Comments on: Realtor on Realtor Action – Is the RE.net a waste of time? http://www.geekestateblog.com/realtor-on-realtor-action-is-the-renet-a-waste-of-time/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://www.geekestateblog.com/realtor-on-realtor-action-is-the-renet-a-waste-of-time/#comment-178189 Anonymous Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:18:00 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=2320#comment-178189 Excellent thoughts Geordie. This is one reason why I have not spent a gazillion hours cultivating friendships on ActiveRain - I have a few friends whom I correspond with and share things with regularly but for the most part, very few people from AR are going to refer to me - I need to focus strictly on NY, southern PA, and NJ agents. Excellent thoughts Geordie. This is one reason why I have not spent a gazillion hours cultivating friendships on ActiveRain – I have a few friends whom I correspond with and share things with regularly but for the most part, very few people from AR are going to refer to me – I need to focus strictly on NY, southern PA, and NJ agents.

]]> By: Jacquie Cliff http://www.geekestateblog.com/realtor-on-realtor-action-is-the-renet-a-waste-of-time/#comment-175820 Jacquie Cliff Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:20:00 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=2320#comment-175820 That is a big problem I see with most Twitter users. All the real estate people are following other real estate agents, which makes absolutely no sense if you are looking for clients. If you were a title agent or loan officer it would make sense. That is a big problem I see with most Twitter users. All the real estate people are following other real estate agents, which makes absolutely no sense if you are looking for clients. If you were a title agent or loan officer it would make sense.

]]> By: Update to Facebook Status Update Experiement http://www.geekestateblog.com/realtor-on-realtor-action-is-the-renet-a-waste-of-time/#comment-136750 Update to Facebook Status Update Experiement Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:47:55 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=2320#comment-136750 [...] to determine what the actual dollar value is with such efforts. In Geordie Romer’s blog post, Realtor on Realtor Action – Is the RE.net a waste of time?, the discussion lead down a similar path. There is now doubt that social media marketing efforts [...] [...] to determine what the actual dollar value is with such efforts. In Geordie Romer’s blog post, Realtor on Realtor Action – Is the RE.net a waste of time?, the discussion lead down a similar path. There is now doubt that social media marketing efforts [...]

]]> By: Paul Barrow http://www.geekestateblog.com/realtor-on-realtor-action-is-the-renet-a-waste-of-time/#comment-131922 Paul Barrow Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:09:30 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=2320#comment-131922 This excellent debate should be raising the question about social media intentions: How much business do you get when you go to a cocktail party? If you are there with an intention of "selling," probably none. And no new friends either. If you are there having a good time and making new friends someone will probably eventually ask what you do for work. At that point if you have a compelling story to tell and some value add, business will follow. This excellent debate should be raising the question about social media intentions: How much business do you get when you go to a cocktail party? If you are there with an intention of “selling,” probably none. And no new friends either. If you are there having a good time and making new friends someone will probably eventually ask what you do for work. At that point if you have a compelling story to tell and some value add, business will follow.

]]> By: Michael Price http://www.geekestateblog.com/realtor-on-realtor-action-is-the-renet-a-waste-of-time/#comment-131448 Michael Price Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:08:34 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=2320#comment-131448 I referenced Kris Berg in an earlier comment, if you get a chance go read this post by her today in Inman News. "Our 20 percent investment in Internet-related advertising accounted for the biggest component of our production -- 36 percent of our business came from social media-related activities including our blog, our Web site",http://www.inman.com/buyers-sellers/columnists/krisberg/forging-real-estate-relationships-online?page=0%2C1 I referenced Kris Berg in an earlier comment, if you get a chance go read this post by her today in Inman News. “Our 20 percent investment in Internet-related advertising accounted for the biggest component of our production — 36 percent of our business came from social media-related activities including our blog, our Web site”,http://www.inman.com/buyers-sellers/columnists/krisberg/forging-real-estate-relationships-online?page=0%2C1

]]> By: Daniel Bates http://www.geekestateblog.com/realtor-on-realtor-action-is-the-renet-a-waste-of-time/#comment-131282 Daniel Bates Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:38:55 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=2320#comment-131282 Great Job Geordie! I think of myself as someone who stays ahead of the trends, unlike most agents who wait till something appears in Realtor Magazine (I think they plan on covering slap bracelets and stone washed Jordache Jeans this month). I got onto Twitter and Facebook in the early stages and watched as real life people grew in FB (as opposed to teenie-boppers on myspace) while twitter hit the news and was overrun with useless people saying useless things. It's a great technology, but it's not a lead generator. Social Media has to make sense. If you don't have something interesting to say you can't fake it. I try to explain Twitter to my friends and family and they just say "Why? Why would I want to 'follow' somebody? What can they possibly be saying that is that interesting?" The answer is probably nothing. I use and love FB to this very day. I keep up with friends and learn new things, I don't however generate leads, although I have met a few people who I worked with who found me on facebook they would have found my website anyway. I stay up with clients who I formed a connection with and became my friends. None of this will ever replace blogging and if you don't have a blog than you certainly shouldn't be microblogging because there's no end game. You've got 1000 "friends" who still won't pick up the phone to call you when they're ready to move because you haven't given them anything more than 140 character quips on life. Great Job Geordie!

