sell home ottawa: The New Networking Philosophy
- 12/04/09 07:32 AM
It has often been said that, it's who you know, not what you know that can make you successful. In order to be great at sales, regardless of the industry, you needed to get out there and network. Salespeople were taught to go to networking breakfasts, lunches, seminars, charity functions, business meetings, even church; all in an attempt to meet more people and make themselves known. All of this is still not bad advice necessarily (although I can not say that I endorse the idea of someone attending church if their only purpose is to attract more clients- seems kind of wrong, (0 comments)
sell home ottawa: A New Greener Home
- 11/30/09 07:28 AM
Green is the new black. It seems that everywhere you go these days you can’t escape this new environmental trend. Green cars, green cleaning products, green clothes, green food, it’s become one of the hottest ways to advertise and create a buzz in new products. Of course, the real estate industry is not immune to this new phenomenon. Many people are looking at greener homes, from renovating and installing environmentally friendly floors, to Energy Star appliances to just making small changes to decrease the amount of heat and hydro being used. Now, you can even have an entirely green (0 comments)
sell home ottawa: Open Houses - Do They Really Work?
- 11/04/09 06:32 AM
For many people listing their homes, one of the first questions they ask me is, "will you be doing an open house"? Very often, we will hold off on hosting an open house right away. The truth of the matter is, that very rarely will hosting an open house result in their home being sold to one of the visitors. Most people who are seriously shopping for a home will be looking on the internet to view the pictures, and will call to make an appointment to view the home, rather than wait for an open house. Often, the visitors to (2 comments)
sell home ottawa: Open Houses - Do They Really Work?
- 11/04/09 06:31 AM
For many people listing their homes, one of the first questions they ask me is, "will you be doing an open house"? Very often, we will hold off on hosting an open house right away. The truth of the matter is, that very rarely will hosting an open house result in their home being sold to one of the visitors. Most people who are seriously shopping for a home will be looking on the internet to view the pictures, and will call to make an appointment to view the home, rather than wait for an open house. Often, the visitors to (0 comments)