Sue Adler is joining us to tell us about one of those business practices: actually giving the consumer what the consumer wants.

There is nothing more frustrating for a consumer than getting treated like he or she doesn’t matter. Of course the consumer matters! Without the consumer, our business doesn’t exist!

In the real estate industry, consumer satisfaction is crucial to keep our business going. If our client isn’t getting what he or she wants out of our business, he or she will seek real estate guidance from someone else and, furthermore, will not give you the word of mouth boost you need.

Register today for Sue’s FREE webinar THIS Wednesday, January 25th, at 1PM Eastern time to learn how to build a consumer-centric real estate business to get better results for YOU.

See you there!

Must Use Apps for Real Estate Survival from Joe Sesso

	1.	Homes.com Mortgage Calculator$ App (iPhone/iPad | Android) Make a calculated real estate search!
	2.	Craigslist App (iPhone/iPad | Android) Manage and post to your Craigslist account on the go and reach millions!
	3.	Evernote App (iPhone/iPad | Android) One account, many devices…
	4.	Real Alert App (iPhone/iPad | Android) Ideal for emergency situations in which you feel your safety is threatened.
	5.	Loopnet App (iPhone/iPad | Android) Commercial Search anytime, anywhere…
	6.	iMovie App (available only on IOS devices) Turn your iPhone-shot video into a professional work of art!
		Android Alternative to iMovie: Clesh Video Editor
	7.	Dropbox App (iPhone/iPad | Android) Your files everywhere you are…
	8.	For Sale by Owner App (iPhone/iPad | Android) Search for prospects in your area!
	9.	Keynote App (available only on IOS devices) The most powerful presentation app ever!
		Android Alternative to Keynote: Quickoffice Pro’s Powerpoint
	10.	Homes.com Real Estate App (iPhone/iPad | Android) Instantly access nearly 4 million homes for sale! Also available on iPad!

Michael has done extensive research, honed the information down to those things that ACTUALLY help build relationships and get referrals, and now is presenting at this free webinar tomorrow.

SPACE IS LIMITED! REGISTER NOW!
Attend “Go from Relationships to Referrals Using Social Media“ tomorrow, December 20th,  from 3:00 to 4:30PM Central time.

This is a best-of-the-best analysis of what REALLY works to get business – when to post for best results, what to post, how much time do you block for social media, how to create the ULTIMATE Facebook Fan Page, and much more.

Click here to register!

Michael Maher is hosting another FREE webinar and wants YOU to be there! Join Michael for How to Get Referrals Using Social Media next Tuesday, December 20th! Learn how to boost your business and expand your leads by using the fastest growing medium out there – social media.

To sign up, all you have to do is to email Michael at info@7LBook.com with “Referrals Using Social Media” as your subject line. Or, you can go to www.7LBook.com and download the first chapter of his bestselling book, (7L) The Seven Levels of Communication: Go From Relationships to Referrals by following the directions where you see, “Take A Test Drive!” After you do that, you’ll automatically be registered for the webinar! Michael will email you with all the pertinent information about the webinar at his earliest convenience. Remember, this is not a webinar by Secrets of Top Selling Agents – if you have any questions, please email Michael at info@7LBook.com.

Don’t wait to sign up for this exclusive free webinar – space is running out! Register today!

During our webinar, we gave away some exciting prizes! Tobie McDonnell and Dan Goodwin both won free copies of Michael’s book, The Seven Levels of Communication, Go from Relationships to Referrals, and Dee Matthews won FREE access to four 90 minute classes at Michael’s January BOOST! Sessions worth $497! Congratulations!

Don’t forget to register for our next free webinar, Giving the Consumer What the Consumer Wants: Creating a Great Online and Offline Customer Experience with Sue Adler on Wednesday, January 25th, at 1PM ET/10AM PT. Learn how the #1 Keller Williams Agent in New Jersey created a consumer-centric real estate business through use of social media, video, website engagement and her team of specialists.

Register today!

These people can be an excellent resource to you. Not only do they teach you new strategies to further your business, but they also can connect you to other people, thus expanding your circle of influence and even your prospects!

If you’re ready to boost your communication strategy and connect with more prospects in the coming year, we’d like to invite you to our next webinar.

We are happy to announce that real estate all star Michael Maher will be sharing his strategy for effective communication at our next free webinar, 2012 Communication Plan: The Secret Weapon of America’s Most Referred Agent on December 6th at 1PM ET/10AM PT.

In this free webinar, Michael will teach you how to create and assemble an army of ambassadors by:

• Having your database in PERFECT order
• Having a prospecting schedule for all of 2012
• Having your schedule time blocked for 2012
• Understanding how to market with little cost but BIG RESULTS
• Knowing one little extra step that makes ALL the DIFFERENCE
• Having UNPAID salespeople speaking highly of you and referring you willingly
• Getting a REFERRAL EVERY SINGLE DAY
• Having a business that NOT ONLY FEEDS YOUR FAMILY, but ALSO FEEDS YOUR SOUL

All of this is easier than you might think. You can communicate better next year — let Michael Maher help you make 2012 YOUR year to get organized and get referrals! Register today!

by Lindsay Durrenberger

I’ve always been a perfectionist. Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to be the best of the best in everything I try. Even though my sweet mother never told me that if I ever scored a “B” on a test that she’d disown me, I assumed that was an appropriate action.

