WHAT DO YOU DO THAT SETS YOU APART FROM OTHERS IN YOUR FIELD?

Number 10 is the most important of all.........might want to make that one #1 although it does hold quite a bit of weight being at the bottom.  Good information and good ideas.

Todd, this is a good list! 

I have been taught that the most effective thing one can do to succeed in life is to be accountable - do what you say you are going to do!  Show up on time!  Return Phone Calls!

Glad to see that someone else values these things and that they assist them in getting sales.

Happy selling!

Denise

Good list!

Call fast, call early

 

Great list.

Point 4 is a MAJOR point in my opinion. I get angry at how lazy a lot of agents out there are.  1 picture on the MLS when it takes maybe a minute to load up 9 or 10.

Great list and it puts you way ahead of most agents out there.

Networking is the key.

I was given advice from one of my instructors long ago.

It was to meet on average 5 new people per day and let them know what you do.

The second step at that point is to talk little and listen as everyone has a story to tell and by being a good listener and letting people vent you may end up with a client.

Give them your card.  

 

Great advice.  This is, of course, the cornerstone of any effective marketing strategy and you are right - too many people forget about it, or overlook it.

Writing things down (goals, lists like this, and other key ideas) is crucial to success.  There is something about putting words to paper (or the computer screen) that makes them concrete.  You can't fudge them, or conveniently forget them. (Think I feel a blog about this subject coming on!!)

For me, I offer CHOICES - in price, type of inspection, report format - to client and involve them in the process (inspections) at all levels so it is customized to them, but it is all based on one core principle:  I LISTEN to the client.  I listen to their needs (and sometimes fears) and their goals.  I listen to (and answer) their questions.  And I listen to them long after the inspection, by offering to be a free resource for all things house-related.

This little idea is the biggest single thing anyone can do (in ANY service related field) to make an impact overnight.  Many Realtors (but not all) get this intuitively, and most inspectors and conctractors don't have a clue.  In all instances, it should be marketed in word and deed - it will set you apart!

Very nice post....... and YES those 10 things separate the excellent agents from the "also rans".....

Marketing, empathy...communication...diligence......whew...I could go on.....

Nice post!!

=-)

I also leave a little something with my clients but think that I will add a few of yours as it was a great blog....

That's my two cents and you get what you pay for....lol

Todd Hueffed

http://www.thathomezone.com/ in partnership with Keller Williams North Seattle

I do the same things as well.

Great Ideas!  I also just started emailing ALL of the agents in my office with all of the updates about my properties so they are the first to know.  Most of us don't check our voice mails anymore, but we ALL check our emails ALL THE TIME!  Besides, I would always rather work a deal with another agent in house instead of having to outsource it!  However, I have been slacking with this and need to get back on it again!

Thanks for the pearls of wisdom!  They make sense and should be done consistently.