Sheri Moritz

This video is so friggin funny.  We have a lot of short sales in our office and we work with a large number of investors.  As sarcastic as this video appears there is so much truth in it.  The banks wonder why they have so many of their properties sitting on the market.  It may be because this is how they treat prospective buyers.  I have submitted numerous offers on bank owned property and unless we have all cash willing to jump through every hoop.

 

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As funny as this video is it is also sad to see watch. I am relatively active in most of the major social media sites and often find agents pushing their services and houses on people in their social network. As you watch this video think about how important it is to listen and what we could learn if we practiced being Wordless more than just on Wednesday.

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I have to admit that this week Twitter Tuesday had me feeling like Toast.  Not like eating it this week but feeling like it.  So I apologize that as much as I wanted to get the Twitter Tuesday Tip out yesterday I just couldn't get the energy together to do it.  The good thing about being under the weather is that I have had a chance to spend time playing around learning a few more Twitter tools.  As many of you know I wrote ablog a few weeks ago on Tweetdeck.  Hopefully you have had an opportunity to check it out and learn your way around.

Today's Twitter Tip is Hoot Suite which is very similar to Tweetdeck with a few KEY advantages. Don't we all send out Tweets wondering "am I wasting my time" or "is anyone even reading my Tweets"?  With Hoot Suite you can track how many people have clicked on a link in different Tweets.  Just think, you could tell your sellers that you listed their house via Tweetlisteronn Hoot Suite and 10+ people linked today via Twitter and 140 total for the week.  Not only does this show your seller that you are marketing their home; it shows them that you are tracking the results and ahead of the curve on technology.  Try different wordingto generate traffic to your website with different key words and see what generates more traffic.  In addition tracking HootSuite has the ability to schedule Tweets to happen later.  Now you don't have to constantly be retyping posts or trying to remember to Tweet about your listings and business it will happen automatically for you when you scheduled it.  You can also promote your business at different times of the day to get more exposure to people in other areas that may be on Twitter at different times of the day.  Maybe you are having an open house from 1-3 on Sunday and know you wont have Internet connection at the house...just schedule a Tweet in advance reminding possible buyers to stop by.

**Caveat**  Please do not use this as an opportunity to put Twitter on autopilot to spam out your listings and beg people for business.  It is important to understand that Twitter is a conversational tool and the fastest way to lose followers is to only talk about your business or constantly throw ads at them.  Try to have a good balance of conversation and auto Tweets for business purposes.  If you build relationships with people on Twitter they will help Re-Tweet your business information if they find that information valuable to their followers. 

Check out this video to learn more about Hoot Suite.  Check back and let me know what you think after you track your first Tweet.  I would love to hear some feedback.

 

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I am totally speechless this week that I posted a simple Tweet to Twitter... "Hey anyone in graphic design want to play around with a logo creation?" Not only did I get a response I got several all submitted for FREE! And the winner is....

These were submitted by a local graphic designer in Raleigh NC. via a Twitter request

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What is that saying when things come together and just seem to be a perfect match?

Oh yeah, A Marriage Made in Heaven.

That is how I feel about Boot Camp 4 Real Estate and Boot Camp 4 Social Media

It is time for small business owners to realize the world is married to Social Media and you need to be there with them to keep your business in front of them and ahead of your competition

Boot Camp 4 Social Media is designed to help business professionals understand the Big 4 (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Youtube). Campers will set up and learn how these 4 powerhouse Social Media sites work together to give you and your business credibility. In addition you will learn ways to market your businesses and add valuable content to your niche market through these 4 powerhouse Social Media sites.

Much thought went into Boot Camp 4 Social Media. I didn't just decide to jump on the Social Media training to real estate professionals bandwagon. In my past life I was said to be a a superstar real estate broker, manager and trainer (see articles below). What happened to all that....?

To make a long story short; the Lochness Monster Hunters have consumed most of my time for the last 2.5 years. I spent a lot of time close to home just being mom. During that time, not only did I get to enjoy my daughter rapidly changing, I was watching a rapidly changing landscape for the real estate industry. I had an opportunity to explore all the new social media sites that had started to pop up while I was busy selling homes and training agents.

