7 Tips for Coping with Email Overload

Posted by Krista on Jun 13, 2008 in Business Planning | 3 comments

This is the feature article in this week’s RealtyBiz Agent Success Newsletter. I’m now back from Spain and have spent the last week trying to catch up on email, contacts, client relationships, and everything else that I put on hold for my vacation. Getting away was great – and I made sure not to do any work on the trip – but coming home to an inbox filled with thousands of...

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Be More Productive with the 80/20 Rule

Posted by Krista on May 22, 2008 in Business Planning | 2 comments

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 realized this just wasn’t working. Every time I crossed off something, I added two...

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Last Minute International Travel On A Budget

Posted by Krista on May 13, 2008 in Business Planning, Resources | 2 comments

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 you’re close to Philly, stop in for a class – you won’t be disappointed.),...

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A Marketing Plan Guide For Real Estate Agents

Posted by Krista on May 10, 2008 in Business Planning, Marketing | 0 comments

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 copy of my free report,...

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How To Build a Referral-Based Business

Posted by Krista on May 8, 2008 in Business Planning, Client Service, Marketing, Reader Q&A | 0 comments

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 do you get the most bang for your buck in marketing?” Personally, I...

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How To Build Trust and Credibility as a New Agent

Posted by Krista on May 2, 2008 in Advertising, Business Planning, Marketing, Reader Q&A | 0 comments

This is step 1 of a five-part series on how new agents can successfully break into the real estate market. Building credibility and expertise as a new agent is somewhat of a chicken or egg dilemma. You need clients to gain credibility and expertise, yet clients won’t hire you unless you already have that credibility and expertise. What is a new agent to do? When your prospects analyze which...

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