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“Do Your Current Clients Use the Internet?”

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Mortgage and Lending with Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 NMLS # 6869

“Do Your Current Clients Use the Internet?”

 

 Part One:

 

 

I am always amazed how many of my current clients say they saw one of my blogs. Each time that tells me, I want to keep myself in front of them, all the time.

 

bloggingI hadn’t really given this any thought until this past weekend. One of my past clients sent me a email, saying that it had been a few years since I handled a refinance for him and wanted to make arrangements to get together. He wanted to make arrangements to meet on Monday. So an appointment was scheduled.

 

During our meeting, he told me that he always saw my blogs in Linkedin and WordPress and that it was a constant reminder for him, that when he was going to purchase a new home, that he would be contacting me.

 

I handled the credit stuff and did a preapproval. He told me that he hadn’t yet decided on a Realtor, so I handled a referral for him. Since he wasn’t planning on living in the same area, so I also referred him to a Realtor in the area he was planning on moving.

 

Here’s the point, if you are in business today, are your clients seeing you, online? If not, when they are online, they might not remember you.

 

 

 

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Joe Petrowsky, NMLS #6869

Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS #2709

110 Main St.

Manchester, Ct. 06042

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Suzanne Otto
Six Twenty Designs - Lansdale, PA
Your Montgomery County PA home stager

You never know when a client will find you online. Be consistent, stay out there and keep blogging! 

Oct 30, 2014 01:05 AM
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Joe: It has to be gratifying when you are able to remain 'connected' with your past clients. I always did so via the telephone and in person, but that is not always possible, so the Internet is a viable alternative to be used in conjunction with the aforementioned methods.

Oct 30, 2014 01:09 AM
Tom White
Franklin Homes Realty LLC (615) 495-0752 or www.FranklinHomesRealty.com - Franklin, TN
Franklin Homes Realty LLC, Franklin TN

Joe, it's what we do all the time. Without it, I think we're out of business!

Oct 30, 2014 01:47 AM
Beth and Richard Witt
New York, NY
The best Retired Brokers !!!!

Joe... I remind our agents of this all the time... unfortunately a bunch of them don't pay any attention to me :-(

Oct 30, 2014 01:49 AM
Sharon Paxson
Sharon Paxson, Realtor® EQTY Forbes Global Properties - Newport Beach, CA
Newport Beach Real Estate

Hi Joe - it is important to be online and putting out good consistent information for consumers to read, and know we are in a particular local area.

Oct 30, 2014 02:07 AM
Morris Massre
Pembroke Pines, FL
Real Estate Instructor Broward County Florida

They all do, which is why you have to be very careful about what you post and always keep it professional.

Oct 30, 2014 02:47 AM
Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
Cam Realty of Clermont FL

Hi Joe, as they say "out of sight, out of mind". If we're not consistent, our business will suffer for sure.

Oct 30, 2014 02:48 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Joe this is very true.  If we are not making ourselves known through use of the internet we are missing out.

Oct 30, 2014 03:22 AM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Good for you.  When you are connected to past clients on LI and/or FB, it can also really help as they see you and your blog posts.

Oct 30, 2014 04:46 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Joe, I am amazed at how many agents use their cookie cutter brokerage websites. They have no presence at all.

Oct 30, 2014 06:05 AM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

About 50/50 from my advertising, mostly web sites, and referrals.

Oct 30, 2014 06:38 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Joe,

So true, we hear that all the time.  Wishing you and Gail a great weekend.  A

Oct 30, 2014 10:03 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Joe: For those of us who are blogging for business, it should be our #1 goal to be seen by consumers (IMO).

Oct 30, 2014 10:32 AM
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

You have to be on the internet these days to be seen by the consumer. There's no ifs, ands or buts about it. 

Oct 30, 2014 11:20 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Joe - my sphere tells me they see my constant contact newsletters and my blog with I also point on linked in groups, Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Stay top of mind by staying online.

Oct 30, 2014 12:09 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Joe, it is simple marketing and can be more productive than anything that can be bought

Oct 30, 2014 12:26 PM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Joe, had a call from a man in Northern Virginia that found me on line and we wrote a contract on some land.  Online marketing is definitely the way to go.

Oct 30, 2014 10:13 PM
Wayne Johnson
Coldwell Banker D'Ann Harper REALTORS® - San Antonio, TX
San Antonio REALTOR, San Antonio Homes For Sale

Joe Petrowsky interesting how success and effort are so connected. Happy Halloween.

Oct 31, 2014 04:44 AM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Most people use the internet these days for comparing prices and services. It is a good idea to do online marketing.

Nov 01, 2014 07:57 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Looks like consistent blogging has worked out like a super drip marketing campaign for you Joe, you do a great job at this.

Nov 04, 2014 02:27 PM