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Arlene Fisher Blaker, Arlene Blaker Doing business the RIGHT way  (FitzGerald Financial Group )

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Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

I always share my listings and AR posts on FB - you never know who is reading you!

Jun 11, 2015 07:11 AM
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Jerrill Ewing
N & J Lake Properties, LLC - Eatonton, GA
Builder

my broker has a business page that super successful and she posts there almost daily.

Jun 11, 2015 08:21 AM
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Spirit Messingham
Tierra Antigua Realty - Tucson, AZ
Third Generation Full-Time Realtor® 520 471-6900

Wow, that is about as good as it gets.  I try to post something weekly, never received any business that I know of from FB.  Congrats.

Jun 11, 2015 07:31 AM
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Vera Gonzalez
RE/MAX Suburban, Inc. - Sterling Heights, MI
Gonzo For Real Estate

Very cool Arlene! way to go. Sometimes a quick reminder can boost us:)

Jun 12, 2015 03:47 AM
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Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

I am posting personal or business on Facebook all the time.  Generally my business post are via ActiveRain.

Jun 12, 2015 02:53 AM
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Ernest Villafranca
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate - Oakland, CA
3923 Grand Ave. Oakland CA, 510-418-9443

Once or twice on FB and same on G+. No luck like yours though.

Jun 12, 2015 02:35 AM
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Rose O'Reilly Sievers,CRS,SRES
Carlsbad, CA

I have a business FB but have not posted amything lately.  I'm planning to do so very soon. Congrats for your success.

Jun 12, 2015 01:55 AM
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Arlene Fisher Blaker
FitzGerald Financial Group - Owings Mills, MD
Arlene Blaker Doing business the RIGHT way

I appreciate the responses and I will make an effort in the next week to do a Business Facebook page. I know that is more professional and the best way to go for Mortgage and Real Estate information. I have someone in mind that I know can help me.

Thank you all for the responses. it is very important that we all share successful ways to market since we are all really managing our own businesses.

Jun 12, 2015 01:20 AM
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Colin Crawford
Media7 - Tiburon, CA

Posting on a FB business pages makes sense, I don't advise posting on most personal pages. In reviewing many agents' personal pages they reflect their political, religious and often strong views on issues. That's fine for your circle of friends but could be off-putting to many potential clients. Keep your personal and business social accounts separate.

Jun 12, 2015 12:46 AM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Most people just don't do it right. There is a guy in my office that is just pathetic even when posting a good listing. I'm not going to give essentialy a competitor any tips but put something of VALUE not just the damn listings!

How about benefits of living in that area?

How about special financing available for that home? (even thought it's not special like 3.5% down)

Do it better than everyone else! There are plenty of folks to check out that do a tremendous job. Anita Clark runs our AR Group & join to see what others are doing.

Jun 12, 2015 12:15 AM
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Jeanne Gregory
RE/MAX Southwest - Sugar Land, TX
The most important home I sell is YOURS!

I maintain a FB business page.  Last week, a client from 20 years ago posted that they were ready to sell.  Now usually I keep my clients on a data base, but this one had gone overseas and kept the house here.  We lost touch.  But they found me on Facebook. 

Jun 11, 2015 11:51 PM
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Arlene Fisher Blaker Congratulations!!

Jun 11, 2015 11:33 PM
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Mike Tizzano
Amerifirst Financial, Inc Equal Housing Oppurtinity Lender AZ BK0013635 NMLS 145368 LO:1015837 - Mesa, AZ
Protect Your Transaction Certified Lender

Daily. I've pulled a good amount of clients from it.

Jun 11, 2015 11:17 PM
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TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Good morning Arlene. Congratulation! I have not used FB for business.

Jun 11, 2015 07:02 PM
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Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807
HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ
Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Arlene - I had to check, and it was June 4th. I have never received a lead from Facebook, but then again, do not really participate on a regular basis.

Jun 11, 2015 04:13 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Congratulations on the jackpot Arlene!

I post several times per week on my fb business pages.

 

Jun 11, 2015 03:56 PM
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James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Hmmm I can't remember what I did yesterday but I'm sure I've never posted anything on Facebook related to business.

Jun 11, 2015 12:29 PM
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Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

That is great news. I might have to do some FB later. 

Jun 11, 2015 11:22 AM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I post to my business pages every week and post general info to my personal page. I have gotten contacts from my friends. 

Jun 11, 2015 11:13 AM
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Chris and Dick Dovorany
Homes for Sale in Naples, Bonita Springs and Estero, Florida - Naples, FL
Broker/Associate at Premiere Plus Realty

Congrats.  I post daily to FB

Jun 11, 2015 09:31 AM
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Renee Paray
Coldwell Banker Realty - Blue Bell, PA
REALTOR

I am very happy for you that you received 2 calls from past Realtors with new buyers. I do try to keep my FaceBook posts up, but I do not get to it as often as I would like. I will keep your post in mind when I am deciding to update which social media sites with the available time I have. 

Jun 11, 2015 07:15 AM
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Kathleen Luiten
Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI
Kauai Luxury Ocean Home Sales

It's been months for me. Thanks for the reminder, Arlene!

Jun 11, 2015 07:08 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Congrats.

Feb 14, 2019 09:32 AM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

It's been a while...

Apr 19, 2018 05:43 AM
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Amanda Christiansen
Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843 - Fort Wayne, IN
Christiansen Group Realty

Facebook is a gold mine if used correctly.  A good portion of our business comes from our social media efforts.  

Jun 12, 2015 10:10 PM
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Marte Cliff
Marte Cliff Copywriting - Priest River, ID
Your real estate writer

I have a facebook business page, but keep forgetting where to find it. In other words, I never go there, and I very seldom go to the personal page. 

My business is a bit different from an agent's - and I seriously doubt that I would ever run into someone needing a real estate copywriter on that site. I'll stick with Active Rain, with an occasional visit to LinkedIn. 

Jun 12, 2015 12:58 PM
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Nancy Hankin
RE/MAX Real Estate Consultants - Palm Springs, CA

All the time.

Jun 12, 2015 10:07 AM
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Diana Dahlberg
1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

I post on FB every single day.  I get alot of inquiries and some turn into real business. I will continue to post to both my personal and business pages on FB and enjoy the engagements!  Thanks for sharing your victories!  Awesome to see how it's working for you!

Jun 12, 2015 09:38 AM