After my Soulful Doo-Dads teleseminar a few weeks ago, I was asked a great question by an agent who had attended the show. He asked (very nicely) why I thought reusable grocery bags were cool (aka "soulful"), yet a meat thermometer sent with a personalized magnet with grilling tips was cheesy. He
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10/27/2010
"Internet leads are a waste of time!" Have you ever said that to yourself? Especially after following up and following up and following up with lead after lead after lead and finding yourself with ... zippo? It's a common topic on on my SWS Forum - "What's the best way to follow-up with an online
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10/26/2010
On Wednesday evening, we did a show in the SWS Virtual Studio about Doo-Dads - y'know, those customized promotional trinkets we hand out to our spheres of influence throughout the year, but especially during the holidays? During the show, we got into a discussion of what makes a Doo-Dad "soulful"
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10/22/2010
It's that time of year again when our thoughts turn to... doo-dads! What's a doo-dad, you ask? A doo-dad is a promotional item, usually customized, that we send out to our spheres of influence with the goal of reminding them that we exist and are still selling real estate. With the ultimate goal,
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10/19/2010
Thanks for all the great feedback from the last blog on the topic of how often your Sphere of Influence (SOI) “needs” to be reminded that you sell real estate! I had my follow-up all ready to go in my head, but many of the comments made me back up a little bit and think some more. I like it when
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10/15/2010
Had an interesting conversation with a friend of mine the other day. I was telling him about my recent Go-Giver Chronicles and interactions with Bob Burg (co-author of The Go-Giver). My friend mentioned that his first real estate agent helped him find a rental house when he moved to the area, fre
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10/12/2010
Ahhhh... back from vacation... and I must confess it's awfully darn cool to GO to the beach and then come HOME to the beach! Anyway, here's a follow-up to my last pre-vacation blog about the show Loreena Yeo and I did together in the SWS Virtual Studio about getting listings sold FAST. One of mo
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10/11/2010
The other night, Loreena Yeo and I did a show at the SWS Virtual Studio on the topic of getting listings SOLD quickly. And yes, assuming there is a buyer in existence for a property, it is entirely possible to sell a house in a matter of weeks, not months. In fact, that should be every listing ag
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10/01/2010