6 Steps for A Successful Real Estate Social Media Presence

If you believe social media is a fad you must watch the video below. It is not. In fact many of the mainstream publications are predicting that this year alone it will surpass any other source of information for consumers before they make any buying decision. ANYTHING from homes to widgets. As far as Real Estate there are 6 easy steps that will put you on the map and even make a difference in your business by propelling you go from a good year to a great year.

Here they are:

1. Create an account with ActiveRain and write down on your schedule to at the very least answer questions or comment on posts from other agents
2. Create a self hosted WordPress blog and write consistently at least 2 to 3 posts a week about your local market. Be passionate about your business and give useful information about your expertise. The goal here is to give people a reason to call you. If you do not have a W0rpress account, I will guide you through the process for free when you register your new domain through my “resources” page. Yes, I get a couple of bucks for referring you to the site that I consider it to be the easiest to install WordPress. If I am going to help you for free I might as well make it easy for myself. My site is powered by Thesis, a WordPress theme. It  is very simple and easy to maintain.
3. Register for a free Twitter account. It is strongly advised to NOT promote your listings there. Twitter is a “micro-blog”. You only have room for 140 characters. In my opinion Twitter is a great way to drive traffic to your new beautiful looking WordPress blog.
4. Regardless of what your perception is of Facebook you must have a presence there. It has surpassed Google for daily visits. Become a fan of as many trade related groups as you can find through the search feature.
5. Subscribe to an automated posting system like hootsuite.com. It gives you the ability to manage all your daily activities by allowing you to centralize all your accounts.
6. Buy yourself the ebook by Naomi Trower, “Social Media Marketing“. It has some unbelievable information for people of all levels of Social Media knowledge. Some basic information and some information that will help you as your knowledge grows.

Social Media is not a fad but it is certainly allows you to be transparent. Live your passion. If you are truly motivated and have a passion for what you do I will give you a very special gift should you allow me to help you.

Please contact me with any questions