Category Archives: General

There’s a new series of in person events starting soon from my friends Rob Hahn and Sue Adler (Sue is a client of Virtual Results) — HearItDirect. From the about page: There has been a missing voice in real estate. Although there is no shortage of learning opportunities for the working REALTOR® between all of the great conferences, REBarCamps, MasterMinds, coaches, and bloggers, there is no opportunity to hear directly from the people who matter most: the buyer or seller. Until Now.  Hear It Direct is a series … Read More »

One of the many lessons that social media has taught us is that you need to go to where the conversations are happening, then skillfully listen and engage. At the turn of the century, people would congregate down at the general store and swap stories around the pot belly stove. The corner drugstore followed where Biff and Peggy Sue made dove eyes at each other over malts, listening to Franki Valli and the Four Seasons. Later on, the water cooler down at the office became … Read More »

If you haven’t heard the Steve Jobs’ news, you’ve been under a rock today. It’s a sad day for the technology industry, and the world to see a true pioneer, innovator, and leader leave this world at the age of 56. Steve Jobs continually strove for — and achieved — greatness in everything he pursued. And after he achieved greatness in one industry? He continued on and tackled the next big challenge in another. It could be argued the iPod, iTunes, iPhone, and iPad are … Read More »

I think we all understand the importance of innovation as the lifeblood of the economy as a whole. It’s pretty simple equation — if businesses don’t innovate and improve, they get beat by others who do. But innovation doesn’t just “happen”. Far from it actually. It requires significant brain power & talent, financial capital, desire & passion, and CONNECTIONS. I 100% agree with Joel that the real estate vertical should be supporting innovative new businesses a heck of a lot more than the industry is … Read More »

I remember seeing this story on Sports Center a couple years ago; it’s one of those feel good stories that gives you goosebumps when you watch it. I think the message it conveys is spot on — no matter what the circumstances, take advantage of the opportunities you’re given. Okay, back to geek talk now… [via Darin at Productivity Junkies]

Lately I have been brainstorming about what an agents or brokers true value proposition is and how to effectively communicate this to potential clients. This is obviously going to be subjective in nature as one agent’s value proposition is typically going to differ from the next, but I’d like to start a dialogue about how this is communicated to others as well as how do you come up with your unique value to set yourself apart. For me it has been “How can I sell … Read More »

Public speakers are at every conference you go to regardless of what industry you are in, and many organizations pay big money to attract big name speakers to their event as a draw for their attendees. Real estate is no different; real estate brokerages and franchises all over the country are constantly bringing motivational speakers in to motivate and train their agents with the hopes of the agents getting motivated to grow their business, and as a recruiting tool for new agents. Public speakers are … Read More »

Here’s a great video by Darin Persinger explaining how to Calculate the ROI of Your Time. Thinking through your ROI is a hugely important activity for any business owner so as to spend your time on your most profitable activities (and hiring others to do the rest) — and unfortunately, it’s an activity too few people think through. The worksheets he mentions can be downloaded over at Productivity Junkies.

Here’s a video from Darin Persinger at Productivity Junkies that I thought I’d share — the topic is the how you are losing $8,000 per month. Yea, of course you don’t want to lose $8,000 a month, so watch the video. And if your time is worth anywhere between $100 and $400 as Darin mentions in the video, then I can guarantee the ROI of building your WordPress website yourself makes zero sense. How much is your time worth?

This has nothing to do with WordPress, social media, listing syndication, or anything else related to real estate technology. Today, I want to ask you to support for a boy named Jackson I don’t even know in person who is in the fight of his life right now against potentially terminal GBM brain cancer (more info) and is undergoing undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, and surgical treatments as we speak. Jackson is 9 years old. You can read the entire story from Jackson’s mother Lisa over on FightonJackson.com; … Read More »