Tim Weber's blog

It is crucial that you have a professional photograph taken of yourself. It is most effective to have a classic head and shoulder shot. Use this image on your business cards and all of your marketing materials. It is good if people can put a face with a name.

People want to be able to reach you easily. Don't put too many contact numbers on your business card and marketing materials. Just use a primary phone, fax number, cell phone number and an email address.

Email is a great way to communicate with people. Put your email address on everything, including your business cards. Make sure that you check your email box every day and respond to emails quickly.

Don't use gimmicks to get noticed. It is important that you make the best impression you can and position yourself correctly for your experience.

Why would a client work with you? Create a personal brochure that describes you and your team and your credentials. A personal brochure is a great way to let clients know who you are and what you are all about.

People want to know that they are working with a successful agent. Proudly display any awards that you have won in your office and on your business cards.

Google now offers tools for real estate professionals that lets you reach prospects in your region at all stages of their home search. These tools have been around for a while and Google is just repackaging and positioning them for real estate professionals.

The tools they are referring to are:

Google Base
AdWords
Maps
Earth
Local Business Center
Google Sketchup
Google Apps.

Google's overall message is that they can help generate real estate referrals and leads to help connect home buyers and sellers since Google has more real estate searches than all other search engines combined.

Realtors Conference & Expo 2007
Las Vegas, NV
November 13-16, 2007
http://www.realtor.org/convention.nsf/

Real Estate Connect NY 2008
Marriott Marquis Times Square
New York City, NY
January 9-11, 2008
http://www.realestateconnect.com/ny08/index.aspx