Can Social Networking be Used to Increase your BusinessY

There is a lot of information regarding which is the most important way to use social networking to obtain the best results. Social networking is an investment of our own time to promote our services. Unless you are one of those persons that prefer to pay to get a low quality product, that supposedly will allow possible customers to see you as something you are not. Your investment will be your own time.

Of course time is too valuable and most of us have very little free time to invest it in something that gives nothing back. Therefore we need to get the most out of it. Barrett Niehus1 recommends the use of twitter with an automatic respond system and of course a call of action that could be related to some kind of information that the prospect will receive periodically like a newsletter, etc.

In general as Rebecca Levinson2 correctly advises the biggest problem that any blogger encounters is selecting the materials that should be addressed in the blog. You should be writing on topics that would make your possible prospects desire to read the topic you are writing about and of course she also gives a set of ideas that are really interesting about how to select your line of writing.

Once you have selected the topics that should be addressed in your blog, you have to decide which sources of information are worth following. When you read other professionals materials you can interact better with them, and by interchanging ideas obtain a more valuable product.

For example everyone knows that NAR recommends the use of the Internet since around 80% of the customers start their search there. They also say that you need to add pictures of the property you are intending to sell. What NAR does not give information on is how to use these tools to optimize your return on investment.

The gist of the correct use of social networking is writing about those things that make your service really special. You need to demonstrate your prospects that you are the expert in your area. That you are willing to go the extra mile to make their properties get exposed on the Internet and sold at the best price.

For all your Internet marketing and Virtual tours needs in Miami Dade and Broward counties do not hesitate to contact Virtual Florida Tours at 305 331 8960

References:
1. Barrett Niehus;" Incorporating Twitter Into a Comprehensive Lead Generation Program" retrieved from the Intenet at: http://www.brokeragentsocial.com/article.php?article_id=359
2. Rebecca Levinson; "7 ways to connect with blog comments"; retrieved from the Internet at: http://www.brokeragentsocial.com/article.php?article_id=360

Marketing Real Estate on a Down Market

What can be done in this tough market, some authors recommend the use of email newsletters to attract possible customers1, others suggest that you should subscripbe to pay per click providers and the use long tail phrases2 as a good way to catch the traffic from the Internet. Others are even more pesimistic and have only suggestions for those customers ages 62 and over. They suggest that those customer use the special options available for them to buy new houses before they sell their house3.

But no matter where you look most of the writers are recommending to make emphasis on the importance of quality service and prompt response as the most important features that need to be accomplished by a successful realtor, in the authors opinion this is the most important feature for any company whose main product is service.

Ecery one has to be concerned with their return on investment ROI. How you are going to measure your return on investment without carrying an appropriate statistics of how many leads you obtain from the different adds you place on the market.

If you decide to use a newspaper or a magazine add you are betting on 2% of the total number of subscriptions to that particular kind of advertisement product. It also reaches a limited area where that particular edition is distributed and has a life span between two days and a month.

On the other hand the National realtors association reports that more than 80% of prospects beginning their search on the Internet. So you need to associate with a marketing provider that can provide you with the highest level of presence in the Internet. From a virtual tour that can be reached from all over the world placed not only on the MLS and raltor.com but in another web page that has a rank of at least three. If you add to that a panorider with a webaddress associated with the business you are advertising the possibilities of getting your customers attention increase notably since you will be catching those customers that just pass in front of the house. Of course if you have an Internet marketing company that can also provide a full Internet syndication the possibilities of finding the right prospect for your listing increase notably.

References:
Triby, MaryEllen; “recession-marketing-dos-and-don’t’s” Retrieved from the Internet at: http://rismedia.com/2009-03-30/recession-marketing-dos-and-donts/
Mike Parke; “How a Top Agent Continues to Make the Shift to Selling More Houses Online” retrieved from the Internet at: http://rismedia.com/2009-04-02/how-a-top-agent-continues-to-make-the-shift-to-selling-more-houses-online/
5 Recommendations for Navigating Today’s Mortgage and Housing Markets Retrieved from the Internet at: http://rismedia.com/2009-04-02/5-recommendations-for-navigating-todays-mortgage-and-housing-markets/

