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Making Dreams Come True: How One Agent Pushed Herself to Pay Off Her Mother’s Mortgage

Want to see something beautiful? Watch this short video: What you just witnessed was Oklahoma super-agent and coaching member Edna Kimble surprising her mom with paperwork stating that Edna had paid off her mom’s house. Now here’s the thing… Edna didn’t necessarily want recognition for what she’d done. Edna shared this video in our private […]

7 Video Show Ideas to Maximize Relevancy in Your Market – #TomFerryShow

I’m always grateful for having listened and acted on the advice to start making videos. That moment really helped further my career in exponential ways.  I’ve had the fortune to connect with people from different parts of the country and all around the world.  It really warms my heart to know that my message is […]

Go Big With A MEGA OPEN HOUSE – #TomFerryShow

Standing out from the competition might be a hard task, but with a little help, I’m sure you can differentiate yourself from the sea of agents.  I’m continuing my mission to guide you towards your own successful path. One way you can project your services and attract the right clients is to organize and hold […]

How to Conquer the Disruptors with Geographic Farming – #TomFerryShow

When I talk to agents, one thing I know for sure is there’s a lot of uncertainty in the industry right now. Many agents have been questioning their place among discounters and disruptors, and coincidentally, agent Matt DeFede from New Jersey asked where would agents go after Amazon decides to throw their hat in the […]

5 Winning Strategies to Attract More Listings – #TomFerryShow

I’m continuing with my goal of leading you on the path of success, which includes answering questions you may have about your business that are keeping you up at night. If you have one of your own, record your question and email the video to me at tfs@tomferry.com On today’s #TomFerryShow episode, I answer a […]

A Brighter Path Forward for Your Business

I have something cool and new to show you. But for context, you need the full story… which began several years ago. That’s when I challenged my team to make us the first and only “tech-enabled” coaching company. The idea of combining the personal touch of a dedicated business coach with the advantages of technology […]

Agents Sound Off With Their Best Success Summit LiveCast Tips & Tricks

So you can’t make it to Success Summit… That doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the action. Through the magic of technology, you can watch every moment of Success Summit from your home or office on your laptop, desktop, phone or tablet. We call it Success Summit LiveCast, and according to the agents we […]

The Dawn of a New Era in Tech-Enabled Coaching. Introducing illūm.

We’re excited to tell you about illūm, the newest version of The HUB. The best coaching platform in the business has taken a huge leap forward, with new features, a new look, and now even more you can do from your phone. Let’s dive in and see what’s new: New Look & Feel More intuitive, […]

Why Being Single-Minded is the Most Costly Mistake You Can Make

There’s a classic scene in the movie Annie Hall where the main character overhears a stranger loudly mischaracterizing a belief held by philosopher Marshall McLuhan. When confronted, the man argues that as a college professor, he believes his opinion holds a great deal of validity. At that point, Woody Allen’s character pulls out the actual […]

25 Killer Apps You Should Be Using Now… As Recommended by Top-Producing Agents

Some of the best ideas I’ve ever learned and implemented are the result of masterminding with others. Devoting time to hearing other people’s point of view and how they’re doing things can be extremely beneficial for any business. (Lots of masterminds will be taking place at Success Summit… do you have your ticket yet?) Just […]

18 Agents Share Their Best Tips to Make the Most of Success Summit

You wouldn’t head into a listing presentation without preparing first, right? Of course not. How you prepare dictates how you perform. Which brings me to today’s topic… Not long ago, a coaching member named Holly Hendren Moreau from Wake County, North Carolina posted this question in one of our private Facebook mastermind groups: For those […]

Case Study: How to Overcome Your Fear & Thrive with Video Marketing

Today I want to share with you a story that inspires me, and can definitely help you. It’s about one of our coaching members named Robert Ott. He works out of Issaquah, WA and serves the Greater Seattle area. If you read this blog frequently, you know how much I believe in the power of […]

How to Escape the Plateau and Skyrocket to Success

If someone was describing you, would you rather be “good and consistent” or “great and amazing”? Easy choice, right? But here’s the thing: Sometimes when you’re creating good, consistent results, it’s easy to overlook the fact you’re not creating great, amazing results… and that more is available to you. Take Robyn Burdett, for example. This […]

What You Missed if You Weren’t at Shift!

