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Top 10 Ways to Guarantee Your Business Success This Year And Every Year In The Future!

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Real Estate Agent with RG Realty Group

Top 10 Ways to Guarantee Your Busines$ Success This Year And Every Year In The Future! 

 

1)  Haul out your dusty Business Plan.  It's NOT TOO LATE to get out your business plan from last year and see how you did.  You will be surprised.

 

2)  Determine your best Sources of Business.  Remember the 80/20 rule which states that 20% of your effort brings 80% of your results.

 

3)  Review and update it.  With your top sources of Business in mind, update your plan based on concrete results from last year.

 

4)  Clean your desktop.  Focus is a wonderful thing.  With only one task in the middle of your desk, your mind is less likely to wander.

 

5)  Automate your reminder system.  The human brain is a great problem solver and a poor calendar.  Use your I-phone, smart phone,  Palm Pilot, Outlook Express, Top Producer,,,etc as your calendar system.

 

6)  The 3 D's, DO IT,DELEGATE IT, OR DUMP IT

 

7)  Plan your time off.  Take a yearly calendar; sit down with your family and friends.  Then mark out the days and weeks that you are off.  NO MATTER WHAT!

 

8)  Eliminate 10% of your customers.  Understand that the bottom 10% by size or profitability are consuming the majority of your time.

 

9)  Determine your most profitable 10%.  On the other side, you have about 10% of your clients/customers that constitute the easiest, avenues for business..  List them, and then cultivate them like a good garden.

 

10)  Set up a savings plan.  Start saving 10% of your Earnings.  

Have an AWESOME 2015!

Geoff ONeill
John L. Scott Medford - Medford, OR

Make your calls, contact your clients, increase touch. 

Dec 28, 2014 03:27 AM
Mahesh Mike Patel
First Team Real Estate - Anaheim Hills, CA
Call Me And Consider It Done!

Thanks for the great tips..I could really use them.

Dec 28, 2014 03:58 AM
Frank Castaldini
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in San Francisco

Cleand desk might just be thre right game changer.  Thank for the list.

Dec 28, 2014 04:06 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Tim - this blog is so good.  It has so many excellent points and covers so much of a business plan from organization to time management to marketing.

Dec 28, 2014 04:37 AM
Karen Feltman
Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA KW Legacy Group - Cedar Rapids, IA
Relocation Specialist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Every year end, I make a point of cleaning my desk, putting away the files, looking at where the business came from, and getting my car detailed. That last one seems futile, since living in an Iowa winter is bound to bring instant sand and dirt back in again, but I still do it to start fresh.  Thank you for the tips and good luck to you in 2015!

Dec 28, 2014 04:50 AM
Stephanie Baker
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Middlebury, IN
The People you Know, Like and Trust!

These are great tips for a new agent like me.  I have a couple years in but not so organized.  Thanks for all 10 of them!

Dec 28, 2014 05:14 AM
BethAnn Long
RE/MAX of Spokane - Spokane, WA
Realtor, CRS, e-PRO, CLHMS Spokane Wa Real Estate

I really liked some of these suggestions! I hope you have an AMAZING 2015! HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!

Dec 28, 2014 05:35 AM
Thomas F. Scanlon
Borgida & Company P. C., CPA's - Manchester, CT
CPA, CFP

Tim,

 

Great job. I would consider eliminating the bottom 20%. This will give you more of your most valuable asset (besides your family), Time.

 

 

Cheers!

 

Dec 28, 2014 07:36 AM
Sharon Parisi
United Real Estate Dallas - Dallas, TX
Dallas Homes

Tim, every item on your list has the potential to improve our business in 2015!

Dec 28, 2014 08:09 AM
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

Without a doubt my best source of business was referrals. I will be going strong in 2015 with my Top 50!

Dec 28, 2014 09:41 AM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Tim L. Ramey you have #4 in Red - and that's for a reason I guess! I need to make that as #1!

Dec 28, 2014 11:57 AM
Jordon Wheeler
The Jordon Wheeler Group - Fairburn, GA
J W Group Real Estate Sales and Service

Hey  Tim L. Ramey 

Excellent list filled with lots of wisdom!  Have a wonderful 2015!

Dec 28, 2014 01:25 PM
Barbara Calwhite
Keller Williams Realty of Southwest Missouri - Joplin, MO
417-438-7387 Specializing in Relocation

Great list!  Some of them I have done before but thanks for the reminder!  I am still working on the business plan with some major revamping this year!  Have a great 2015!

Dec 28, 2014 06:07 PM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

These are great tips.  I've been purging/cleaning/organizing the last few days!

Dec 28, 2014 07:59 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Some super advice here as we tighten up 2015 plans. I especially agree on the 80/20 and dropping some clients/customers.

Dec 28, 2014 08:52 PM
Paul McFadden
Responsive Pest Control - Seattle, WA
Pest Control, Seattle, WA.

Thanks, Tim. Those are great thoughts as we head into the New Year. I wish you well!

Dec 29, 2014 12:28 AM
Kevin Mackessy
Blue Olive Properties, LLC - Highlands Ranch, CO
Dedicated. Qualified. Local.

We have only a few properties in our management portfolio that take a lot of our time and have low rents.  Hopefully we can find a way to move on from them in 2015. 

Dec 29, 2014 03:11 AM
David Popoff
DMK Real Estate - Darien, CT
Realtor®,SRS, Green ~ Fairfield County, Ct

A great reminder for 2015, easpically the 3 D' and the 80-20 rule

Jan 01, 2015 07:19 AM

#2

Dec 31, 2014 11:21 PM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Lots of good tips.  I am going to have to close the 2014 files and "clean my desk top."

Jan 01, 2015 12:31 PM
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Tim,

what a great solid blog post!

Well deserved gold star and reblogs( I came from Bobbie Smith reblog;)

Jan 04, 2015 08:07 PM