How to Manage The Shift

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Admit That It’s Real


We all know that things are changing and there’s a lot of uncertainty in the stock market and economic inflation. You must first start by admitting that it’s okay. The market is going to be different now than it was before. Get ready for what needs to be done to find opportunities in this shifting market.  

Take 30 Minutes and Hit Pause 


Before doing what needs to be done, you need to take a step back for 30 minutes and just think about your business. Write down five things you must adjust, assuming the market is shifting.

This gives you time to think. People are always rushing and are constantly stressed out, and having a break will give you time to be creative. Do this during the morning when your mind is still fresh. 

Set a New Daily Contact Goal


Talk to at least 20 people a day and just check in with them and see if they’re curious about whether the value of their home has changed or not.

See if they have questions about what is happening in the market. You could be a good resource if you open up the conversation. 

Get a Coach


If you’re in coaching right now, the big question you have to answer is, “Are you showing up for every call?”

And, if you don’t have a coach yet, who can be your coach?  

The problem in hot markets is that even though they can afford to have a coach, they do not do anything the coach says.

On the other hand, when the market is down, few people are getting into coaching because they are afraid they cannot afford it. Those that do show up and follow the coach thrive in a shifting market. 

Use Tech Tools To Increase Your Bandwidth


You’ve got one of the most powerful features in CRM out there with the workflows. It helps you connect with more people; this means more business. Connect and talk to at least 30 to 40 percent more people to do the same amount of business.

Don’t let your business go down just because the number of transactions in your market goes down.

Bandwidth means the number of people you can talk to within a certain period of time. Using technology and having an ISA will increase your bandwidth because you can communicate with more people in the same amount of time.

Rewrite Your Schedule and Eliminate Anything You Cannot Track a Positive ROI From


Look at your schedule and all the things you consistently write there and ask yourself what your ROI is. If you have a hard time answering that question, you need to think twice about whether that needs to be in your schedule.

Re-evaluate your schedule and eliminate stuff that doesn’t contribute to investments’ gains.

Get an Accountability Partner


Do so and set your goals. You can have two or three accountability partners to help you stay on track. Having an accountability partner will motivate you on days when you don’t have a hundred percent in you. The sizzling hot market can make you create bad habits and lose focus.  

Work on Your Mental Endurance


You need to have the mental endurance to stay the entire day. Talking to 20 people a day is no joke. Stick to the game and avoid all distractions that come your way.   

Work on Your Physical Endurance


This is a good time to get back in shape because you will be needing that energy and stamina. Having good physical endurance makes you think more clearly and perform better. The physical side really helps the mental side. One way to break the pattern of lack of motivation is to start increasing your physical strength. As Tony Robbins would say, physiology dictates your psychology.  

Know Your Numbers To Know Your Market


As the market is shifting, your market knowledge becomes more valuable. Start separating yourself from the rest of the market. Gather all the data to have conversations with people about what’s happening at the local or national level, stock markets, interest rates, or inflation because people are talking about this now. You need to be able to have intellectual conversations with sellers and buyers on these topics. 

Remember: your job is to be able to find the data that makes the buyer comfortable moving forward. These buyers know all the news around them, and you need to present the data that will otherwise make them feel confident about buying. Your job is to bring certainty to a world full of uncertainties; that’s what they need right now.

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5 Ways To Get Leads Off The Fence

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5 Ways to Get Leads Off the Fence

The uncertainty in the market tends to make people freeze. After all, a real estate transaction is a major financial decision that would scare most property owners or home buyers.

So a good real estate agent knows the right dialogues and conversations to help move leads into taking action, especially when the market shifts.

At Real Geeks, we wanted to share five ways to get leads off the fence. Keep reading and apply these to your next contacts.

1. Don’t Be Afraid to Get Real

Between you and your lead, you’re the real estate expert. So you need to act like one and provide the insight that will help them make the right decisions. Some of them could be hesitant and refuse to believe that a property they’ve invested in isn’t productive.

