Where will you be next Wednesday, May 23? Our own Ron McCoy and James Dingman will be attending Agent Reboot Orange County, a one-day, tech-oriented event produced by Inman News, and they would love for you to join them.
“In real estate, survival depends on doing large numbers of transactions with fewer people,” says Dingman, Help-U-Sell Real Estate’s Chief Development Officer. “Smart brokers use technology to become more efficient, freeing up time that used to be spent on marketing and administrative tasks, for more important things like making new contacts and putting more transactions together. I know of no better place to get an understanding of the tech tools available and how they function in a real estate operation than Agent Reboot.”
During the fast-paced day, presentations will last no more than 20 minutes and will cover topics ranging from video marketing to generating business on Facebook to nurturing your clients. Inman News’ Chris Smith and Katie Lance will be among the speakers, along with experts like Zillow’s Industry Outreach Manager Brad Andersohn.
Agent Reboot Orange County will take place at the Hyatt Regency Irvine, and it runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. If you’re in the area, we encourage you to attend with us. The registration fee is only $49 if you book online. Go to the official site to sign up.
If you’re not based in Southern California, there are other Agent Reboot events scheduled from now through the fall, with stops in Portland, Ore.; Phoenix; Denver; South Florida; and Honolulu, to name a few. You can see the full list of locations on the Agent Reboot site.
Tiffany Johannes of Help-U-Sell Buy Today in Charlotte, N.C.
Real estate broker and blogger Tiffany Johannes, broker-in-charge at Help-U-Sell Buy Today in Charlotte, N.C., leaves promoting her listings to her website. On her blog, she establishes her local expertise.
She has been blogging for the past few years on her Charlotte Property Hunters blog, which focuses on area events, neighborhoods and market trends. Her most recent posts covered Mother’s Day ideas in South Charlotte and median single-family home prices in the greater Charlotte area. She writes in a conversational style, and she ends each post with an invitation for contact her. Her featured listings are displayed in the left column and at the bottom of each page.
Johannes says she tries to post to the blog once or twice a week, but it can be challenging. Her goals are to be more consistent and to have more interaction with her readers. She also aims to continue to provide useful information.
While she hasn’t gotten a client from the blog yet, she does receive positive feedback from people who could become clients in the future. She promotes her blog via online directories and her social media accounts.
For anyone who’s considering starting a blog, Johannes offers the following advice: “Even if you’re not seeing success right away, keep doing it and be consistent. [But] if you’re not consistent, don’t be afraid to get back into it after a while.”
The blog, hosted by WordPress, lists her office’s contact information and advertises a free local market analysis in exchange for the reader’s contact information.
Johannes says the Charlotte market is seeing more buyers and less inventory, down 20 percent from last year. Now in her fourth year in real estate, this is her most successful year yet and she is looking to continue to grow her business.
If you have any questions about blogging or other advice to offer, please leave a comment.
Spring has sprung strong top-two showings and a five-way tie for third place on our April top producers list. Way to go, everyone!
1) Last month’s third-place finisher, Help-U-Sell Detwiler Realty moved to the top in April by closing 11 sides (and Karen’s branch office closed another four sides for the month).
2) Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate, out of Waynesboro, Va., first made the top three back in January and is back this month with eight closed sides.
3) Help-U-Sell Galleria Realty, in Tucson, Ariz., closed five sides to finish in a five-way tie.
3) Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties had another solid month of closings.
3) Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties, located in Chino Hills, Calif., returns to our top three.
3) Alabama’s Help-U-Sell Quad Cities is back on the list for the second time in 2012.
3) Help-U-Sell Santa Maria makes an appearance two months in a row.
[Figures as of May 1, 2012.]
