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Why Is the Number of Renters Increasing?

John E. Miller — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:34:21 +0000

ForeclosureDeals.com recently released an infographic that compares rental prices and home prices over the last three years. According to the data contained in this infographic, home prices have gone down by 46%, while rental rates have gone up by 60%. This trend brings to light one of modern society’s most common debates regarding housing is this: Should [...]

RealEstateRag.com – Another Place for Realtors to Blog

Marc Rasmussen — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:33:00 +0000

Need another place to blog and build links? Check out RealEstateRag.com. I will continue to improve the site and make it prettier. Currently, I am using the Thesis wordpress template which seems to be SEO friendly. If you want to blog there just click on “WordPress Admin” in the footer and register. You will see [...]

Exceed Customer Expectations or Deal With the Consequences

Dotloop.com — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:15:00 +0000

Exceeding customer expectations has never been more important than it is today. Real estate brokers and agents need to go above and beyond the call of duty to compete in this market. Many new home buyers and sellers are turning to the Internet in search of an efficient way to complete the process themselves. However, [...]

You Didn’t Get My Message? How Is That So?

Dotloop.com — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:25:02 +0000

Communication is key for success in the real estate industry In addition to establishing relationships with a network of potential clients, you also need to make your communication with them as efficient as possible. This is especially important for new clients. If someone calls or emails you for the first time, they expect a prompt [...]

Great Customer Support, The Foundation of Great REALTORS®

Dotloop.com — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:25:53 +0000

Providing great customer service is a foundation of good business practice no matter what the industry. Whether selling cars, washing windows, or helping folks find the home of the dreams, good customer service is a big factor in acquiring and maintaining business. People want to be treated with sincerity, patience, and appreciation. Go above and [...]

Not Organized? Not Productive.

Dotloop.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:55:01 +0000

This week, our theme was the importance of working in an organized fashion. Organization is vital to success. You’ll have a firm grip on the things going on in your life. If you’re spending several minutes or an hour just to find one document, you aren’t going to succeed in the real estate industry. You [...]

Using Twitter Lists to Organize Your Contacts

Dotloop.com — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:53:18 +0000

Powered by: DotLoop If we’ve learned anything from social media, it’s that not every contact falls into the same category. You probably aren’t going to send out the same information to current clients as you would prospective clients. You may want to send introduction information to new contacts while friendly updates might be more suitable [...]

Social Profiles SEO Resource

Ben Fisher — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:11:59 +0000

I ran across an article earlier this morning about social media profile optimization that I thought was an unbelievable resource, especially for those of us that do our own SEO for our websites. Whether you are building dofollow links or just overall branding, you need to make sure you are optimized correctly to gain exposure in [...]

Using Google Calendar to Organize Your Network

Dotloop.com — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:52:09 +0000

Powered by: DotLoop One of the biggest challenges to staying organized is the time and effort it takes to organize things in the first place. Who has time for keeping every file, document, and other aspect of work organized when there is so much else that needs to be done? Enter: Google Calendar Fortunately, like [...]

How Organization Leads to Optimization

Dotloop.com — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:59:31 +0000

You may be familiar with the saying, “A cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind”. If you’re like many people who let documents, notes and important information pile up with no method to the madness, it can be difficult to stay organized. Organize your Office A high degree of organization helps you to [...]