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Come to find out real estate agents really dont like to be referred to as a sales person. Even though sales is one of the oldest professions and is still the highest paying profession in the world. Sales professionals are also the back bone of any company. Many will argue that its the technicians or engineers, but without a professional sales team you can have the best product in the world, but it will go nowhere.

Many things make a person successful in their profession, but passion and a strong belief in what you do really goes a long way. If you believe in what you do, you are excited to go to work, verses forcing yourself out the door every day. Your passion and belief comes across to your clients and customers.

Just like the idea that people can hear your smile over the phone, your client can detect if you really believe in what youre selling. Its not just being convincing, its believing in what you do. Its important!

Something that most people overlook when entering into a field is if you are naturally suited for the occupation. Some are natural engineers, they prefer to work in the background and stay away from people (while its not true of every engineer). Still others are very outgoing and prefer to be in the thick of things, socializing and interacting with people.

These people usually genuinely like people and do well with all personality types. This trait makes them a good candidate for a career in sales or even a career as a real estate agent. We all need to do a little soul searching now and then. Take a good long look at yourself and find out what type of career you should pursue.

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Posted in Denver Colorado Real Estate, Colorado Association Of Realtors, National Association Of Realtors, Real Estate Industry

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According to a Bloomberg Poll, four out of five people questioned about the financial reform said they have no confidence in the bill. We sure have heard a lot of promises about what the Financial Reform Bill will do for us, but many say it will do more for Wall Street than it will do for the average person. The president has said that the bill will "end the era of irresponsibility" and Majority Leader Harry Reid said that the bill will clean up Wall Street and "fix the system that caused the recession."

It looks as though the publics not buying it. Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein himself said "the biggest beneficiaries of reform will be Wall Street itself." To recap, the government tells the big lenders to make risky loans, there is a landslide of defaults on loans, the government blames Wall Street and the lending institutions, the government steeps in and takes over lending, gives the failing lending companies billions of dollars, makes us pay for it, and then creates a new Financial Reform Bill that helps Wall Street and the lenders.

To begin with the bill was written by politicians and lobbyists who work for the very same businesses we are supposed to be protected from, and a staff of government employees who have never steeped foot into a privet company in their lives, and who are beholden to special interest groups.

A CNN Money article said the bill will help a perverse structure and will do nothing to prevent another financial collapse because it does not address the perverse incentives that promoted accounting scams in the first place. Thank the maker our government is looking out for us.

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Posted in Headlines, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate Market Conditions, National Association Of Realtors, Real Estate Industry Trends

Agent Reboot is a traveling conference thats aimed at the future of the real estate industry and helping real estate agents to fit into it. The conference will examine new technologies and their implementation in the real estate industry. Attendees will also learn new information about the real estate market from local brokers and a list of speakers.

The program will be hosted by Daniel Rothamel and the famous NikNik of MyTechOpinion.com, Technology for Real Estate. The tour will travel through 12 cities and will stop in Denver, CO September 8th. They are adhering to a strict schedule as the conference is only a one day event. They will be adding some local flair in each city, i.e. speakers, sessions, and topics.

July 12 is the official kickoff; the first show will be slightly different from the rest of the tour. They will have a modified program with different times for programs and speakers.

In our current economy and real estate market we have to do more to succeed, or even to simply sell a house. There are success stories out there, these people have learned how to navigate through turbulent times. The good news they are willing to help others. We can always find help through education and information, and fortunately help is on tour. Check www.MyTechOpinion.com for dates, locations, and times.

Read more at MyTechOpinion.com

Posted in Metro Brokers, Denver Colorado Real Estate, Real Estate Market Conditions, Colorado Association Of Realtors, National Association Of Realtors, Real Estate Industry

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In troubled times and in calm seas there are always tell-tell signs to look for. In every environment one can spy signs that can indicate a turn of events in any market. Gold and market prices always seem to indicate which way the economy will turn. Look for signs that stand out. In a landscape where nothing is as it was, this may be difficult.

Read more at Inman News

Posted in Headlines, Metro Brokers, Denver Colorado Real Estate, Blogging, Real Estate Market Conditions, Colorado Association Of Realtors, National Association Of Realtors, Real Estate Industry Trends

The National Association of Realtors is offering a series of free webinars for agents and brokers dubbed the REALTOR® University Webinar Summit, on Wednesday, June 9, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT and running through the afternoon, with different sessions on the hour:

• Special Management Session: How to Build a Self Recruiting Office, 11 a.m. During this webinar you'll learn proven steps to transform your recruiting strategy from prospecting to receiving quality recruits from someone who has actually done it Rich Casto.
• 13 Powerful Real Estate Blogging Tips to Generate Business, noon. If you want to build a powerful brand on the web, then blogging can be a critical part of your overall strategy. Attend this session with leading technology expert Amy Chorew and walk away with a clear understanding of how you too can use your well strategized blog as a powerful marketing and communication tool to drive business.
• Seven Strategies to Increase Your Business Through Effective Communication, 1 p.m. Join speaker, author and coach Carla Cross in this fast-paced session on how to get your buyers and sellers "off the fence" and into a transaction with you. Learn specific strategies you need to know to build trust and create clients for life.
• Top Ten Closing Scripts of Today's Top Agents, 2 p.m. Join speaker and best-selling author Bernice Ross for this "power-hour" of proven-in-the-field listing, pricing and sales scripts that the continent's most successful agents are using to close more transactions.
• Seven Proven Headline Formulas That Show You How to Sell Like Crazy, 3 p.m. You have less than three seconds to get a prospect to decide to read your e-mail, blog, postcard, article or any other marketing piece. And if they don't read it, it doesn't matter how great your copy is or how compelling your offer is. Learn seven proven headline formulas that the pros use to quickly and easily write killer headlines.
• Five Lead Generation and Conversion Strategies That Work!, 4 p.m. Join web and marketing expert Tricia Andreassen as she shares the little-known lead generation secrets of the nation's top producers and how you too can generate high quality leads that result in closed transactions.

Get more details and register at the REALTOR® University Webinar Summit web page.

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