Posts by Christopher Walkey
Industry Interview: Simon Newman of Durleigh
Presentation is key in estate agency, do you agree? Presentation is key to remain successful in estate agency. Life is always changing, people move on for many different reasons, it can be an emotional time for the client; their home is one of the most valuable assets they own. The first visual presentation is very…
Read MoreThe best ways to avoid the dreaded Writers Block
“Writer’s block is a condition, primarily associated with writing, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work, or experiences a creative slowdown. The condition ranges in difficulty from coming up with original ideas to being unable to produce a work for years. Throughout history, writer’s block has been a documented problem.” Credit…
Read MoreThe next #PropTechDen at London’s Google Campus is August 3rd:
Following on from the success of the #PropTechDen launch event in April we are now pleased to announce the date and location of the next event which will be kindly sponsored by PayProp. What is #PropTechDen? Quite simply it is a PropTech Dragons Den style pitching event in front of a judging panel of top…
Read MoreCIELA again shrugs off sabre-rattling by PurpleBricks lawyers:
CIELA again shrugs off sabre-rattling by PurpleBricks lawyers, reiterates public request for substantiation of “completed sale” rate. In response to this Telegraph article, PurpleBricks’s lawyers have written to CIELA for a second time claiming that the statement by CIELA Founder Charlie Wright is defamatory. CIELA has today (Wednesday) responded (attached) to Norton Fulbright’s letter dismissing their letter…
Read MoreMistakes to avoid in Estate Agency Social Media
Social media is big, huge even, in fact I would say that it is almost the most important part of any business activities online and key for driving target traffic through to your website from selling wines to selling houses. A question that is commonly asked though is what makes it a success for some people…
Read MoreYopa, DailyMail and Savills… Onward and upwards with Online Estate Agency it seems
It would appear the fear of online estate agency is now more or less a standard acceptance across the board, that it is likely to be part of or most of the future of estate agency in years to come. Be it major high street estate agencies or investment companies / media companies / consumer…
Read MoreWhich side is your best when it comes to photos of your property?
Many people look in to the mirror and will say I have a best side I am sure, not an uncommon thing, and they will usually want to, if seen by someone they are looking to attract, to be seen on their better side. So anyway, enough of self vanity and on to property which…
Read MoreReasons to host your own events and start increasing your business profile
In business we must always strive to get that competitive edge, to stand out from the crowd, build new audiences and improve profiles. Though in today’s world we are very much concentrate on the online side of marketing from websites to emails, social media to apps, we must still remain focused on face to face…
Read More#PropTechDen shines with a full house at the Google Campus London
The Inaugural #PropTechDen took place at London’s Google Campus with what was a full house of speakers, judges and audience (the event was already double booked and had a reserve list of many wishing to pitch their start up companies in the world of proptech). Contact us if you would like to sponsor the forthcoming…
Read MoreHow does Estate Agent Networking really work?
We do receive many questions as to how exactly does Estate Agent Networking work and how it differs from other industry news channels. Thought it time for another update! Firstly and most importantly, the platform is driven by the power of social media and the large active and target communities following and engaging with us.…
Read MoreTwitter thinking about charging users in the near future.
Twitter is growing, in most cases, to be one of the best and most sincere news channels available to users across the world. In times where we know that news stations just broadcast what their political beliefs steer them to share, social media and in particular Twitter, gives people the chance to find out what…
Read More33 Top #TwitterTips you need be actioning for your business.
I am sure that many readers will agree that social media is quite addictive and many of us will have our preferred platforms that we use in both our personal lives and in business. I spend much of my ‘social media hours‘ on Twitter as I find it the best place to catch up on…
Read More20 Blog Post Ideas for Estate Agents
I have writers-block, no time to write them, I’m not creative enough, I hate writing and many more are what I usually hear from any business when it comes to gathering quality blog content to share online. To be honest, I understand most of them as lots of things in my business are outsourced mostly…
Read MoreAffordable Virtual Reality – Watch how your property will look via 360 Tours:
Property marketing business Houseviz is helping estate agents to take advantage of Virtual Reality (VR) technology, with an affordable pricing model that pays for itself by generating new sellers and sales. The next big thing in property marketing, 3D virtual walkthroughs deliver an experience very much like the virtual tours you find on Google Street…
Read MoreEstate Agency leaflets – What’s the attraction?
My life is that exciting these days that I am hoarding leaflets that get shoved through our letter box, well, let me narrow that down a bit and say that I keep hold of all the estate agency ones more so! Anyway, many of us will know the burden of what I would say is…
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