social media: 50 Facebook Post Ideas for Agents & Brokers (Summer 2015) - 06/16/15 06:17 AM

Social media can be a powerful tool for agents and brokers looking to grow their business, but it can also be very time consuming. The process of coming up with new, engaging content to post is a difficult one - and most online resources are vague. That's why we decided to provide you with a list of updates you can copy, paste and customize on your business page! Anything that needs to be edited will appear in blue.
 
50 Summertime Facebook Post Ideas for Agents & Brokers:

 Temperatures are hot and so is the real estate market: insert link to article
If … (94 comments)

social media: Facebook Marketing for Real Estate Agents: 11 Facts You Need to Know - 06/09/15 03:23 AM

Editor's note: This blog was originally published in July of 2014. It has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
 
Not sure if you have time for Facebook? Make time - the reward is worth the investment.
 
Facebook continues to be the best social medium to use for real estate marketing purposes. Other platforms have their perks, but if you’re looking to grow your business through social media marketing, you should be focusing on Facebook (and real estate blogging!).
 
There are dozens of ways to use Facebook to grow your network and build your real estate brand. If you’re just getting started, try a few … (8 comments)

social media: Advice from a Millennial Renter: How to Turn Renters into Home Buyers - 05/19/15 03:40 AM
“4 Ways to Turn Millennial Renters Into Buyers” is a blog article written by Jay Dixon, a managing partner at GQRE in South Carolina that was recently published on Inman Select.
 
Jay’s goal in this article is to help agents connect with and educate millenials, the largest group of potential first-time homebuyers in the market today, on the benefits of homeownership. 
 
The article starts by talking about how significantly the real estate market and the American dream have changed in the past decade or so. Now, instead of being faced with young adults hungry to dive into home ownership, agents are dealing with a generation who watched their … (2 comments)

social media: 25 Free Tools to Help You Build Your Real Estate Business - 04/28/15 06:14 AM
To help you boost your business growth - we put together a list of our 25 most popular premium real estate downloads and organized them by category. Enjoy!Top 25 Free Tools to Help You Grow Your Business: Social Media Social Media 101: A Guide for Real Estate Pros
This information-packed eBook will help you decide which social platforms you should be using to market your business (and why!). 
SEO & Visibility Guidebook
We've compiled a list of major sites you need to have a business presence on in order to be more discoverable online (including popular social sites!). Use this guidebook to generate brand … (3 comments)

social media: Facebook Ads for Real Estate: Boosting Posts - 04/14/15 03:34 AM
Considering using Facebook ads to promote your real estate website, blog or listing but have no idea howto get started? You’re in the right place.
Boosting is the simplest form of Facebook paid promotion available - so it’s a great tool to explore if you’re just getting started. Today, I’m going to teach you affordable and effective way to drive your ideal leads to your site with Facebook’s “boost” tool. Before we get into the nitty gritty - use these instructions to set up your ad account: https://www.facebook.com/help/326113794144384.

How to Boost a Post on Facebook: Choose your content: decide what you want to promote.  Here are a … (7 comments)

 
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