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2 rules you better follow with internet leads
Internet leads can be hazardous to your health. Between January and May 2012 I accumulated 685 internet leads from a push ad campaign targeting buyers from cities around the country that LOVE Lee County, Florida homes. That was the easy part. Now the fun part. I assigned these leads to a group of ten agents with high hopes that we would close 1 out of 10 leads and whoopee, the money flows in. The leads cost me roughly $14,000 in ad expenses and so my journey to recoup the initial investment began. Or so I thought. Most of my agents had very few positive experiences in performing follow-up on "internet leads". They were pretty good at sign calls and such, but, internet leads pose several hurdles that many agents fail to recognize and adjust to. Hurdle #1 - Internet leads are clicking around faster than buyers in cars can drive around inquiring about homes. you are not the only "lead gatherer". Rule # 1 - Get to the lead early! Remember these are internet leads and the folks are clicking away on more than just your site. Hurdle #2 - Internet leads typically begin their search earlier ... more
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