The Dustin Luther factor: Where it all began, sprinkled with blogging surprises January 18, 2008
First, I don’t know about other’s experiences in blogging, but stumbling upon Rain City Guide over a year ago or so and Dustin’s introduction to me of the world of moving away from a static glorified business card (called a website) to that of the dynamic and interactive world of Blogging has had a tremendous [...]
Coming attractions… May 20, 2007
As many readers of this blog know I have been dealing with the after effects of my parents being hit by a drunk driver back at the end of March back in Wichita, KS. Both of my parents were injured and my father was put into a coma for several weeks. He is now out [...]
Selling houses is a flashback to dating on Match.com January 8, 2007
Yes, that’s right, I too have used Match.com in the past and it’s actually how my partner, Michael, and I met. This weekend I was reminded of the dating experience online as I perused houses in the Greenlake area with some clients. First, we looked at houses in a price range of over $1 [...]
The Super Agent August 19, 2006
It seems to me that the agents who post and comment on RCG are ‘mom and pop’ agents whose business is limited to their ability to work with clients directly throughout the real estate transaction. I’ve not heard from any of the ‘Walmart’ agents who have built organizations allowing them no upper limit on their [...]
The “Ideal” Business Plan August 1, 2006
In answer to Russ’ comment on my post of this morning, How to Choose a Client, let’s break down how an agent can do a super-duper job at representing their clients’ well, choose their clients wisely, and also make a good living AND price their services fairly….all at the same time!
John Q. Agent wants [...]
How to Choose a Client
I have only one criteria when choosing a client. That criteria is very difficult to describe, because the best term to describe my favorite clients, I only know in the Greek language. I dated a Greek guy for six years, from the time I was 16 until I was 22. Whenever [...]
The Best Client Relationships are Solidified in the Darkest Moments July 22, 2006
“Allow myself to introduce….myself” - Austin Powers
I’m in my first few months as a full time working agent. I retired from my career with a successful Internet marketing company after 8 1/2 years of helping grow it from a six person start up to a public company with offices on three continents. I left because [...]
