http://www.lgm3.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:13:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Did you know that in today's market the time from first contact to closing has almost tripled? When you get a new lead you are excited! But here is the problem: Your lead will take so long to buy or sell that they will forget about you and use another agent. If you ... http://www.lgm3.com/2009/09/nurture-your-leads-into-clients/ We all know your website is critical given the fact that over 80% of all home buyers start their search on the internet. But what makes a good agent website? Does your website meet the needs of today's consumers? Given the popularity of Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Zillow, Active Rain ... http://www.lgm3.com/2009/09/checklist-for-a-good-agent-website/ Fantastic, New Real Estate Marketing Techniques! Request a free copy of the Real Estate Insider from Pro-Quest to learn more about using these marketing techniques in your business! http://www.lgm3.com/2009/09/creative-ways-to-get-more-buyers-referrals/ I work with agents from across the country every day. I can tell you the most common problem I hear is “I don’t have enough good leads for qualified buyers and motivated sellers.” It is not like agents are the only ones with this problem -all ... http://www.lgm3.com/2009/06/here-i-am-never-mind-the-problem/ Many agents want to pull back on their marketing when times get bad. Now is the most important time to increase your marketing as a percent of your commission income. You must stay in touch with your market! I ran across this story the other day that proves ... http://www.lgm3.com/2009/06/market-more/ You may be a good real estate agent, but you are a bad photographer.   Now that the vast majority of people use the internet to find a home, pictures are more important than ever!    Gone are the days when you could just snap a few pictures with your little camera ... http://www.lgm3.com/2009/06/value-of-professional-photos/ During the housing boom, another shift was happening in advertising - a shift from outbound interruption based marketing to attraction marketing.  Since WWII most businesses marketed their product or service by sending advertising to their potential customer without them asking for it.  The advertising was placed in papers, TV and ... http://www.lgm3.com/2009/05/death-of-traditional-marketing/ Is your real estate marketing less effective today than it  was 10 years ago?  Are you having problems finding qualified buyers and motivated sellers?   It is not just the down economy, your marketing is now less effective!  To understand why and what you have to do about it, you need ... http://www.lgm3.com/2009/05/the-emerging-economy-and-your-marketing/