While you are making phone calls to Expired prospects, FSBOs, or even to your clients, have you ever thought about how much time is wasted by JUST dialing the telephone?   If you call 50 people per day (which, by the way, is the absolute minimum that most coaches recommend) and it takes about 15 seconds to pick up the hand set, and dial the numbers from your screen, you are spending about 12 minutes a day JUST dialing! It may not seem like much but if you add that up over the course of a month or year you are looking at MANY hours wasted.  Forget about the time wasted, wouldn’t you like to have a system that allowed you to click on a phone number (on your computer) and have it call your party automatically?  The new Skype has this feature!   

Its really quite simple to set up too! All you have to do is download the Skype program (this works on Mac too!) and when ever you go to the LeadSenders web page, it will turn the phone numbers into a clickable link. When you click on the link it will automatically dial the lead.You simply plug in a headset to your desktop or laptop and make calls from anywhere in the world. Their outgoing plans start as low as $2.95/mo and its free if you want to talk to another computer that has a Skype account.

You may be worried about quality given that this is a voice-over-computer program. Years ago, this was a valid concern.   The quality of a Skype telephone conversation was similar to using 2 tin cans attached with a string.  Since they were purchased by eBay, the quality of the conversation often trumps that of good ‘ole Ma Bell…at a considerable savings! We are actually using Skype on all of our systems at the office due to the savings!

This program definitely gets two thumbs up from us! If you have any questions about this and how to integrate it with Leadsenders, feel free to send us an email or call and we will be happy to walk you through it.

Try Skype now, its free to set up an account!

Also, please leave a comment below and let us know how YOU are using it to save time and money!  By the way, the image below is a screen shot taken from an actual LeadSenders page showing you what it looks like when its set up.

Since LeadSenders is a tool that helps agents make more money by prospecting Expireds, we constantly receive requests for “what else do you recommend?”.   To complement your calling, we highly suggest you follow up the phone call with marketing materials. Plus, studies have proven that when a prospect receives a letter/flyer/postcard after your initial contact, the closure rate is much higher!

BrokersHelper.com is Web Based Marketing software for Real Estate Agents. Because the system is all inclusive, Realtors no longer need to be a member of 5 or more services to get what is offered in the BrokersHelper.com bundle. The system integrates all of your marketing with its contact management system.

Finally theres one system that performs your day to day marketing and follow up.  The software doesn’t TELL you what to do and when to do it, IT actually DOES IT FOR YOU!
This product was developed by an agent for agents.  There’s no contracts, no set up fees, and it’s affordable.  For only $49.95 a month agents have access to the following:

• Agent Websites & Domain Names
• Unlimited Property Specific Websites
• Stealth Lead generation sites
• Email Listing Flyers to other Agents
• Unlimited Email Marketing to your database
• Thousands of E-cards to choose from
• Thousands of Postcard Templates & Campaigns
• Letter Templates & Campaigns
• Promotional Items (mousepads, magnetic white boards, notepads, and folders)
• Real Estate Reports & Newsletters
• Web-based Contact Management System
• NO MINIMUM ORDER on ANY product.
• Material is Available in Spanish

This product is a great way to stay organized, automate your follow up, generate leads, advertise your listings, and brand yourself.

Please visit the website and “Take a Tour” or watch a “Video Product Demonstration” for more information. Sign up for a free 15 day trial today.

Some agents believe that your first impression starts with the listing interview…we beg to differ!  First impressions start with your phone system!   Thats right, your phone number AND your answering service.  Whether you are are single agent or manage a team, you SHOULD have your own 800 number AND a professional phone system that will manage your calls through out the day. 

Second to getting their property sold, a client is most concerned about communication before, during and after you take their listing.  When they call your phone number you need to make them feel secure with your professionalism and we ‘ve discovered a great tool to accomplish this…and its very inexpensive!   What we are referring to is Ring Central.  Not only do they give you an opportunity to search for your own vanity number (ie. 800-Top-Agnt), they also provide an easily customizable phone tree that you can use to route calls.  They also offer music on hold (or even a recorded message to promote your services) while the system is trying different numbers to find you.  Also, if you are a techy agent and you have an iPhone thre is also an application that will allow you to call out with your new number from your cell phone and your clients will see the 800 number on their caller id…how is that for professional?

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