Your Dream Home

Recently Virtual Florida Tours was asked to make a virtual tour for a For Sale by Owner at the Pinnacle in Sunny Isles Beach, Miami Florida. This Fabulous Condominium Building is run like a five stars hotel with all those little features that will make feel pampered as if you were royalty!
Just to mention some of the features, you have a library, a gymnasium, a club room where you can have a private party without having people at your condominium. You also will get umbrellas and towels at the beach. Your guest will receive ballet parking, you name it it's there.
A virtual tour is just the beginning of marketing a property and Leon Goldstein is marketing his properties with Virtual Florida Tours. Our company is committed to market its customers on the WEB, applying the latest technology available.
At Virtual Florida Tours we strive for excellence and we provide our clients with a complete arsenal of the best tools to syndicate their properties exposing their listings as much as possible.

A Key to Selling Homes

There are three Key Factors in Selling Real Estate
1. Fair Price
2. Location
3. EXPOSURE
Virtual Florida Tours is your best way to get your listings exposed! We are a full service dealer provider with RTV, the world largest network of virtual tour providers and an approved vendor with realtor.com. Our company is locally owned and operated virtual tour provider in Miami Dade, Florida. Our company serves Miami Dade and Broward counties, Included in this area are the cities of Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Pine Crest, Palmetto Bay, Hallandale, and Fort Lauderdale.
NAR statistics recently show that about 86% of home buyers use the Internet when they begin searching for a home, and 67% of current home buyers in Florida come from outside the state. You will not be able to reach this market by using a yard sign and local advertising. In today’s market exposure has become critical and Virtual Florida Tours has a distribution list that outperforms our competition. Our Virtual Tours will show your information, ensuring to brand the online exposure you and your company need to compete in today’s challenging market. The virtual tour will have links to your personal and your company’s web site; will show your business partners as well as your phone and your email address. Therefore the prospect viewing the tour is constantly exposed to your information making it easier to contact you. Additionally to the traditional virtual tour you will find Area Information, an excellent Mortgage Calculator, and Satellite View of the property. You can also contract additional requests that include:
Professional Narration, Custom Pintable Flyers and Interactive Floor Plans
Single property websites and Panoriders
We are always striving for excellence and our real value is created by the quality of the service and support that we provide to our customers. Our main priority is your complete satisfaction and we see the success of our customers as our ultimate goal. Allow us the opportunity to serve you on your next virtual tour and you will see why our customers like Gustavo Lopez consider our company the difference between on sale and SOLD!

Prospecting in Real Estate

If you are a number person is about time that you pay attention to some NAR statistics.According to NAR over 80% of home owners work with the first real estate agent they come in contact with. 87% of home buyers start their search on the Internet and one out of twenty of these buyers are already ready to buy.
The question is simple Who do you think has the highest probability to be this first realtor in this world dominated by the Internet? Someone that has not even a webpage or the one whose presence in the Internet is such that his webpage shows in the first page of any search on your farming area. That is accomplished by increasing the SEO of your Webpage.
Based on NAR houses are sold on average every five years so you only need to stay personally in touch with around 150 prosppects to generate 30 sales a year. Remember you will need to excel in your business to be their realtor.
So how you can differentiate from your competition again by showing a good use of the Internet and the different possibilities this tool offers. You need to have a consistent use of virtual tours, panoriders, a fast response to your clients by using automatic services, and last but not least you need to keep in contact with your previous customers on a periodical basis.
If you are just starting to work as a realtor one sure way to increase your prospects is by targeting expired listings.This omes did not sell because either they were incorrectly priced or the terms were unreasonable.
Houses that are built in a bad location need to reflect this in their price. Since is very unprobable that the homeowner will list again with the previous realtor here is something you can do.After you get i contact with the expired owner ask them why they think that their house did not sell. Listen for several minutes most people just want to be heard.
Offer them your services and a detail analysis why their house did not sell, remember to get an appointment to show them this as soon as possible.
Reference: Wickman, Floyd: "I quit real estate- part 4" retrieved from the Internet at: http://brokeragentpro.com/viewArticle.html?ArticleID=1495