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The Judge | Jury | Executioners | What I Like Best About ActiveRain !

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Are you excited about 2020?  I am!!  Many of you will spend time thinking about your goals and reducing them to writing. Written goals are another step closer to “executing” them.

I don’t write them. I never did. They’re in my head, and I execute them with “flexibility.”  ActiveRain makes it easy for me. My routine is down to a science, and it’s probably boring for most of you. 

We are listing agents, and listings are found with offline marketing.  I know, you’re sick of reading that, too!!  However, if one more person reads this who was not aware of how listings are found, it’s worth your being bored. Take one for the team!

After I create a postcard or design my next full page newspaper ad, I’ll post both on ActiveRain.  I can always tell if the comment reflects that commenter “blowing smoke.” It doesn’t happen often, but it happens.  When there are only a few comments, that’s a sign, also.

A good review means I don’t need to go back to the drawing board, and for that, I’m always grateful. Those who create marketing pieces and don’t take advantage of this site for reviews are missing an important step.  There’s nothing worse than marketing with a piece that doesn’t do justice to its purpose. If you inspire someone with your creation, that’s a compliment. No two people will market the same. Sharing is good and that means the product is worthy.

Thanks Rainers for all of your support during the year.  The honesty is always appreciated.  

This is just a thought for the moment… or we can call it another gratitude post.

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Barbara Todaro, Great Grandmother to Caleb, Santino, Aiden and Gianni       

Todaro Team - Retired

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Comments (39)

Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Maria Gilda Racelis my postcards and newspaper ads are all posted here.... they're all on my blog.... I post one every month.... I just sent you an email.....actually, I'll send you a second one.

Dec 06, 2019 05:26 AM
Maria Gilda Racelis

you should start coaching... would love to see that. :)

Dec 06, 2019 05:31 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Brian England I'm happy it helps you.... and you must be flexible with goals because markets change when you least expect it....

Dec 06, 2019 05:30 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Barbara. Your posts usually provide the reader with points to ponder as Michael Jacobs would say. And you have consistency on your side, good market or bad! Enjoy your day!

Dec 06, 2019 06:24 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Wayne Martin there are many resources that can be used on AR.... this is my testing grounds....

Dec 06, 2019 12:07 PM
Mimi Foster
Falcon Property Company - Colorado Springs, CO
Voted Colorado Springs Best Realtor

I think the idea of you coaching is a great one. You have so many ingenious ideas and you are definitely an inspiration to many of us.

Dec 07, 2019 02:43 PM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I get the best deal from participating here....it's my own beta testing site....more should do that .... it's a great help .... I wish more would join in.... Mimi Foster 

Dec 07, 2019 02:51 PM
MichelleCherie Carr Crowe .Just Call. 408-252-8900
Get Results Team...Just Call (408) 252-8900! . DRE #00901962 . Licensed to Sell since 1985 . Altas Realty - San Jose, CA
Family Helping Families Buy & Sell Homes 40+ Years

Thanks for reminding us that ActiveRain is a great place to "beta test" our marketing.

Dec 07, 2019 10:37 PM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Michelle Cherie CarrCrowe Just Call...408-252-8900 yes, it surely is....

Dec 14, 2019 12:51 PM
Laura Filip
Laura Filip Broker , Opening doors for All Seasons of Life - Whitesboro, TX
What can we do for you today?

Good evening to all, goals for myself change as the year goes by day in day out. 

I know what my thoughts are and what is needed to achieve them. 

Have a blessed night. 

Dec 14, 2019 03:12 PM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

you got it, Laura Filip 

Dec 14, 2019 03:19 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

I personally love the diversity of it all! Love and light and happy holidays to all!

Dec 14, 2019 05:25 PM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Laura Cerrano I love "light" and "holidays".... and wish you the same.

Dec 15, 2019 02:45 AM
Cindy Edwards
RE/MAX Checkmate - Johnson City, TN
CRS, GRI, PMN - Northeast Tennessee 423-677-6677

I enjoy reading your posts, especially marketing.  I have printed off a lot of what you post and have used it in my marketing.  What I would like to do is make Active Rain more of a part in my morning routine.  Just a matter of making it a habit!  Keep it up, I'll keep coming back to you!

Dec 15, 2019 04:27 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

That's a nice compliment, Cindy Edwards and I hope some of my marketing works well for you....

Dec 15, 2019 04:29 AM
Scott Seaton Jr. SLS Home Insp
SLS Home Inspections-Kankakee Will Iroquois Grundy Counties - Bourbonnais, IL
The Home Inspector With a Heart!

That's a great idea. I had never thought of using AR as a test trial. I'm posting a new piece on a blog today. Let me know what you think if you have time.

Dec 15, 2019 05:51 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Barbara,

I missed this wonderful post of yours, and as usual you have a great idea here.  For my part, I hesitate to judge or comment on anyone's achievement, because I don't feel I know enough about their marketplace to give a helpful direction.

Once a person is pleased with their website as it happened, they wanted my feedback.  I think that what I would have said would have hurt their feelings and the feeling of the person who created it...so  I opted out for those reasons, I also know that our standards differ and would not want to impose them on someone else.  A

Dec 15, 2019 09:57 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Scott Seaton Jr. Bourbonnais Kankakee IL Home Inspector I'll make sure I look....

Ron and Alexandra Seigel (A).... once you get to know people who comment, it's not difficult to read their reaction!!  or lack thereof!!!

Dec 15, 2019 10:02 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Barbara,

I try to be sincere and kind.  How do you tell someone who wasted their money (my opinion) and the photos on the site on it are out of focus?  It is like someone saying, "do I look fat?" in these jeans?  And they do to me, I find myself reverting to "what do you think?" A

Dec 15, 2019 10:07 AM
Barbara Todaro

when it's someone on a public forum, if I did not approve of the quality of the marketing piece, I would not leave a comment....and that's what I do here on AR... Ron and Alexandra Seigel ...


 I had previously left another comment and deleted it.... I was not focused on this site but on general business....  


 

Dec 15, 2019 10:28 AM
Barbara Todaro

If it's NOT a client and never would be, I'd be more gentle....


previously thinking about potential clients.... if you think that person needs help and can afford to hire some guidance or more, then a more direct style would be ideal...

Dec 15, 2019 10:33 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good afternoon Barbara Todaro ,

Another good reminder why marketing on Active Rain is so beneficial. A perfect place for beta testing!!

Dec 16, 2019 12:19 PM
Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

I'm not sure I'm ready for this acid test!  haha.  But it makes sense.

Jan 27, 2020 04:16 PM