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The Facebook Identity Crisis

Blog Contributor Professional Development, Technology & Social Media, Work/Life Balance 21 Comments

By Stefanie Hahn Do you live your life as two people – one person at work and another person at home? Probably not… So why are you trying to be two people online??? I am seeing many of you with multiple identities on Facebook – the one you created for “work stuff” and the one that you created to share …

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‘Help! I Don’t Know What to Blog About.’

Blog Contributor Professional Development, Technology & Social Media 2 Comments

By Jeremy Williams Writing a successful blog does not just happen.  Just like anything that is successful, planning is required.  Winston Churchill said, “Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.” Instead of worrying what to write, just focus on thinking and planning, then the subject matter will reveal itself. I see many people start a blog, but over …

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A Tool to Help Keep Social Media Updates Simple

Blog Contributor Technology & Social Media 1 Comment

By Jessica Hickok It’s been said over and over that social media can be a huge benefit to your real estate business.  I have found this to be true on so many levels, as my company has received countless referrals off of Twitter and Facebook by talking about what I love to do.  And yes, like you, what I love …

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Rethinking Lead Generation

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Technology & Social Media 8 Comments

By Jeremy Williams Depending on which real estate company you are currently operating with, there is one truth that you probably have heard expressed over and over: Lead generation is the key to a successful real estate business. Without generation, the well can dry up and the next thing you know your scrambling to find that next client. Methods of …

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Does Social Networking Result in More Closings?

Drew Burks Business Challenges, Closing, Polls, Professional Development, Sales & Marketing, Technology & Social Media 24 Comments

By Drew Burks   Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Blogging … I get asked this question all the time: “Can I really close more business using social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and a blog?” The answer is YES! I know that many are skeptical, so I interviewed quite a few REALTORS® to find out what their experience has been over …

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The 21st Century REALTOR®

Blog Contributor Being a REALTOR®, Technology & Social Media 6 Comments

By Dan Iampieri I’m the 21st century REALTOR®, so let me tell you more. I’m digitally enhanced, slightly cropped, I’m fine tuned and on iTunes downloading a new ring tone for my iPhone. I’m camera ready, custom made, plugged-in and ready to rate, constantly updating my status update. I e-mail, I e-commerce, I e-trade, but my life is still far …

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Are you Building Brand Equity?

Drew Burks Establishing Your Business, Professional Development, Sales & Marketing, Technology & Social Media 4 Comments

By Drew Burks It used to be that real estate practitioners set out to dominate a geographic farm or neighborhood by using methods like cold calling, door knocking, direct mail, door hangars, etc… Now real estate pros find themselves competing in a much larger and fiercer farm … the Internet! Social networking sites have become the new geographic farm for …

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FREE July 30 YPN Webinar on Social Media: Register Today!

Melissa Tracey Professional Development, Social Media, YPN News Leave a Comment

Learn how you can use social media to land new business. YPN will be hosting its first Webinar on July 30 featuring three real estate professionals who will share how they’ve leveraged social media in new ways to get more clients. Register online for this free Webinar > In case you miss it, the recording will be available shortly after …

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Hello?! Is Anybody Listening?

Darrin Friedman Outreach, Professional Development, YPN News 4 Comments

By Darrin Friedman Question: Are you out there? Answer: No – you’re not! Not all that long ago I was asked to be a contributing blogger for the YPN Lounge, a blogging community made up of youngish real estate pros and brokers from across the country to share their unique perspective while maintaining a nurturing environment. What happened?  We let …