The holidays are behind us and 2021 is here. If you haven’t started yet, now’s the time to plan your business strategy for 2021. However, it can be difficult to figure out where to start. Keep in mind that you’ll always have a long to-do list but prioritizing your crucial tasks can help you get organized and start the year off strong.
Start with something small.
Even if you’re short on time, there are still small ways you can start planning for 2021. One of the most important and simple things you can do to prepare your business for the upcoming year is to take the time to get organized. This can include your office, client files, marketing materials, and listing profiles. Reviewing these will also help remind you of tasks you were putting off or planned to do but were never able to get to.
Attract more leads in the coming year.
Much of the time, your potential clients find and evaluate you online before they ever reach out to you. Everything from your website to your Facebook reviews is under the scrutinizing gaze of buyers and sellers. If your online presence is lacking, you might be missing out on potential lead opportunities. Because of this, you should verify your business on all major search engines. Additionally, remember that the majority of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations. Take a look at your online reputation to make sure you’re presenting your best image so that online browsers will be more likely to reach out to you. If you don’t have any online reviews, ask your current clients to add some feedback to your Facebook page, Google, or other online locations.
Plan new ways to communicate with current clients.
Now’s also a great time to set up ways to keep in contact with your current clients so that you can avoid losing touch when your schedule is tight. First, consider ways that you can divide your clients so that you can create targeted marketing pieces for each group. Then, create an email campaign for each group with content tailored specifically for them, so that they know that you’re thinking about them all year long. Your campaigns can be as simple as “5 Ways to Boost Your Curb Appeal” or “Top Reasons to Stage Your Home.”
Another way to keep up with clients is by scheduling out your social media posts. Create a simple content calendar and schedule some posts in advance so that your current followers will have more opportunities to interact with you throughout the year.
Planning ahead can play a big part in achieving your goals for2021. Once you’ve worked through your small goals, it’ll be easier to create and implement a long-term strategy that’ll make 2021 your most successful year yet.
If you need administrative assistance to get ready for 2021, contact us at REVStaffing or Call Today @ 855-738-7821 X700
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Building a strong social media presence is important and widely accepted in marketing and business community. For most the social media network that brings the most traffic is Facebook. Undoubtedly Facebook is the most popular social network with over 1.3 billion users logging on every month. With this, it is a great opportunity for a business to connect with potential customers.
By creating a Facebook page for your business you can advertise your services and by following a few easy task attract a following. Try using the following tips a guideline and you can learn to drive traffic to your real estate Facebook page more efficiently.
Link Posting to Your Website
In a business Facebook page one of the main purposes is to get people to use your services. You want to direct your followers to your website, this is done by link posting around your page. By posting links on your page to specific pages on your website saves your followers time by going directly to that area in your website.
Make Followers Experience Personal
You want to keep your followers coming back so it is always good interact as much as possible. You should initiate conversations with open ended questions such as “What do you look for in a home?”, and create questionnaires or quizzes on your page. These things allow your followers to become involved and continue visiting your page and website. You should also join in on conversation, respond to feeds that is related to your business and be sure that you reply to your follower’s questions and comments on your Facebook page.
Create Interest with Visuals
By integrating pictures, videos, and interactive content with your post. By doing this regularly keeps your followers interested and informed, it also breaks up to the having too much text. Post your links with attractive pictures of homes and their surrounding area to entice your followers to see what other homes that you have listed on your website.
Share Content on all Platforms
On your Facebook page and your website make sure that you make use of share plug-ins, so your followers can link from one to the other to access information on both easily. You should also connect with any other social media pages (Pinterest, Twitter, etc.) that you have to fully reach a wider online audience.
It’s a competitive market out there so let REVStaffing get you ahead of the game. Start preparing now.
Call REVStaffing today at 855-738-7821 or visit our website at www.revstaffing.com.
If you would like to discuss any possibly need you may have and would like REVStaffing’s assistance, click here to schedule an appointment.
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The show doesn’t stop once you click Finish and Post in your Facebook Live broadcast. While your video post can reach far and wide on Facebook, you can push that reach even further after the video has wrapped up.
Upload Your Live Video to YouTube or Vimeo
Once you’ve downloaded your Facebook Live video, you can upload your video to other video hosting sites or channels to reach a wider audience. If you upload it to YouTube, you can even use YouTube’s simple video editing tools to trim your video down to the moment(s) you want to keep and share. Don’t forget to use YouTube’s features to add a branded watermark, action cards, a description, and tags.
Share Your Live Video with Newsletter Subscribers
If your email newsletter could use a shot in the arm, add your Facebook Live video into your next issue.
Video and media consistently boost email marketing performance.
Personify Leadership shot partner interviews at an international conference and later used the Facebook Live videos to inform newsletter subscribers. The company was able to increase credibility by highlighting their key partnerships.
Embed Your Live Video in Your Website or Blog
To see the options to embed, edit, and even schedule an expiration date for your Facebook Live video, go back the Post Details pop-up window and click the Post tab.
Click on the Post tab.
After clicking the Post tab, click on the image of the video to access video options (including downloading the video file).
