When High Tech is just an excuse for laziness
This post is NOT a criticism of electronic signatures, Twitter, Facebook… nor of agents who utilize these methods in their real estate business.
This post IS a criticism of agents who criticize those of us who choose NOT to use any of the above in our real estate practice.
I was in a class a couple weeks ago when electronic signatures was brought up. The main (only) reason many agents gave for using e-signatures was it’s easy. Great- if easy is important then do what’s easy. I choose to meet with my clients to discuss offers and counter offers. I choose to actually watch the person penning the signature I’m going to witness. I think there is a reason most banks won’t accept an electronic signature. I also know it wasn’t that long ago that a 14 month old bought a car on eBay with her dad’s smartphone.
Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media- Again I think the primary motivation for this form of advertising is that it’s easy. And social. If it works for you then fine. I choose to understand SEO, SEM and a sprinkling of good old fashioned print advertising. I choose to maintain 2 highly ranked web sites optimized for key words I researched for potential results. I know that Clarkston MI real estate gets searched more on Google than Clarkston Michigan real estate. I don’t Tweet, I barely ever log onto Facebook. The closest thing to social media advertising I use is blogging.
Use whatever works for you. But please don’t criticize those of us who don’t jump on the same so called High Tech bandwagon you did.
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