I think of myself as someone who stays ahead of the trends, unlike most agents who wait till something appears in Realtor Magazine (I think they plan on covering slap bracelets and stone washed Jordache Jeans this month).

I got onto Twitter and Facebook in the early stages and watched as real life people grew in FB (as opposed to teenie-boppers on myspace) while twitter hit the news and was overrun with useless people saying useless things. It’s a great technology, but it’s not a lead generator.

Social Media has to make sense. If you don’t have something interesting to say you can’t fake it. I try to explain Twitter to my friends and family and they just say “Why? Why would I want to ‘follow’ somebody? What can they possibly be saying that is that interesting?” The answer is probably nothing.

I use and love FB to this very day. I keep up with friends and learn new things, I don’t however generate leads, although I have met a few people who I worked with who found me on facebook they would have found my website anyway. I stay up with clients who I formed a connection with and became my friends.

None of this will ever replace blogging and if you don’t have a blog than you certainly shouldn’t be microblogging because there’s no end game. You’ve got 1000 “friends” who still won’t pick up the phone to call you when they’re ready to move because you haven’t given them anything more than 140 character quips on life.

]]> By: Michael Price http://www.geekestateblog.com/realtor-on-realtor-action-is-the-renet-a-waste-of-time/#comment-131038 Michael Price Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:15:59 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=2320#comment-131038 Rebecca, Sounds like you have a cohesive strategy. Here's where the rubber meets the road: "every day, if you do it smartly" Keep up the good work! Rebecca,
Sounds like you have a cohesive strategy. Here’s where the rubber meets the road:
“every day, if you do it smartly”

Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.geekestateblog.com/realtor-on-realtor-action-is-the-renet-a-waste-of-time/#comment-131026 Rebecca Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:51:27 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=2320#comment-131026 I think it's all in the way you do it. It can take very little time to do optimization and SMM every day, if you do it smartly. Other than just trying to network, these mediums are amazing learning tools. You can connect with people everywhere and learn how others are doing it in different (or sometimes the same area). It's also great for sharing ideas and concepts, and sometimes just the ability to rant and rave to someone who "knows" is a great after work stress reliever. It's also greatly on the types of connections you make online that I think really matters. If you just try to add real estate agents from across the country at random to be your "friends" and don't engage in at least some research behind selecting them (are there similar corporations/businesses in the area that might regularly transfer people?, do you share some sort of interest etc.), or don't engage in getting into a some kind of relationship with that person-- I don't think you can expect much. Without strategy and regular work, SMM's are a hobby and not business. I think it’s all in the way you do it. It can take very little time to do optimization and SMM every day, if you do it smartly.
Other than just trying to network, these mediums are amazing learning tools. You can connect with people everywhere and learn how others are doing it in different (or sometimes the same area). It’s also great for sharing ideas and concepts, and sometimes just the ability to rant and rave to someone who “knows” is a great after work stress reliever.
It’s also greatly on the types of connections you make online that I think really matters. If you just try to add real estate agents from across the country at random to be your “friends” and don’t engage in at least some research behind selecting them (are there similar corporations/businesses in the area that might regularly transfer people?, do you share some sort of interest etc.), or don’t engage in getting into a some kind of relationship with that person– I don’t think you can expect much. Without strategy and regular work, SMM’s are a hobby and not business.

]]> By: Toby Barnett http://www.geekestateblog.com/realtor-on-realtor-action-is-the-renet-a-waste-of-time/#comment-131012 Toby Barnett Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=2320#comment-131012 I think everyone here is making very solid points, and in some degree, and saying similar things. Focusing to much on social media as a way to get business is daunting task with minimal return – I’m excluding blogging on privately owned site here. "I am implementing some changes to our social media strategy, including revamping our blogging efforts and cutting out some of the channels that overlap too much." Overlap is so common in re.net social media. There are many social re.net networks in cyberland to post listings, blog for free, promote services that, in my opinion, an agent’s B2C message can be diluted and caries little weight. How many networks does it take to get to the top of the re.net lolly pop? I think everyone here is making very solid points, and in some degree, and saying similar things. Focusing to much on social media as a way to get business is daunting task with minimal return – I’m excluding blogging on privately owned site here.

“I am implementing some changes to our social media strategy, including revamping our blogging efforts and cutting out some of the channels that overlap too much.”

Overlap is so common in re.net social media. There are many social re.net networks in cyberland to post listings, blog for free, promote services that, in my opinion, an agent’s B2C message can be diluted and caries little weight.

How many networks does it take to get to the top of the re.net lolly pop?

]]> By: Real Estate News Summary (week ending 07-06-09) | Memphis Real Estate Buzz http://www.geekestateblog.com/realtor-on-realtor-action-is-the-renet-a-waste-of-time/#comment-131008 Real Estate News Summary (week ending 07-06-09) | Memphis Real Estate Buzz Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:10:42 +0000 http://www.geekestateblog.com/?p=2320#comment-131008 [...] on Realtor Action – Is the RE.net a waste of time? | GeekEstate Blog – http://www.geekestateblog.com/realtor… yesterday Is social media really bringing business your way, or is it just a big cocktail party for [...] [...] on Realtor Action – Is the RE.net a waste of time? | GeekEstate Blog – http://www.geekestateblog.com/realtor… yesterday Is social media really bringing business your way, or is it just a big cocktail party for [...]

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