We’re so excited to be converging on your beautiful city forEXITRealty’s Annual Convention and once again the prestigious Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center will be our host.
You’re probably planning to drive in daily to attend the Convention program, but why not treat yourself and your family to a luxurious special weekend by staying at the Gaylord October 28th and 29th? You’ll have all of Saturday afternoon between the end of the program and the President’s Ball to enjoy the fabulous Relâche Salon & Spa, fitness center and indoor and outdoor pools. Then you can party late into the night following the President’s Ball without the worry of getting home.
The deadline to book at our special rate expires September 23, 2011.
Don’t miss your chance to have a life-changing experience while contributing to the local community by participating inEXITRealty‘s Nashville, Tennessee Habitat Build! Nashville is the host city forEXIT’s Annual Convention and these blitz days take place the weekend before the start of convention. Come to town early and enjoy the uplifting experience of participating in a Habitat Build! What a great way to start the week!
Blitz dates:October 22-23
We have a limited number of rooms available at our Convention host hotel, the fabulous Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, for the nights of Friday October 21st, Saturday October 22nd and Sunday October 23rd at the rate of $99 per night. To take advantage of this special rate, first register for the build in the ERC, then register at the Gaylord for the build dates plus your Convention stay. The hotel will be notified byEXITRealtyCorp.Internationalto apply the special rate for the build nights to your stay.
Please note that the special rate of $99 only applies to a limited number of rooms for the build nights of October 21, 22 and 23and you must be registered for and attend the build to take advantage of these rates. The rest of your stay at the Gaylord will be charged at the special convention rate of $189/night provided you register at the hotel before September 23rd.
Log onto theERCand click on the Habitat sign up link to register. For more information, please emailhabitat@exitrealty.com
AGENTTRAININGCALLS: New Agent OrientationCall – First Wed. of each month. 3pm ET (associates) EXITFormula and FormsConference Call – Every 2nd and 4th Tues. 1pm ET (owners, admins, associates) EXITMandatory Formswebinar every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 3pm (owners and admins) EXITFormulawebinar every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 1pm (owners, admins and associates) Contact Franchise Support atsupport@exitrealty.comfor details.
Link to these targeted pages from your blogs and social media. These pages address specific aspects of theEXITFormula and the advantages thatEXIToffers real estate professionals.
Have you ever wanted to see someone’s Facebook newsfeed without having to be their “friend”? Have you ever wanted to share yours with non-friends? Well now you can. Facebook recently announced the release of a new Subscribe button for profiles.
You will only see the Subscribe button for those people who have enabled the feature. To enable it on your own profile, log into Facebook then go herehttp://www.facebook.com/about/subscribeand click “Allow Subscribers”.
When you see the button on someone’s profile and you click it to subscribe, you can choose exactly what you see in your feed.Hubspotexplains: Facebook users can already view updates from their friends in their News Feed, but using the new button, users can now choose how much will get displayed. They will now have the option of seeing all of that particular friend’s updates, most (the amount that they currently see) of their updates, or only important updates (e.g. just highlights like a new job change or a move). Furthermore, users can also choose how much of what type of content will get displayed, such as photos, games, or nothing at all.
Jeff Lobb isEXITRealtyCorp.International‘s VP of Technology and Innovation
EXIT‘s First-Ever Tech Talk Discussion Groups to be Held at This Year’s Annual Convention!
When: Saturday, October 29 (1-2pm) Where: Exhibit Hall
Hosted by: Jeff Lobb, VP Technology & Innovation
Grab FREE “soda and a slice” and get ready for an intense, fast-paced hour of real estate technology trends, tips and projections from our industry-leading Sponsors. Switch discussion groups every 15 minutes during the hour so you maximize new ideas and learning!
Open to 500 attendees only – first come, first served.
Register for convention now by logging into theEXITResource Center.
