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Maps are good and further Visual aids can reduce confusion.

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Services for Real Estate Pros with Ward County Notary Services 607851

Map 2 meGive me a map and I can get there.

You and I both want our clients to "find us" in order to do business with us. Why not make it as simple as you can?

201 Main Street South Minot ND 58701I've found that even when I'm dealing with local people they want more then a street address from me so I often tell them it's right downtown, kitty corner from "The Gourmet Chef" or just South of Gideon's Trumpet.

I've decided to put the picture to the right in my phones photo gallery so when people text me for directions I can say "it's in this building kitty corner from "The Gourmet Chef" or Ward County Notaryjust South of Gideon's Trumpet.

Once inside the entry to the building there is a directory giving the suite numbers associated with the tenents but with my office being as far from the front door as you can get (yet on the same floor) I've added several other written/visual aids such as two signs like the one pictured to the left. BTW signage like this can be dirt cheap. This sign was made from a pair of adjustable speaker stands I found at the thrift store for fifty cents each, a photo frame from the dollar store, and the art was done with Print Master on my computer.

If that were not enough I also used a banner I had made years ago by Vista Print and some unused Real Estate sign riders.

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just South of Gideon's Trumpet.

If that were not enough I also used a banner I had made years ago by Vista Print and some unused Real Estate sign riders.

From the front door to my office door my name is mentioned six times which I know is a bit excessive but I know people are going to find me once they find the building.

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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I like a map to find where I am going instead of a GPS

Mar 14, 2019 11:15 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Maps work for my, yes my GPS works also.  But i still use my nose lots to get to where I am going.

 

Mar 14, 2019 11:21 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

I'm not much of a GPS guy myself William Feela but we are dinosaurs. Ask anyone under 30 to find you without the GPS on their phone and they will think you are crazy.

Mar 14, 2019 11:24 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

Will Hamm I us my old dashboard GPS when driving through big cities (like Denver) that I don't know my way around in but usually a good old fashion map works best for me.

Mar 14, 2019 11:27 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I can't remember the last time I looked at a map, Bob... I think the last time I bought one had to be at least 15 years ago. I get more irritated when agents don't put specific instructions into MLS to find their listings... because in many cases some places are still not captured in MLS.

Mar 14, 2019 01:25 PM