Real Estate Systems Blog

Video technology has become so easy to use not that just about anyone can do it.  The question is - does this now replace the email or phone call.  Maybe not yet but I think it will soon.  I recently started to get more and more plugged into facebook and if you can "friend" your contacts you can ...

Time blocking is not a new concept but still is a relevant one in any business industry.  Time blocking basically means controlling your time.  The funny thing is everyone we see everyday has the same amount of time but everyone uses it very differently. So what does an agent need to time block t...

Do you allow contacts to look through your site without any type of lead capture?  If you do how can you ever expect to tell that contact how great of an agent you are?  The likely hood of that contact picking up a phone and calling you is pretty slim (but will happen from time to time). Have you...

I want to paint an image for you.  Imagine Real Estate in Terms of a McDonald's.  When I think of McDonald's, I think of the single handed best systematic business I have ever seen.  No matter where you go, you know what to expect when you step foot in the food chain.  Can Real Estate be treated ...

I have played around with Facebook a little bit with my friends but never with a purpose.  I now have a purpose - I want to promote my Real Estate Consulting Business through a Facebook group as well as my eBook - "The Automated Agent." So I created the group last Saturday evening and invited the...

Closings are supposed to be the happy time for Real Estate Agents, but they can also be a great deal of stress. Having a plan to follow will help save time and energy with each transaction making you more efficient with working with your clients. How many closing can you manage with your current ...

I am trying to figure out how to balance between blog posts and business...I am just kind of curious how many blog posts everyone is doing and is there any method behind the madness.  I am on average posting 4-5 new blogs a week.  I seem to get decent traffic, but would that be better with more o...

Do you dread the sight of certain phone numbers coming in on your phone?  Do you open your email with one eye covered hoping not to see an email for a certain seller?  Using some very easy systems and implementing a very easy follow up plan can save you a tremendous amount of energy down the road...

Okay maybe I was able to catch your attention...Managing your database may be one of the easiest things you can do to get new business as well as referral business, but you need to have a plan. Correctly labeling your contact types will help the ease of any type of mass type of communication. I m...

So we have about 2 months down in 2009 and it may be time to dust off that business plan again to do a status update. The best example I have ever heard of a business plan was given to me like this: "A business plan is like a living, breathing organism. You need to take care of it daily." Taking ...