Real Estate Professionals

Trackbacks increase blog traffic

Attention San Diego Realtors, are you using the trackback feature on your real estate blog?  I must admit I haven’t used this feature before.  I have been blogging for over a year now and never took the time to find out what the “trackback” feature in wordpress does.  I noticed the option everytime I wrote a post, but I guess I was so busy moving forward I didn’t take time to make sure I was making the most out of my efforts.  Hopefully you are smarter than I was; if not, I hope sharing this will help you.

Now that I realize I haven’t been blogging as smart as I could be I have been doing a great deal of research on the many ways to improve traffic to my blog.  Today I came across a really great blog with easy to follow instructions on ”How to use Trackbacks to Promote Your Blog“.  If you don’t know what trackbacks are, stop what you are doing right now and visit this blog:  http://www.5minutesformom.com/47/using-trackback/

Thank you Janice & Susan.  Your blog is great, keep up the good work

Real Estate Professionals

Stop asking for Referrals!

In our line of business we have all been taught to ask for referrals. I mean who doesn’t prefer a passed along name to cold calling?  I understand the reason behind it certainly but when it comes to getting a referral, do you really want one that you have had to ask for?

If you are providing valuable service to people they can’t wait to refer!  Someone passing along your name shouldn’t be doing it because you asked them to but because they believe in your service. Not only do you run the risk of making your client uncomfortable by asking them for a referral but as a person trying to position yourself as a valuable resource do you really want to jeopardize your credibility by asking for clients?

In a world where we are surrounded by poor service, provide your clients with a reason to refer you – inspire them to pass your name on.