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I Learned The Secrets Of A High-Powered Real Estate Sales Agent
by Chris Archer

When I was a licensed Real Estate Sales Agent in the state of Florida, I could never understand why there were agents at my office that consistently produced five, ten, even twenty times more listings than other agents, who were participating in the same sales meetings, receiving mentorship from the same broker, and had met the same licensing requirements. It always struck me as unfair, that I personally was investing in excess of 60 hours per week to barely make it, financially, in the Real Estate Industry, while colleagues were literally carving out a name for themselves as "super agents."

Have you ever wondered why one Real Estate Sales Agent has 50 or more listings at any given time, and you find yourself struggling to obtain listings in the single digits? Have you encountered a "super-sales pro," and thought he or she is really not that much different from you? Well, truth is, there is a major difference between the ultra successful Real Estate Sales Agent and you - and that difference is they know the secrets of being a "high-powered" sales professional.

I want to share the secrets I learned from a personal mentor, who did so well in this industry, he was able to retire and strictly do deals for friends, after only 5 short years. Imagine going from struggling to make a living, to having all of your financial and professional dreams come true. Think about going to work everyday, and not living with the dread of another day's work, and instead, be pumped up because you know you are about to have another profitable day. Let me take a moment and share with you, the secrets of being a "high-powered" sales professional in Real Estate.

First of all, you are going to allocate a certain number of hours per week to your Real Estate career. This requires sitting down with your calendar, and literally scheduling items such as family time, personal appointments, administrative time, prospecting time, client follow-up time, meal times, etc. After you've completed this task, you will come up with a pre-determined number of hours you can dedicate to your work. For our purposes in this article, let's say you have a family, and you've determined you have 30 hours per week to devote exclusively to your Real Estate business. If you're trying to make ends meet, you may be looking at 30 hours and be thinking - "there is no way." There is a way, and it's really about changing the way you're looking at the premise of work. Now, let's change our focus from working harder, to working smarter.

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Chris Archer is the owner of http://www.chrisarcherinc.com and has owned small and home-based businesses since 1992. Currently residing in Pickerington, Ohio, Christina is the wife and mother of 5 children, ranging in age from 1 - 18. When Chris is not working with small and home-based business owners, she enjoys visiting Florida, spending time outdoors, amusement parks, movies, reading, video games, computers, home-schooling, and engaging in lively political conversations. If you'd like to obtain a free Home-Based Business Resource kit via email, visit her website at http://www.chrisarcherinc.com

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Using the Dashboard to Gauge Your Performance

A lesser-known function in RealAgent Accelerator is the Dashboard. The Dashboard is accessible from the Tools menu and provides a quick overview of your clients, tasks, listings, and commissions. It displays history for the past three months in chart form, allowing you to easily see if you're on pace, or if your income is lagging this month.

Filtering to Find Clients Quickly

You can quickly find any client by typing a name into the filter row of any tabbed listing and pressing the Enter key. You can even use the asterisk (*) to peform partial matches. For example to find all clients with a last name starting with 'Smith', type Smith* into the last name column of the filter row.

Press Enter. The list will be filtered to display only those records where the last name starts with 'Smith', such as Smith, Smithson, or Smithers:

 

Calling All Agents!

We're always looking for feedback - the only way we can continue to offer you great features that you'll use is if you tell us what you want! Keep your suggestions coming - tell us what's missing in RealAgent Accelerator - there's a high likelihood that it will be considered for inclusion in a future release!





More great features are in store for our next update, version 1.0.57. One of the best is the ability to create multiple listings per client, which was something that was lacking in RealAgent Accelerator until now. Another welcome addition is the ability to create Standard Fees - common deductions such as brokerage fees, deal fees, etc. that you have to pay out for every client. Rather than creating expense entries each time for each deal (which you currently would have to do), the "standard fees" features will make this much easier. We've got much more in store for our next release - contact us today to find out more or to suggest a feature!

 


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Import Leads From Your Website!
RealAgent Accelerator comes with a web form generator that you can paste into your website that will allow you to pull buyer or seller leads directly into your RealAgent software! Also choose to receive an SMS message on your cellular telephone when you have new leads. More info...

Share Data Easily!
Use the Network Database wizard to create networked databases that anyone in your office or network can connect to! More info...

Have an Assistant?
RealAgent Accelerator allows you to share your appointments Calendar with any other user, so you and your assistant can always stay in sync! More info...

Send Personalized Email to Your Clients
Sending email to your clients is easy - send personalized email to hundreds of your clients in seconds! More info...