I am not a Venus Flytrap: A promise to Montreal West Island home buyers and sellers.

Tanya - You gave me a smile today.  Good for you.  I always think of my Dad as a Venus Flytrap, because he will sit, and wait for someone to come along. "...would you get me a..."  when he could easily get up and get it himself.  But he just sits and waits, patiently.

a lot of agents do "devour" the poor buyers that call in.... no wonder they don't want to give us their real info... i don't know how many times i have gotten leads that have an email like johndoe@anywhere.com.. i prefer to work with clients that want my help and not force them into it..

Great post Tanya... It did make me smile as i get the same calls and sometimes forget the reasons why people do the things they do. it is nice te see another agent state what they do not practice. yours though was the best written i have seen.

Tanya - this is so well-put, I'm jealous:-)  I hope the Venus Fly-trap agents everywhere heed the gentle whispers, and just maybe re-evaluate a bit the industry they are in and what it should mean to the consumers.  You, my dear friend, would have had no reason to distance yourself from such perceptions if the roles of helpful advisor superseded those of a sales person in oh so many training manuals, sales meetings, and such.:-)  Kudos for this gem and kudos for being you.

Tanya,

This is a very good humour post on the subject. Your personality comes through the writing in a charming way. The infamous caller id block has always been a point of contention with me. I do not understand what has happen to mutual respect. I remind people that I'm not an information bureau.

Tanya, your post reminded me of my aunt who used to say she was Mrs Cook when talking to Realtors ;). an alias of course.

I know the feeling.  Asking for people's contact info is like asking for their social security and bank account numbers.  However, I really dont blame people.  I never give my address or phone number out if I possibly can.  It is tough to communicate openly this day and age with the amount of spam out there.

Tanya,

Gordon here.  I'm from Mars and appreciate the way you deal with people from the Venus Fly-trapless approach.

Excellent post. The "trick" to it all is to inspire people to WANT to give you their contact information, to WANT to hear from you again. And you don't do that with tricks or traps!

Tanya, a great analogy and a good way to blog about how you are! I'd never assume you to snap like a Venus trap.

Tanya, your blog is on tract on why consumers are resistant to us and a point for most to think on how to enhance our skills.

Ty

Same here Tanya and I really couldn't have said it better.  There are Realtors who are like a venus fly trap, but they are not us.  Great post!

Tanya, somehow I missed this post in September, even though you included it in the Canada, eh group. Great analogy and so professional.

I'm getting a lot of push back at open houses.  People do NOT want to give out their information.  I have to say that I don't blame them at all.  A lot of agents around here have signed up for "Obnoxious lead generating made simple."  The rest of us are left trying to figure out how to reach people without driving them crazy.