Marketing

How warm is your vendor?

 

When a prospective vendor picks up the phone and books a valuation with you, you probably have a 33% chance of winning the instruction. Why? Because they are very likely to book a valuation appointment with two of your competitors, sometimes even on the same day. (How often have you arrived as one was leaving,…

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Sam Ashdown

Only a dozy estate agent would ignore this

 

If you are reading this I’ve two things to say. Firstly an apology – The subject line wasn’t aimed at you. You’re obviously not stupid. Secondly – There’s a method in my rudeness – The same subject line was used by me two years ago and the email open rates went through the roof. It…

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Jerry Lyons

The Add £100k Challenge – are you in?

 

Even a small subscriber list, if you nurture and manage it effectively, can produce an income most agents can only dream of. And as you’ll see in just a second, if you follow my model, you’ll also be doing less work. Less work…. more money? Nice….. This is a lonnnngggg blogpost. At a reading speed…

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Sam Ashdown

Facebook Ads for Estate Agents

 

How advertising on Facebook can give you unlimited new enquiries. The why, what and how of advertising on Facebook as an estate or letting agent, to generate new enquiries and valuation opportunities. I speak to some of the very best estate and letting agents in the UK. I know this, because you have to be…

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Sam Ashdown

A little tip to keep you busy during the summer holidays

 

With the holiday season approaching, it’s that time of year when new instructions to the market sometimes tend to dry up a little bit. So what should you be doing during this time? In my opinion, the holiday season is a great time to be speaking to any stock which is already on the market…

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Alex Evans

Why you must market using an agency who fully embraces the power of the internet

 

Within the existing climate of uncertainty, it is imperative to select a property agency who has a proven track record in delivering success by maximising market reach. When selling a commercial property, one cannot ensure best price without an effective depth of marketing. It is known that many agencies are reluctant to fully embrace the…

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Alex Evans

Brand communication for estate agents

 

How getting your communication right can lead to better brand awareness and business success. I’m a marketing coach for estate agents.  (In case you didn’t know.) I absolutely love what I do; I get to go to some fantastic places to discover innovative ideas, and best of all, I get to work with wonderful independent…

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Sam Ashdown

Things to ask your seller before you move

 

We all know that moving house can be a stressful experience and there are many things which can make the process a little easier. The following little things can really help you with your move to your new home. Forwarding address Changing to a new address can take time and I wouldn’t be surprised if…

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Alex Evans

The Domain Name Game

 

It’s something we emphasise with any new website project – selecting your website address or domain name is equally as influential as selecting your business name itself. Many potential customers come across your domain name before anything else through search engines and as we all know first impressions count. Furthermore, your domain name is one…

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Alex Evans

Content Mastery

 

I’ve just come back from Dublin, where I was attending a really interesting event  – the Content Mastery Summit, hosted by Mark Schaefer and Ian Cleary. These guys are both brilliant marketers who I’ve had the pleasure of knowing for a few years now. During the event, three questions were on my mind: What is…

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Sam Ashdown

Recipe for Website Success

 

Having a website for any sized business is a huge benefit. It’s the single most inexpensive and effective method to promote your business and reach a huge audience of customer and prospects. But have you ever come across or sampled a fantastic website and wondered how it got there? How it was made? The reasoning…

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Alex Evans

New prop tech firm recruits start-up expert Mal McCallion

 

Start-up expert Mal McCallion has been appointed to head up new business at Prop Tech Solutions, a firm launched by property experts Bob Scarff and Rob Wellstead last month. Initially focusing on lead management tool Callwell, McCallion’s remit is to broaden the customer base for the service, whilst helping to incubate and develop complementary new…

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Christopher Walkey

How to increase your profits 18 times over without the extra workload.

 

Hi, and how’s it going? We’ve all been there. Suddenly a For Sale board appears in front of one of your ex clients property. Or a prospect you gave up on suddenly decided to sell and you didn’t get a look in.  This can be a painful experience. But what if there was a way…

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Alex Evans

Top tips: how the pros turn properties into goldmines

 

Selling houses is a bit like writing – everyone thinks they can do it. Most people, apart from illiterates, animals and Donald Trump, can write words, but they’ll probably never have a novel published or even manage to finish a decent short story without frying their frontal lobe. You might have had a letter published…

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Christopher Walkey

Find out why #video advertising will get you ahead of your competitors

 

Video advertising has been around for more than 10 years. But the production cost exceeded the value required to justify the investment. But now this is changing. There are many points that indicate this: Increase in video platforms – There are now many open platforms that accept videos. From the traditional YouTube channel to social media…

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Alex Evans