by Shannon O'Brien | Sep 2, 2013 | Agent Spotlight, Real Estate Discussion
All real estate is local. So, when an agent tells you that her favorite aspect of her career is “the travel,” it might just make you scratch your head. Laurie Weston Davis, of Keller Williams Realty in Pinehurst, N.C. isn’t just any real estate agent. First, she has...
by Alyssa Nardozza | Aug 30, 2013 | Websites
Organic – it’s not just what’s for dinner. Like organic food, however, organic traffic to your website is obtained naturally – without paying for it or having it referred from a directory or another site. In fact, organic traffic is sent to your site because the...
by Shannon O'Brien | Aug 21, 2013 | Real Estate Discussion
When I was a real estate agent I stowed a pair of muck boots in the trunk of my car. When you sell real estate in a rural area and carry vacant land and ranches in your listing inventory, it’s best to always be prepared – unless, of course, you don’t mind...
by Shannon O'Brien | Aug 19, 2013 | Agent Spotlight, Real Estate Discussion
At the end of these “Agent Spotlight” interviews, I always ask the agent to give me a one-word description of themselves. I’ll tell you how Brian Bendily answered that request later on. After getting to know him myself, though, I would say there are two...
by Shannon O'Brien | Aug 14, 2013 | Social Media
Social media marketing – isn’t that an oxymoron? Most real estate marketing consultants caution agents not to overly market themselves and their listings, to the exclusion of social posts, and they’re probably right. Facebook advertising, however, doesn’t happen on...