By now Facebook shouldn’t make you shudder. You read our post last week, right? The Complete Guide to Building Your Real Estate Business with Facebook, part 1. If not, we recommend you go and check it out now (it’s OK, we’ll wait ?). That post lays the groundwork for what we’re going to share with […]
Facebook. Does the word make you shudder? I mean, it’s easy for personal use but Facebook for business it’s a whole other ball game, right? I mean there’s so much confusion. What do you post to attract clients? How do people use it to build their businesses? A lot of businesses say they couldn’t do […]
There’s no doubt he’s inspirational. Not to mention wildly successful. He’s the founder of several companies that earn approximately $5 billion in annual sales. And he knows what it’s like to overcome hardship. He says his home life was “chaotic” and “abusive”. He left home at 17 and never returned, nor did he go […]
How do you stop clients jumping ship? I mean, when interests rates rise and the market softens it’s easy for sellers to think the grass is greener elsewhere. They want results and they have expectations. But when the environment changes those expectations may not be achievable. So they look around. They think that maybe someone […]
It’s a balancing act. I mean, buyers want to know they’ve got a great deal. That they’ve paid the lowest possible price for their dream home. But sellers want a great deal too. They want to feel they’ve got the highest possible price for their property. And yet you don’t want one party walking […]
Real estate can be relentless. It takes time and energy to find and cultivate a lead. And that’s just the start of the process. And you need a lot of leads to create a successful business. Let’s face it, all the best agents seem to be swimming in leads. But there’s no way they’ll share […]
It can be confusing, can’t it? I mean, you hear all this stuff about Facebook marketing success stories, but how much of it is really true? And then you hear that organic reach is declining and it’s all a big waste of time unless you pay to play. But here’s the truth of the matter. […]
Booker T Washington said: “Success always leaves footprints.” And he was right. Success does leave footprints. If you know where to look for them, you can walk in those footsteps and create your own success. It’s not as simple as copying what others do, it’s different to that. It’s like learning to dance from footprints […]
First, are you setting them? If you’re not setting sales targets for yourself, how are you going to grow your business? It doesn’t matter if it’s currently a side hustle, or a fledgling business every single business must plan to grow. And in order to do that effectively, you need to have targets. Once you […]
You don’t have like it, but you do have to use it. If you want a successful business these days you need to use social media. It’s critical to your success. In the ‘old days’ you could get by on word of mouth referrals or even distributing some flyers. But not these days. Don’t believe […]
Being in sales is hard. And, like it or not, real estate is all about sales. So, you need great sales skills. You don’t want to come off as pushy or salesly. I mean, you’re in real estate because you care about people, right? You genuinely want to help people find a great home. But […]
Running your own business is hard. The highs and lows of being self-employed are extreme. One minute you feel like you’re on living on Easy Street and the next you’re scared witless wondering where your next meal is coming from. Whether you’re building a new business or have been operating for a while you know […]