| Real estate marketing is a lot simpler than most | | | | Here's another great way to get a lot of |
| Realtors | | | | free advertising.Have some baseball caps made with |
| make it out to be. Some equate expensive products | | | | your web site address and |
| and | | | | other real estate business information on them. |
| services with quality.However, effective real estate | | | | Heck, you |
| marketing does not have to be | | | | might as well spend a few more bucks and outfit |
| expensive, complicated, or sophisticated. Sometimes, | | | | your child's |
| plain, | | | | baseball team with them. It makes for great publicity |
| simple, direct and to the point makes lasting | | | | and is |
| impressions | | | | also a nice thing to do for kids!Ask the parents for |
| that result in increased business opportunities and | | | | "quid pro quo" by asking them to place |
| more | | | | your bumper stickers on their cars.4. Envelopes, |
| income.One of the most effective real estate | | | | Stationary & Business Cards. These are the |
| marketing ideas | | | | mainstay of any real estate marketing campaign, |
| involves Expired Listings. If you're newly licensed, | | | | and a must |
| new to | | | | for your marketing campaigns.Make sure your web |
| a community or simply looking for a way to increase | | | | site address and other business |
| your | | | | information is printed on all of your stationary, |
| business you should aggressively pursue | | | | envelopes |
| them.Expired Listings are plentiful and always easy to | | | | and business cards. Leave a few wherever you go. |
| find. All | | | | Give them |
| you have to do is look at your daily MLS updates.If | | | | out like candy, as they are doing nobody any good |
| you make them a staple of your real estate | | | | in your |
| marketing | | | | pockets.5. Magnetic Signs. Automobile signs are the |
| efforts by pursuing them consistently you should be | | | | "meat and |
| able | | | | potatoes" of real estate marketing of most serious |
| to develop a steady stream of prospects and a solid | | | | agents. |
| income | | | | If you don't already have some get some. No,not |
| within 3 - 6 months, depending on your local market | | | | the generic |
| conditions.Still, getting them is easier said than done. | | | | ones that your Broker has laying around, but signs |
| However, a | | | | with your |
| good real estate listing system can help set you | | | | name, web site address and other business |
| apart from | | | | information on |
| other Realtors in a relatively short period of | | | | them.Place them on your car doors or roof. Take |
| time.Visit if you need one.Below are some additional | | | | them off and |
| real estate marketing ideas.1. Bumper stickers. Are | | | | reattach them in different spots from time to time |
| you advertising yourself via bumper | | | | to avoid |
| stickers, yet? If not you're missing out on a simple, | | | | fading your paint job.6. Flyers. Print flyers with your |
| cost | | | | web site address and other |
| effective marketing strategy.So, here's the deal. It's | | | | business information on them. Keep some with you |
| very simple. Have some bumper | | | | at all |
| stickers printed with your web site address and | | | | times and hang on bulletin boards or simply lying |
| other | | | | around to |
| business information on it.Ask your church, sorority, | | | | be picked up. It's a great, inexpensive real estate |
| fraternity and/or other groups | | | | marketing idea that reaches a lot of people fast.Print |
| you belong to to support you by placing them on | | | | out a few hundred at a time and pay your kids to |
| their cars. | | | | place |
| Many will be happy to help out, especially since it | | | | them on car windshields in grocery store and |
| won't | | | | shopping center |
| cost them anything to be supportive.Also, make | | | | parking lots on Saturday mornings.7. Articles. Another |
| enough for family, friends and clients who are | | | | real estate marketing idea is to write |
| happy with your services and willing to share how | | | | articles. Writing articles is a great way to |
| great they | | | | demonstrate |
| think you are.2. T - Shirts & Jackets. Real estate | | | | your expertise as a real estate professional while |
| marketing via T - | | | | plugging |
| shirts and jackets is not a new or novel idea, but | | | | your real estate business. It's also an inexpensive |
| how many | | | | way to |
| Realtors do you see advertising via this medium. Did | | | | increase your website ranking.These real estate |
| you say | | | | marketing ideas, anchored by a good real |
| "none?" That's what I thought.So, have some | | | | estate marketing listing system, can help |
| t-shirts and jackets made with your web site | | | | supercharge your |
| address and other business information on them. | | | | business and help you achieve the success you |
| You, your | | | | deserve.So, the sooner you adopt these strategies |
| family and friends can wear them almost anywhere. | | | | the sooner you'll |
| Market | | | | be able begin reaping the benefits of them.Copyright |
| your business year round for a one time cost. When | | | | © 2005, Lanard PerryLanard Perry is the author |
| it's too | | | | of "Farming Expired Listings - A |
| cold for t-shirts wear the jacket.3. Baseball Caps. | | | | Guide To Your Personal Success. |