Before I write another word, I want to state, for the record, that I have absolutely no experience prospecting to expireds or FSBO's. So take what I say with the proverbial grain of salt. And, please note... this blog is not meant for outgoing, extroverted, natural salespeople. You guys don't nee
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08/31/2007
I’ve been watching Sex, Lies & Videotapes on DVD this week. Remember this movie? No? Well, it was made in 1989 so probably many of you missed it due to your crazy elementary school schedule. Anyway, earlier this week I promised to help out the more introverted among us with some tips for “smoothl
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08/30/2007
Okay - calm down. I'm an introvert thru and thru, so trust me, I won't ask you to do anything I wouldn't do myself. We introverts like our email. It's safe, it's efficient and we know we aren't hassling anyone with our attempts at communication. Our prospects can choose to read it... or not. They
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08/29/2007
Salesperson, Please Sell Me! As I write this, I'm on a big boat somewhere in the Caribbean... On Vacation... on a vacation where I swore I wouldn't work... but is writing/blogging work? I guess that depends on how well this blog-writing effort goes. Anyway, this morning, I had my hair French-brai
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08/27/2007
Welcome to Part Two of SOI and the Single Gal (read Part One here) Ten Ways SOI is like Dating: When you leave the house, you never know who you might meet. So put on lipstick, comb your hair and put on some sexy jeans. If you feel good about you, others can't help but notice and be drawn to you.
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08/23/2007
It occurs to me that running an SOI* business is a lot like dating. I'm thankfully no longer in the dating world, but I remember it well. Trying to figure out where Mr. Right might be hanging out that day. Pondering who among my friends would give me that magic referral to the man who was The One
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08/20/2007
There's nothing we Ntro's like more than a wedding, a funeral, a Christmas party or a Candle party... right? Uh, no. Not so much. Just the sight of a wedding invitation puts a panicky feeling in the pit of my stomach that just gets bigger as the big day draws near. A whole afternoon and maybe eve
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08/09/2007
AUGUST 2, 2007 As promised in an earlier blog, I'm announcing my new website with a scavenger hunt. DON'T participate in this game if you tend to disagree with most of what I say... you'll only get annoyed. Okay... here are the rules.Below are ten questions, the answers to which can be found on m
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08/02/2007
Got your new website all fired up and ready to go? YEAH!Waiting anxiously for the inquiries, leads and, admit it, the compliments to start pouring in?Waiting... waiting... waiting...Don't worry, this is NOT a blog about SEO (I'm not even sure what that stands for), key words or google rankings. I
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08/01/2007