real estate virtual assistants: Create More Time in Your Day!
- 05/24/12 04:29 AM
Do you ever feel as though you get lost in your daily tasks and before you know it, the day is over? Do you ever wish for just a few more hours to get stuff done? It’s something most of us struggle with as we succumb to the tyranny of the urgent or the desire to do everything at once.
So how can you break this vicious cycle and gain back that precious time each day? Training yourself to remain organized and focused on your goals is key! Chris Brogan, president of Human Business Works which is a small … (2 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: Instagram for Real Estate Pros
- 05/15/12 06:39 AM
Instagram: the new word that has swept through the world of social media and the app that was downloaded 50 million times in just one short year. This new wave of “social” has taken the social media world by storm, and was recently purchased by Facebook for a whopping $1 billion. But why? Why has an app as simple as snapping a photo been so successful? Well, if you haven’t heard, photos control the web – and that is especially true in real estate. Without photos, who would come see any of your properties? Although the program was designed to help … (5 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: Too Much SEO? 3 Ways to Avoid Being Penalized!
- 04/06/12 03:55 AM
Search Engine Optimization has been at the forefront of many real estate agents minds the past few years since staying on top of sites like Google has been a great avenue to growing small businesses. And, while as Real Estate Virtual Assistants, we’ve seen the tremendous benefit of SEO, the question of over-optimization has been circulating.
Is there really such a thing as too much SEO?
At a recent South by Southwest conference, Google spokesperson Matt Cutts hinted at the idea of sites being penalized for over-optimization. While nothing has been established by Google yet, the goal would … (4 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: Key Traits to Lead Your Business this Year!
- 03/29/12 07:26 AM
Creating your own real estate business takes an entrepreneurial spirit and, if you’re planning on expanding beyond yourself; a sense of leadership is key! Being an entrepreneur has changed over the past few years of the economic downturn. It takes much more than an ability to see the big picture and the tenacity to work through setbacks; it requires creative thinking and the ability to lead others to team up and be a part of your vision.
So, what does it look like to be a successful entrepreneur in 2012? Below are 12 key traits that are invaluable to leading … (5 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: Check Out the Latest in Digital Cameras & Boost Your Marketing Appeal!
- 03/01/12 05:52 AM
As a real estate agent, you understand the importance of great pictures. Oftentimes, people begin their home search online months prior to contacting a real estate agent about looking for a home. And what’s their main source of getting a good feel for that home? The pictures on your website or other real estate websites. In short; great pictures should be a top priority.
Now, as Real Estate Virtual Assistants, we work with real estate agents all over the country and have seen our fair share of amazing pictures and those that are, well, less than great. And, even … (4 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: 5 Compelling Reasons You Can't Forget Your Website!
- 11/03/11 07:33 AM
While we enjoy bringing you all of the latest and greatest tips and tools for social media, we also are firm believers in the tried and true basics of online marketing! Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, a custom blog and other social media sites are all extremely valuable for marketing as they allow you to connect and interact directly with your clients and leads. However, they should never take the place of a customized, content rich website!
With the lean towards social media, it could be that your website has fallen to the wayside and has gotten a little outdated. Hey, it … (4 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: Mountain of Agents: A New Way to Expand Your Online Presence!
- 08/24/11 07:51 AM
As real estate virtual assistants, it is our job to let you know the latest ways to expand your ever-growing online presence. Whether it be marketing your listings on every site imaginable, setting up and writing your blog posts and social media sites, or enhancing your website, we are always looking for new ways to help you out. Our latest find has us really excited, not only because we’ve teamed up with this site to do an awesome webinar, but because it’s another way that you can be found on the internet.
Mountain of Agents is a directory where people can … (2 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: Where Should I Find My Facebook Posts, Anyway?
- 08/10/11 10:43 AM
When we first begin our social media setups for our clients, we create something called a “cheat sheet.” This cheat sheet has everything from our clients’ hourly social media budget for the week to links to their website and blog to client preferences to a list of resources we should use for posts. The cheat sheet is, in a way, our social media lifeline for each client. By glancing at the cheat sheet, we know exactly where to go to find what to post for our clients and what geographic area each client is in. It’s a way to save … (4 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: Want to Get Rid of Mundane Tasks? There's an App for That!
- 07/28/11 08:18 AM
It was only a matter of time before the famed iPhone came out with an app for doing those daily, mundane task that you don’t want to do. It’s called TaskRabbit. Now, TaskRabbit, formerly known as RunMyErrands, has been around for a little while allowing those with a limited schedule and a less-than-limited budget to assign chores like grocery shopping, picking up the dry cleaning or any other task you can think of to other people who will do it for you. What a great concept!
Well, as we continue expanding on our super convenient lifestyle, TaskRabbit just announced their new … (5 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: The Future of Search is Social
- 07/20/11 09:27 AM
Up until recently, we have been promoting social media as a means of making connections, building relationships, and connecting with your community. That’s still the fundamental purpose of a social media presence, but now, thanks to the brand new “+1” button from Google and Bing’s integration with Facebook, it’s clear to us that search engines are hopping on the social networking train, as well. This is great news for you as real estate agents, because now having a Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+ account can serve a purpose that goes beyond just making connections. Now, having a strong presence on … (7 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: Build an Effective Online Community
- 07/14/11 09:25 AM
Okay, so you’ve built up your Facebook page and Twitter account, you’ve been maintaining all of your pages daily, and you’ve even built up a decent number of fans. Many agents get to this point and they ask themselves what to do next. The answer is this: engage.This might sound simple enough, but you’d be surprised how many real estate agents hit a wall once they get the fans. They’re trying to build relationships with they’re online community and get the lead generation from social media, but they struggle with getting people to be responsive to them. This gets frustrating, and … (2 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: Maintaining Your Facebook Page Just Got Easier...