SECURE YOUR GROUP RATE ROOM AT THE GAYLORD OPRYLAND
Please note that TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO SECURE YOUR ROOM AT THE GAYLORD OPRYLAND AT OUR GROUP RATE OF $189.00 PER NIGHT. AFTER SEPTEMBER 23RD, THIS GREATLY REDUCED RATE WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE.
DON’T DELAY – CALL & BOOK NOW!888-777-6779
The hotel will require your convention registration confirmation number in order to reserve your accommodations. You can locate this confirmation number once you have registered for the convention onEXITRACunder the convention tab. If you have any questions please contactcluis@exitrealty.com.
Did You Know?
FACEBOOK PAGES Did you know that you may no longer have to have 25 “likes” on your Facebook page in order to secure the public domain name? We were able to secure a name with no likes at all! Try it!
If you’re not sure what Facebook pages are,review this techinarto learn how you can make the most of Facebook in your sales efforts.
APPROVED SUPPLIER-HOSTED WEBINAR CALENDAR Many of our Approved Suppliers run valuable and informative educational webinars for the real estate industry. In an effort to ensure that you have access to these great FREE training opportunities, we are compiling a monthly calendar of all Supplier-hosted webinars.
TOP FIVE STRATEGIES FOR GENERATING LEADS Ninety percent of consumers start their home search online. How do you stand out from the competition and attract these tech-savvy prospects?
1. Launch a lead-capture website Real estate professionals need a website that not only attracts and captures new leads, but manages visitor activity to identify the most motivated prospects.2. Post properties on Craigslist This free classifieds site is one of the most effective tools for driving leads directly to listings on your website.3. Succeed with social media Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media sites help you engage with contacts and quickly spread the word about your listings.4. Win business by blogging Blogs are perfect for targeting your particular niche market, building rapport, and attracting serious buyers who know what they’re looking for.5. Purchase pay-per-click ads You can generate more site traffic with pay-per-click ads through Google, Bing, and other search engines.Learn more about these effective lead generation strategies. Get your FREE copy of “Top Five Strategies for Generating Leads in Today’s Market” from Market Leader, anEXITRealtyApproved Supplier.Click here for your free download.
5 TIPS TO HELP YOU WIN YOUR NEXT LISTING In today’s market, competition for listings is fierce. If you’re going to win the listing, you’ve got to be able to show sellers you know how to market their home to get it sold.EXITRealtyapproved supplier, REALTOR.com®, has five tips that can help you prepare for your next listing appointment and win the listing:
Know Your Competition.Understand who you’re up against. A new agent? Showcase your tenure and expertise. Going head-to-head with a lifetime top producer? Let sellers know that you’re going to treat their listing with hands-on TLC and their home isn’t just a number to you.Do the Research.Pull active comps from the neighborhood and study the recent sales. But don’t stop there. Really separate yourself from the competition by doing a deep dive into local market trends for the past 12-18 months, and show sellers that you’ve got rock-solid reasoning for your pricing strategy.Visit the Property Prior to the Presentation.Do a drive by, and take some exterior photos and shots of the lot and neighborhood. Make these an integral part of your presentation, and wow your seller with the amount of preparation you’ve put in.Come Prepared With a Team.Don’t go into your presentation alone, bring your team with you. Show sellers that you’ve got stagers, handymen, painters and home inspectors at the ready, so no matter what pops up during the listing period, you’ll be prepared to handle it with ease.Have a Prepared Listing Presentation.When stating your case to a seller, don’t just wing it. Come prepared with a thorough listing presentation that showcases everything you do online, your pricing strategy, market trends and track record. You’ll wow your sellers and show them that you’re dead serious about getting their home sold.
To help you win your next listing,EXITapproved supplier REALTOR.com® has a free listing presentation forEXITRealtyagents that walks sellers through, step-by-step, exactly where their home will be advertised, how it works, and why it’s important. Download the Presentation
CLICK HERE TO REQUEST A FREE DVD ABOUT THE EXIT FORMULA! PRIME FRANCHISE TERRITORIES AVAILABLE!
