real estate productivity: Generating Real Estate Leads: Oldschool Methods vs. New - 01/12/10 06:41 AM
So the thought of buying real estate leads has crossed your mind one time or another. If you search “real estate leads” on any search engine, you’re bound to find countless companies that promise to deliver legitimate real estate leads directly to your inbox for some type of fee.
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real estate productivity: 4 Surefire Ways to Kill your Listing Presentation - 01/04/10 01:05 AM
Your listing presentation should be life affirming. Don’t make the mistake of incorporating the following examples into your listing presentation which are guaranteed flatliners.
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real estate productivity: Failing to Get Expired Listings and other Musings - 01/04/10 01:03 AM
There is no shortage of ads claiming to offer you the ’secret sauce’ how to get expired listings of how to get expired listings. But guess what? I’ll let you in on a little something (voice lowers into a hushed tone)…there is no secret. What you need to know is when to dig deeper and earn the sale, and also when you should run like hell.
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real estate productivity: It's the Thought That Counts in Real Estate Marketing - 12/22/09 01:50 AM
‘It’s the little things that count.’ This quote rings true in any situation and it’s no different when it comes to real estate marketing.
With the holiday season comes a great opportunity to leverage the tiniest gestures in order to drive your business.
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real estate productivity: The Six Simple Principles of Viral Marketing - 12/18/09 03:51 AM
I admit it. The term “viral marketing” is offensive. Call yourself a Viral Marketer and people will take two steps back. I would. “Do they have a vaccine for that yet?” you wonder. A sinister thing, the simple virus is fraught with doom, not quite dead yet not fully alive, it exists in that nether genre somewhere between disaster movies and horror flicks.
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real estate productivity: Why Home Showing Solutions are like Good Personal Hygiene - 12/15/09 03:04 AM
“As without, so within.” I’m not sure who coined that phrase, but it sure fits as one of the key ingredients in the vast array of home showing solutions. The original meaning likely has to do with our psychological makeup, but in the context of real estate, I see it as great curb appeal.
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real estate productivity: How ACTIVE RAIN SAVED MY COMPANY'S LIFE - 12/10/09 01:11 AM
 
It's amazing how the smallest details can make the biggest difference in your business. When creating a website you should always make sure it's being done right.
How has being a member of ActiveRain changed your business?
 
 
Over the past year, I have spent over 30K in updated website design and SEO companies claiming
 they could get me 1st page Google for 'this' much per month...
...Yea right! Little did I know!!!      
This is where one of my very expensive learning curves began....
The very day my new website went up, my phone literally stopped ringing!
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real estate productivity: Great Realtor Marketing Tools, Finally! - 11/25/09 05:49 AM
There has never been a better time to be a Realtor. *You may be mumbling to yourself*, “you’re crazy, what about the 1990’s?” My rebuttal - bar none, you have the best Realtor marketing tools than ever before. Let me explain!
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real estate productivity: Real Estate Brokerage Marketing - 10/02/09 02:49 AM
Our CEO, Rick Bengson, hosted a 20-minute video presentation for real estate broker/owners and real estate brokerage executives entitled “Avoiding the Brokerage Minefield.”
Armed with over $327,000 worth of data gathered specifically for running a real estate brokerage, the presentation illustrates exactly what top consultants state you should be doing in your brokerage business.
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real estate productivity: Showing Suite Launches Free Productivity Tool for MLS’s - 09/30/09 03:01 AM
San Diego, Calif. – Showing Suite, Inc. An unprecedented strategic move by Showing Suite is stirring noise throughout the MLS community. The long time leader in providing agent and office solutions which includes HomeFeedback™ has moved into the MLS space with a free Showing Calendar system.
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real estate productivity: Showing Suite Software Upgrade - 3.5 - 09/17/09 07:00 AM
It's been a busy couple of weeks here at Showing Suite, but as a result we're pleased to announce the most recent release of software upgrades!
Showing Suite 3.5 includes a ton of new features - from the new user dashboard to lead management features for real estate offices/teams - and they're all included free of charge in your Showing Suite subscription.
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real estate productivity: Software For Your Real Estate Business - 08/27/09 02:09 AM
While at Real Estate Connect, I attended a demonstration presented by Microsoft offering great technology that can prove useful for your real estate business. With a unique set of capabilities, it’s definitely a tool you’ll want to add to your real estate software arsenal – and it doesn’t cost a penny.
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real estate productivity: Improve Real Estate Productivity and Get More Website Traffic - 07/23/09 03:44 AM
Many of Showing Suite real estate software users don't utilize the simple yet very effective method to drive more traffic to their real estate website by adding a seller login. It's free, takes just a couple minutes to setup, and everything you need is included in your Showing Suite account!
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real estate productivity: Using a centralized showings service for real estate productivity - 04/17/09 03:09 AM
Alan Shafran (#7 Prudential Agent worldwide) discusses benefits of using a centralized showing service for real estate productivity in 2009. The information seller's want and how to have good, strong conversations while staying positive. Read more...
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