Blogging once a month has been easy as pie………..until now. It seems as if I haven’t had a minute to create an original thought to share with you. Why? Well, the news is good. Although it is very frustrating to be too busy to squeeze in time for everything I need to do with my real estate practice, it’s been surprising and exciting to have so much active business. I’m booked solid!

 

After months of listening to horror stories and predictions of more real estate gloom and doom, I just turned off my television. Unless there’s predicted scary weather, TV takes a back seat. In my “real world”, about two months ago my phone started ringing and ringing and ringing. Both Sellers and Buyers seemed to come out of the woodwork. I’m writing contracts and closing sales, I’m listing properties and I’m busy every day. 

 

To what can I attribute my good fortune? I guess the natural course of events gets the number one spot. Business never stays the same and my area had no where to go but up! 

 

Number two: I went back to basics. All the things I did as a new agent to attract Buyers and Sellers became a priority in my marketing. 

 

Number three: Having 20 years experience and hanging in there while newer agents are bailing out of real estate in droves does give me an edge. It gives my Buyers and Sellers confidence that they are making a good decision in hiring me.

 

Last but not least: I’d been blogging for several months before the big turnaround. In the beginning I just couldn’t see how this could help my business. Who knows who reads this stuff? The surprise was all of a sudden I show up multiple times in searches. Active Rain and Real Town attract those search engines. When customers search, they find me multiple times. Their perception is that I’m busy, successful and I obviously am the greatest real estate agent out there!

 

So if I’m so busy, how did I have time to write this blog? It’s Saturday morning and my last appointment was shorter than expected. My next one is in 30 minutes. That’s my window! I’ll be back on the blogging track because I now know how important it is. I’m seeing actual results. Thanks Active Rain and Real Town.