Real estate is cyclical. The market follows rhythms year over year but also month to month. In North America, late spring and early summer are traditionally times of high real estate closings. Agents’ bank accounts are flush and their credit card bills get paid off. But what about those times between closings?
It can take 30, 60, 90 days or more for a real estate transaction to close. When there are fewer deals in the pipeline, agents can experience lean cash flow. What if there was a way to bridge the gap between closings… to even out the peaks and valleys?
Well now there is. EXIT Realty’s unique formula of Single Level residualssolves the most common problems in the real estate industry. Bonuses earned through sponsoring agents into EXIT mean money in your pocket throughout the year. How much money? Well the sky’s the limit. You can sponsor as many agents as you like into the company anywhere in North America and as their deals close, EXIT’s Head Office pays you a thank you bonus equivalent to 10% of their gross commission for helping to grow the company.
No more empty bank accounts. No more racking up credit card bills to make ends meet between closings. No more relying solely on your own efforts. EXIT’s formula provides a third income stream – sponsoring – to enhance your listing and selling efforts.
What are you waiting for? Don’t you deserve financial freedom? Doesn’t your family? Call us today to find out more!
AGENT TRAINING CALLS: New Agent Orientation Call – First Wed. of each month EXIT Formula Conference Call – Every Tues. 1pm ET Contact Franchise Support or check the ERC for connection details.
Link to these targeted pages from your blogs and social media. These pages address specific aspects of the EXIT Formula and the advantages that EXIT offers real estate professionals.
IMPROVE YOUTUBE SYNDICATION
As introduced last month, Jeff Lobb demonstrates how to add better keyword titles to your EXIT e-Listings YouTube videos. Take 5 minutes now to watch this informative tutorial which will boost the SEO value of your property videos! Watch tutorial video!
Jeff Lobb is EXIT Realty Corp. International’s VP of Technology and Innovation
Did You Know?
NEW MARKETING MATERIALS New recruiting/sponsoring materials have been uploaded to EXIT Promo Shop! Use “Good to Great” and “Road to Success” in your recruiting packages and campaigns, your new agent packages and more!
EXITREALTY.COM CORPORATE WEBSITE UPDATE IDX Feeds are being set up across the US with our Brokerages to be included on our newly renovated www.exitrealty.com site. Some EXIT Realty offices have wondered why each office in a particular MLS may be required to pay licensing, set up, or other fees for the IDX feed. In order to be included on the corporate site search results, an office has to have an individual URL on our site like exit-realty-deaton-group.ar509.exitrealty.com. MLS rules and regulations require that each office displaying listings have such a unique URL and thus fees may be billed by, and payable directly to, the MLS boards. Whether or not these fees are charged, and if they are charged by your board on a per-office basis, vary from board to board. If you have questions, please contact idx@exitrealty.com.
In other news you may have seen the recent article in Inman News NAR may suspend real estate franchisor IDX listing display rule. Whatever the work group decides, our site is in a perfect position to utilize optimal functionality either way. As it stands, the change in Franchisor IDX display rules is so new, development is not yet complete for this functionality. If the work group were to decide to repeal this ruling, our site would be compliant in its current state. If the work group decides to leave the current ruling in place, our development is poised to benefit from this in the near future.
