vFlyer now syndicates to Kijiji and you can Tweet it

January 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

 

OK, I am a day behind in reading my emails and if you are too then this might actually be NEW news for you.

vFlyer now automatically posts real estate and rentals listings in the U.S. to Kijiji.com for vFlyer business subscribers! [Key word = business subscribers] They will automatically syndicate so no manual postings – now if others will follow their lead!

Also, you can now share your vFlyers on Twitter by selecting “Share on Twitter” under the More Options section on the Publish Successful page.

Questions? Let me know.

Don’t have time and need help setting up your listings on these sites. Let me know.  icon smile vFlyer now syndicates to Kijiji and you can Tweet it

Filed Under: kijiji, Listing Syndication, vFlyer

eClassifieds – 10 Tips to Post Ads Effectively on Craigslist, Kijiji, Backpage

November 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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OK, it’s really not 10 tips…it’s 9!

eClassifieds can be a huge resource for generating buyer and seller leads through posting your listings to advertising an upcoming seminar that you are hosting. Below are a few tips to get you started or improve your current campaign:

  1. Create a spreadsheet of your postings with date posted, address, title and number of leads each ad producesm [TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK]
  2. Use .html code from your Point2Agent listing, Postlet account, vFlyer, etc. so that the ad stands out from others
  3. If you don’t use code, create a photo collage with text and save the collage to PhotoBucket or Flicr and use the code they generate for you
  4. Don’t give all the information in your ad – leave something to get them to contact you by email,  phone or to visit your website for more information
  5. Use the MAXIMUM amount of photos that are allowed with the posting method you are using
  6. Rotate different headlines for each property to test “keywords” in the title are generating the most leads TRACK TRACK TRACK
  7. Use ______underscore _____to _____separate ______text ____to _____make _____it ____POP ___more (can’t do this with Backpage)
  8. Avoid any of these @#$%^&*  to grab someone’s attention
  9. Post ads throughout the week but make sure you have ads posted on Thursday and Friday (my stats show those days generate the most leads)
  10. TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK TRACK

Remember, visitors on these sites are shotgunning lots of emails about properties they see online and 80% go with the real estate agent who contacts them first! DON’T DELAY WHEN THAT EMAIL ARRIVES!

Good luck and let me know if you need help!

Filed Under: backpage, Craigslist, eclassified, kijiji, Lead Generation Tagged With: , , , ,

Top 11 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Outsource Your Marketing

June 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
You have unlimited time to write your own blogs and press releases AND submit them to related web sites
  1. Your office resources are endless to help to develop ads and post to BackPage, CraigsList and Kijiji
  2. You have a dedicated Web team to analyze your Web site stats and optimize your Web content accordingly
  3. Your in-house graphic design team develops all your brochures / postcards for mailings and CDs / flyers for open houses
  4. Your independently wealthy and can afford to spend money on hiring additional staff to create and maintain your real estate marketing needs
  5. Your team of experts knows how to create videos from photos and post them on video Web sites
  6. You don’t mind paying for paid vacations, medical / dental insurance, sick leave, SUI, FUI, overtime, bonuses…should I continue?
  7. You have lots of room in your office or home office for your staff
  8. Your Web listings automatically write their own descriptions and post themselves on real estate Web sites AND maintain themselves
  9. Your favorite part of the week is creating electronic newsletters to send to your sphere of influence and past clients
  10. You know so much about social networking you should be teaching others how to use it to generate leads

My tagline is “The Internet has changed the way clients find you – let us help them.”  is very true of today’s marketing of listings. Stats prove that potential home buyers research communities, school, subdivisions and even agents before making contact with anyone.

The more of a presence you have on the Web, the more impressed clients will be with you. The more your name, Web site, etc. is out there, the better potential clients will find you.

I have a client who has received several BUYER leads from Craiglist “homes for sale” because they are researching the marketing the agent does for others.

Internet and social networking have created a time consuming monster for agents to keep up with what others are doing to stay in the game. Unfortunately, not everyone has the experience, time to learn, time to maintain, desire to do any of it or understand why they should do it. By developing a marketing plan (and updating it regularly) you can figure out what is the most “bang for your buck”, what is eating up your time and what you might want to outsource.

There are cost effective ways to outsource these marketing efforts so you can spend time where it needs to be, working with current and potential clients.

Filed Under: eclassified, Facebook, Flyer, Lead Generation, Linked In, Listing Syndication, Marketing, Outsourcing, SEO, Social Media, Social Networking, Trulia, Twitter, WordPress

Free Ad Posting Sites…Craigslist, Kijiji and BackPage

May 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Right now we have a powerful marketing tool at our fingertips and best of all it is basically free! The trick is to know how to use it. Leveraging your time and energy to acquire more clients is a balancing act and can frequently leave you spending many hours on a project that will end up making you no money. Late nights of envelope stuffing or the endless stream of letters and postcards can be exhausting and drain your advertising budget.

With the advent of websites like Craigslist advertising has not only gotten amazingly easier the price has dropped to something everybody can afford….FREE!!  Best of all this site put you directly in front of the people you want to talk to people in your local area who are looking to buy or sell a home.

These free sites are everywhere and can really open up a real estate business to the world wide economy. Giving home buyers and sellers the opportunity to get to know you better and what you can offer them will help clients to feel more comfortable with you and your company. Utilizing these amazing new tools to get your name out there will help to propel you to exactly where you want to go…into success!

Filed Under: backpage, Craigslist, eclassified, kijiji
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