I love what I do. I just wrapped up our first-ever Shift! event where I spent the last two days playing host and speaker. But it was so much more than that for me… Why? Because we brought in some of the most phenomenal guest speakers, and I spent much of those two days in a seat in […]

6 Winning Hacks to Get More Done in Less Time – #TomFerryShow

I know your days are busy. But I also know this – there are different types of “busy.” There’s good busy, where you have appointments booked back-to-back all throughout your day. And then there’s bad busy, where you’re running around doing errands, stuck in traffic, doing paperwork… and likely falling behind on the truly “important” […]

3 More Strategies to Beat the Disruptors at their Own Game – #TomFerryShow

A couple months back, I did a show about three positioning strategies to overcome the disruptors eating away at traditional market share. Today, I’m continuing that conversation with three MORE positioning strategies to help you do some disrupting of your own and stand out in a crowded marketplace. Let’s get right to it…   Positioning […]

Simple Solutions to 5 Common Real Estate Marketing Mistakes

Do you ever find yourself writing your blog or a social media post and wondering, “Am I doing this whole ‘content’ thing right?” You’re making the effort to create valuable content, yet maybe you’re not seeing the results you desire. It’s a common issue, even for some heavy hitters in the industry. Doing it “right” […]

3 Truths to Learn from the Millennial Mindset – #TomFerryShow

My guest on today’s #TomFerryShow grew up in the YouTube era. Iris Chen watched videos about topics she liked in her youth and eventually began creating them herself, which led to an opportunity to become Gary Vaynerchuk’s videographer. She’s since gone on to create Iris Rose & Co., a company geared toward helping entrepreneurs build […]

The Why and How of Real Estate Vlogging

Have you seen #TOMSVLOG? No, I’m not talking about myself in the third person… That’s the name of my new vlog that my video team and I have been creating for the past few months. It’s designed to let you tag along on some of my adventures and give you a behind-the-scenes glimpse at what […]

The Story Behind Our All-New Podcast Experience

What seems like a lifetime ago, BlackBerry RIM asked me to start a podcast… I was creating it consistently and excited about it… And then one day in what must’ve been 2007, I happened to meet a guy from a little company called Google on the golf course. Google had just bought YouTube, and I was excited […]

Answering Your Most Important Business-Building Questions – #TomFerryShow

Hopefully you’ve seen the advice I’ve been sharing in my Instagram Stories lately. I’ve received a ton of questions, so if I haven’t answered yours yet, keep submitting and I’ll get to it eventually. If you’re not following me, start now >> https://www.instagram.com/tomferry/ I thought it’d be fun to dig into nine of those questions […]

You Need to See This: My Top 10 Videos of 2018

At the end of 2018, I asked my team to look back at all the videos we created throughout the year. I wanted to know which ones got the best engagement, the most views, and resonated the strongest with you, the viewer we’re creating them for. We narrowed it down to a “Top 10” list […]

Messaging to Millennials: How Home Ownership Solves Their Top Priority

Steve Harney shared some interesting insights about millennials and their priorities during the last #TomFerryShow of 2018. (Make sure to watch his entire market update and projections if you missed the show!) In this blog, I want to share that information so you can use it as targeted messages to attract more business from millennials. […]

A Must-Read Resource for Any Video Marketer!

