By Michael on Sep 8, 2010 in Videos | 13 Comments
Drew Burks; San Diego Broker of the year(s) and social networking expert shares some scary insights as to the power struggle that is waging between Google and Facebook … and why you need to care. Who would have ever thought that the 900 pound gorilla of search engines; Google, would ever have a serious contender challenge [...]
By Michael on Sep 1, 2010 in Videos | 10 Comments
Top Keller Williams agent Teresa Kennedy shares some of her “back to basics” approaches to working with Expired Listings and staying organized. Sometimes the obvious answer is staring us right in the face and that’s what happened to me the other day. I was thinking about this concept of getting back to the basics when [...]
By Michael on Aug 22, 2010 in Videos | 2 Comments
Episode #48: Keller Williams agent Eric Thomas shares some of the tested basics to thrive in this market. My wife Diane and I were on a major road trip and one of the cities of call was Cape Cod. While we were there we managed to connect with a number of top agents that were [...]
By Michael on Aug 10, 2010 in Featured Audio | 0 Comments
Listen in as we go one on one with Steve Harney as he reveals the strategies you need to know to get your Seller to price a home to sell. You’ll also hear: What are some of the biggest challenges agents face in this changing market and how to overcome them? Getting the Seller to [...]
By Michael on Aug 2, 2010 in Videos | 31 Comments
Imagine making one call and your buyer has all their services set up at the best price possible and it doesn’t cost you anything AND you look like a hero! While wandering the trade show floor at this year’s Inman Connect I stumbled across this hot new company that is helping real estate professionals look [...]
By Michael on Jul 23, 2010 in Videos | 4 Comments
Episode #77: Jon Cheplak shares the top 3 things brokers/managers need to know about effective agent training. I had the opportunity of meeting up with Jon Cheplak in San Francisco at this funky little place called Lori’s Diner. Jon is one of the most sought after recruiting experts in real estate today and frankly, his client [...]
By Michael on Jul 6, 2010 in Videos | 7 Comments
Episode# 76: Sherry Chris President and CEO of Better Homes and Gardens shares two big opportunities that they have identified in this market for agents and brokers to capitalize on. In any tough market there are opportunities to be had for the savvy brokers and agents if they know where and how to look. Sherry [...]
By Michael on Jun 20, 2010 in Videos | 13 Comments
Episode# 75: Shannon W. King shares a novel way to use video to generate more sales and repeat customers. Over the past few years Video has been used with great success by Internet marketers to create trust, engaging content and ultimately to sell their products. Well with the explosion of cheap video camers, relatively easy [...]
By Michael on Jun 6, 2010 in Videos | 7 Comments
Episode # 74: Ken Baris of Jordan Baris Realtors shares a unique branding strategy. Do any of these names ring a bell: Nike, Coke, Lexus? One thing that they all have in common is that they spend millions of dollars every single year to entrench their brand into our brains. Why? There is something about a [...]
By Michael on May 24, 2010 in Videos | 4 Comments
Episode # 73: Top RE/MAX agent Leslie Blair McDonnell shares an email strategy that she uses that handles objections while promoting other homes she has listed. Some of the best marketing strategies also happen to be some of the simplest and cost effective to implement especially when they provide leverage. After Leslie receives an email follow-up [...]
By Michael on May 10, 2010 in Videos | 14 Comments
Episode # 72: Barry Lebow; Top real estate instructor shares the 4 Critical Levels of Differentiation that every sales consultant MUST be aware of. I was asked to present at the first ever Canadian ReBar Camp last week which was held in Toronto Ontario … and what a blast!! If you haven’t been to one [...]
By Michael on May 4, 2010 in Videos | 8 Comments
Episode # 70: Top Agent Linda Simmons from Enterprise Alabama shares her thoughts on staying in touch with past clients. It seems that there is no shortage of distractions to get us looking everywhere for new business, short sales, REO’s, Social Networking … everywhere but right under our own noses! Linda Simmons of Linda Simmons [...]
By Michael on Apr 20, 2010 in Videos | 1 Comment
If you are serious about making a positive and lucrative change to your real estate practice you need to watch this video now! Imagine being able to rub elbows and actually spend time with some of the top agents in country in an intimate small group venue. I will be hosting a panel featuring Jeff [...]
By Michael on Apr 15, 2010 in Videos | 7 Comments
The Internet is a wondrous and powerful tool and with the press of a button your message can be potentially seen by millions of people!
On the flip side … what someone says About YOU can be potentially seen by millions of people also.
That’s why understanding how to monitor your good name and reputation is critical especially in a business where we rely on referrals and word of mouth.
In this video top agent Brian Copeland shares some of the systems and strategies that he uses to monitor his business and name.
By Michael on Apr 3, 2010 in Videos | 4 Comments
Real Estate Mastery is coming to Charlotte NC April 29 – May 1 and what an event this will be! If you are a regular subscriber to my blog you know that I never try to sell or promote … heck I haven’t even tried selling my own stuff! Well my friend and coach Amy [...]