widget: A new “Reputation” widget…
- 03/07/11 01:54 PM
Many of you know about the new Agent Reviews available from Zillow. Agent Reviews allows you to ask your past clients to post a recommendation on Zillow. There is a lot of BUZZ around this feature. When someone goes to Zillow they can see many, many satisfied customers raving about what a great job you did for them. According to Erik Qualman in his Socialnomics video, 78% of consumers trust peer recommendation. Only 14% trust advertisements. That makes these reviews such a powerful tool for you- especially when you consider how many unique visitors Zillow attracts each month. I thought this was (6 comments)
widget: How's the Market?
- 03/12/09 01:08 AM
The team at Altos Research, Scott Sambucci, VP of Sales and Analytics and Jason Buberel, Co-Founder, VP of Engineering, presented a session at RE Bar Camp. They suggested that agents prepare an "elevator speech" to be able to answer the question that EVERYONE asks agents- especially in today's market. That really resonated with me. I believe every agent should be prepared. Preparation allows you to be knowledgeable and professional in every circumstance. The next most common question they suggested that people want to know: What's for sale? After that people want to know: How much is my home worth? They suggest that (2 comments)