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I'd definitely be interested in hearing what the ActiveRain community thinks about Brian's post re: challenges clients have.I'm paraphrasing and borrowing this question from an article I just read from Tuesday Tactics (A newsletter sent out on you guessed it, Tuesdays) via FreeHelpForRealEstateAg...

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Dear ActiveRain Members, Oakley Signs & Graphics has been family owned and operated since 1972. We recently launched this free website, “Free Help for Real Estate Agents” as our way of thanking (and helping!) the real estate community.  We’d like to offer you our free guide on using Facebook to h...

Q&A: How Do You Pick a Real Estate Company to Work With? Small office?  Large office?  Local or national franchise?  How did/do you make the call? Recently an agent asked us the following: “What sort of advice do you have for new agents regarding which agency to align with?” A lot of agents– eith...

Last year, I brought real estate pros and CEOs hundreds of tips, tactics, and mastermind attitudes to help them become more productive, reclaim wasted time, and make more money. The problem is, you probably missed most of them.  Right now we're inviting our ActiveRain fans to register to receive ...

A short voice mail greeting is a good way to courteously save people time when they miss your call. But even if you keep a short greeting, they may still have to wait while the phone carrier "explains" how to leave a voice mail. You know the drill: "If you'd like to leave a call-back number, pre...

 Looking for a quick and easy way to get your name and your phone number attached to every email you send? Try this quick and inexpensive trick: 1. Pick the phone number you'd like to get in front of people most often, including area code 2. Go to GoDaddy.com and reserve the phone number as a dom...

"An axe at home saves hiring a carpenter." --Friedrich Schiller  As a real estate professional, you find yourself wearing a lot of hats. At one time or another, you've probably been a salesperson, photographer, sign installer, taxi driver, negotiator, code enforcer, event planner, market research...

"We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once." --Calvin Coolidge  Do you know what the root cause of self-sabotage is? A hyperactive obsession with the road ahead. Let me explain: Yes, it's essential that you are able to plan, project outcomes, and forsee obstacles in order t...

  Q: How do I know if my Internet leads are serious buyers? A: The easiest way to save time and energy following-up with your Internet leads is to pre-qualify them by asking a few questions on your web form. Here are seven great questions to ask: 1. Are you currently working with a real estate ag...