It’s up to you to tell them the real stakes and what could happen if they opt to sell it now versus in the future.

 

 

2. Interest Rates Can Be Refinanced

High-interest rates can intimidate property buyers, but tell them the facts: those can be refinanced. Along with the higher rates are lower requirements on offers that help get a contract.

Let them understand that the amount they’ll pay for the initial offer will be permanent, but the mortgage rates can change if they refinance it.

 

 

3. Talk About Inventory

There’s currently a high percentage of pending inventory, which means there are a lot more properties in the market than usual.

Tell them that sellers are usually less likely to negotiate in this scenario and that there are more properties to choose from.

You can also inform them that once interest goes down, these properties will quickly disappear. Now is the best time to get them!

4. Inform, Don’t Sell

In a shifting market, buyers and sellers are on the edge—more so than they usually would be when selling property. So be empathetic and careful with your messaging.

You don’t want to come off as salesy or manipulative when sharing data or information.

The goal is to provide evidence where they can draw their own conclusions with your guidance. Expert real estate agents know how to offer their knowledge sincerely.

5. It’s Not About Making a Sale Immediately

Getting a lead off the fence doesn’t mean closing a sale. It’s about making them move and gaining some sort of momentum.

Did you advance the ball today? Did you educate them well enough that you become their preferred real estate professional?

It’s a series of small advances that help you reach the end zone. So be patient. And even if they do choose not to sell or buy after talking to them, you can still consider that success since you got them off the fence.

The Bottom Line

At Real Geeks, we’re all about making the jobs of real estate agents easier. So if your lead is stuck in limbo and unable to decide, follow the steps we shared above to get them moving! Tell them the facts, be the professional they need and don’t be afraid to get real.

 

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Keeping It Real: You’ve got a new lead! Now what do you do? w/ Greg Harrelson

You’ve Got a New Lead! Now, What Do You Do?

Your marketing strategy has finally worked! Organic and paid leads are finally coming in. But now what? What is the next step to ensure that a new lead will go down the sales funnel and turn into a sale?

In this episode of the Keeping it Real podcast we sat down with Greg Harrelson to talk about what you should do as an agent. Keep these tips in mind so you’ll know how to take action and convert those leads into paying clients!

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New Perspectives: The Right Ratio for Your KPI

Before everything, let’s discuss your key performance indicators or KPIs. Most agents refer to the contact-to-close ratio, which frequently shows low numbers. That’s why we want to introduce a better KPI to help shift your focus: capture to contact. 

This way, you can focus on increasing your number of conversations versus closings. You’ll be in touch with more people you can convert instead of contacting a few leads and converting even fewer.

Those who generate do not have to tolerate.

 

Reaching Out to Your Leads

Now that you have leads, it’s time to contact them using a method called double dialing or calling them twice. This changes their way of thinking and prompts them to answer you on the second call. However, if that doesn’t work, you can activate a workflow on the Real Geeks customer relations management (CRM) platform. That way, you’ll have as many touch points with the lead as you need to close the sale.

 

Make sure you’re in control of the platform or autoresponder and not the other way around. Your leads will be more willing to engage with you if there’s a recognizable human element to these communication efforts.

 

There’s No Dead Lead

As a real estate agent, you’ll want to abandon the phrasing “dead lead.” They might be inactive, or maybe they’ve simply “ghosted” you, but they’re probably still looking to buy a property — just not with you. You need to activate a workflow that will reengage them or contact them manually so they can have a one-on-one conversation with you.

 

Nurture the Lead, No Matter What Phase They’re In

You may encounter leads that are not ready to buy or leads that are just thinking of buying. Many agents abandon these leads in pursuit of those more likely to convert immediately. However, it’s essential to keep the three phases of a buyer in mind: dreaming, exploring, and buying.

