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March 7, 2010 by Eric Pointer
Filed under RE Tech, Real Estate Sales Training, Social Media, Training
Have you tried Google’s Wonder Wheel?
The next time you run a search on Google:
1. Choose the “Show Options” link located just below the Google search box.
2. A side panel of useful sorting options displays.
3. If you choose Wonder Wheel from the “Standard View” category, a wheel display of relevant search terms displays. By simply clicking on one of the search terms will display a new sub-wheel of relevant search terms and so on and so on. It provides a more intuitive graphical display and makes the task of narrowing down your search results a little easier. It’s also a fantastic way to research relevant and related key words for website and Blog article Search Engine Optimization. Kudos to my friend Scott for sharing this cool insight.
The New Real Estate
July 27, 2009 by todd waller
Filed under Buyers, Sellers, Social Media
The last few years have seen a massive shift in how real estate is done. The basics of real estate sales still work and work well. In addition to knowing how to get deals closed, today’s real estate market requires you to know a lot more about how information moves.The two areas where the real estate industry has seen a gigantic shift is in: 1 – the crumbling of house values;
2 – the heavy emphasis on systems and technology to close transactions.
Where Have all the Values Gone?
[apologies to Paula Cole and her song Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?]
Seemingly, the halcyon days of real estate are behind us when you could list a home, throw a dart to choose the price and the home would sell in a week. Sellers were ecstatic, agents elated and buyers were just happy they purchased before things got too expensive.
Then the house of cards collapsed…
Now, agents have to justify to sellers why their home is worth 20-50% less than when they purchased. Buyers are having a field day applying the boot to sellers that NEED to sell.
Agents, meanwhile, have adapted as they know best. Some, who saw the declining values as never-ending and too much work, bolted the industry. Other agents, comfortable with their communication skills and an eye for the long term, saw the drop as their time to shine. These agents KNOW in their hearts that by serving their clients well, during the period of a down market, they will reap the rewards when the market turns…
Transparency…there’s that word again
Twitter for Real Estate
May 12, 2009 by admin
Filed under Social Media
You know something has hit it “big time” when Oprah is using and talking about it:
This social network has been a buzz word for some time now. What separates this Social Network (SocNet) from others is its ability for one person to reach thousands of others in a short period of time.
Pictures, audio and anything else you can point to via a website can be shared on Twitter!
Real estate agents, being the social animals that we are, have jumped on SocNets, and twitter, bandwagon. In fact, it appears as though the real estate industry as a whole has grasped the power of this particular social network more so than any other industry!
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