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In this #TomFerryShow, I tackle seven questions agents submitted via social media, covering everything from marketing on a budget, to how to deal with a growing client base, to the best books to read right now. Watch the whole episode to get the…

If I asked you to choose one aspect of your business to drill down and work on, what immediately comes to mind? Hopefully your answer was an area where you are truly deficient. Here’s what I often find… When asked to work on their business,…

Relationships change. We know this. It’s obvious. But we don’t act on it nearly enough. They spark. They fizzle. They thrive. They fade away. They hang on by a thread. You can probably think of a different relationship in your life for every one…

It’s easy to get complacent in Q4. But it’s not good. Do you want to finish the year with a whimper or finish it with a bang? Do you want to have to snap out of a funk to start next year… Or steamroll into it full of momentum? With that in…

I love reading the comments on my blog articles or episodes of the #TomFerryShow. You know I do. But every once in a while, I’ll see a comment and I can’t help but shake my head. “Thanks Tom, but what if I’m a new agent?” Or “Great…

Knowledge = confidence. Ignorance = fear. It’s not a difficult decision which one is better. Especially when your income is at stake. In this #TomFerryShow, I’m sharing five scripts every agent needs to know. These five scripts will provide the…

Picture this: Your boss, Walt Disney, sits just a few offices down the hall from your office. Think you’d feel some pressure? A constant need to be on your toes? To seek innovation constantly? To keep creativity flowing like the Mississippi River?…

I know you. I know how you operate. You take pride in your work. You’re not about just doing the minimum. You love impressing your customers any chance you get. So I’m gonna challenge you. I’m sharing with you five ways to “wow” your…

I want to take a little different tone today. This blog is a personal plea from me to you. It certainly won’t apply to everyone reading this… but maybe more of us than we’d like to admit. A recent situation with a friend illustrated this point…

Reasons Why There’s a Low Real Estate Agent Success Rate If any other industry had numbers like this, people would panic. The real estate agent success rate is shockingly low: only 13 out of every 100 new agents will still be in business after…

Let’s say you decide to reward yourself after a great year by purchasing a speedy little sports car. But what if you didn’t know how to drive a manual transmission? (Or maybe you’re just a little rusty.) You wouldn’t “practice” on…

What happens when you raise your confidence in sales situations? Lots of good things, that’s what: You get on the phone more. You follow up on leads more. You reach out to your database more. You engage people more in social situations. When you…