The curse of knowledge is a hindsight bias, likened to an intellectual form of monolingualism. By using insider colloquialism, an orator is perceived as insensitively obtuse and alienating towards their audience. Well, that’s that! Good job, me! Hope you learned a lot and have a great day! Oh, was I not making sense? Sorry… Sometimes […]

If you’ve been keeping up with This Week in Marketing (which you should be!), you’ll remember that a few weeks ago, Jason Pantana talked about Pinterest as one of the best underutilized marketing channels for real estate agents. As Jason said, it’s not exactly social media or a search engine – Pinterest is a discovery […]

Here we are again! 25% through 2022… Remember those goals you set a few months ago? How are they looking? Regardless of how you’ve been doing so far, the fact that you’re even reading these words means that you’re on a better course than most. Because this isn’t the fun article. You’re here because you’re […]

Picture this… Let’s say I dropped in unannounced at your office to “shadow” you for a day. As you go about your tasks, I ask you to explain to me what you’re doing, why you do it, and the exact, step-by-step process you use to complete it. Could you do it? Or would you be […]

So you want to get into luxury real estate, huh? Bigger rewards come with bigger pressures… higher standards, less margin for error, and an even greater commitment to yourself and your clients. And if you want to succeed in luxury, you’re going to need to bring some new or enhanced skills to the table. So […]

New agent. New market. New year. New tactics. New beginnings. No matter which of those categories you fit in, the three tactics I’m sharing with you in today’s blog should definitely be part of your lead generation strategy. Now let’s get to it…   Tactic No. 1: Make a ‘Service’ Call to Everyone You Know […]

I’m in Vegas this week with some of best agents in the business. I’m here for our annual Elite Retreat taking place at Mandalay Bay, where a few thousand dedicated professionals gather for a private training and networking event. (Plus a blowout party last night!) And despite everything going on in the world today… an […]

My alternate title for today’s blog was going to be “The Procrastinator’s Guide to Business Plans for Real Estate Agents.” But I don’t want to call you out like that. Because look… I get it. I know how busy agents were in 2021. You were probably scrambling to get a buyer’s offer accepted or closing […]