Comments on: Realtors: Thou Shalt Not Rely on Internet Leads Alone http://www.thebvasconnection.com/29/thou-shalt-not-rely-on-internet-leads-alone/ Real Estate Marketing Tools &Tips from Real Estate Virtual Assistant, Megan E Barber Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:20:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Realtors: Thou Shalt Not Rely on Internet Leads Alone « Kelly’s Weblog http://www.thebvasconnection.com/29/thou-shalt-not-rely-on-internet-leads-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Realtors: Thou Shalt Not Rely on Internet Leads Alone « Kelly’s Weblog Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:16:18 +0000 http://www.barbervasolutions.com/blog/2007/10/23/thou-shalt-not-rely-on-internet-leads-alone/#comment-10 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: megbarber http://www.thebvasconnection.com/29/thou-shalt-not-rely-on-internet-leads-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-11 megbarber Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:55:03 +0000 http://www.barbervasolutions.com/blog/2007/10/23/thou-shalt-not-rely-on-internet-leads-alone/#comment-11 Hi Mark- I absolutely agree that having an internet presence of extreme importance and must be in every Realtor's marketing plan. In today's times you cannot be very successful in the business without one. I know this first hand as without an internet presence, a VA barely exists to the rest of the world. But so many agents are spending so much money on internet leads and technology, they almost forget to get back to basics and don't leave enough in their marketing budget for the traditional marketing avenues. For 2007 and beyond I think those statistics will be impacted through the growth of social networking and blogging, not through internet lead companies. Through those social networking tools, the smart Realtors that use them (such as yourself) will more quickly build the "trust factor" with internet consumers by demonstrating not only their real estate knowledge, but showing that they are human and not some name and picture attached to a listing. Hi Mark- I absolutely agree that having an internet presence of extreme importance and must be in every Realtor’s marketing plan. In today’s times you cannot be very successful in the business without one. I know this first hand as without an internet presence, a VA barely exists to the rest of the world. But so many agents are spending so much money on internet leads and technology, they almost forget to get back to basics and don’t leave enough in their marketing budget for the traditional marketing avenues.

For 2007 and beyond I think those statistics will be impacted through the growth of social networking and blogging, not through internet lead companies. Through those social networking tools, the smart Realtors that use them (such as yourself) will more quickly build the “trust factor” with internet consumers by demonstrating not only their real estate knowledge, but showing that they are human and not some name and picture attached to a listing.

]]> By: Mark D. Finn http://www.thebvasconnection.com/29/thou-shalt-not-rely-on-internet-leads-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Mark D. Finn Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:22:15 +0000 http://www.barbervasolutions.com/blog/2007/10/23/thou-shalt-not-rely-on-internet-leads-alone/#comment-12 I agree that you can't simply abandon all other forms of marketing in lieu of creating an Internet presence. However, I think it should be understood that having an Internet presence IS an important factor to consider when evaluating your overall marketing plan. An Internet presence isn't necessarily built over night, not a solid one anyway. You should be thinking of your Internet presence as an investment for the future. Year over year the NAR statistics are showing an increase of Internet activity. I strongly believe that these numbers will continue to rise. So, yes, in 2006 only 7% of buyers found the agent they used on an Internet site. What about 2007 and beyond? I agree that you can’t simply abandon all other forms of marketing in lieu of creating an Internet presence. However, I think it should be understood that having an Internet presence IS an important factor to consider when evaluating your overall marketing plan. An Internet presence isn’t necessarily built over night, not a solid one anyway. You should be thinking of your Internet presence as an investment for the future. Year over year the NAR statistics are showing an increase of Internet activity. I strongly believe that these numbers will continue to rise. So, yes, in 2006 only 7% of buyers found the agent they used on an Internet site. What about 2007 and beyond?

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