Q: Denise, if you were starting your business as an agent today, what program would you use to manage your database? A: Hands down I would use Microsoft® Outlook. I already use Outlook for my email so I don’t even have to open another program if a client calls and I need to make some […]
Q: Denise, I am working on finessing my listing presentation and I am having your team make me a presentation prop for what I do to market the home in print. This includes samples of just listed and special feature cards, listing letters to the neighborhood, and some of my open house materials. However, I […]
Q: Denise, I am at the point where I need some help in my business. However, I have some big concerns about hiring an assistant. The last time was a disaster and I spent so much time on training someone who I never should have hired. I don’t want to go down this road again, […]
Q: Denise, I have a Facebook business page that I made a while ago, but I haven’t been posting to it regularly at all. I only have about 15 people who have liked the page anyway. I do have about 400 friends which include both friends and family, but also past clients. Should I continue […]
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No Comments » This week’s Ask Denise isn’t so much of a question as it is kudos for one of our very favorite clients, Laurie Way, who took the concept of the Moving Day Kit discussed in last week’s Zebra Report and made it her own. In Laurie’s words, “When we pulled up to the house, three kids […]
Q: “Denise, this spring has gotten away from me and I have a few ‘almost now’ clients in my pipeline that I need to reach out to. What do you suggest?” A: I would suggest putting together a half-year market review for the area they are considering either buying or selling in. This should include a […]
Posted in Ask Denise, Communication, Client Care, and Follow-up, Lead Generation for Real Estate Agents, Real Estate Coaching, Mentoring, and Training, Tools and Systems for Real Estate Agents Tags: ask denise, client care, Denise Lones, market trends, MLS, prospecting, The Lones Group No Comments » Q: Denise, I am spending more time in my office at the real estate office rather than being at home because I have two teenage kids who are now home for the summer. I have a hard time concentrating when they are hanging out at the house so I am going into my office more […]
Q: “Denise, I read your article last week on filing systems. This all sounds good, but over the last 15 years I have been in business, I have accumulated a lot of files. A LOT!!! Frankly my filing system isn’t so much a system as an unmitigated disaster. I don’t even know where I would […]
Q: “Denise, I want to take some time off this summer. I am in a new office and haven’t had a chance to connect with all the agents yet so I don’t know who I would want to have cover my business while I am out of town. Any suggestions?”
Q: I have too much to do every week and I am getting so far behind. How do I manage my time more effectively? I feel like I’m drowning!
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