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Village Maker Launch

by Charlee Jacobs

We just got back from Launching our new "social networking" system called Village Maker. Village Maker is the latest addition Real Pro Systemsproduct line.

For many years Real Pro Systems has helped agents build their business by capturing and cultivating leads. The next logical step is keeping in constant contact with those past clients. VillageMaker accomplishes just that. It offers a medium to build even deeper relationships with your clients as well as gain subtle introduction to their friends and family. By building your sphere of influence your referral base will grow.

How does it work?  Well, here is just one example. After you close on a home you can gift your client their very own website that has the photos and details for their new home (you can go back through your past clients and give them a site too). Not only will they share the purchase of their new home with their friends and family, but they will also want to continue to use their site to share other fun and important events that happen in their lives.  

The benefit for you (the agent) is that you are the sponsor of this local network and your branding will appear (subtly) at the bottom of all your client's posts. When friends and family of your clients visit your members site, you are gaining a subtle endorsement as the agent of choice to buy a home through. You are also staying "top of mind" with your clients as they are always logging in to use site you gifted them.

Blogging Webinar- A Success

by Charlee Koff

We conducted a webinar Tuesday that was well-attended by real estate agents. Some of the interesting pieces I came away with were:

Blog Content

The goal is to write or post relevant content that your website visitors will find useful, that establishes you as a leader in your market and reveals your personality, creating trust. Sprinkle the text with keywords and relevant links to support the points you're making and you increase your search engine rankings.

Easy ways to add content to your own Blog, if you're not a writer:

  • Put together an interview on a topic by requesting by email answers from influencers in your market such as news anchors, business owners, civic leaders
  • Ask business partners or affiliates, such as mortgage lenders, home inspectors, title companies, escrow officers, to send authored articles and links to their website
  • Announce your involvement in non-profits, charitable events and organizations
  • Paste tables of recent sales or other industry stats

Top Ten Public Real Estate Blog Sites

These are the top ten public real estate Blog sites as ranked by "Realty Blogging" by Richard Nacht and Paul Chaney

Grow-a-Brain - www.Growabrain.com

Rain City Guide - www.raincityguide.com

Inman News Blog - Blog.inman.com/

RealBlogging - www.realblogging.com/

The Walk-Through - walkthrough.nytimes.com/

Realty Blog - www.realtyblogging.com/

Transforming Real Estate - jimkimmons.typepad.com/

Flipping Feenzy -flippingfrenzy.com/index.php/?page_id=83

Matrix - matrix.millersamuel.com/

Lenderama - reblog.mariah.com/

Active Rain

by Charlee Koff

I just became a member of Active Rain, a Real Estate Community site. If you are looking for tips and advice for your business, it can be a good resource. All sorts of topics are discussed and It is free to join.

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