by Tricia Andreassen
on April 16, 2012
in Articles, Blog, Business Planning, Internet Marketing, Marketing, Real Estate Trends, Sales, Strategy
As the end of the first quarter closes for this year you may be thinking to yourself “Gosh, I gotta step this up! I am not on target for the goal that I set for this year to improve my sales volume!” If it feels like I am talking to you then here is the [...]
by Tricia Andreassen
on April 9, 2012
in Articles, Blog, Business Planning, Internet Marketing, Marketing, Resources, Strategy
With the first quarter of 2012 behind you, you may still be looking for answers and strategies that can take your web marketing strategy to a whole new level. There is so much talk about there about how to kick up web leads but before jumping in to quick fixes and spending money on things [...]
by Tricia Andreassen
on April 9, 2012
in Articles, Blog, Business Planning, Internet Marketing, Marketing, Real Estate Trends, Resources, Strategy
Whether you are a new agent starting out or have been in the business for a couple of years here are some things to consider when implementing your 2012 business strategy. Here are 7 key elements any new agent must have going out of the gate! Secure your own domain name. It’s important to have [...]
by Tricia Andreassen
on April 3, 2012
in Advertising, Articles, Blog, Business Planning, Internet Marketing, Marketing, Sales, Strategy
Although we understand the importance of have a real estate website, there is a huge opportunity to develop a website more specific to a niche market. If you are working with the short sale market and speaking with distressed homeowners you know first-hand how different this scenario is versus the traditional real estate listing process. [...]
by Tricia Andreassen
on March 19, 2012
in Advertising, Blog, Business Planning, Internet Marketing, Marketing, Sales, Strategy
There is a lot of talk out there about how a site should be built to rank in the search engines. Search engine portals like Google, Yahoo! and Bing are everyday tools that people use to do their research, get information and even make their buying decisions. Agents and Brokerages alike ask me [...]
by Tricia Andreassen
on October 10, 2011
in Blog, Business Planning, Internet Marketing, Marketing, Strategy
Even the healthiest websites should be refreshed, retooled and refocused from time to time so that they generate the maximum results you desire. Here is a checklist to work from to make sure your website is on track for success: IDX maximized and leveraged. Gone are the days of just one link to search properties [...]
by Tricia Andreassen
on September 29, 2011
in Blog, Business Planning, Internet Marketing, Marketing
One of my favorite movies it the movie Miracle in which Kurt Russell is playing the coach of the Olympic Hockey team in 1980. In the movie it was his job to assemble a team that would be able to play against the Russians. The American association’s vision was to create a team that would [...]
by admin
on February 18, 2011
in Business Planning
Now that we are half-way through February, are you still on track to achieve all those New Year’s resolutions you set seven weeks ago for your real estate business? Now is a good time to check your progress and adjust your habits if you have fallen back into old routines. You’ve probably heard Albert Einstein’s [...]
by admin
on February 16, 2011
in Business Planning, Marketing
Whenever real estate agents ask me what the most cost-effective way to market their business, I tell them “specialize for a real estate niche and be able to clearly explain why you are different from other agents.” While most agents agree this might be the way to go in a city with millions of people, [...]
by admin
on June 13, 2008
in Business Planning
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 [...]