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Say goodbye to your website..no more SEO, SEM, PPC!  Besides, how much are you making having that? Blog?  Forget it, besides how much are you making doing that? Latest tech phone, walking around with a thing in your ear looking like an office receptionist.  Forget it, besides how much are you mak...

Want to light a fire under an agent or brokers ass?  How about if RE went to the sell it or buy it system?  Instead of 3 month or 6 month contracts, the property owner had to sign a 12 month contract.  You had 12 months to sell the property, or you had to buy it.  What, it would be difficult for ...

The following is part of a post I recently did on Wellcomemat. I wanted to share it with the AR community. The 4% refers to the percentage of online listings that have some type of "enhanced listing". There are 170K users on Active rain, how many are agents or brokers? Compared to the total numbe...

The following is part of a post I recently did on Wellcomemat.  I wanted to share it with the AR community.   The 4% refers to the percentage of online listings that have some type of "enhanced listing". There are 170K users on Active rain, how many are agents or brokers? Compared to the total nu...

Here's the scenerio: Out of state caller contacts you about a listing you have.  They are cash buyers, and are planning to view properties when they come to your area in a few weeks.  Being right on the ball, you ask them where they've seen the listing. "Realtor.com, I'm looking at the listing ri...

Here's the scenerio: Out of state caller contacts you about a listing you have.  They are cash buyers, and are planning to view properties when they come to your area in a few weeks.  Being right on the ball, you ask them where they've seen the listing. "Realtor.com, I'm looking at the listing ri...

First, "enhanced listing" referrs to a listing that has some type of "virtual or video tours". I hate throwing out numbers, but in order to prove a point. Only 4% of RE listings have some type of "enhanced listing".  In my research that breaks down to about 1% "video tours", 1% "virtual tours", a...

There's been a lot of talk lately on Activerain about handling leads.  I recently did a video that is related to the lead discussion.  In the video I explain a real world scenario for agents.  Please view/listen to it and leave comments.  Video

     With percent range from 80-90% of home buyers looking on-line for real estate, the world is watching you.  Your on-line listings directly reflect on you, your broker, and agency.  I've looked at listings that weren't even half-butt done, but virtually no effort.  Is it really acceptable to p...

Dadz Tours recently acquired a rate sheet for the local newpaper.  It is for the Sunday real estate section.  First, I am not against newspaper advertising.  What I am for is realtors rethinking how they are advertising in the newspaper.  It is well known that the internet is it!  Knowing that, w...