enjoy!  I will keep you posted on how it goes.

 

If you haven't visited this site, check it out.  I would love to hear your feedback!

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Comments(17)

Jerry Newman
Brown Realty, 210-789-4216, - San Antonio, TX
Texas REALTOR, San Antonio Military Relocation

Hi Paula. I need to check out this site. I haven't seen it before. Thanks for sharing your experience with it.

Jul 29, 2014 11:36 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Hi Paula.  I like the site, too, and I have a page on there.  I've gotten a few leads from there (and we just did a very nice size job for one of them).  I will look for your page and try to follow you.

BTW, it helps when you get more reviews and upload more pictures...they have an algo that prioritizes based on those 2 factors.

Jul 29, 2014 11:36 PM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Jerry,  watch out as it is addicting!  I can spend hours on there.

Debbie, thank you for this information.  I am still tweaking it and learning so I will get back on there and add some additional pictures.

Jul 29, 2014 11:38 PM
Toni Weidman
Sailwinds Realty - Trinity, FL
20+ Years Selling Homes in New Port Richey, FL

I will definitely be giving it a try, Paula. I'm always up for ways to get out there! Thanks for sharing.

Jul 29, 2014 11:38 PM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Thanks Toni!  As I warned Jerry Newman above - be careful, it is addicting.

Jul 29, 2014 11:40 PM
Toni Weidman
Sailwinds Realty - Trinity, FL
20+ Years Selling Homes in New Port Richey, FL

Oh, and I'll follow you on Pinterest if you will return the favor! http://www.pinterest.com/ToniWeidman/

Jul 29, 2014 11:42 PM
Shannon Milligan, Richmond VA Real Estate Agent/Associate Broker
RVA Home Team - Richmond, VA
RVA Home Team - Winning with Integrity.

I created a profile on there however I get very overwhelmed with all the choices, lol! I will have to take some time to build out my page. Happy to hear you are receiving great results from it thus far!

Jul 29, 2014 11:44 PM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Thanks Toni and I just started following you!  :)

 

Shannon - it is easy to be overwhelmed.  Great site for a rainy day for sure!

Jul 29, 2014 11:47 PM
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Paula: Great blog post. I have visited the site, but not yet set-up my own page. I will make that a priority for my lax time today. Thanks again!

Jul 29, 2014 11:53 PM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Thanks Norman.  Let me know how it goes for you on this site!

Jul 29, 2014 11:57 PM
Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

I had never heard of this site.  Thanks for the post.  I will need to get myself set up there.

Jul 30, 2014 04:29 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Paula, I will check it out. One thing I don't need is another Internet site to be addicted too!

Jul 30, 2014 04:58 AM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Gene and Kathleen, go check out the site.  It really is fasinating but I totally get the potential for online overload!

Jul 30, 2014 05:15 AM
Toni Weidman
Sailwinds Realty - Trinity, FL
20+ Years Selling Homes in New Port Richey, FL

I was there today, Paula. Thank you for sharing it with us. It's fabulous and, of course, I joined.

Jul 30, 2014 07:28 AM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Toni that is great news.  I bet you will love the site.  Keep me posted.

Jul 30, 2014 07:30 AM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Paula -- Hi never heard of this site.  I'm off with the rest to check this out.  Thanks for the heads up.

Jul 30, 2014 01:17 PM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Joan, you will like it.  Let me know your thoughts after you have checked it out.

Jul 31, 2014 06:57 AM