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Linda Slocum: Advice For New Realtors®

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After staring at Linda Slocum's face for a year on the Santa Clarita profiles page, I decided it was time we met.

Of course, I didn't decide this until after I saw her again over at Naymz. How wrong is that? Luckily Linda agreed and we decided to have lunch together today.

As has been the case with every person I've ever met through ActiveRain, I really enjoyed our time together. Linda shared some great insights into her blogging strategies and talked about how her internet presence has reshaped her Santa Clarita real estate career. Near the end of our conversation, I asked her, "If I were a brand new real estate agent, what would you tell me to do first." This was her answer.

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Bryant Tutas
Tutas Towne Realty, Inc and Garden Views Realty, LLC - Winter Garden, FL
Selling Florida one home at a time
Very cool Jeff and Linda. Love the utterz "thingie" and Linda's advice is spot on.
Nov 28, 2007 09:34 AM
Desiree Daniels
RE/MAX Tri County - Robbinsville, NJ

Love all these little gadgets - widgets - I am thinking this is something even I can wrap my brain around.   Thanks as always for sharing.. glad ya had a nice lunch

Nov 28, 2007 11:02 AM
Lola Audu
Lola Audu~Audu Real Estate~Grand Rapids, MI Real Estate - Grand Rapids, MI
Audu Real Estate~Grand Rapids, MI ~Welcome Home!
Hi Jeff, I'm not "new" but even I learned something from Linda today. :)  I appreciated Linda's rich insights about getting an understanding of what is important and what one truly wants to pursue in a real estate career. What I found most interesting was her comments about how blogging reveals who a person is over time.  Very true!
Nov 28, 2007 11:05 AM
Marlene Scheffer
Realty Station - Bremerton, WA
Realtor to Kitsap County, WA
Hmmm, what kind of person am I?  Based on my blogging, I would guess either moody or perhaps a split personality.  Great advice Linda, and thanks to Jeff for sharing.  Off to visit Linda's blog....
Nov 28, 2007 12:48 PM
Anonymous
Kathy Drewien
Great conversation! Kudos to you both. I really like this application of Utterz!!!
Nov 28, 2007 01:45 PM
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Fran Gatti
RE/MAX Integrity - Medford, OR
Managing Principal Broker - RE/MAX Integrity

Jeff,

Your use of technology is way cool.

Nov 28, 2007 02:55 PM
Chris and Maria Jeantet
Coldwell Banker C&C Properties - Redding, CA
Redding CA Real Estate Couple

She's got a great point.  Too many of us out there and unless you can set yourself apart, you get mixed in with the rest.  Who are you? That's a question the public asks themselves when they first come across your stuff.

Nov 28, 2007 05:12 PM
Aziz Abdur-Raoof
RE/MAX Rewards - Columbia, MD
Howard Co. Real Estate Scoop
Jeff -- Enjoyed listening to the answer to the question and use of technology
Nov 28, 2007 05:52 PM
Susan Trombley
Trombley Real Estate - Wake Forest, NC
Broker/Realtor, Raleigh, Cary, Wake Forest, Youngs
Yes, I have been looking at Utterz and this came in very handy for you at your lunchen. I agree that you must decided who you are and it is hard just coming into the business. I find myself looking at different aspects of the business, but I have decided to stay Residential.
Nov 28, 2007 11:50 PM
Kate Elim
Dockside Realty - Spotsylvania, VA
Realtor 540-226-1964, Selling Homes & Land a

Jeff...Thank you for

  1. The interview...very important question and Linda's answer did it justice.
  2. The demonstration of how helpful Utterz.com can be.
  3. The mention of NAYMZ....................ACTUALLY, NO THANKS!  If there is one more thing I don't need it is another place to go, another place to find helpful information, another place that is entertaining, another place that will keep me up until the wee hours of the morning...I will not go there.

Cheers, Kathleen

Nov 29, 2007 08:35 AM
Judy Greenberg
Coldwell Banker Long Grove - Buffalo Grove, IL
Coldwell Banker - Buffalo Grove - Long Grove Homes
Your use of technology just keeps me on my toes.  I'll just be 10 steps behind you- that's good enough for me.
Nov 29, 2007 10:36 AM
John Novak
Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace - Las Vegas, NV
Henderson, Las Vegas and Summerlin Real Estate
Wow, I just saw Linda a couple of minutes ago over on Posh'd and now found this post. Amazing how this web thing really connects us together. Nice use of an embedded Utterz and great answer from Linda about 'the true you.'
Dec 01, 2007 05:28 AM
Terry & Bonnie Westbrook
Westbrook Realty Broker-Owner - Grand Rapids, MI
Westbrook Realty - Grand Rapids Forest Hills MI Re
Great  post I enjoy the use of new ideas to get our message across. Thanks for the message and the introduction of a new idea.
Dec 01, 2007 09:49 AM
Angie Ridley
Complete Realty, LLC - Flint, MI
Broker, ABR, CRS, PMN, WCR, At Home With Diversity
OH no, do I utterz or podcast?
Dec 03, 2007 04:47 AM
Carol Smith
Casmi Photography - Mebane, NC

Jeff - great use of technology!  You are definitely the Guru of Gadgets!

Linda's advice is totally on target.  And I totally agree with her statement that your blog will show who you really are.  There is something about what people write that reveals a deeper look at their true self.

Thanks again!  And thanks to Linda! 

Dec 04, 2007 08:04 AM
Rob Baldwin
US ECO-GREEN REAL ESTATE INC. - Santa Clarita, CA
REALTOR, Santa Clarita
Jeff, that was great. Linda and yourself have been across from each other for so long. It is good to see the real you's finally got to meet. Looking forward to using Utterz. Thanks for that one.
Dec 04, 2007 08:08 AM
Jeff Turner
RealSatisfied - Santa Clarita, CA
Rob, we should coordinate a Santa Clarita/Valencia/Saugus/Newhall AR meetup.
Dec 04, 2007 08:51 AM
Jeff Turner
RealSatisfied - Santa Clarita, CA
Carol... no question, the longer you blog, the more about who you really are reveals itself.
Dec 04, 2007 09:02 AM
Natalie Langford
Realty Negotiations - Winchester, VA
Winchester, VA Real Estate
Jeff & Linda - I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation.  You two are pros!  Love the advice, and would love it if we had a Palm Blog Reader here to tell me a little more about myself!  Personally, I think I'm all over the place...
Dec 15, 2007 02:12 PM
Anonymous
BENSONAZREALTOR John Hurbon
I really enjoyed the advice about "The True You". It is a discovery of epic proportion and requires one to press the "pause" button on ones ego in my opinion. Slowing down and seeing yourself through the spoken and written word that emerges from be honest. You're right Jeff, it should reflect our values. Have we put "what we believe" into our processors because "our parents did , i.e. I'm OK, Your're OK studies), or have we tested the waters of reality and seen a unique reflection that we can truly call ourselves. Then marketing tools can be built to connect with people who value aspects of of products because in essence, they may value us as real people. In Australia, the word "Aborigine" means The Real People
Jan 19, 2008 05:55 AM
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