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I got a great referral from FACEBOOK...Join today!!

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Real Estate Agent with Lake & Land Realty

Hello Again Tonight!! Ok I have been slammed with emails wanting to know some more advice and tips. This is my last blog for tonight and then I'm crashing. LOL

As a Realtor I look for avenues to keep my name and face out there in the community. Some I have to pay for and some are given to us FREE...so what would the excuse be not to take advantage of them?

Number one example: FACEBOOK

If you are not already on Facebook you need to be there asap. I dont mean sign up and leave picture empty or overlook creating your profile or let it sit idle. I have not been a member of Facebook for very long but as you can see I have already obtained a lead. 100% that they will buy in the next two months!! I pay the agent a 20% referral fee. Still 75% left for me!!

But wait a minute.....how much did that cost me?????? FREE!!!!!

And most of all it is a way to also keep in touch with friends and family daily. I have made Facebook a must do in my everyday routine for real estate.

Have fun!! What are you waiting for????? www.facebook.com

 

 

 

 

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Sherry Peckhoon Sim
Sims & Company - Cayucos, CA
Broker/Owner, Covering the Beautiful Central Coast

Congrats, Catina! That's wonderful news. How long have you been on Facebook?  I have not signed up on Facebook yet.  The bulk of my leads come through my own website, so I have been thinking about revamping it.

Nov 21, 2008 03:03 PM
Kristal Perrone
Hunt Real Estate- Columbus Division - Rochester, NY
Associate Broker

Catina- it's interesting that you just blogged about this.  I just signed up for Facebook yesterday.  A friend encouraged me to sign up.  I have already reconnected with a few friends from way back.  It's an awesome way to stay connected.  Good luck on your lead.

Nov 21, 2008 03:08 PM
Catina Wright
Lake & Land Realty - Rocky Mount, VA
Your franklin county va expert

Kristal, I'm just amazed at the amount of activity on Facebook. I always knew that I should turn to the "cyberspace world" and do more and become more involved but I tell you this just has blown my mind. It's almost to much to take in. If I have any referrals for your area I will send them your way!! Thanks, Catina

Nov 21, 2008 03:12 PM
Mara Hawks
First Realty Auburn - Auburn, AL
Inactive-2012 REALTOR - Homes for Sale Auburn Real Estate, AL

That is great! I joined a couple months ago, and am really liking it a lot.

Nov 21, 2008 03:14 PM
Catina Wright
Lake & Land Realty - Rocky Mount, VA
Your franklin county va expert

Hello Sherry, About a year ago I had a Facebook page that had no picture, no profile and no info. I was preaching to myself in that blog because I went in and deleted the old account and started a new one about 3 weeks ago and I'm loving it! It just needs to be worked like any other lead or website. You can connect or reconnect with past friends and family members easy. I have made that a part of my daily to do's for real estate. Good Luck and look me up when you get there!!

Nov 21, 2008 03:17 PM
John Novak
Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace - Las Vegas, NV
Henderson, Las Vegas and Summerlin Real Estate

Congrats on the referral, Catina! You make an excellent point that applies to any social networking site -- it's not enough just to set up a profile, you have to participate.

Nov 21, 2008 03:23 PM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Ok ay -- so how do I fit all of the social networking sites into 1 day -- I still need to sleep (lol)!

Nov 21, 2008 03:25 PM
Kent Simpson
Realty One Group Mountain Desert - Tucson, AZ
Real Estate Is About People

Nice going, Catina!  I'll have to "Find Ya On The Face" lol.  So far it has been more fun than useful, but I do need some fun along the way...

Nov 21, 2008 03:29 PM
Catina Wright
Lake & Land Realty - Rocky Mount, VA
Your franklin county va expert

Joan, Once you get up and running it's easy....I promise. What is so time consumming is setting these sites up. I still feel really really lost on AR because I'm a newbie and I do mean newbie. What I did was I sat aside 1 hour a day for one week and did one website at a time. Now to keep those sites fresh it takes minutes a day!! I look at this as planting my seeds for the future client. It is really paying off though a little sooner than I thought!! Just get started and you will have fun and produce leads.

 

Nov 21, 2008 03:36 PM
Catina Wright
Lake & Land Realty - Rocky Mount, VA
Your franklin county va expert

Kent,

That is exactly what I thought also. So wrong though. You are appearing to have fun and you are but what you are doing is letting all of your friends and family know that you are still out there and working. You will be amazed at your friends who just dont remember that you are a Realtor. Good Luck and keep having FUN!!!

Nov 21, 2008 03:40 PM
Dora & Vincent Kwok
HomeSmart Real Estate - Chandler, AZ
CNE - Chandler, Arizona Real Estate

I joined a few weeks ago..its been fun and reconnecting with lots of folks.  I'm still looking for the RE aspect of it to happen.  Thanks for sharing your story of real estate success on FB.

Nov 21, 2008 04:01 PM
Regina P. Brown
MBA Broker Consultants - Carlsbad, CA
M.B.A., Broker, Instructor

HI Catina, thanks for the FaceBook tips.  I have a facebook profile, you are welcome to connect with me.  I also use Linked In, and would love to connect with you there too.

May I ask what techniques you use to get your facebook business?  I've been on there for a while, and no leads yet.

Regina P. Brown
Allison James Estates & Homes
www.ReginaBrown.AllisonJamesInc.com

Nov 21, 2008 05:27 PM
Kathy Kooyman
Home Realty - Pella, IA

Catina,  Good for you, I joined Facebook yesterday but need to go back and do some tweeking.  I am waiting for all those wonderful referrals I keep hearing about.  Have a great Thanksgiving

Nov 26, 2008 02:35 PM
Ellie McIntire
Ellicott City Clarksville Howard County Maryland Real Estate - Ellicott City, MD
Luxury service in Central Maryland

I think I must be using Facebook all wrong. All I have as my friends are "MY FRIENDS".  The ragged bunch that they are.

Nov 29, 2008 01:24 PM
Eileen Begley
Coldwell Banker, DelMonte - Carmel, CA
Monterey Real Estate

I finally joined and posted a profile.  Then let facebook look thru my outlook contact list to find clients/friends already there. Needless to say a number of them were already on facebook. Glad to know it if working for you!

Nov 29, 2008 02:14 PM
Randy Simmons
Q's Cleaning Services Inc. - South Holland, IL
Where Q stands for Quality

Hi Catina, thanks for the inspiration.  I was just on the site early today but did not set up my profile.  I will make sure I get that done tomorrow.  Best of luck on the lead.

Nov 29, 2008 02:25 PM
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