by admin
on May 28, 2008
in Internet Marketing
This is the feature article in this week’s RealtyBiz Agent Success Newsletter. Online advertising is becoming more popular among small businesses that want their site to display on the first page of search results for specific keywords. Pay-per-click advertising is a great way for businesses to do just that. PPC advertising allows websites to list [...]
by admin
on May 22, 2008
in Business Planning
This is the feature article in this week’s RealtyBiz Agent Success Newsletter. I’m headed to the Priorat region of Spain for a week on Friday. Of course, I still have a million things on my to-do list and a million more on would-like-to-do list. As I added yet another thing to the to-do list, I [...]
by admin
on May 14, 2008
in Internet Marketing
This is the feature article in this week’s RealtyBiz Agent Success Newsletter. Have you ever wondered why only a handful of real estate sites generate tons of leads while the vast majority of sites hardly ever do? The secret to their success isn’t rocket science – it’s what they focus on. Most agents decide they [...]
by admin
on May 13, 2008
in Business Planning, Resources
I’m traveling to Northern Spain (Priorat) for a week in wine country the last week in May. The trip was somewhat of a last minute decision – I had wanted to go as part of a tour (through The Wine School of Philadelphia, which I cannot recommend highly enough. Seriously, if you love wine and [...]
by admin
on May 10, 2008
in Business Planning, Marketing
A couple of things – New Site Design – I’ve completely revamped the RealtyBizCoach.com design and moved the blog off the front page. It’s now at http://www.realtybizcoach.com/blog/. I think everything is working, but if you notice any bugs while viewing the site, please let me know. Free Marketing Guide – I’ve just released a revised [...]
by admin
on May 9, 2008
in Internet Marketing, Marketing, Reader Q&A
This is a bonus sixth step in the continuing series on how new agents can successfully break into the real estate market. (FYI disclosure: I use a few affiliate links throughout this article.) I’ll close this series by going back to Mike’s original question. As a new agent, if I had $2500, how would I [...]
by admin
on May 8, 2008
in Business Planning, Client Service, Marketing, Reader Q&A
This is step 5 of a five-part series on how new agents can successfully break into the real estate market. Yesterday, I talked about the importance of nurturing your prospect list. Today, I’m going to shift gears and discuss what you need to do to build a referral-based business. Last week, Mike asked me, “Where [...]
by admin
on May 7, 2008
in Advertising, Marketing, Reader Q&A
This is step 4 of a five-part series on how new agents can successfully break into the real estate market. Most small-business owners (myself included) are guilty of not following up with all leads they generate. When leads pour in, it’s tempting to cherry pick the low hanging fruit while ignoring all the others who [...]
by admin
on May 6, 2008
in Advertising, Marketing, Reader Q&A
This is step 3 of a five-part series on how new agents can successfully break into the real estate market. Yesterday, I discussed why agents should focus on creating education-based marketing materials that address prospects’ key problems and concerns rather than focusing on “getting their name out there.” In today’s article, I’ll talk about the [...]
by admin
on May 5, 2008
in Advertising, Marketing, Reader Q&A
This is step 2 of a five-part series on how new agents can successfully break into the real estate market. General common sense dictates that your marketing materials should tell prospects who you are, what you do and what you’ve accomplished. If you pick up any ad, mailer, or other promotional material, chances are you’ll [...]