 

If somehow a buyer calls you and is ready to buy, remember that they’ve probably talked to other agents who abandoned them early in the game, thinking that the buyer was still in the dreaming or exploratory phase. So be patient, nurture those leads, and take advantage of technology like the Real Geeks CRM to ensure that you manage them efficiently.

 

Realistic KPIs You Can Target

For a contact-to-closing ratio, 16% – 18% is good enough for the average real estate agent, but it’s low compared to the potential of a capture-to-contact ratio. For that, you can focus on getting at least 30% before aspiring for 60% – 70%. That’s an almost 300% increase in contacts, with no additional expenses!

 

Contact Real Geeks!

 

Ready to learn more about our real estate CRM? Contact us today and tell us how we can help! You can also watch this podcast episode on YouTube for a more in-depth discussion of the concepts above.

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Keeping It Real: The Resources To Equip Your Real Estate Team for Success with Sascha Chatman

Keeping It Real: The Resources To Equip Your Real Estate Team for Success

 

 

In this episode of Keeping it Real, Sascha Chatman and  Frank Klesitz, CEO of Vyral Marketing, break down how you can equip your real estate team for success.

Learn more about the resources needed to manage your own team of real estate agents. Of course, a capable workforce is one thing for generating leads and obtaining success in the real estate world. However, having the right resources available is one of the critical factors needed to equip your real estate team for success.

Recruiting Presentation 

 
 
 
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Transforming Your Success into Their Success

 
 
 
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Creating a Schedule

 
 
 
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Buying this Year vs Next Year

 
 
 
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Discovery Phase

The discovery phase is meant to determine whether or not the agents being recruited are the right fit for their real estate team while providing the necessary details for the agents to know what their team is about. Sascha first discusses their team goals and strategies to ensure agents know exactly what they're walking into. He also discusses other matters, such as expectations from the agents themselves and their commissions.

The discovery phase may be one of the most important parts of knowing how to equip your real estate team for success. In order to succeed, you need to have a reliable workforce on your side that shares the same goals and is willing to cooperate with the rest of the team to move forward. Having a compatible and efficient team is one of the best resources you can have in real estate, as it can significantly affect your business' productivity.

Ad Educated Buyer is Easier to Work with!

 
 
 
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This is the highlight of the entire video. Sascha compares his utility belt of resources to Batman's belt of tools and trinkets. This belt essentially exists to store all resources and keep them within reach. Don't get the wrong idea, though. It's not an actual belt. Instead, it is usually a cloud or a compilation of all your valuable resources, such as videos, links, and other agent tools. Having a utility belt that is curated specifically for your team and your needs could help increase the productivity of your workflow because you won't have to scavenge for resources when you need them.

Not only does it make you more productive within your workplace, but it also gives off the sense that you are reliable and organized. When clients ask for something, you will easily have it within reach. 

Clients understandably have many questions before closing the deal, so one of the best ways to answer them is to grab a resource from your utility belt. For example, you're talking to a client about title insurance. Instead of answering their questions yourself, you could take an informative video from your utility belt and ask them to watch it. This makes it easier to understand and relate to.

Having a utility belt is a great way to equip your real estate team for success. It also comes in useful during business transactions. All in all, it's one of the best resources that a real estate team can have.

Having the right resources is essential in equipping your real estate team for success. Create an agent utility belt that caters to your team by signing up for the Real Geeks platform today. We provide valuable resources that you and your team can use to achieve the best possible outcome in every situation. Get started with us today!

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How To Monetize a Lead Funnel Through Simple Nurture

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Greg Harrelson & Abe Safa discuss lead funnels and how to build and monetize them through simple nurture campaigns.

It can be challenging to turn a profit in today's competitive market, but it's not impossible with the right tools and techniques. This article will discuss one such tool: the lead funnel. We'll also show you how to nurture your leads through simple, practical methods to maximize your chances of making a sale.

What is a lead funnel?

