Fall is a natural time to reflect back on your year and to give yourself a fresh start so you can finish out the year strong. With kids going to school and our focus turning away from summer activities, this is a great time to examine your business and determine if you are on track […]
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 need a better way to connect with my database. I don’t want to do a client appreciation event but I think I should try to connect in person. How do I reach out without making it look like I am fishing for referrals? A: Easy – don’t fish for referrals! It makes […]
Q: “Denise, it is the second week of the year and I feel like things should be moving for me already! What should I do?” A: First of all, relax. It is the 8th. People are just getting back to their routines and if you have some folks who are in your pipeline that aren’t […]
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No Comments » Q: Denise, I was in your Safari class this week and you talked about the importance of having your client database on your own computer. I have my database on my company’s server via their CRM. Can you elaborate a bit? A: You bet! I firmly believe that you should have control over your client […]
Q: Denise, I am so close to meeting my income goal for the year. Yeah! However, I think I need another two transactions in the hopper to close by 12/31 to really make it. What do you suggest? A: If this were me, there are three sure-fire things I would plan on doing to make […]
Posted in Ask Denise, Communication, Client Care, and Follow-up, Lead Generation for Real Estate Agents, Motivation & Planning, Real Estate Coaching, Mentoring, and Training Tags: ask denise, CAE, client appreciation event, Club Zebra, database, goal, income, Lead Generation, mailings, year-end No Comments » Q: Denise, the project I have been avoiding is to send an article to my database on a regular basis. I haven’t even created my first mailer because I am not tech-savvy whatsoever. The idea of creating an article in Publisher and actually getting it to the printer absolutely has me in a tailspin. How […]
Q: Denise, what do you think of sending “Just Listed” cards to your database every time you get a new listing? A: I feel that a Just Listed card is more suited to announce a listing to a specific area. If you were to send out a Just Listed card to your precious database every […]
Q: Denise, I took a look at my time, and was surprised to see that I may be wasting a lot of time chasing online leads that don’t go anywhere. But I am afraid to get rid of my online lead generation system. I am spending hundreds on this every month. What do you recommend? […]
Q: Denise, I am going to do the Annual Client Reviews for my clients. Thank you for the great idea! But I also want to take care of my farming database. What do you suggest? A: Great question and good job on thinking about what you can do for your farm! As an agent, I […]
Posted in Ask Denise, Communication, Client Care, and Follow-up, Lead Generation for Real Estate Agents, Tools and Systems for Real Estate Agents Tags: ACR, annual client review, annual neighborhood review, ask denise, building a geographical farm, database, farm, farming, geo farm, Lead Generation No Comments »
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