Z57's Blog

Facebook. Love it or hate it, you need it for your business. It's easy enough right? You use Facebook all the time. Well, here are 5 reasons you might not be getting leads on Facebook: 1. The content in your posts are missing lead capture formsThis should be a no brainer, but if there is no lead ...

Do you need a phone service solution for your small team or brokerage? We've done a bit of research to see what other agents are using and found these 3 at the top of their list. 1. Grasshopper Virtual Phone System - link hereThis is your standard phone service, but also the service that we saw t...

Happy Presidents Day Everyone! Feel like learning something new? George Washington:Our first president was self-educated. He left school at age 15 because his family couldn't afford to pay for his college education. Thomas Jefferson:Jefferson loved fossils so much he had a mammoth shipped to the ...

Hello Active Rain Community. Tomorrow is Valentines Day, and if you haven't scheduled emails or social posts to go out yet...we have you covered! Click this link to download customizable real estate Valentine Cards. Below are two of my favorite examples:

Business cards are a standard business practice for exchanging information. Despite the growing trend of some business people foregoing business card exchanges in favor of entering the information directly into the phone, business cards still have their place in today's society.  I personally lov...

Congratulations! You made it past the first month of the new year! Now is not the time to slack off. You may have already gotten into the groove of things, but now is the time to buckle down and continue grinding! Here are 5 Productivity Apps You Can Benefit From in Your Real Estate Career: 1. eK...

There are many reasons to have a good email signature. Two primary reasons is to brand yourself and to send email recipients to your website. We noticed that many of you on Active Rain have fantastic signatures for your blog posts. They are clear and concise. Some will have contact information .S...

We saw this topic come up in a Facebook group we participate in, and it asks an interesting question:Should You Have to Major in Real Estate? There are so many reasons why this would be a good idea, and so many reasons why this would be a bad idea. We can see how it can be good for agents that ar...

What better way to do some renovations around the house that will increase the value of your home than the beginning of the year? Have your seller leads get ready for that summer selling season by suggesting them a few renovations for their home. 1. Light Bathroom UpdateUpdating the light fixture...

You may think we are late on the new year post...but maybe, just maybe we did it on the 3rd day of the year to strategically not get lost in the other new year posts.Either way, here at Z57 we are animal people. It just so happens our marketing team are proud dog parents.So from our family to you...