social media: Car Chronicles: 1 Thing EVERY REALTOR w/Listings Needs on Social Media - 07/31/18 08:54 AM
You know social media is a quick way to get your for sale real estate in front of people.  But are you doing it the quick and dirty way?  That’s the way that could get you fined, blocked, banned and possibly even jailed depending on the severity of “dirt”. Watch this video for the 1 absolute every REALTOR® must have when promoting for sale homes and other real estate properties.   Want to see the longer, more detailed video on this topic?  Visit my Master Class videos at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/learnwithlee Here's to your surge!  Subscribe to this channel to not miss a video!   Sound off - I would … (2 comments)

social media: 3 Ways to get Blocked, Banned or Fined on Social Media - 07/31/18 07:51 AM
Excerpt from Mess-Free Social Media 3-Hour CE Class and featured in Inman News.   
 
“Starter home for small family”
“DM me for details”
“Bachelor’s pad”
“Adult community”
“Your professional realtor"

What do all of these social media captions have in common? They may make a big ol' MESS of your business! Here is how:


“Starter home for small family” 
If you have had visions of being the condo king or queen of your market or the suburban sales leader, then you may have used such seemingly quaint terms like, “bachelor’s pad”, “growing family”, and the like to describe who YOU think would like to live in … (1 comments)

social media: Is This the Reason You Are Not Generating Leads from Instagram? - 11/07/17 11:55 AM
As featured on REALTOR Mag
You are posting like a manic on Instagram, using every hashtag known to man.  Yet, you have no leads from this popular social media network.

"Arrgh...," you think.  "I knew all of this Insta-Fame hype was nonsense," you smirk and resign in frustration.

Not so fast, friend!  Check out this short video to see if you are considered a repeat offender by the "Instagram Police" so that you can get off their blacklist.




Sound off - I would love to hear from you!  Give me a shout on Facebook, Instagram, … (1 comments)

social media: Mess-Free Social Media: Don't Get Banned, Blocked, Fined or Jailed - 09/26/17 04:05 PM
Don't Get Banned, Blocked, Fined or Jailed  
 You've seen it before.  A job is lost.  Fines are imposed.  Accounts are blocked.  Business drys up.  Worse yet, jail time is sentenced.  All from a social media post.  That's a mess... a hot mess.  It's no secret that social media can grow your business or destroy it.  Keep it from messing up yours so that orange does NOT have to be your new black!

Check out this handy infographic below on 5 Dos and 5 Don'ts to keep your social media mess-free when it comes to:
1) Fair Housing Laws
2) Real Estate … (1 comments)

social media: 4 Secrets to Online Leads Becoming Your Buddies - 11/19/15 12:45 AM
Excerpt from Plan to Win: Transform Your Real Estate Sales Game Plan As featured in RESAAS   One out of 10.  One out of 25.  Those numbers make me sad when I ask agents and brokers how many of their online leads convert to clients and closings.  When I hear such staggering statistics, my first encouragement is to “close the back door”.  

What is the real estate professional’s “back door”? Many times we spend a hefty amount getting people to become aware of us by liking our social media pages, viewing our listings, reading our blogs,  subscribing to … (2 comments)

social media: The free mobile tool you need to connect with would-be clients - 08/05/15 12:47 AM
  And why it's such an excellent companion to customer relationship management Originally written for and published by Inman News.
 
Social media is just one more way that agents can connect with their clients, prospect for new clients and keep up with old clients. It sounds easy, but with all of the platforms — Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit, blogs and more — it can get overwhelming.
 
But what if there were one tool that could truly help you connect better with your clients? What if it could also help you find that guy you spoke to at … (4 comments)

social media: How 5 Minutes Can Expand Your Client Base on Social Media, REALLY - 07/26/15 11:51 PM
Originally written for and posted on Realtor.com.
Does selling on social media intimidate or frustrate you?  I can understand if it does.  You may have only one or various social media accounts because you want to promote your real estate sales business.  You do the conventional, obligatory thing of posting your listings but social media has not become a big bread winner for you yet and you are more than slightly miffed with this time zapper.

One main way that you can correct this today is to stop speaking to an empty page or site.  It makes total sense that … (0 comments)

social media: Can Periscope help stop the extinction of agents? - 06/29/15 06:16 AM
Originally written for and published on Inman News
 
There’s been a great deal of discussion about the following factors jeopardizing the livelihood of real estate agents and the longevity of real estate being a viable career choice:
Marginal agents destroying real estate’s reputation The decline in the relevance of agents Removing agents from the transaction In short, as competent real estate agents, we have to protect, prove and promote our reputation, relevance and place in an increasingly cynical and apathetic real estate marketplace to stay in business.
Periscope might be the social media tool to negate our extinction.
 
 
So how can this app … (2 comments)

social media: Find the best time to post on social media - 06/11/15 02:58 AM
Originally written and published for Inman News
There are plenty of voices on social media, so how do you make yours stand out? Various techniques abound that can sometimes be a hit and sometimes be a miss, such as hosting contests, paying to promote your posts, etc. But one sweatless, free way to maximize your exposure and engagement is to discover the optimal times to post.
“Your visitors and followers prefer using social media sites during specific hours. So if you start sharing your content when your users are on these social sites, you’ll not only gain more shares, but you’ll … (89 comments)

social media: The #1 Free Tool To Master Hashtags in Your Real Estate Biz - 01/29/15 09:12 AM
Hashtag this, hashtag that.  What's all the mumbo jumbo about using the dial, number or pound sign (pick your term based on your point of reference for using this funky little, tic-tac-toe wannabe symbol, #, as agent Alan May reminded me) before some real estate or business relevant term?  Well, here is the quick and clean reason to use it, particularly if you are a real estate agent looking to grow your business using social media... it helps drive more FREE traffic to your posts.  Thus, making the use of this number sign one of the most pivotal to increase your fan-base … (75 comments)

social media: 3 Hacks to Boost Your Social Media Presence in - 01/24/15 06:20 AM
By Lee Davenport as originally written for and featured on KatieLance.com. S-O-C-I-A-L M-E-D-I-A!  If you are like me, you have a love/hate relationship with it.  You love social media because it has allowed you to connect with many that may have fallen by the wayside, whether friends, family or potential clients.   But you may hate that it is a drain on your fleeting time, especially as you hustle to strike a balance between real estate and your personal life. Today I want to share some tips and tools to help you boost your social media presence (engagement with relevant content is still … (11 comments)

social media: Social Media That Profits - 11/10/14 07:30 AM
The REALTOR® 2.0 is the real estate professional that wants to maximize earning potential available via online consumer interaction on social sites.   But that interaction does not come haphazardly or automatically. Effective engagement that can influence an agent’s level of real estate sales is dependent upon strategies that are purposefully and consistently enacted in the agent’s business.       Through our 5 success practices, this guide will help the real estate practitioner begin to strategize in order to evolve and grow sales with the help of social networking sites.
And as always check out our short commercial on the guide … (9 comments)

social media: Can Buyers and Sellers Easily Find You Online? - 09/30/14 12:50 AM

 
This post was originally written for and appears on Huliq.com.  
  Myth: You have your real estate website as a newer agent and that is all you need to survive and thrive among other SEO savvy real estate agents and iPad-toting home sellers and buyers.  
  True: It's 2014 and if you cannot be found easily online, you may lose some potential sales for eager home buyers and sellers that "live" online.    That's because according to a joint study by Google and the National Association of REALTORS(r), over 90% of home buyers search online for real … (1 comments)

 
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