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2007
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Caution, this may be considered a rant and not a blog. Viewer discretion is advised.I know that the market is different than it was in recent years. I get that! I know that many lenders have closed up shop and financing can be tough. I get that! I know that seller's aren't realistic about the...
05/31/2007
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Today I added to the office manual I have created to include a new service and position within my company. It took me much of the day, but I can say it was time WELL spent. It was an investment in both my new employee and my company. I've created step by step instructions for this department ...
05/27/2007
Knowing who your target client is the key to building any business. And real estate is no different. As a Realtor it's critical to realize, especially newbie's, that not everyone buying or selling a home is your target client. Spreading your marketing dollars too thin and not focusing on the c...
05/26/2007
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We are all too familiar with the saying "you only have one chance to make a good first impression". It's known that a person judges us and makes a decision about us the first few seconds that we meet and we do the same likewise. While this may not be fair, it is a fact. We also make up our min...
05/25/2007
Customer Service is something we all talk about, and rightfully so, because of its importance, but what does it really mean? I believe that it means consistently delivering a quality service or product to each of our customers. A part of that service has to be good communication. One of the th...
05/24/2007
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Not a typo, work less and get paid more. How, you say? By delegating!Here are some tips and ideas on how to have more time for money making activities:•1. Hire someone to send out personalized thank you cards, birthday cards and any other card you need on your behalf. There ar...
05/22/2007
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I attended an event not to long ago where the speaker asked the audience what is the opposite of good? As you can imagine many thoughts initially went through my mind, and the were negative. I thought good was good and bad was the opposite of good. But I was wrong, she said quite simply that th...
05/21/2007
Ok, corny headline but the question is a serious one. How many times have you gotten in the car and driven somewhere only to find yourself so distracted by something that you weren't aware of the journey. You arrived at your destination and had no idea how you got there or any memory of what yo...
05/21/2007
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After a slow start on Active Rain last year, I made a commitment to myself late last month to become more active. I decided to dedicate a certain number of hours monthly to this online community. I figured I'd have the opportunity to say a few things on my blog, drop a few comments here and t...
05/19/2007
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While technology has given us many options on connecting with our clients, many of them also leave us with a lack of personalization. We all have email, voice mail, snail mail and while all are good, none of them allow for face time. At my office we are using the technology of Skype to communic...
05/03/2007
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