Have you put an additional emphasis on video in 2018… Or are you still struggling to step in front of the camera? No matter where you’re at with video marketing, there’s always more to learn. And there are few better educational resources than the Real Estate Video Influencers Guide recently released by BombBomb. I’m so […]

3 Things the Market Is Practically Begging You to Do

Let me ask you a question: When you think about the things you do every day, are your actions dictated primarily by intuition or by data? Data-driven action steps are good things in today’s economy. Pay attention to the data, listen to the market, and serve accordingly. That’s what I’ve got for you today. When […]

15 Fantastic Books to Shape Your Mindset & Grow Your Business

You can romanticize it… snuggling up with a good book next to the fireplace on a chilly autumn night. Or you can be straightforward about it… educating yourself and arming yourself with new tactics as the New Year approaches. Either way, Q4 is a fantastic time to dive into some great books. I recently posted […]

Answering 3 Important Questions from the Next Generation – #TomFerryShow

I’m always encouraged when I see fresh faces in the crowd at our events. Over the last few years, I’ve met a lot of bright, super-ambitious, driven young people who have made real estate their chosen profession. It’s exciting to think of the innovations this “next generation” of agents will bring to our industry. It’d […]

More Great Business Tools You Should Be Using

A while back, I did a #TomFerryShow about 6 Killer Tools to Stay Ahead of the Competition. Today I want to add four more. My buddy Greg Robertson is the President and co-founder of W+R Studios, makers of Cloud Agent Suite. Together we’ve teamed up to offer you an extraordinary “test drive” of their services for […]

Four More Creative Ways to Attract Listings (Part 4 of 4) – #TomFerryShow

In the last three weeks, we’ve covered everything from sticky notes to Instagram Live videos, all in the name of helping you attract more listings! This week, we conclude this four-part series with four more strategies to put you in front of sellers. If you’ve missed any of the previous three, get caught up and […]

Even More Innovative Listing Attraction Strategies! (Part 3 of 4) – #TomFerryShow

Hopefully you’ve picked up some great new strategies from our series on 16 innovative listing attraction systems. In case you’ve missed it, here’s part 1 and here’s part 2. Today we introduce four more winning strategies in part three! Let’s get to it!   Listing Attraction System 9: Review Letter from the Seller to the Neighbors You know we’re operating […]

16 Killer Listing Attraction Strategies! (Part 2 of 4) – #TomFerryShow

Picking up right where we left off last week, I’m continuing to share 16 of the 33 listing attraction systems I presented at Success Summit early last month. (If you want all 33, it’s not too late to purchase LiveCast and “own” three full days worth of content from Summit 2018 forever.) Let’s get on to the next four methods (5-8)…   […]

16 Ingenious Ways to Attract Listings Now! (Part 1 of 4) – #TomFerryShow

Where do your listings come from? I hope that’s a tough question to answer… …Because if it takes some thought, that probably means you have a variety of strategies in place that are all delivering listing opportunities to you. If you only have a few – or worse yet, one – it’s an all-too-easy question […]

Tips & Tricks to Maximize Your Video Marketing – #TomFerryShow

When I got approached to be interviewed about The Power of Video Marketing, I knew the conversation would be packed full of valuable tips for today’s video-first marketing environment. So we shot it as a #TomFerryShow as well! And what resulted was 30+ minutes of powerful video tips and tricks. I’m focusing on some of the […]

3 Steps to Snap Out of “Survival Mode” – & More! – #TomFerryShow

On today’s #TomFerryShow, I answer some excellent agent questions about… Social media’s place in building your business (0:36) IGTV’s emerging role in marketing (1:15) The ideal real estate team size (2:22) Who makes more money: Solo agents or teams? (3:36) I encourage you to watch the full episode to get all the answers. Here on the […]

6 Killer Tools to Stay Ahead of the Competition – #TomFerryShow

Saving time. Making more money. Connecting more meaningfully with your clients. Growing your business. Do these sound good? That’s what I thought. And that’s why I’m sharing six of my favorite business tools on this episode of the #TomFerryShow! Let’s go!   A Modern & Relevant Way to Keep in Touch with Your Database BombBomb Prompt […]

