Comments for Real Estate Solutions http://realsolutionsblog.com A real estate blog for the rest of us Sat, 17 May 2008 13:21:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Ning for Real Estate by ldavis http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/03/29/ning-for-real-estate/#comment-464 ldavis Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:42:13 +0000 http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/03/29/ning-for-real-estate/#comment-464 Robert and Eric - Thanks for stopping by. I'll be paying a visit to your sites too! Robert and Eric - Thanks for stopping by. I’ll be paying a visit to your sites too!

]]> Comment on Ning for Real Estate by Eric Hundin http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/03/29/ning-for-real-estate/#comment-463 Eric Hundin Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:32:17 +0000 http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/03/29/ning-for-real-estate/#comment-463 I found your blog on MSN Search. Nice writing. I will check back to read more. Eric Hundin I found your blog on MSN Search. Nice writing. I will check back to read more.

Eric Hundin

]]> Comment on Ning for Real Estate by Robert Michel http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/03/29/ning-for-real-estate/#comment-460 Robert Michel Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:01:01 +0000 http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/03/29/ning-for-real-estate/#comment-460 I just stopped by your blog and thought I would say hello. I like your site design. Looking forward to reading more down the road. Robert Michel I just stopped by your blog and thought I would say hello. I like your site design. Looking forward to reading more down the road.

Robert Michel

]]> Comment on Don’t Let your Competition Read This! by ldavis http://realsolutionsblog.com/2007/12/20/hello-world/#comment-255 ldavis Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:35:02 +0000 http://realsolutionsblog.com/2007/12/20/hello-world/#comment-255 I'm not sure I had a plan but instead I did what I could afford. I started with 200 households and gradually built that to a 6 times a year mailing to 6000 households with Custom House Publishing. In between I mail to smaller target groups like past customers, people I've done CMA's for, etc. I’m not sure I had a plan but instead I did what I could afford. I started with 200 households and gradually built that to a 6 times a year mailing to 6000 households with Custom House Publishing. In between I mail to smaller target groups like past customers, people I’ve done CMA’s for, etc.

]]> Comment on Don’t Let your Competition Read This! by Tim http://realsolutionsblog.com/2007/12/20/hello-world/#comment-254 Tim Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:17:01 +0000 http://realsolutionsblog.com/2007/12/20/hello-world/#comment-254 Hi Linda, I obviously found this entry a little late. I have looked into direct marketing, and keep running formulas to figure out the best and most cost effective way to do so. I figure that it costs about $0.50 - $0.60 per card including postage, that 20% of homeowners don't look at the cards, and that of the 80% that do, maybe 2 (25%) are at any give time considering buying or selling a home. That comes down to about $3.00 per potential customer, which is very good. Of course those 2 potential customers may already have a realtor that they are actively using of would consider using. But, I figure that if it costs you $300 to get a customer that you otherwise would not have reached, it is still more than worth it. My question is whether or not you put together a plan at first, or just started the process and hoped it would work out. Hi Linda,

I obviously found this entry a little late. I have looked into direct marketing, and keep running formulas to figure out the best and most cost effective way to do so. I figure that it costs about $0.50 - $0.60 per card including postage, that 20% of homeowners don’t look at the cards, and that of the 80% that do, maybe 2 (25%) are at any give time considering buying or selling a home. That comes down to about $3.00 per potential customer, which is very good. Of course those 2 potential customers may already have a realtor that they are actively using of would consider using. But, I figure that if it costs you $300 to get a customer that you otherwise would not have reached, it is still more than worth it. My question is whether or not you put together a plan at first, or just started the process and hoped it would work out.

]]> Comment on Paperport for Real Estate by Bob Carney http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/02/07/paperport-for-real-estate/#comment-171 Bob Carney Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:44:32 +0000 http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/02/07/paperport-for-real-estate/#comment-171 WOW, I never heard of them. We have mongo fax. I usually fax that to my email and keep the file that way. This sounds so much more organized. WOW, I never heard of them. We have mongo fax. I usually fax that to my email and keep the file that way. This sounds so much more organized.

]]> Comment on CT Real Estate Agent Unteathered by Jessie http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/01/13/ct-real-estate-agent-unteathered/#comment-92 Jessie Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:00:27 +0000 http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/01/13/ct-real-estate-agent-unteathered/#comment-92 <strong>Jessie</strong> I love this web stuff! Jessie

I love this web stuff!

]]> Comment on Paperport for Real Estate by 43 Things I Want To Do In Cleveland In 2008 | Cleveland Real Estate News http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/02/07/paperport-for-real-estate/#comment-83 43 Things I Want To Do In Cleveland In 2008 | Cleveland Real Estate News Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:33:06 +0000 http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/02/07/paperport-for-real-estate/#comment-83 [...] 22.  learn a few on line organizational systems; my friend Linda Davis is the queen of this stuff; maybe paperport®? [...] […] 22.  learn a few on line organizational systems; my friend Linda Davis is the queen of this stuff; maybe paperport®? […]

]]> Comment on Paperport for Real Estate by Terry McDaniel http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/02/07/paperport-for-real-estate/#comment-78 Terry McDaniel Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:19:37 +0000 http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/02/07/paperport-for-real-estate/#comment-78 Greetings.... it's a great tool, especially for those of us who make list on list then forget where we put that one document.....Terry Greetings…. it’s a great tool, especially for those of us
who make list on list then forget where we put that one document…..Terry

]]> Comment on How social do we have to be? by Carole Cohen http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/02/05/how-social-do-we-have-to-be/#comment-76 Carole Cohen Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:26:39 +0000 http://realsolutionsblog.com/2008/02/05/how-social-do-we-have-to-be/#comment-76 I support the idea of a plan; I have been chewing that fact for months; I agree about LinkedIN and not sure about Facebook. (we have a fun wall AND a super wall, what's up with that). I would add UPWorld...and a hyperlocal group on RealEstateworld. I think I am kidding myself if I try to plan for more than that plus my two blogs. And thanks now I see Mr. Carney has more than one outside blog! Good ideas here you two. I support the idea of a plan; I have been chewing that fact for months; I agree about LinkedIN and not sure about Facebook. (we have a fun wall AND a super wall, what’s up with that). I would add UPWorld…and a hyperlocal group on RealEstateworld. I think I am kidding myself if I try to plan for more than that plus my two blogs. And thanks now I see Mr. Carney has more than one outside blog! Good ideas here you two.

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