Many call LinkedIn the “set it and forget it” social media. It’s a great professional network, but not as fast-paced as Twitter, and not as fun and interactive as Facebook. But, we all love LinkedIn for the professional quality it brings to the table. There are however three really cool things about LinkedIn that not [...]
I had the pleasure of speaking to Marnie Blanco, Vice President, eBusiness at RE/MAX. I first heard Marnie speak at Real Estate Connect NYC a few months back and was really impressed by what she had to say about social media and what RE/MAX was doing on a corporate level – but also to support [...]
Last week LinkedIn achieved over 100 million members and published this infographic:
Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn said:
“We’re now growing at roughly one million new LinkedIn members every week, the equivalent of a professional joining the site at faster than one member per second.”
Are you on LinkedIn? We’d love to hear how you are [...]
Guest blog post by David Cummins co-founder of Faceified
Frequently updated Twitter account? Check. Slick Facebook Page? Check. Dedicated YouTube channel? Check.
Here’s the thing: your potential customers don’t go to these respective social media sites looking to buy or rent property.
Let me repeat, buyers don’t shop on social media sites!
While having a strong social media presence [...]
Guest Blogger, Mike Bowler, Sr. has been in the real estate business (Lansing, MI) for the past 32 years. During that time he’s educated and consulted with hundreds of REALTORS. Mike is a former owner/broker of Coldwell Banker Bowler Real Estate and is currently an Associate Broker for Coldwell Banker Hubbell Briarwood in Lansing Michigan, [...]
Guest Blogger, Suzanne Roy is Lead Contributor with Tech Savvy Agent and Owner of V.A. Work, and has been working with Real Estate Agents throughout North America since 2002 – initially as a virtual assistant, and more recently as a social media specialist, concentrating her efforts in assisting Real Estate Agents with blog design, content [...]
I consider myself someone who is ‘in the thick of it’ – in terms of social media. I manage all the social media channels for Inman News and because of that I always keep one eye on what real estate agents and brokerages are doing in the social media world. I currently follow about 500 [...]
I have been thinking a lot about social media lately. Inevitably when I talk to someone outside of the social media/facebook/twitter world I always get a few snickers or questions like “does that really work?” Believe it or not, I don’t just cross my fingers and ‘hope’ it works!
Here are some of my [...]
Measuring your success with social media is key. It’s one of the reasons I have a job I really understand the importance of measuring what works and doesn’t work, looking at our click-through rates from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, and how much traffic this drives to our website.
Along with Google Analytics, I utilize [...]
Nobody likes someone who is an ego-maniac. However, a lot of real estate agents get a bad rap, because some agents think that to build a great personal brand, they need to talk about how great they are. This is very off-putting for many people – especially your Gen X and Gen Y clients who [...]