Celebrating a Major Milestone with 5 Must-See Videos

Earlier this week, we surpassed 10 million views on our YouTube account! To celebrate this milestone, I wanted to share five of our most popular and most valuable videos every agent should watch. Some of these you might’ve seen before, others you might have missed. But I know EVERY ONE OF THEM can be beneficial […]

What Facebook’s Algorithm Change Means for You

Have you seen the new Facebook commercial? Here’s the gist of it: Facebook is committed to getting back to their roots as a platform primarily for connecting with friends and loved ones. They announced the rollout of these changes back in January, and businesspeople everywhere freaked out, claiming Facebook would no longer be a viable […]

How to Capitalize on Today’s Review Economy – #TomFerryShow

Stop and think about this scenario for a second… A homeowner smack dab in the middle of your market is considering selling her home. Once that idea is in her head, what’s the next step in her process? If she doesn’t already have an agent who is “top of mind,” her next move is likely […]

4 Tips to Build Powerful, Referral-Generating Relationships – #TomFerryShow

Technology makes our lives easier, no doubt. But are we ignoring the personal connections that are so critical to our long-term success? In an age of buying online leads, communicating with clients through texts or occasionally commenting on a past client’s Facebook post to keep in touch, we’re in danger of losing the real, emotional connections […]

5 Superpowers of Uber-Successful Real Estate Agents – #TomFerryShow

It only takes one… One skill you “own” and completely embody. It’s your Superpower! But do you know yours? In this #TomFerryShow, I’m talking about 5 Superpowers of Uber-Successful Real Estate Agents. Here are three action steps for you to take from this episode: Gain awareness of your superpower(s) Acknowledge where you can improve Make […]

Social Media Strategies for Maximum Engagement – #TomFerryShow

I get more questions about social media than virtually any other topic. Watch this entire episode of the #TomFerryShow for the greatest impact, while here on the blog I’m focusing on three social media strategies you must use. Let’s go… Social Media Strategy No. 1: Make Your Posts #stopworthy Think about your behavior when scrolling […]

4 Crucial Content Categories Every Agent Should Be Creating

Becoming the “knowledge broker” in your marketplace doesn’t just happen. It takes work. No matter how experienced you are, no matter how successful you’ve been, people aren’t going to universally consider you the premier local resource for real estate information — unless YOU make that happen. The way to make that happen is by consistently […]

How We Do It: Behind the Scenes of the #TomFerryShow

If you’ve been paying attention to the #TomFerryShow at all, you know I’m all-in on video. We’re in the video age, and it’s only getting bigger. Every #TomFerryShow we do on any topic related to video generates tons of comments and questions. In this episode, we strive to answer as many of those questions as possible […]

7 Takeaways from My Interview with Gary Vee – #TomFerryShow

If you’re at all familiar with Gary Vaynerchuk, you know he has a style and delivery all his own. So I strongly urge you to watch the entire episode above to get the full experience. Here in the blog, I’m breaking down “Golden Nuggets from Gary,” my top seven takeaways from our enlightening conversation.

90 Minutes A Week to More Effective Marketing

There are 13 items on the Weekly Million Dollar Checklist I shared at last year’s Success Summit. (You can download it here.) In this blog, I want to focus on just one of those 13 tasks. This one… If you want to create truly effective marketing, you can’t just “wing it.”

Using Social Media Video to Grow your Business

The world is ever changing and with it we must change too. If you’re still stuck to your old ways of doing things and not using all the tools of technology available to you, this article is for you my friend! If door knocking is your biggest lead generator, good for you, but that’s not […]

The Ultimate Facebook Advertising Strategy – #TomFerryShow

There is one lead source that every agent should be using… Some of you are aware of the huge opportunity found through Facebook advertising for sellers, and have been using it for years! But are you taking full advantage of this lead source and maximizing it for your market?