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The Science Behind Your Sales

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By Brooke Wolford You may wondering what science has to do with sales…really what I am referring to is the chemical reaction that happens in your clients brains that ultimately leads them to begin a relationship with you.  What mental perception does your client get that triggers a spark? You can look at the beginning process of a client contacting …

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How to Find Your Real Estate Area of Expertise

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By David Krichmar As I talk to newer REALTORS®, about 50 percent of them do not want to commit to a  “niche” or area of expertise.  “I sell anywhere so I do not want to commit to one area,” which is a valid point.  But at the same time, every REALTOR® sells anywhere locally.  So how do you separate yourself …

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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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Get It, Got It, Google +1 It

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By Stefanie Hahn You have your Google profile, right? Well now it’s time to start using Google +1. Haven’t heard of it? Think of it as the Facebook “like” button for the Internet. Watch this tutorial video to see how Google +1 works and consider adding the function to your website and/or blog to vamp up your SEO. Stefanie Hahn …

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Selling a Great View, YPN Style

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By Lynn Minnick It wasn’t that long ago that my partner and I were kicking around ideas for a spring marketing plan on our big listing on the Connecticut River.  After all that snow and a wet early spring we were looking for fresh ideas and an approach we hadn’t tried yet. Enter the live webcam: A fun way to …

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Growing Your Sphere & Business With Low Costs

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By Dave Robison About 10 years ago when I started advertising online, I knew I only had a few years before the rest of the world caught up.  When I first broke out my SEO and PPC campaign, I was paying $1,000 a month.  It gave me heartburn at the time, but my business grew and flourished. That first month …

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The Reality We Create

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By Brett Caviness I strongly believe in the power of positive thinking and live by it everyday.  As a determined entrepreneur and recent graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, I am goal-oriented and envision my plans becoming a reality.  I work toward my goals each and everyday. I have been in the business since 2009, but recently began a …

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Juicing Up Your Listing Presentation

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By Subhi Gharbieh Have you ever thought about some things you can incorporate into your listing presentation that will really juice it up? Here are a few tips to help you get your listing presentation looking like Barry Bonds. Show them: 1.      Graphs, Charts, Tables of Market Data. Comps, recent sales, and anything that can be explained with numbers, make …

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What’s the Message? Ask Yourself ‘Why’

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By Toby Boyce “What do you think Heather Jones* does?” my mother-in-law inquired as we followed a heavily decorated mini-van through the streets of a north-central Ohio community. “Well, I think it would be real estate,” I replied. “You can just make out a ‘just listed’ and ‘sold’ in the paintwork beside the license plate.” “How in the hell was …

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Groupon Could Be a Real Estate Marketing Mecca

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By Jared James Part of my job as a real estate speaker/trainer is to keep up to date on the latest news, fads, tools and technologies that come out so that I can determine if I think they are here to stay and worth covering with REALTORS®, or if they are here today and gone tomorrow and not worth our …