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Real Estate Customer Service: 2

Heather — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:04:15 +0000

It is pretty easy to provide good customer service on the phone or even in person, as your personality is something that will shine right through but trying to provide it via e-mails can be difficult. That is why you need to make sure that you are not only making your e-mails personal and professional but that you are returning your e-mails.

That is one of the biggest complaints that customers have whenever they are dealing with a real estate agent via the internet – they do not get a return e-mail. You need to make sure that you are constantly checking and constantly returning your e-mails, as that is one form of communication that is very popular nowadays.

Just remember that the level of service that you provide to your customers is going to make them recommend you and make them come back.

Real Estate Customer Service: 1

Heather — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:02:17 +0000

In this day and age, you would be amazed just how many customers are looking for special and … good customer service. This is a day of technology and most of the time, when technology is involved; there is a level of customer service that technology-savvy customers are looking for but not always delivered.

That is where you, as a real estate agent can come in. Just because you find yourself a prospect online that does not mean that the customer service goes down at all. Customer service is something that will keep your customers coming back time and time again.

In the next blog, we will go through some tips and tricks in order to ensure that your customers keep coming back to you!

More Tips for Choosing the Right Real Estate Agent: 2

Heather — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:47:26 +0000

One thing you have to realize is that, if you are the person buying a home or leasing a property, you do not necessarily need a real estate agent. Now, they can come in very handy, but just realize at the onset that they are not always needed.

In many cases, such as with closing and escrow, you can rely on a good property attorney instead. No matter what, do not ever let the real estate agent choose your attorney. There are no exceptions to this rule; your attorney needs to be totally on your side.

You can never really get guaranteed impartiality with a real estate agent, so it might be a good idea to talk to people you know about agents with whom they have worked, so you can at least get a solid recommendation.

More Tips for Choosing the Right Real Estate Agent: 1

Heather — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:10:29 +0000

It can be really difficult to choose a good real estate agent, especially if you are the one in the market to buy or rent. You see, in this case, the agent may also be working with whomever is trying to sell or lease a property, and thus may not have your best interests at heart.

The real estate agent might be depending on a commission generated by the selling or renting of the place in which you are interested. Thus, he or she might be tempted to pressure you into making a choice too quickly, before you really have time to think about it.

You see, there are so many things to consider when choosing a real estate agent, so many things you need to do to make sure you are totally protected.

Creating A Neighborhood Event For Your Open House! Part 2

Heather — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:47:45 +0000

Getting the neighborhood involved with your open house is not something that is going to be easy. Most of the time, neighborhoods do not like real estate agents – however, if you draw up personalized invitations for the neighborhood and hand deliver them, that is something that will truly touch the folks in the neighborhood and it might actually allow you to make some really good connections, which is what the real estate game is all about!

You should send out or hand deliver at least 25 invitations to make sure that, that many people come – or even if they don’t, you did try your best. Another thing that you want to do is make sure that you advertise correctly … that is the biggest problem for most real estate agents is the lack of advertising.

Having an open house and ensuring that the neighborhood is involved is something that should definitely be considered – after all, they can really help you sell the particular house … think about it!

Why A Real Estate Agent Should Leave Facebook Alone: Part 2

Heather — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:42:37 +0000

Now that we have talked about two of the major points as to why a real estate agent should not have a Facebook page – let’s touch base on three more points that are very important. One thing is the content of the Facebook page. Most of the time, your Facebook page is not going to contain a lot of the content that you can provide via a blog or even your own website – so that is something that you need to really think about.

The next thing is going to be SEO. If you are going to sign up for a business Facebook page to promote your website and/or blog – you are going to cut them off at the knees because you are not going to have any SEO on your Facebook page, which you could add onto your blog or website. Another thing is the prospects that you could gain via Facebook – while you might end up with a lot of fans, you are not truly going to be earning a lot of money.

Facebook is a place for teenagers and people who are not trying to run a business – while I personally love Facebook, I would never put my business on it.

Why A Real Estate Agent Should Leave Facebook Alone: Part 1

Heather — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:31:10 +0000

In this generation, we no longer have to worry about business cards and going to social gatherings it seems like because everything is computerized and everyone is looking to move their business online. While that sounds like a good idea in the beginning, there are many different reasons why a real estate agent should not sign up on a place like Facebook. While I personally think that myspace is okay, I do not think that Facebook is a good option for a real estate agent.

One of the first reasons is because why would anyone – especially a prospect want to become a fan of their real estate agent? What would honestly be point of it? I mean, it is nice that you are trying to get involved with your prospects but to be completely honest, there is no real point for your prospects or clients to become your fans. Another thing is traffic to the actual page. If you are splitting up your attention between Facebook and your actual website and blogs – that could interfere with the traffic to your website.

We are going to talk about more points in the next blog but these two points are by far the biggest and the ones that need to be addressed.

How To Market Yourself Without Any Money! Part 2

Heather — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:22:13 +0000

In the last blog, we touched base on using the internet for your own personal marketing tool. Now we are going to dive right back into, how you can market yourself without having to pay anything at all! The next step is going to be public speaking. While I am not a fan of public speaking, I know that it will get you noticed and the one thing that you do not want to do whenever you are a real estate agent is wait to be discovered … you have to put yourself out there a lot! The Chamber of Commerce always needs speakers, so make sure that you sign yourself up to speak.

Now if this is going to take some practice if you have never spoken in front of a lot of people, so make sure that you know exactly what you are going to say and that you practice a lot … a lot. The next way to market yourself is going to be emailing out newsletters. Now, if you are currently not collecting e-mails, make sure that you start because you are leaving money on the table right there!

There are a ton of different ways that you can market yourself for no money at all, you really just have to be creative with it and use the free tools you are given!

How To Market Yourself Without Any Money! Part 1

Heather — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:18:10 +0000

Times are pretty tough nowadays, especially for the real estate market. I know that I see houses all the time that are being sold by owners because they do not want to pay realtor fees. However, if you are a real estate agent with no money at all for advertising for your services – I can help you! There are many different ways that you can market yourself for little or no cost at all, all it takes is quite a bit of work and some determination and you should be fine!

One of the first things that you are going to need to do is look for free publicity. This could be in the form of online newspapers, networks, 24 hour TV news and all new radio stations. You could even advertise online on places like craigslist and things like that. Coming up with a Myspace page or even a Facebook page is a great way to get your name out there too and it does not cost you anything at all!

And I will let you in on some more secrets in the next blog, so make sure that you stay tuned!

How Can A Brand New Real Estate Agent Get A Listing?

Heather — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:16 +0000

Becoming a brand new realtor in this day and age is something that is extremely difficult – not only are you brand new on the market and most likely fresh out of school, but you might not have any idea how to capture your first home to sell. There are many different answers to that question, but let’s first talk about building your database. This is where you can get on the computer and use the internet to get your name out there – there are many different contact software sites available that will let you connect with people and build your database from there.

Another thing you want to do is take your business seriously. You want to make sure that you hit the pavement too and get yourself out there … pretty soon, someone will take a chance on you and let you sell their home and that will give you such a fantastic high that you will never turn back! One thing that you need to think about whenever you are looking to build your business from the ground up is going to be: what type of business are you trying to build?

Think about that question and let me know what you come up with, I’d love to get some feedback here!

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