How to Build a Repeat & Referral Based Real Estate Business

Communication is vital to winning and keeping clients for your business – building rapport and earning respect are vital. Clients do not just buy your services; they buy your continuous support and that means maintaining that important element of human contact... Without that human touch, your business will lose clients. With it, not only will you retain clients but you will gain referrals.

What To Do If You Forget Someone's Name

What should you do if you run into someone, and just can’t remember their name? This article gives you 4 time-tested techniques you can use to get their name.

The Power of Praise

Sincere praise and compliments can have a powerful effect on people. Praise boosts one's self-esteem. When you genuinely give praise, it releases energy in the other person. You have seen it and experienced it yourself. When you receive sincere compliments or praise, you get a smile on your face, your spirits soar, and you have a new aura about you.

Is Word of Mouth Advertising Fantasy Land?

Some marketing consultants and authors of marketing books actually believe that word of mouth advertising is Fantasy Land? Isn’t that interesting indeed. So one could ask themselves why these marketing gurus and self-proclaimed wondermen or girlie men think this.

Networking VS Selling

If you attend networking clubs, service clubs or Chamber of Commerce Meetings to meet people, promote your company and also help the local community while joining with other businesses in a common cause, well I salute you for your efforts.

Summer Networking Success

Have you ever considered that summer events put you in front of a whole new group of contacts or people you haven't seen in awhile? Are you prepared to leverage this networking opportunity for what you can give and receive? A simple networking strategy can make this a profitable and social season.

Peanut Butter and Jelly, Yin and Yang, Golf and Business

Golf and the business of doing business are a classic combination. From its earliest incarnation, golf has been a natural draw for those looking to do a little business and get some sport in at the same time.

First-Timers Tips For Networking Meetings

So, there you are, frozen outside the hall, listening to the hubbub of voices from within and wishing you were anywhere on earth apart from that spot right now. Read our tips for breaking the ice, getting over your nerves, and making the most of a networking opportunity.

Small Business Networking

Small business networking is critical for business success as it puts you in contact with people who need your services, or who know someone who does. The contacts you make at these events will provide a huge return on the amount of time you invest and that is the beauty of small business networking.

Socio-Technical Systems and Organizational Values

This paper provides an insight into socio-technical systems as supporting organizational values. Discussed in brief terms are values and in more detailed terms socio-technical systems (STS). Provided here are examples of how elements of STS interrelate and an organizational view of beliefs and commitments as associated with STS. Scholarly research hints the value of STS is not new and has provided organizations with deeper worker commitment to each other and the organization.

Use Barter In Your Business

Barter is like printing money! Read how you can use this powerful tool for business leverage.

Schmoozing is for Suckers

That’s right, I said it. Schmoozing is for suckers. And I’ve finally grown tired of people using the word as a synonym for conversation, networking, mingling, small talk and chatter.

The Weapon of Joint Ventures

Who is the ultimate master of joint ventures? You may be surpised, he was so good he tapped into Oprah's viewers!