 
 
 
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What is a Leaky Funnel?

 
 
 
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What Does Lead Funnel Mean?

The first step to monetizing your lead funnel is understanding it and how it works. A lead funnel is simply a process by which you generate leads and then nurture them until they're ready to purchase. It's an essential tool for any business, but it's significant for companies in highly competitive industries.

There are several ways to generate leads, but the most effective method is usually through online channels like your website or blog. Once you've developed a lead, you need to nurture it until it's ready to purchase.

Invest in Lead Generation Process

 
 
 
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The first and most crucial step to monetizing your lead funnel is to invest in a good lead generation process. This process should be designed to generate high-quality leads that are likely to convert into customers.

There are some different factors that you should consider when planning your lead generation process, but some of the most important include:

  • The clarity of your value proposition
  • The targeting of your marketing efforts
  • The quality of your lead capture forms
  • The effectiveness of your lead nurturing process

These factors are essential, but your efforts will be nothing if you can't get your leads to conversion. That's why it's so important to invest in a good lead generation process.

No Leads In; No Leads Out

The second step to monetizing your lead funnel is to make sure you generate a sufficient number of leads. This may seem like an obvious point, but it's one that's often overlooked. If you're not generating enough leads, then you won't have any to nurture and convert into customers.

There are many different ways to generate leads, but some of the most effective include:

  • Creating helpful and informative content
  • Optimizing your website for search engines
  • Advertising on relevant websites and platforms
  • Building a solid social media presence

Each of these methods can be effective, but you'll need to experiment to see which ones work best for your business.

How Do You Connect With a New Lead?

There are several ways to do this, and the method you choose should be based on what will work best for your specific business.

 
 
 
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Ask Questions

The best way to connect with a new lead is to ask them questions. This will help you know them better and discover more about their needs and wants.

You can ask questions through several channels, such as email, social media, or even in person if you meet them in person.

Listen

It's also essential that you listen to what your lead says. This will help you understand them better and find out more about their needs.

You can do this by reading their posts and comments or listening to them if you meet them.

Approve and Make Suggestions

Once you've connected with your lead, you must approve and make suggestions. This will help them see that you're interested in their needs and willing to help them.

You can do this by approving their comments and posts or by making suggestions on how they can improve their decision.

 
 
 
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Consider Your Leads Timeline

It's also important to consider your lead's timeline. This will help you understand when they're ready to buy and how you can best help them.

You can do this by looking at their previous purchases or asking them questions about their timeline.

 
 
 
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Finally, it's essential to offer value to your lead. This will help them see that you're interested in their needs and willing to help them.

You can do this by offering discounts or by providing helpful information.

By following these simple tips, you can easily connect with a new lead and help them see your business's value.

Real Geeks Your All-in-One Real Estate Sales Marketing Solution

Look no further than Real Geeks if you're looking for an all-in-one real estate sales marketing solution. We offer several different services to help you connect with your leads and convert them into customers. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you reach your sales goals.

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The Power of SEO and Area Pages w/ Bob McCranie

 

 

The Power of SEO and Area Pages With Bob McCranie

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Do you want more lead traffic to your website? In this latest episode of Keeping It Real, we explore the latest SEO best practices with Bob McCranie. Bob is the Broker Associate & Team Owner at Texas Pride Realty Group - HomeSmart Stars and an expert on utilizing SEO best practices and Area pages in his strategies.

Join host Frank Klesitz, CEO of Vyral Marketing, in breaking down the strategies and best practices behind a robust, high-conversion online presence in today's evolving digital landscape.

Bob on Why Real Geeks:

 
 
 
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Bob on Organic VS Paid Advertising:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

If you need some help optimizing your site, tips on how to turn up the volume on your current lead flow, insight into different strategies that have provided wins for agents across various markets, -- Check out Bob's Area Page lead generation strategy!

