| Here are 5 short tips to generate real estate leads: | | | | your listing that stands out from the competition and |
| 1. Create a good website and a blog. I am sure you | | | | is in twenty first century. |
| have heard this one before! | | | | - Get a laptop and wireless and create a presentation |
| - Make sure that the website has the right domain | | | | which you can bring to a client's door. This is where |
| name and a good property search. Don't use your | | | | you can show off the Internet marketing of your |
| name in the domain but choose key words in domain | | | | listings, your website, blog, videos and so on. You will |
| which people commonly use in Google, Yahoo, and | | | | get referrals from that alone. |
| Bing, example: Toronto Real Estate, Toronto Real | | | | 3. Family & Friends. |
| Estate Web, etc. | | | | - Family and friends are one of the best ways of |
| - Don't blast your picture all over the website and | | | | creating real estate leads. |
| stay away from self promotion, remember it's not | | | | - Get them to join you on Facebook and Twitter. |
| about you but the content and effectiveness of | | | | - Ask for their emails and sent them a sales report |
| your site. Keep it simple and easy to use. | | | | for their neighbourhood once a month. |
| - Create a blog through Blogger or WordPress | | | | 4. Strangers. |
| separate from you website, it will cost you 15 dollars | | | | - Talk to strangers in a store, movie theater, coffee |
| a year. Keep in mind to use domain name relative to | | | | shop, church, bar and so on. You never know, it pays |
| your blog content. Link your blog to your main | | | | off to be friendly. Be original and casual, don't jump |
| website and publish as much as you can. | | | | to real estate topic of hand. |
| - Open a Twitter and Facebook account and create | | | | - Instead of working on your computer at home, go |
| an automatic feed from your blog. | | | | to a cafe spot like Second Cup or Starbucks, they |
| - Open YouTube account and learn how to use | | | | offer free Internet service. You will get to know |
| videos for your listings which you can later upload | | | | someone new or run into someone that you haven't |
| into your website and/or a blog. This will make you | | | | seen in years. |
| stand out from the crowd. A lot of real estate | | | | - A party is a great way of meeting a lot of people. |
| agents out there still don't use this great free feature | | | | Don't get too drunk, remember you are a |
| to their advantage. Note "camera not included". | | | | professional. |
| 2. Specialize. | | | | - Going to the gym is not only good for your health |
| - Choose a specific area in your city or a group of | | | | but an awesome place to meet people. |
| neighbourhoods where you can focus on. This is | | | | 5. Social Groups. |
| where your website and blogs comes in handy. You | | | | - Plenty are on line. Just "Google" social media. |
| can publish neighbourhoods reports with graphs, | | | | - Write an article related to real estate like this one. |
| statistics, photos and related information. Send out | | | | Remember, there is always a "first time". |
| flyers with market information like "90 day past sales | | | | - Have some fun and join some groups. Soccer, |
| in the neighborhood, average days on market, sold to | | | | hockey, karate, tennis, pool table, chess, yoga, the |
| list price ratios and so on". Again keep your | | | | list goes on. |
| self-promotion to minimum. | | | | - Help out at your community hall or a charitable |
| - Specialize in having great marketing platform for | | | | organization. |