Business Strategies

Today’s tip is to plan your mailings for the entire year. You need to be in front of your clients via mail a minimum of once a month, but ideally 2-3 times a month.  Mail to your clients serves many purposes: ~ It allows you to ensure that you are in regular contact with people. …

Luck is when preparation meets opportunity Today’s tip is to preview at least 10 properties a week You can not be successful in real estate if you don’t know your market.  I must admit that I have not always been diligent about previewing and staying on top of the market.  Before when things were so…

Today’s tip is to meet new people Being a successful business person requires that you meet new people and grow your sphere on a regular basis.  This can be intimidating, especially if you are introvert, but there are lots of ways to do it and not hyperventilate in the process. Here are a couple of…

“Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith” ~ Margaret Shepherd Todays tip is to do your affirmations daily and meditate for 10 minutes a day. I know that it sounds fruity and like something that doesn’t matter and you don’t have time for.  Au contraire!  The mental work that you do is…

Today’s tip is to get some help. I know, we are supposed to be able to do it all.  Keep the house looking like Martha Stewart just stopped by, have perfect children that we graciously shuttle to their activities, prepare gourmet meals, go out on dates with our spouses, take some time for ourselves and…

Today’s tip is to write out your hot and warm lists, attach commission dollars to them and keep it with you at all times.  If you haven’t been doing this up until now, you might feel as though you don’t have anyone to put on this list, trust me, you do.  Just for review here…

As promised, I am back from Hawaii relaxed from enjoying time on the beach in the sun and motivated beyond belief from all of the great ideas that I heard at the Ninja Selling Retreat.  (Go to www.ninjaselling.com for more information on future classes and retreats.)  It is amazing to me that I have been…

I was chatting with Erin, a good friend of mine, today and fellow Realtor and we were talking about what we think business will be like in 2010.  Both of us are optimistic about the coming year, but the reality is that sales no longer show up and fall into your lap anymore and it…

This past weekend was the Thanksgiving holiday and I must say, it was probably the best one that I have ever had.  We did lots of great things.  I checked out the Macy’s parade on Friday morning which was incredibly cool, we went downtown Seattle as a family for the tree lighting and rode the…

Thank you to everyone that joined in at the last Ninja Mom’s meeting and for all of the wonderful ideas that you shared!  The general topic of the day was: “What have you done outside of the box this year?” which sparked lots of great conversation. Here are some of the things that we talked…