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Melissa Daniels (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty)

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Rainmaker
2,236,581
Debbie Laity
CinaJones Real Estate - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County

I have had some leads from FB, but not from any of the other social sites you mentioned. 

Aug 30, 2015 11:56 AM
Ambassador
3,285,433
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I do tweet and post new listings on instagram and twitter.  I have had the occassional business contact from twitter, none from Instagram, but still showing new listings keeps in the folks I'm connected with there knowing I'm in real estate.  Facebook I've some success with (especially in community groups)

Aug 30, 2015 09:44 AM
Rainer
87,222
Chris Locke
Acton, CA

InstaGram? No. It's useless for business marketing in my opinion.  You may get "likes" or "followers" but they don't convert to business.

Twitter? No again. Nobody reads Twitter for real estate property info. Even if they follow you they don't see what you post unless your a celebrity nobody really cares.

Facebook? YES! See FacebookForAgents.com for a free course to help agents with Facebook Marketing

Aug 30, 2015 08:12 AM
Rainmaker
1,678,246
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM

Closed 4 this year and have one listed now via my wife's personal FB page.  She knows how to work it.  It brings more business than our FB business page.  I do not pay for FB. 

Aug 30, 2015 06:37 AM
Rainmaker
699,327
Chris and Dick Dovorany
Homes for Sale in Naples, Bonita Springs and Estero, Florida - Naples, FL
Broker/Associate at Premiere Plus Realty

I have found that absolutely none of the social media sites are brought me any business.

Aug 30, 2015 06:12 AM
Rainmaker
2,538,947
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Melissa. I use Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and my website, they all help get my message out.

Make it a great week!

Aug 30, 2015 07:33 PM
Ambassador
7,331,691
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

They are a good way to boost the seo of your blog posts, but unless you have a huge following it is not likely to find the buyer for your listings.

 

Aug 30, 2015 08:52 AM
Rainmaker
8,820,392
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Success on social media sites depends on how you take advantage of the opportunities. 

Use Facebook groups to create conversations with your community. Use Facebook pages for your listings and business promotions. Use your personal Facebook timeline to build personal relationships. Tweet your blogs and your messages to those readers.

Aug 30, 2015 08:28 AM
Rainmaker
811,471
The Woodland Team North Shore Lake Superior
The Woodland Companies - Grand Marais, MN
Land Specialists

Facebook

Dec 12, 2018 11:42 PM
Rainer
113,202
Vera Gonzalez
RE/MAX Suburban, Inc. - Sterling Heights, MI
Gonzo For Real Estate

yes on fb . I think if you you have the time to do all 3 well then do it. i focus my energy on one. The reason I think fb has worked well for me is people tag me in posts of friends looking for an agent as well as messages I saw your posts can you help me sell my home etc.

Aug 31, 2015 12:52 AM
Rainmaker
1,466,272
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Melissa Daniels In my experience for commercial real estate they are not very productive.

Aug 30, 2015 11:14 PM
Rainmaker
292,785
Jack Lewitz
Exit Strategy Realty - Evanston, IL

I post to all but have no ideas where I get business . It seems Pinterest wirks best for me j

Aug 30, 2015 10:44 PM
Rainmaker
5,278,176
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

All 3 work for us.

Aug 30, 2015 09:58 PM
Rainmaker
2,443,563
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

Facebook yes, I really don't do anything with the other two.

Aug 30, 2015 12:06 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,459
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I haven't used Instagram at all but do use Twitter. I plan to use Facebook and Twitter more.

Aug 30, 2015 10:54 AM
Rainmaker
2,490,002
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Melissa: I have generated a lot of sales from my FB presence but none that I can directly attribute to Twitter or Instagram. I do use Twitter to drive traffic to my WP blog so indirectly it has contributed to new clients. I have an Instagram account but have not gotten serious about using it for RE purposes.

Aug 30, 2015 08:05 AM
Rainmaker
49,208
Adele Langdon
Los Angeles, CA
Exclusive Realty Inc.

I think it is a great way to get to know a few things about people and check in, possibly on a future lead.  I have a Fb page as well as several non branded pages I use to market with. The non branded sites have brought me leads my Fb business page has not really brought many deals, but its still small because my personal FB site is small too.  However I think that when people check you out on the search engines you have got to be out there in a wide range to appeal to everyone.  Unless you are like Anita Clark with her wonderful facebook fridays.  Now she knows how to do it, I still have not figured out how to leave a post on someones page on the left side where I see people doing that.  But I am sure someone will let me know now! LOL

Aug 30, 2015 07:39 AM
Rainmaker
846,625
Marco Giancola
Beachfront Realty - Miami Beach, FL
Realtor (305)608-1922, Miami Beach Florida

Honestly no but I am not really working it.

Aug 30, 2015 07:34 AM
Ambassador
3,618,156
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Real Estate Svcs.
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Not for me personally ... I don't use those sites much at all for business.  Sorry ... no help here.

Aug 30, 2015 06:40 AM
Rainmaker
2,587,241
Lise Howe
RLAH RE LLC - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

I've been linking my blogs to Facebook community Facebook pages. I'm getting more clickthru activity

Aug 30, 2015 05:50 AM
Rainmaker
5,775,519
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Melissa,

It may raise people's awareness that you are out there, but I have not heard of any viable leads as a result of Twitter or Instagram.  As far as FB is concerned, some have had those, not enough for us to recommend to spend a lot of time on the platform.  A recent stat from the Inman conference talked about the return on Internet leads, it ammounted to ! to 2% of an agent's income.  A

Aug 30, 2015 05:44 AM
Rainer
231,279
Mike Rock
Complete Design - Granite Bay, CA
Granite Bay Luxury New Construction...For Less

thats a great idea Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor  has, i sometimes look on FB to see if they are online or accessible

Aug 30, 2015 05:07 AM
Rainmaker
1,750,650
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, CFSP
Big Block LPT Realty 858.232.8722 - San Diego, CA
Coastal San Diego, Veteran's & Retirees Services

YES. But it's a tool for branding & listing awareness, not so much a pipeline yet. It's a great way to see what your clients are up to before you call on them. 

Aug 30, 2015 04:43 AM
Rainmaker
4,337,011
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Melissa Daniels I have not uses any of them to the extent I want to. Committing to more on Social Media Marketing....and I hope I will get more business.

Aug 31, 2015 03:16 AM
Rainer
46,107
Andy Madrid
Hawaii Coast Realty, LLC - Kailua-Kona, HI
Expertise, Professionalism, and Service

I dont generate any business from any of the social media sites but I think of it as a way to establish credibility.  With today's younger buyer, if you are not online, you are irrelevent.

 

Aug 31, 2015 02:21 AM