The Art of Respect

That's a tough call. I've been recruited a lot since joining Active Rain. My fave compliment was when I walked into a brokerage house in Brooklyn and was told by a VP there that everyone thinks I'm crazy (LOL). We had such a great conversation about networking and blogging. We talked about buyer's brokerage and how I manage to get people to sign those contracts committing to my firm. I had the little minions with me as well and it was really a nice visit all the way around.

See other firms wanting to hire you as the compliment that it is. No one wants to hire someone that does not produce or that doesn't bring something unique to the table. I know it may be annoying to remind people that you've already said no, but that's part of being wanted. You may have to say no every single month. I know I do and I never saw that coming at all. Have I been tempted? Hell yeah! I've had some great offers, but I like my arrangement with my BIC just fine and we have some very interesting projects in progress.

I've no incentive to redo my SEO. I'm trying to grow, not start over. Every single day you are going to have to decide what it is you want to do and you may want to get hip to the fact that as long as you are blogging here people are going to read you and try to get you on their team because you're worth it to them. Even to the point of annoyance... ;-)

I'm just as guilty as they are. I'm relocating to another state (within the year) and have already selected my targeted broker (LOL). I just have to talk her into taking me because she likes working alone. Am I being a pest? Hell yeah. I met her on Active Rain and trust her completely so I'm chipping away at my blogging buddy the same way these people are poking around contacting you. They want to be ready for the day when they call and you're pissed off and ready to change your mind (LOL).

Enjoy your day, sweetie.

Regards, C.

I have recruiters call and mail we stuff all the time. Its a nice complement but I am not going anywhere soon.

As for doing both sides, I simply won't do it. I would rather build goodwill by giving it as a referral to an associate.

Good luck to you!

Kelly, the better you are at your job, the more solicitations you will be receiving.  Look at it as flattery and don't ever burn any bridges.  You never know when you'll need to cross one.

Kelly-  keep all your clients .....they will pave your way ...no logo or brokerage will...thats why you are here. We all compensate at times for the weak link. Some people never measure up....So long as you measure up...You will succeed...Carpe Diem

We are a small brokerage and have had almost all of our agents contacted by other brokerages.  For new agents, being wanted by a franchised brokerage is flattering - until someone actually explains the economics of the business to them.  That is, some brokerages have lost 20-25% of their agents, have no or few listings or pending sales, have no internet strategy to speak of (except the corporate website), and charge exorbitant desk, technology and other fees.  We have a fair system for distributing leads, a reasonable commission split, offer training and technology, and have over $20 million in listing inventory to sell.  But in a tough market, there is a "grass is greener" mentality of some.  The key to success at any brokerage is that you have to develop your own book of business.  No one is going to just hand you easy sales over and over again.

I couldn't disagree more with the statement "No one wants to hire someone that does not produce or that doesn't bring something unique to the table."  There are some brokerages that charge desk and other fees and base their business solely on the number of agents.  These brokerage could care less if you actually sell more than 2-3 homes per year.  They look for volume (not necessarily top producers) and look for ways to spread their overhead over more agents (regardless of the quality of the agent).