Buyers are like gold....rare and precious. How do we pan for gold?

Paul -- thanks. I try to keep in touch with my clients and prospects. We just have to remember, "out of signt, out of mind!"

TJ --- glad you've mined gold in craiglist. Like everything else, we should be consistent.

Cameron --- it all boils down to having a plan and working that plan, consistently :)

Allison --- I think we should always look professional. People would/should have more confidence in our abilities if they saw that we take extra care in every aspect of our business. The more professional our presentation, the more faith and trust they may/can place in us.

Vince and Linda --- how are you posting? Are you using Postlets? VFlyers? What do you say in your headlines? Don't give up. Take a look at the ActiveRain posts. Which ones get the most comments? And what do they have in common?

Eliese --- "inspirational"....wow! Thanks!

Wendy  and Christine--- maybe you should share YOUR secrets to your own success on craigslist, and encourage Vince and Linda.

Sara --- yes, I like Active Rain for the same reason. It's a wealth of great information, tips and ideas.

James --- I was the first one in my office to post on craigslist over 5 years ago, and kept on pushing people to do it. It is now standard practice in my office to post open houses on craigslist. A membe rof our staff does it for those who are techno-phobes or feigns not to know how.

Terry --- we always need to be reminded, until these things become a habit.

Thanks, all!

Debbie

I wrote a card to my parents --- didn't take me but 5 minutes. In it, I said how thankful I am for their love and support, and how proud and happy I am that they are my parents. Then mailed it.

Next thing I know, I get a call from my Dad. He said my mom is crying because she was so overwhelmed at what I wrote. That card brought them so much happiness. Just thinking about how it made them feel brought tears to my eyes. Again.

I think I'll write them another note!

Pam and Pam, Dave, Dan, Dee Dee, Harrison

Glad you liked these ideas. I get a lot out of Active Rain, too.

Special note to Pam Woods: we've all been there. In my case, when I moved to California, I was literally homeless, jobless, friendless....it took some time. But with persistence, we'll all make progress. The important thing to remember is that we never stop learning. The day we don't learn something new is the day that we die.

Cathleen,

Thanks for the positive feedback. Just finished posting on craigslist my active listing. It's become a habit, and that's when it also becomes painless to do, especially when all I do is copy paste from Vflyer and postlets to my craigslist account. Easy as pie!

Christine

For craigslist, I use both Postlets and Vflyer, and also post directly from my website. I thought I'd try to learn html --- but since these services make it so eary, it's just one more thing I can cross off my to-do list.

Someone asked me if perhaps buyers would be intimidated by a professional looking post on craigslist. As a matter of fact, I think that the more professional a post looks, the better it reflects on the agent. Sellers would certainly appreciate having their home posted this way.

Thanks!