Just like when I first saw my daughter; as soon as I started to play around with all the social media tools I instantly fell in love. I spent hours, days, weeks, months and now years getting to know how all the social media sites work and how they can be integrated into use for buisiness. I found that the benefits and tools available to market any type of business are endless and an excitement to share it with others.

Boot Camp 4 Social Media - A one day business building and networking course where you experience hands-on how to effectively implement Social Media marketing plan and how to choose which ones would be most effective for your business - with limited time involved to manage

Boot Camp 4 Social Media will offer the opportunity to explore the sites in class and ask questions. While at Camp we will walk through setting up your FREE accounts and discuss the advantages. To get the most out of Camp; attendees should bring their laptop for a hands on experience and to leave Boot Camp with your Social Media campaign activated.

Boot Camp 4 Real Estate - This is a course designed for real estate brokers, mortgage lenders, insurance agents, closing attornies, home inspectors, appraisers, repair services, pest inspectors, home stagers and more. If you are on the list of businesses on ActiveRain this is for you. The couse is designed to help you get all types of businesses involved in Social Media.

Keep in mind that Social Media is fluid and the landscape is every changing. Boot Camp 4 Social Media is not only designed to get you started in Social Media but it is also designed to keep you up to date. We have teamed up with some of the top Social Media trainers to offer ongoing training through video, blogging, Facebook updates, Twitter feeds and more. There will be extensive ongoing training offered by affiliates to help you take your Social Media marketing to the next level.

We have all been inundated over the past couple of years with both Social Media and Social Media "Experts" In this changing real estate market. I have seen many agents attempting to suppliment their income by training other professionals in the real estate industry how to use Social Media. Many of them are great agents that are extremely knowledgeable in Social Media. However there are also a large portion of excellent and knowledable traditional trainers that just "Don't get Social Media"...

I recently attended two Social Media training sessions at my local Realtor Association. The first instructor said that he has not found a use for Twitter. He did recommended that the agents sign up for Tagged (In case you didn't know it's really a dating website with glittery profiles like MySpace). Just this week another speaker presenting at the board said "There is no need for Twitter, don't believe anything you read there" and "everybody on Twitter just wants to sell you something. In a meeting about social media recently a person paid to handle Social Media for our association asked what YouTube and BlogTalkRadio had to do with real estate while stating they had never heard of ActiveRain. With this social media training lately what I wonder is... Where is following your leadership taking you?

So what makes ME qualified to offer Social Media training to professionals in the real estate industry? I actually love that question. It is like when an experienced agent gets the question at a listing appointment; this is where the great divide occurs. The truley experienced agent is totally relaxed answering the question because they know they are more than qualified to sell the house. That is how I feel about offering Social Media training to professionals in the real estate industry.

Rolling Credits for those intrested in shameless self promotion...

After 17 years and over 1500 homes sold I have seen it all and still love anything real estate. I have always been a leader in the real estate industry and offering the latest real estate and technology information. I have managed and trained 100's of agents in the Raleigh NC area.

In addition to the recent stories I have contributed to for NC Realtors Association magazine on video creation and Builder Magazine on builders relationships with Realtors online, I have also consulting on two consumer books on real estate that will be published in early 2010.

Here are links to a few of the past magazine articles:

Entrepreneur Magazine as well as on CNN for managing Gen-X and Gen-Y agents

Top 30 under 30 in 2000

Youthful Approach Yields Old Time Success Story

25 Most Influential in Real Estate 2000

Making your Office Digital

I have always enjoyed real estate, technology and training so this marriage should work out just great!

For more information or to register check out our website at www.BootCamp4RealEstate.com or www.BootCamp4SocialMedia.com If you are interested in hosting Boot Camp 4 Social Media in your area I would love to chat about the possiblility. Just connect with me online or feel free to call 919-412-2080

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