Then you’ll click on Options so you can view the options for your video post. You can click Embed to copy the code to add an iFrame of the video to your website or blog.
To get an embed code for your Facebook Live video, follow these additional steps to grab an iFrame code for your website or blog.
Facebook Live videos offer excellent repurposing opportunities that you can quickly plug into other social media marketing channels. Live videos are ready and waiting to expand your reach and grow your audience even more.
Let REVStaffing help you to achieve your goals and increase your potential! Complete a complimentary needs analysis survey, send us an email, or call 855.REVS.VA1 today!
*Courtesy of www.socialmediaexaminer.com
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Google introduced “a fully redesigned Google+ that puts Communities and Collections front and center.”
Tumblr Simplifies GIF Creation on iOS
Tumblr announced that “any video (or burst!) on your iOS device can be GIFFed, edited, and posted using the Tumblr app.” This functionality will be coming soon to Android.
Vine Introduces New Remix, Remake and Collaboration Features
You now have the power to reinterpret, collaborate or remix with audio from any Vine on the network.” Vine also introduced a new discovery feature that allows you to “find Vines that use the same audio clip or song.
YouTube Releases New Translation Features
YouTube introduced a new set of translation features designed to help creators make their content more accessible and understandable to an international audience.
Blab Rolls Out Show Cards for the Web
Show cards on Blab are finally here. They are currently only available for new blabs and only on the web, but are coming soon to Blab replays, on iOS and in tweets.
Instagram Limits Access From Third-Party Apps
Instagram announced several platform changes to improve people’s control over their content and set up a more sustainable environment built around authentic experiences on the platform, including a new review process for third-party apps starting December 3, 2015.
Facebook Mobile App Opens to Google Search
Facebook is allowing Google to crawl and index its mobile app, which means mobile search results from Google will display some content from Facebook’s app, including public profile information. The results appear as deep links that will take users to the relevant part of the Facebook app.
If you need help creating and publicizing your videos contact REVStaffing at 855.738.7821.
Or if your schedule is hectic, as most realtors are, schedule an introductory meeting at you convenience.
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The woman suffrage amendment was actually first introduced to the U.S. Congress in 1978, but took 42 years before it received approval from both the House of Representatives and Senate.
In 1971, Congresswoman Bella Abzug introduced a resolution designating August 26 of each year as Women’s Equality Day.
Every president has made a proclamation for Women’s Equality Day since 1972.
Need help with your real estate business? Give us a call at REVStaffing today at 855-738-7821, or visit our website at www.revstaffing.com.
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Everyone agrees that increasing consumer protection is a desirable goal. Nevertheless, the unforeseen ripple effects from these changes could seriously disrupt how the closing process is conducted.
The most serious issues that will result from the new changes handed down by the CFPB: The new rules will require a new three-day waiting period when there are any changes in the TRID forms. The recommendation is to allow an extra 15 days to close your transactions. In other words, 30-day contracts will now require 45 days, and 60-day contracts will require 75 days.
A change of this magnitude is going to create unexpected ripple effects across the industry, not only for agents and clients, but for mortgage and title professionals, too. What can you do to be prepared?
First, make sure you attend a TRID training as soon as possible.
Second, if you’re a broker-owner, own a Mortgage Company, or Title Company, take steps to change your documentation to the new system as soon as it becomes available.
Third, associations and other companies that provide contracts to the industry must have the new forms ready to go well before Aug. 1, 2015. This also means that agents and brokers will have to be trained on these new forms, over and above what is required by TRID.
It could be a tough transition at first. What will be particularly thorny are transactions closing in late July. If they fail to close by Aug. 1, 2015, how will they be handled? Does entirely new documentation have to be drawn? How long will the delays be?
As we move closer to the August 1st date change, advise your clients that there will be unexpected delays in obtaining loan approval, potential changes in the documentation during the transaction, and a host of problems we probably can’t even begin to imagine. Start preparing now.
Call REVStaffing today at 855-738-7821 or visit our website at www.revstaffing.com.
If you would like to discuss any possibly need you may have and would like REVStaffing’s assistance, click here to schedule an appointment.
**Courtesy of inman.com and Bernice Ross
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Point2 Agent is an online real estate marketing solutions provider that provides technologies to the real estate industry. Point2 Agent offers individuals in real estate a way to succeed regardless of their expertise in the technology savvy real estate industry for over a decade.
Real estate agents who use the Point2 Agent marketing system are able to enhance their web presence in numerous ways utilizing the impressive websites, broad listing 
combinations, and brilliant lead management results.
Aside from creating a platform for the modern real estate agent. Point2 also provides up to minute data information essential for the consumer, property managers and the investor alike. Giving the homebuyer and real estate professional’s knowledge and a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Point2 Agent system is mobile friendly and is easily accessible for anyone to use, they have tech support and is available to use Monday thru Friday from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm CST.
The Point2 Agent is a marketing tool for those in the real estate industry who want to expand their business into the ever growing social media market. For more information about Point2 Agent, please call customer support at 1-866-977-1777 or go to http://www.point2.com.
