7 Deadly Sins of Online Marketing

The 7 Deadly Sins of Online Marketing are some of the most common, and most tragic, mistakes that many newcomers (including real estate professionals) make all too often. Avoiding these 7 errors can prevent costly setbacks and help keep you on top of your internet marketing game: 

SIN #1: Failing to Build Relationships – Marketing online is all about creating relationships and building connections; this is the cardinal rule of online marketing. This goes for any product, service or industry but especially for real estate professionals. Without those invaluable one-on-one relationships with your readers/viewers/clients, your whole strategy can fall apart. If you do anything at all make sure get out there and meet people every single day.


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Marketing on Purpose: Finding Clients in 2008

It’s the dream of every real estate agent: send out a mass mailer to 2,000 local homes, sit back, and the next thing you know you have so many listing appointments you can’t even keep up. Has this ever happened to you? Probably not.

However, there are agents who do have their phones ringing off the hook, with so much business coming in they have a hard time handling it all. While all the other agents are complaining about the economy, they’re raking in the clients and moving their inventory. They know something the rest of us don’t. They know how to market on purpose.


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Blog.RST: The Introduction

Welcome to the RealSpace Tours blog! This is the first post and I want to quickly introduce the blog, myself, RealSpace Tours and let you know a little more about what Blog.RST will be covering.

 

My Story

I’m Andrew Olson, the founder of RealSpace Tours and Blog.RST. I’ve had 5 years of experience in the web development and online marketing industries. I’ve managed the development and successful launches of dozens of internet related projects. My specialties are building well-designed web applications and effectively using internet advertising tools to grow a brand and a business. Aside from the internet and marketing, I have a huge passion for and interest in real estate. I love buildings, architecture, development, home sales and the real estate industry as a whole.


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