Tools You Can Use

If you wanted to, you could probably spend every day for the next five years trying out new social media tools online. But how many would really help you grow your real estate business?

Have you ever been looking through Google Maps and noticed that some businesses just seem to magically appear on the map? Have you ever searched for “real estate agent” on a Google Map near your office and been disappointed to see you’re not listed? Well, you can change that.

Not only is this a great (FREE) way to network with people in your community (and in communities you visit on vacation), but it’s a fantastic tool for clients who have recently relocated to your market and may be looking for new friends.

You should probably not use Google Voice as your main contact number, but there are a few very useful ways to integrate Google Voice into your real estate marketing plan.

Perk up those listing photos right from your web browser! Think you need expensive software to resize, retouch, and edit photos? Think again.

One way to provide superior service is being able to answer mortgage questions on the spot. Imagine you’re showing a few homes and your clients ask you, “So what’s it going to cost us a month to be in this place?” Do you want to say, “I can do the math and get back to you?” or do you want to whip out your mobile device and give them the answer in under a few minutes?

Have you ever wanted to simply leave a message on somebody’s voice mail (maybe a client’s) without risking that they might actually pick up the phone when you call?

Thanks to Terry Driscoll’s helpful tip, we’ve updated our “Craigslist Crash Course for Real Estate Agents” eBook and wanted to pass this tool along to the rest of you. It seems to be another powerful free tool for agents…

Check out this free program that converts PowerPoint presentations into video files. For those of you who like to bring a little multimedia flash to your listing presentations, this is a great way to produce an easy leave-behind for your prospects.

Free video email can be a great way to follow-up with new prospects. See how it’s done in this post.