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Maximizing Your Website’s ROI

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By Ryan Gervais The first thing almost every new REALTOR® is told when they get in the business is to get a website. New agents usually ask their broker or fellow agents where to go to fulfill this seemingly important task, and they usually choose an out-of-the-box template solution. These cookie-cutter solutions do offer the convenience of getting up and …

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How to Communicate by Actually Having a Conversation

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By Jared James I was thinking about our culture recently in this time of voicemails, emails, and social media, and it appears that everyone has a greater desire to communicate, but a lesser desire to actually have conversation.Believe it or not, communication and conversation are two completely different things. The actual definition of the word “communicate” is the activity of …

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Social Media Overload

Blog Contributor Classes & Education, Helpful Tools, Professional Development, Technology & Social Media 3 Comments

By Brooke Wolford It seems that every time I blink there is some new “expert” telling me that I need to take some course, read some book, or attend some webinar. I often have a hard time finding a course to take on something other than “How to use Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.”  I don’t understand how some of these …

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Clean Your Social Media House in 2012

Blog Contributor Managing Your Office, Professional Development, Sales & Marketing, Social Media 10 Comments

By Stefanie Hahn Make a New Year’s resolution to better manage your name and online reputation. The first step is to figure out which social media platforms work best for you and your business. Check out my video to learn more. Stefanie Hahn is the education director for Coldwell Banker Hearthside, REALTORS® in Collegeville, Pa. Visit her Web site: www.StefanieHahn.com.

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Changes to YPN Online Communities

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By Rob Reuter, YPN Manager Beginning January 1, 2012, YPN will be shutting down its online community feature narypn.memberfuse.com due to a lack of activity, competition with a successful YPN group on Facebook, and the  cost to maintain the site. As a result, we have been looking at a product known as the REALTORS® Association Management Cooperative (RAMCO).  The primary …

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NAR So Far: Four Running Themes in Anaheim

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By Michelle Flaherty Now that we’re on to day two of the REALTORS® Conference & Expo, and my mind and body are beginning to adjust to west coast time, the pieces of information that I will bring back home with me are becoming much more clear. First, it is becoming abundantly clear that I need an iPad.  Every class I’ve …

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5 Ways to Keep in Touch with Past, Current, and Future Clients

Blog Contributor Commitment to Excellence, communication, Consumer, Professional Development, Sales & Marketing 4 Comments

By David Krichmar Any time you come in contact someone who needs a REALTOR®, you should add them to your database.  Trust me, I know this idea in itself is not brilliant.  Once you have a database, how do you keep in touch with those clients? The key to having a database is to stay in touch with past clients, …

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Why Do I Need YPN?

Blog Contributor communication, Helpful Tools, Networking, Professional Development, Young Pros in the Spotlight 7 Comments

By Anand Patel As a member of the newly-formed and energized Tampa YPN network in Tampa, Fla., I find myself, along with our other committee members, answering this question when sharing the purpose of YPN with REALTORS® of all ages. Why do I need YPN? If you ask any three YPN members, you’ll get three different answers. I discovered this …

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Mid-REALTOR® Crisis: The Axe Effect

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By Toby Boyce We’ve all seen the advertisements on television. The more Axe bodywash you use, the more female attention you are going to get. Well, I recently conducted a not-at-all scientific experiment and wore Axe body wash to the library. A couple of girls and guys smiled at me, but I was really disappointed as I expected there to …

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5 Tips to Get More From Your Real Estate Testimonials

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By David Krichmar Testimonials are a very important asset to you.  Heck, what better way to show your “The Best REALTOR®” then with testimonials from past clients?  Here are five great tips to get more out of your testimonials: 1. Content– “Dave is great,” is not a testimonial.  You will want to be at least a paragraph, four-to-five sentences.  Let the client …