If you’re anything like me, then we’ve got the perfect webinar for you coming up in just a couple weeks!

Last month, we hosted a webinar with real estate agent and NUMBER1EXPERT Denny Grimes (a man who is, undoubtedly, no stranger to perfectionism.) In this webinar, Denny enlightened all of us on how to develop the mindset of an expert listing agent by starting to list property owners instead of property. (Did you miss the webinar? Don’t worry! You can view a recording of it anytime you wish.) When the webinar was said and done, our question box was filled to the brim with your burning inquires and enthusiastic praises for Denny! So, we’ve decided to ask Denny to come back and share more of his insight on this incredible topic.

Join us on Wednesday, November 2, at 1PM ET for the next free webinar from Secrets of Top Selling Agents: Develop the Mindset of an Expert Listing Agent Part 2: The “PERFECT” Listing Presentation for Any Market or Price Range.

In this webinar, Denny Grimes will teach you how to:

• Create Raving Sellers by using a PERFECT in-office listing presentation
• Learn the importance of the PERFECT up-front meeting with the seller
• Have a PERFECT marketing plan that won’t break the bank
• Have a PERFECT pricing strategy that sellers will understand
• Create the PERFECT showing feedback system
• Learn PERFECT scripts for the top seller “trap questions”
• Have in your presentation library PERFECT slides that will have sellers begging for you to work with them (well, almost)

If you’re ready to go from being “good” to being “perfect,” you do not want to miss this webinar. Space is very limited, so make sure to register as soon as possible!

Photo credit: Bruce Berrien

by Lindsay Durrenberger

You know that old saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it?”

It’s a pretty decent adage to live by, I’d say. However, what if it’s broke, but you don’t know it’s broke, so therefore, you can’t fix it?

Sheesh!

As for me, I am the worst about this. I’ll go about my day — work, meetings, home life, and the like — and I’ll think everything’s fine and dandy like sour candy. Then something will go wrong at work and my boss will have to reprimand me. Or at home, and my husband will have to pull me aside and let me know I carelessly said something to hurt him. Or with a friend, and she’ll have to call me and let me know why she’s unhappy with me.

Somehow along the lines, I’ll manage to unknowingly get myself on the wrong page and need to back track to figure out what went wrong. Once I see the pieces lying on the floor, I’m very aware that whatever it was is broken and I do my best to fix it. But what would happen if I could see cracks forming before the break even happened? I’d desperately tend to the wound, hoping to save it before it was too late.

Denny Grimes wants to help you “fix it even if you don’t know it’s broken” when it comes to your listings the real estate business. Denny has almost thirty years of experience in the business, and a truckload of accreditation to demonstrate his success. If you’ve ever had a bad listing, an expired listing, or a listing on the market more than, oh let’s just say, five days, you should attend Denny’s webinar, “Develop the Mindset of an Expert Listing Agent: Stop Listing Property and Start Listing Property Owners,” on Wednesday, September 28, at 1PM ET/10AM PT. Denny will teach you how to get the most from your listings and feel better about your business.

To read more about Denny and to register for this free webinar, click here! See you Wednesday!

by Lindsay Durrenberger

Photo credit: akeg

Linda is one of our best speakers and such a successful business woman, don’t miss this one!

See you there

Debra.

Like most little girls, I grew up taking dance classes. I started out just taking ballet for a few years, then gradually added tap, jazz, modern, lyrical, and hip hop to my class schedule. Over the several years I took dance classes, I eventually got quite good — I was good enough to finally be involved in my studio’s competition company, which meant I got to travel all around competing for medals and trophies. I loved it all! Well, almost all of it.

Truth be told? I hated ballet.

Oh, how I hated ballet with a fiery passion. If it were up to me, I would have just packed my schedule full of lyrical, jazz, and tap classes forever. I couldn’t be happier than I would be in those circumstances, dancing for hours on end every week. But it wasn’t up to me. Because I was in the company, I was required to take ballet. And not just one class, mind you. Three to four a week, each one offering up its own unique bit of dread. Each year as I went to sign up for classes, I would beg and plead with my dance teacher: “Please don’t make me take ballet this year!”

“You have to,” she’d say sternly. “Ballet is the basic foundation for all other types of dance. If you don’t take ballet, your technique will suffer.”

As much as I hated to admit it, she was right. If I missed a ballet class for whatever reason, my legs wouldn’t lift as high as they should. My center of balance would be off. My arms would have a harder time finding their positions. Ballet kept me in tip top dancer shape.

No matter what your passion or vocation is, it never hurts to go back and refresh your memory on the basics. That’s what our next webinar is all about. On Wednesday, August 31st, Linda McKissack will join us to talk about the 10 fatal mistakes real estate agents make that sabotage their success. Linda is a top agent in her franchise nationally, so she definitely knows what real estate agents should know and do in order to succeed. Even after doing real estate for so long, agents could possibly forget the fundamentals about the business and need a little help getting back on track. Linda will go over business essentials (such as lead generation and getting rid of all the barriers in your way) to help any business become more natural and fulfilling. This free webinar is a must for anyone who wants their business to be as big as it can be, no matter what the market looks like at any given time.

Join us Wednesday, August 31, at 1PM ET! Registration is free, as always! Click to sign up today!

Photo credit: BeJaMarie