Katie Lance, Social Media Director, for Inman News has a full plate. The number of platforms that she covers is mind numbing. The amount of content that she needs to create and consume is overwhelming. So how does she do it all? Take a listen to this Productivity Podcast where she shares How she handles…
I see you! That would be the translation of ”Oel ngati kameie!” “Oel ngati kameie” means “I see you” in the Navi language, from the movie Avatar. What a wonderful greeting, huh? I see you! Acknowledging someone. Letting them know you see them, that you are giving them attention. Boy, that sure seems the opposite of…
I did a search yesterday for three phrases in my social network streams. Lead Conversion Lead Generation Social Media Over the last 48 hours here are the results, that I found “Lead conversion” mentioned 9 times. “Lead generation” mentioned 54 times. “Social media” mentioned 923 times. My first initial thought, Why do we need to…
A little post Halloween humor for you. I sent this out to my email list, the day after Halloween. If you have not signed up yet to get these emails, do so NOW. CLICK HERE. What do you say to a trick or treater that is dressed up like a ninja or a rockstar? How…
My 1 to 1 coaching clients, Christina and Chuck Ethridge, are crushing it. They are succeeding in social media and Facebook, but not by the way that many of you are being taught. Christina and Chuck ain’t some Social Media Guru’s or self proclaimed Facebook Experts. Nah. They are real real estate agents that list…
All the social media experts say you have to engage, right? They say “Don’t promote listings, make your updates interesting and engaging,” Well of course one way to do that is with pictures, but I’m a big believer in using video for real estate. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how much…
Guest post by Katie Lance, Social Media Director, Inman News @katielance I have a big heart for the real estate agent. Day in and day out, agents are pounding the pavement, working the phones, negotiating hard to close deals, trying to bridge the gap between buyers and sellers and working to build their sphere. The…
Some people call me a tech coach. Some people have called me a social media expert, but really I look at my myself as a productivity and business development coach. And because of this, I don’t deny that face to face connections still matter. When you are face to face with someone it changes the…
Professional One Franchising has been asking some thought leaders and influential industry types about ROI in Social Media… Some how I accidentally got added to that list and just yesterday they published my video. Here is my video answer response to the question, “Is there ROI in Social Media?” This isn’t the first time I’ve…
“You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.” – John Morley I am a naturally curious person. I like to learn, I like to improve. I think sometimes my curiosity turns into suspicion in certain cases. What does being curios and suspicious mean? It means you ask lots of questions and look…
Yesterday, I jumped on Ustream to watch Chris Brogan answer questions and talk about his company Kitchen Table Companies. Actually, he was answering questions for us about our business and challenges. Chris is a social media speaker and author of the book Trust Agents, (affiliate link) and blogs most days on ChrisBrogan.com. Popular doesn’t equal…
Timing is everything. If having effective marketing is about having a niche market and a target audience, then marketing, networking in social media is all about timing. “if a tree falls in the woods and there’s no one around to hear it, does it make a sound?” If you send out a tweet and there…
A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. – James Keller Almost every real estate agent I talk to is on facebook, most are on Linkedin, but what about twitter? What is the best way to use twitter in real estate? Do you need to use twitter in your real estate business? Do you use…