DRIVE LEADS AND SALES USING CRAIGSLIST Are you using the power of Craigslist.com to reach homebuyers? With 90 percent of consumers starting their search online and millions visiting the free classifieds site each month, Craigslist is one of the best lead-generation tools for real estate professionals. To get the most from your Craigslist ad, remember to:
Post your listing at peak hours—usually in the mornings and at lunchtime Post frequently yet wait at least 48 hours before posting the same listing and be sure to delete your original post first Use attention-grabbing subject lines Upload appealing photos Include a compelling description and a clear call to action Capture more prospects by providing a link directly to the property on your website
Learn more tips and tricks of Craigslist by joining EXIT Realty Approved Supplier Market Leader for a FREE Craigslist Best Practices Webinar on Thursday, June 9 at 1PM ET. Click here to register. Also log into the EXIT Resource Center to listen to a recording of a webinar presented by Frank D’Angelo of EXIT in MN entitled Low- and No-Cost Ways to Take Your Electronic Marketing to the Next Level. Frank discusses posting your EXIT e-Listings to Craigslist and includes his best 12 steps and a posting calendar – it’s an oldie but a goodie! Click here to listen
5 SECRETS FOR GETTING BETTER RESULTS FROM ONLINE LEADS Do internet leads work for you? Are they too time consuming? Or maybe they don’t convert well? Refine your follow up and generate more closings with a few strategic ‘tweaks’ to your program.
Keith Hockin, Strategic Account Manager at Top Producer (an EXIT Realty Approved Supplier) would like to invite you to a complementary webinar where he will shows the 5 secrets to leveraging the most popular online sites and strategies to prospect, convert, and close:
How much time you have before leads go cold, and why it matters The top-5 things buyers value in an agent How to turn browsing buyers into signed contracts How to avoid the ONE MISTAKE that could be costing you 2 out of every 3 online leads
You’ve been on Facebook for awhile. You have a few friends (a mix of business and personal) and you’re thinking there may be more you can do to promote yourself. Follow these 11 tips from EXIT Realty Approved Supplier Obeo to launch your Facebook marketing to the next level.
Make and organize your Friend Lists. Create Lists and categorize friends in lists like “Clients”, “Family” “Referral Group” etc.
Set Security Features based on Friend Lists. Share personal family photos with your close friends list, but you might not want your client list to see these.
Connect! Upload a data file of email contacts and send each one an invite to connect.
Be Consistent. Post every day, 2-3 times a day.
Control who sees each post! Using friend lists, control which lists see each post you make.
Mix it up! Use photos, video, songs, and links.
Do it Yourself. It’s about making “emotional” connections. To be authentic and believable, you have to do it yourself.
Interact with Others. Visit your Facebook News Feed every day and interact with others.
Engage your Readers. Ask questions, tell jokes, be mysterious. Network on Facebook like you would at a party!
Automate. Obeo will automatically post your listings to Facebook (Twitter & YouTube, too!). Hootsuite is another great tool that allows you to schedule your posts.
Give them DreamSuite! It’s a Facebook Application you can give every buyer, seller, friend, neighbor, etc. Obeo DreamSuite allows them to browse for design ideas and redecorate rooms!
Obeo offers regular training on Facebook and other useful tools. Visit their Training Calendar.
Join the millions of people being trained this year by taking a 30-minute Citizen CPR class
Franklin, TN (Grassroots Newswire) 5/13/2011 –
The Red Cross newest national CPR campaign caught EXIT Realty Music City’s interests and asked, ‘How can we help?’
In efforts to help the Red Cross achieve a Middle Tennessee goal; getting 1000 people CPR trained, EXIT Realty Music City and the Red Cross will offer two 30 minute CPR training classes.
EXITRealtyMusicCity recent sales meeting CPR training
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Westhaven Club House 1001 Westhaven Blvd in Franklin, TN6pm and 7pm. FREE of charge (training course usually $15)
You will never know when you may need to perform CPR; Eating at a restaurant, having dinner at home, watching television, out at a movie, driving, at work, young or old CPR saves lives.
EXITRealtyMusicCity recent sales meeting CPR training
Help may be needed before help can arrive. Take 30 minutes and get CPR trained. Encourage others to get CPR trained!
For more information about EXIT Realty Music City, please call 615-807-1204. EXIT Realty Music City is located at 508 Autumn Springs Court Ste. #1B, Franklin, TN 37067.
When: Saturday, October 29 (1-2pm)
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