Tom Smith is no stranger to success in the business world. When he was younger, he started working at Wal-Mart as an Assistant Manager Trainee and worked his way up the ladder at record pace, ultimately becoming Vice President of Operations for the entire organization. He actually became one of Sam Walton’s most trusted executives (and a truly great friend), in the process learning a lot about how...

For a concept that is amazingly simple, Twitter can be rather confusing for real estate agents to understand and difficult to figure out how to turn this social media tool into a valuable relationship-building and marketing vehicle. In fact, the simplicity of Twitter can actually be a barrier in the beginning, because there’s not much available to help a new user see the big picture. To help...

A key to agent success is to develop a real estate marketing-based business that generates a steady flow of new leads. Most real estate agents operate deal to deal, working to get a deal, servicing that deal and then starting over looking for the next deal. When they do start over looking for the next deal, they often start looking for a quick fix. Here are 10 good signs you’ve fallen into the deal...

I recently came across this article in the LA Times — it was part of their small business makeover series — this time focusing on insurance agent and business-owner Tony Freeman. I think it’s valuable for those in real estate to see pay attention to what other professional service providers are doing to build their businesses. This article is interesting, because as Tony’s business...

Everyone loves a good bargain, right? Imagine holding your smartphone in front of you with it’s camera turned on as you shop. As your smartphone recognizes different products (via barcode or label recognition), the price is displayed on the screen, along with price comparisons at competing stores, and a list of recent product reviews. Ah ha! You find the same product at the store across the mall...