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relationships: 3 Steps to Earning Repeat Clients
- 12/07/12 11:40 PM
How do Realtors earn Repeat Clients? Wayne got his real estate license about 5 years ago. New agents have it tough – there’s no way to get clients except prospecting, cold calls, and working your sphere of influence. So that’s what he did, eventually landing his first client, a woman we’ll call Gianna. She bought a 1 bedroom condo in a smooth and easy transaction that closed on time with no hassles. One client does not a realtor make, so Wayne continued prospecting, cold calling, and working his sphere. Clients dripped in, not poured in, and sales were rough. We (2 comments)
Building a business isn't unlike attending summer camp, at least not according to Dave Ramsey.
The first thing all campers have to do is find the counselor who makes sure you get to the right activities and to whom you can go for advice and help when something isn't going well for you. In the business world, some people call them mentors and they know the business well and can help steer you to the right activities. They're also great when you're stuck and need some guidance getting un-stuck. Our camp counselor is our Broker who is wise, (3 comments)
relationships: Summer Camp
- 07/17/12 10:20 PM
Ours is a mixed marriage - Wayne went to summer camp all summer every summer and loved it. Jean stayed home and hung with the neighborhood kids and took vacations with the family. But we both have a summer camp mentality when it comes to building our business, much as described by Dave Ramsey.
The first thing all campers have to do is find the counselor. That's the person who makes sure you get to the right activities each day, and that's also the person you go to for advice and help when something isn't going well for you. In (2 comments)