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When Is Your Office Going Paperless?

Using digital materials for marketing, advertising and other purposes has a number of benefits compared to using printed materials. Digital files are much easier to transport, distribute and can save a company thousands of dollars in printing costs. The cost-effective nature of digital documents has been a strong incentive for many large companies to cease [...]

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What Does Your Website Say About You?

If you’re an agent working today, then you already know the importance of a good web presence. What you may not know, however, is what constitutes ‘good’. If you have a website, take a look at this list to make sure you’re not falling victim to technology. After all, having a megaphone is one thing; [...]

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How is Mobile Technology Changing Your Business?

Mobile phones and tablets have been a tremendous boon for REALTORS®. In facilitating communication with potential clients, mobile technology is the perfect tool for maintaining good relationships. The ability to communicate instantly with associates at the office or clients out and about makes mobile devices useful for completing more real estate transactions in less time. [...]

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Are You Saving Or Wasting Time With Technology?

In today’s connected world, there is rarely a time in the day when we aren’t using some sort of technology. Although technology is convenient and powerful, it doesn’t mean we’re saving time or being efficient when implemented. Social Media Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin are very beneficial in terms of networking, [...]

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Using New Technology. When Do You Feel Is the Right Time to Adopt?

Society is being presented with new technology every day to increase connectivity and overall productivity. Like most products, different types of people adopt technology at different times. For real estate professionals, it’s important to be familiar with new technology and the merit it presents towards productivity in business. At DotLoop, the first collaborative workspace for [...]

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Rising Gas Prices Change the Way We Do Business

Over the last few months, Americans have seen gas prices jump 20 percent or more. The significant spike that occurred over a short period of time has forced people to change their habits and balance their budgets around the rising prices at the pump. Realtors® leveraging the right technology recognize this unfortunate trend and serve [...]

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Reaching Customers of Tomorrow by Building Relationships Today

Every business needs to put a fair amount of focus on the future Understanding where markets are headed, how potential clients shop and the technology they use to share and obtain information are important considerations when looking to expand business. It’s a matter of making business related hypotheses and preparations to compete and surpass quarterly [...]

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Simple Technology Solutions Garner Greater Adoption Among Users

Adopting new technology solutions for your business is never an easy decision. With so many choices, weighing the pros and cons is essential to get the best return on investment. Many companies offering technology solutions are in direct competition with one another therefore have many similar features with some variances. Some offer basic packages at [...]

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Agents Reestablishing Their Brand for the Market’s Return

When the real estate market isn’t going as well as we would like, realtors should think about how to best adapt to the current current situation, no matter how challenging it may be. The dynamics of marketing are rapidly changing as a result of Internet related technologies designed to facilitate communication. Realtors should give this [...]

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Increased Consumer Confidence Means Agents Should be Prepared

According to the Consumer Confidence Index collected by the Neilsen Company, consumer confidence in the U.S. is higher than it has been during the past three years with consumer spending growing at its fastest pace since 2004. Apparently, consumers are becoming confident enough about their incomes and have seen enough job gains to feel more [...]

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Effective Communication in Closing the Sale

Build the relationship The best salespeople seem to be able to talk to their clients with ease. That’s because they’ve built a relationship with them from the start. Personal relationships sell easier because people naturally tend to think negatively of salespeople. It’s easier to say yes to someone you like, so take the time to [...]

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New Features Further Optimize DotLoop Experience

At DotLoop, we’ve added new features to our platform in order to further simplify the lives of real estate agents, brokers and the clients they serve. To optimize the DotLoop experience, we’ve added more flexibility with customization options, document management and account activity. Perhaps, the most notable update to the DotLoop platform is enabling listing [...]

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Sell More, With Less…Words

It’s true. The best advice I ever got as a salesperson was to shut up. Too often we tend to think a moment of silence is only for dead people or church, but one of the keys to making more sales is to quickly makeyourpoint, ask for the sale, and then be quiet. Nine out [...]

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DotLoop is Joining the Xplode Real Estate Technology Conference in Austin, Texas

DotLoop is joining the Xplode Real Estate Technology Conference in Austin, Texas on Feb. 10, 2011 as a featured sponsor. The conference is the first in a series designed to educate real estate professionals about technology as it pertains to marketing and business solutions. Topics to be discussed at Xplode include: · Digital Transactions · [...]

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DotLoop News ~01.31.11~ Clients Expect Instant Communication with Agents

DotLoop News ~01.31.11~ Clients Expect Instant Communication with Agents

In today’s connected world, it’s essential that businesses keep up with the latest technology. For real estate professionals, the need to be connected has never been more important than now. With a new generation of tech-savvy homebuyers, agents must meet the demand of their clients.

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Tips to Becoming More Efficient in Your Business

Few industries have felt the impact of the recent economic downturn more than real estate.  New construction was almost non-existent, and overall home sales were down dramatically.  Even now, greater efficiency is demanded by real estate professionals just to keep the bottom line in the black. How does a real estate professional squeeze 10 more [...]

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What Is a Browser? (And Do You Need To Know?)

Do you know what a div is? A what? Exactly. You probably think I’m lying, but computers aren’t magical. They are just language and microchips. But you don’t care. Nor should you – you’re too busy getting your work done. Here at DotLoop, we understand that, which is why we create tools to simplify your [...]

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What Does Your Website Say About You?

If you’re an agent working today, then you already know the importance of a good web presence. What you may not know, however, is what constitutes ‘good’. If you have a website, take a look at this list to make sure you’re not falling victim to technology. After all, having a megaphone is one thing; [...]

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Could You Go Unplugged?

“Real sacrifice lightens the mind of the doer and gives him a sense of peace and joy.” So says Mahatma Gandhi. But then again, he never had to give up his cell phone. In a fascinating little experiment, The New York Times threw down the gauntlet to its readers and challenged them to give up [...]

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Bye Bye Free Wi-Fi?

A few years back, I stopped going to my local coffee shop to write and started going to the Starbucks across the street from me. It wasn’t because the coffee was better, or the people friendlier at the coffee conglomerate. It was because there was no internet access at Starbucks. Those days are now long [...]

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