Comments on: Online Social Networking for Real Estate Agents

By: Chrissy Wallis

Chrissy Wallis — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:50:42 +0000

Great article! I’ve embraced social networking, and probably at least every week I have a real estate question, lead, or opportunity. I have a network of over 700 people, most of who I know personally, which has been key to utilizing this powerful tool to keep the word out that I’m staying in the business. I believe this is the most important part of social networking, as so many people are switching careers in this challenging economy, what a great way to let the world know you are in it to stay!

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By: Loan Modification

Loan Modification — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:29:38 +0000

the problem with soicial bookmarking sites is that they vary greatly in their effectivnes (in marketing) and now there are literally thousands of them so to really manage to usefully allocate ones efforts isnt so simple.

By: M. Boyd - GetMyHomesValue.com

M. Boyd - GetMyHomesValue.com — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:33:38 +0000

I was wondering if you had any thoughts on Twitter? My company has a Twitter account to distribute news on the housing market and company information. I have seen a lot of realtors nationwide using Twitter, and while I can’t speak to its powers in lead gen, I do find it a very powerful for communication between agents and consumers.

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By: Arlington Clarendon real estate

Arlington Clarendon real estate — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:35:09 +0000

I’m convinced that a huge source of referrals awaits those using Facebook strategically to set up fan pages that are joined by previous clients even if it means paying them to add it to their profile. Another idea is by uploading a photo of any home you sell when it closes. This gets sent to all the friends you have and they can see you’re closing transactions regularly and are actually a trusted source for RE business. Also this helps friends who had no clue about your RE to learn about it in a non threatening manner. you’ll be on the back of their mind when it comes time for them to buy/sell a home.

Blidgets by realbird allow you to set up a real estate search widget that people can install on their facebook profiles. very cool and keeps you on people’s minds. That’s a start for everybody. Still feelin’ it out on my own but honestly I enjoy it for personal use more than professional. you can see that from the NC surfers group I joined in advance of moving to NC sometime–and I’ve never surfed before. But you can see I have big dreams, eh!

jay

By: Chicago real estate

Chicago real estate — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:56:56 +0000

I must say that this is a great blog. You are very right. Internet became very important and in many domains of activity people just can do their work if they don’t have access to the internet. This fact has good and bad sides. The good thing is that you spend less time when you want to buy something or when you need some informations, but the bad thing is that the internet makes us so dependent on it.

By: Tax Forclosures

Tax Forclosures — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:25:27 +0000

yes Internet is becomming very necessary day by day and i think it will find it due place in every home of the world till next decade

By: Johnnie

Johnnie — Sun, 25 May 2008 16:53:30 +0000

Thanks to the internet, selling homes has never been easier. To bad our economy is all messed up and the housing crisis is still going on otherwise this would be a great time to be a real estate agent.

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By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:10:01 +0000

Steve, very good and informative post. I started blogging on active rain and have expanded although still getting the hang of it. I do have clients calling me from my blogs, so its useful to them and me.

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:37:42 +0000

I have been getting referrals from active rain. It is impressive how technology has been changing the real estate world, and more to come.

By: JENNIFER DAZET

JENNIFER DAZET — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:56:17 +0000

I post alot of my articles on myspace and other networks.
I have had a great response from them

Thanks, Jenn

By: RK

RK — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:47:33 +0000

you should also consider looking at rentalandrealestate.com

its also a social network for the real estate people

By: Rebecca Ragland

Rebecca Ragland — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:20:24 +0000

Great article. I would like to invite all RE professionals to come network with us at EREE Business Social Network. We have a nationawide network and welcome Real Estate Professionals nationally and worldwide. Registration is free. erealestateexec.net

By: Steve Castaneda

Steve Castaneda — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:47:17 +0000

@Maggie Morris: I agree! Many facets of online social networking have yet to be fully explored and utilized. Those fortunate enough to embrace online networking and master it at an early stage will be the ones most profiting 2-3 years down the road.

@Daphna: To those agents that think it’s a waste of time; I really feel that’s a limiting belief. What about referrals? Many agents attend networking events (person to person) to generate inter-office referals, so why not online? It’s less confrontational and far easier to break the ice.

I think you’re spot on; it is a great way to build your business.

By: Frank Borges LL0SA- Broker Franklyrealty.com

Frank Borges LL0SA- Broker Franklyrealty.com — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:24:45 +0000

Soon I’ll be using Facebook to allow friends of home buyers help with the home search.

By: Daphna

Daphna — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:54:45 +0000

I think social networking is great for real estate agents but some think its a waste online they want that personal contact, but I still think any type of social networking is a fantastic way to build your business.

By: Maggie Morris

Maggie Morris — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:17:59 +0000

This is very eye opening and a mystery at the same time. Here six months have gone by since the first post, I just can’t figure out why real estate agents just don’t get it. Online Social Networking will be here and gone before they catch on. It will all be done by cellphones next.

By: Bill Gassett

Bill Gassett — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:46:54 +0000

There is no question that social marketing should be a component of any great Realtors arsenal. Having a blog is espcially important as it is an easy way to get in front of the masses. Social marketing is only going to get more necessary as we move forward.

By: Steve Castaneda

Steve Castaneda — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:43:12 +0000

Hi everyone!

I’m glad you are finding this helpful, and I really encourage you to spend good time investigating how it can improve each of your businesses.

Ron,
I agree! I strongly feel having a great online presence in various social networking sites will help add to your value proposition, thus helping to improve your conversion ratios. I think you hit the nail on the head!

By: Ron Jenkins

Ron Jenkins — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:36:26 +0000

During this challenging time of change I am finding far more need to change the way I do business and the Internet is key. This has become a central topic in my listing presentations. My clients are becoming more and more aware of just how important the internet is as our society becomes more mobile. It is absolutely an essential “tool of the trade”. Thank you for the insight.

By: Bob Stephens

Bob Stephens — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:31:02 +0000

With 24 years experience listing and sellng real estate in my limited, rural northwest Tennessee area, its getting more and more challenging to be acessable and stay in touch with Buyers and Sellers applying extensive internet opportunites. Thanks for another avenue.

By: Anona Large

Anona Large — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:09:19 +0000

As a Broker Affiliate in a new city and state,(Oak Ridge, TN) I find social networking a must! It would be nearly impossible to keep in touch with all of my previous associates if it were not for the internet.

This artical has heightened my awareness and excitement once again in what I will now call “social networking”.

Thank you!

Anona

By: Bob Brown

Bob Brown — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:43:37 +0000

Hi Steve,

Thanks for insight to social networking. Im’ going to busy the next few days checking things out. As a relative new (2-years) agent I’m always open to an opportunity to meet new faces. I’m a REMAX agent working here in the Memphis metro area. We need some buyers real bad.

Thank you for sharing.

Bob

By: Steve Castaneda

Steve Castaneda — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:05:45 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Wayne!

Tim,
I don’t have experience with Wanna Network, but I’ll be sure to stop by check it out soon. Thank you for the comment!

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:25:16 +0000

Hey great article. I did notice that you did not include Wanna Network as another great real estate social networking website that is also free to network on. I have used Facebook and found it useful but have found beneficial business relationships on Wanna Network.

By: Wayne Long

Wayne Long — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:21:48 +0000

Social networking online has changed everything. We can connect and become interested in each others lives and careers though thousands of miles apart. It is really a phenom that I only became involved with about 6 months ago. It is an exciting time!

Thank you for giving some insight!