Need help staying in contact with all the leads that will soon be coming your way? REVStaffing can gladly assist you with those tasks! Let REVStaffing help you to achieve your goals and increase your potential! Complete a complimentary needs analysis survey, send us an email, or call 855.REVS.VA1 today!
Customer relationship management (CRM) provider Contactually was not specifically designed only for Realtors. However, a growing number of Realtors nationwide are using Contactually’s cloud-based software to stay in better contact with their clients and database, and the company continues to make their system work for Realtor needs.
Since the company launched at the end of 2011, the CRM systems Contactually provides have continued to make upgrades, many of which are perfect for those in the real estate industry — from agents, to teams, to brokerage firms.
Contactually brings together databases from numerous sources. This includes integrating with Gmail, Google contacts, Google calendar, Yahoo, AOL, Facebook, Twitter, 
LinkedIn, Skype, Foursquare, Tumblr, Flickr, Quora, Klout, Placester, and Zapier, as well as certain other CRM programs like Highrise, Salesforce, BombBomb, MailChimp, SugarCRM, CapsuleCRM, and Producteev.
The idea behind Contactually is to organize all of the users’ many networks and to help keep the users themselves more organized and focused on their relations with contacts.
Relationships can be tracked easily via Contactually’s dashboard. This is where the user will receive daily reminders on actions that need to be taken with certain contacts. Pipelines can show exactly what stage active contacts are in.
Individual emails can be created from within Contactually, as can mass emails to contact databases. Email templates and article sharing plugins are made available to all users. Contacts can be selected to be enrolled in various email programs and campaigns.
For those who need help on understanding all that this system provides, the company offers the Contactually Academy, which consists of a library of “how to” videos, along with daytime live training and support.
Using software that was introduced last year, companies and brokers who sign up their realty offices and agents to Contactually will have a broker dashboard, allowing the
m to see how often and how well their agents are using the CRM programs.
More information on what Contactually can do for Realtors can be found at Contactually.com.
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Last year, online video advertising grew 55 percent, making it the fastest growing ad format. Additionally, consumers are more likely to purchase a product after watching a video and will often share educational and informative videos on their social media profiles.
So how does this apply to your real estate business?
Listings
Creating a virtual tour with photos isn’t nearly as insightful as creating a video tour of a home. You don’t need a team of professionals to shoot the video. Simply mount your camera on a tripod, and use to handle to steadily turn the camera 360 degrees. That’s it!
Vlogging
You’ve heard of blogging, but equally popular now is vlogging. If you’re not sure what to talk about, then do a library of videos answering frequently asked questions. Each question and answer session can be its own clip, and should not exceed more than 3 minutes. Upload a new video each week and email your database to keep a consistent traffic flow to your website.
SEO
Search engine optimization is the ultimate tool in creating a strong online presence. By embedding a video onto your blog and website, not only do you increase your page’s appeal, you’re also more likely to turn up in search engine results.
Now that you have some great ideas to kick your real estate business into high gear, contact your real estate virtual assistant to help implement these ideas. Our VA’s have decades of combined experience with effective marketing strategies, advanced social media, client management, transaction coordination and much more. For a complimentary consultation or free needs analysis, call 855-REVSVA1 (855-738-7821) or visit www.revstaffing.com.
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Get a jump on your real estate business and increase your listing inventory in 2013 by implementing these strategies, used by the most successful Realtors in the country.
1. Practice Scripts and Role Playing
Getting flashbacks to real estate school? There’s a reason this is one of the first things you learned. It’s effective for a number of reasons – It builds confidence, and it prevents you from getting into a situation where you don’t have an answer. It also ensures that your response and delivery will sound completely natural. Just because you’re mentally referring back to a script during a conversation doesn’t mean it has to sound like it.
2. Prospect
Do you have a lead generating system, such as TigerLead or RedX? Calling on expired and withdrawn listings can be time consuming, but it can also be very lucrative. Fortunately, REVStaffing has a specialized department that can make those calls for you.
3. Schedule an In-Office Listing Appointment
Most agents schedule listing appointments at the seller’s home, and while this isn’t completely ineffective, it’s not ideal either. When you’re in the seller’s home, there’s a greater chance that you’ll influenced by their presentation of their home, making it hard to view the property objectively. By meeting them in your office, you’ll have the “home field” advantage where you can focus on why you are best for their listing…not why their listing is best for you.
4. Have a Team of Real Estate Professionals
Having a team of real estate virtual assistants is critical to the success of any top producing Realtor. Your VA’s can help you with everything from transaction coordination to virtual marketing.
5. Communication
Communication is key, both with your clients and your team. Make sure you communicate realistic and honest expectations to your clients, and follow this up by staying in touch with them regarding the status of their property listing. Make sure you also communicate any listing modifications and prices changes promptly to your team.
To begin increasing your listing inventory for 2013, contact REVStaffing for a complimentary consultation or free needs analysis by calling 855-REVSVA1 (855-738-7821) or visiting www.revstaffing.com. Our real estate virtual assistants have decades of combined experience with effective marketing strategies, advanced social media, client management, transaction coordination and much more.
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