Bob on Optimizing Your Real Geek's IDX Website:

 
 
 
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Top 3 Ways to Generate Lead Traffic & Boost Your Sale Funnels' Visibility in Your Market

Bob, a Brokerage Associate & Team Owner at Texas Pride Realty Group - HomeSmart Stars, shares the techniques and strategies he deploys to increase overall visibility to prospective clients in his market. 

According to Bob, he deploys three unique strategies to get leads. These strategies roughly refer to attraction marketing, SEO & optimizing his website based on popular search engine optimization guidelines, and demographic farming/cultivating his existing audience. 

Let's dive more into these strategies and find out how Bob executes them to get as many leads as possible.

Bob on Attraction Marketing:

 
 
 
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Attraction Marketing

Attraction marketing, also called event marketing, is Bob's number one strategy. This strategy is based on the idea is that you don't have to run Ads all the time or cold calls but have people gravitate towards you because of who you are in the community. In the case of Bob, he's a well-known Broker Associate with long years in the industry. Newer agents can begin working on their community visibility by hosting events. 

Bob on the fun of event marketing:

 
 
 
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You can draw people to you by hosting events, posting about them on social media, and generally being a social connector. It doesn't have to be a real estate event, but any event that serves as a lure to connect with people.

Bob on marketing his events:

 
 
 
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Some of the events you can host include:

  • Kite Flying, BBQs, & Outdoor Events
  • Theater Events, Movie Nights, DriveIns, Concert in the Parks, etc. 
  • Recycling Events, Food Drives, Community Service Events, etc.

Bob on building collaborative events:

 
 
 
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Starting successful community events takes consistency and patience. Make a schedule and stick to it when promoting your events. You can put up physical signs around your area. Put up flyers at your local coffee shops and gyms, and utilize social media ads. These have proven very effective no matter which markets you are located in. 

Bob on using creative postcards for marketing:

 
 
 
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Putting in a constant effort will build attendance over time, and before you know it, you will have collected a community of regulars at your events that can also serve as a potential client base. Networking greatly helps get leads, even if not by a massive count at first.

Your Website

Bob on the importance of having your own IDX website: 

 
 
 
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The second and perhaps most important is internet marketing, specifically SEO. Your primary medium is your Reel Geeks website, which helps you draw in more organic leads. You still run Google ads, which brings you steady business.

However, you must have a website to lead your potential leads and provide them with the information they need.

Of course, just having a website is not enough – you need area pages. Bob stresses the importance of area pages and being specific about where you want your leads to go. He combines social media and SEO, focusing locally on his pages.

No one looks for real estate in the main city. People always look for the suburb or neighborhood they are looking into.

You create business pages for each suburb of the city you're covering. Each page must have a call to action that takes the reader to the actual area page on your website. It has to lead to the direct page for the city or suburb, not the homepage. It helps to pre-fine all searches as much as possible, directing leads where they want and giving them satisfaction.

 

Bob's Take on Ads & Real Leads

 
 
 
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How Bob Determines His Area Pages

 
 
 
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Building a Backlink Strategy

 
 
 
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Backlinks & Area Pages

 

 
 
 
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Demographic Farming

Bob's last strategy has to do with demographic farming, which is about cultivating or nurturing your lists.

Using Funny Postcards in Demographic Farming:

 
 
 
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In this example, he developed his holiday list using postcards sent creatively and in good fun. For instance, he would send a holiday postcard in June or Valentine's Card with a humorous caption. Of the many postcards he sent, the most creative and successful is the tagline, "No, I don't want to buy your house." Bob doesn't want to buy your house, but he can sell it at a 30 to 40% better price than others in the market. The idea is to keep it fun, so people will look at the cards or mail and know what Bob has to offer.

Per Bob's experience, the strategies that can help you bring in leads are – attraction marketing/events marketing, SEO and area pages, and demographic farming. Add them to your process, and you can turn up your current lead flow to the highest volume.

 

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