- 06/29/11 10:45 AM
Over the past few months, Facebook has gone to great lengths to make their Pages feature for businesses separate from personal profiles. As a result, you have to go to a separate help center for your page, create a separate URL for it, and like business pages and add applications while under the login of your Facebook business page. It can get confusing, knowing where to go on Facebook to get exactly what you need for your page, and to make sure that you stay on top of all the new features the site seems to add every few months. … (4 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: The Three Most Common Social Media Mistakes
- 06/23/11 10:53 AM
Social media is a brand-new form of marketing, so if you’re an experienced real estate agent who is used to more tried-and-true marketing tactics, it can be difficult to grasp the concept of Facebook and Twitter. It’s hard enough learning how to use social networking sites and to understand the lingo, but when you’re not getting the results that you want, it can get frustrating. That’s why sometimes, it’s important to take a step back and yourself this: What am I doing wrong?As real estate virtual assistants, we have adopted social networking as one of our biggest marketing tools for our … (5 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: Make Your Social Networking Posts "Valuable"
- 06/15/11 10:02 AM
Building and maintaining a social media presence is difficult enough, but on top of everything else, you have to start assessing how much interaction your page is getting. Whenever we start maintaining a page for one of our social networking clients, we always ask ourselves this question: what can we post that the public will see as valuable? Whether you’re offering a freebie or telling a joke, your Facebook fans want content that they feel is both interesting and valuable to them. It’s the number one way to get interaction.If you’re new to the social networking sphere, it can be tricky … (3 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: What Matters More in Social Media: Quality or Quantity?
- 05/25/11 09:52 AM
Each time we log in to Facebook and start jumping around to different business pages, we’re always impressed by the Facebook pages that have large numbers of fans. It’s impressive to have a large following, particularly for smaller businesses. Sometimes, however, we get caught up in the how many Facebook fans and Twitter followers we have and forget what the whole point of building a social networking presence is: interaction. That’s why, when it comes to building up our clients’ social media presences, we tend to think that it’s better to have a quality following, not just a large amount … (2 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: It’s That Time...Social Media Spring Cleaning
- 05/18/11 09:14 AM
Spring has finally arrived! The flowers are blooming, the weather is getting progressively warmer, and we’re already gearing up for Memorial Day next weekend. Many of you have probably already done the appropriate “spring cleaning” on your homes, but what about your social networking sites?
If you haven’t updated your account in what has seemed like forever, or you haven’t sent a tweet in months, you might be surprised as to what you’ll find when you log in. You might have spam all over your Facebook page, or have gotten hundreds of new Twitter followers, all spam. It’s understandable that … (2 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: Ask Your Fans a Facebook Question!
- 05/04/11 10:20 AM
Many of you might have noticed a new addition to your Facebook page. Right above where you update your status, along with the normal “Status”, “Link”, and “Video” options, you probably noticed the tab that says “Questions”. Facebook Questions is the newest way to interact with not only your fans, but the entire Facebook community. As an agent, you can use Facebook Questions to capture leads, interact with your community and find out what they’re interested in, and get even more fans in your area to “like” your page. We wanted to share our newest Facebook find with you, so you … (8 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: How to Create Dynamic Contact Forms & Calls to Action on Your Website!
- 04/28/11 09:48 AM
Have you ever visited a real estate website that resembles an in your face used car commercial with flashing graphics, neon colors and every sentence competing for your attention all at once? You immediately feel the urge to click off the page and avoid being pressured to “act NOW!”On the other hand, there are those websites that seem somewhat mysterious and finding any type of contact information feels like a treasure hunt with a dead end. After a minute of trying to figure out where the real estate agent is located or attempting to contact them to ask them a question … (5 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: Build Your Social Networking Presence Without Lifting a Finger!
- 04/13/11 10:15 AM
Many of the agents that we speak to everyday know the importance of having a strong social networking presence. Much of marketing has gone virtual, and having active Facebook and Twitter accounts is important to expanding your presence in your community and building your brand. The problem is this: most agents don’t have the time it takes to create and execute a successful social media marketing campaign. Think about it: you have to have the time to build your Facebook page and Twitter account, find a list of quality resources to use for your posts, and then take the time each … (4 comments)
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real estate virtual assistants: A Guided Tour to the New Facebook Pages
- 04/07/11 10:41 AM
As many of you may have noticed when you log in to your Facebook business pages, they have changed the layout of the pages...again. As much as we love Facebook, even we have to acknowledge that their constant changes are hard to keep up with! Once we started poking around in the new page layout, however, we noticed that their ideas are actually fantastic. The new layout looks more modern and up-to-date, and the best part is that it allows you to separate your business and personal activity on Facebook even more. If your head is still spinning at the new … (2 comments)
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