I’ve posted many times on the fact that negative spin is what is keeping consumers away from the closing tables. I’ve warned about polarizing consumers with...
I knew when I began reading Danial Rothamel back in 2006 that he was highly underestimated, and overlooked on many levels. I’ve watched several large multi-author...
Yesterday I spent an hour-plus talking to two agents in my office about what they could do to try and attract business. Our broker (rightly) persists...
Direct Mailing expired listings because every person in the universe is on the do not call list? Ya me too. And does your MLS only give you an...
As tech2.0 continues to move forward, lead generation sites continue to pop up all over the Internet. This morning alone I have in my inbox 8...
I was recently speaking with an agent in my area that wanted to set up a series of neighborhood-specific websites. He plans on setting up about...
If I was truly a genius, I would have more facility with Excel and understand statistics better. But I’m not, so my clients have to suffer...
The cool thing about lawyers is that even though they compete with one another, they understand the basic reality that business is there for the taking....
I was talking with my father the other day – a mutual acquaintance had called us both, an agent in a different city who in the...
You know I love a good debate. I don’t like when it starts with, Sounds like sour grapes from someone who is experiencing disintermediation. Deal with...
Attempt One “Look I own a suit” “You will never find the bodies.” Attempt Two “I’m going to beat cancer” ...
Last year, when I was still enamored with ActiveRain, I wrote a post titled “How MLM – MultiLevel Marketing Prepared Me for Real Estate.” Today, I...
How do you market yourself to sellers? Do you harp on about your track record, or how you won the gold star award 2 years in...
I’m simply going to break down the anatomy of a real life transaction, my summary may surprise you: Who shops online? Apparently 88% of consumers shop...
The theme had come up once at one of my office sales meetings and today again at lunch. Says one title company’s account executive, the time...
Aaron Dickinson reminded me of something that always leaves me a little let down. The end of the transaction. We work extremely closely with our clients,...
For those of you who know me even a little bit, you have often heard me say, “I can’t STAND real estate agents” as I roll...
Has the poor reputation of the real estate industry created the consumers’ insatiable need for knowledge and information about buying and selling homes? I know it’s...
Almost every company knows that it is more expensive to acquire a new customer than to service an existing one. I say almost, because there are...
It’s that time again. Every couple of years, Housechick.com gets a revamp, or in this case, a complete redesign, in order to keep it on the...
You don’t have to be a genius to understand the simplicity of logic presented by Russell Shaw’s post about Realtor.com Before I get going, let me...
I used to play in a regular Thursday night poker game where the running joke every time someone wasn’t paying attention and forgot to toss their...
In the 1950s – the outsiders In the 1960s – the hippies In the 1970s – the hangover In the 1980s – the punks In the...
And probably no more real estate talk here than I do over at my place. HA! Blogger Formally Known as “He who’s name must not be...
I’m no genius, but you know it, I know it, the whole world knows it – we don’t want to be sold. Shysters, con men, snake...
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