How to Invest in Real Estate as a Real Estate Agent

For many real estate agents, there’s a desire to move beyond the transactional and build a real estate business focused on long-term financial growth and stability. By investing in real estate, either in your local market or in desirable markets around the country, you can create a portfolio of properties that grow in value through… Read more »


Optimizing Your Presence on Real Estate Portals

If you’ve ever tried to build a website or blog for your business, you know that competing with the major real estate portals for first-page ranking in online search engines is a daunting task. With so much content and millions of pageviews, portals like Realtor.com and Zillow enjoy a formidable online presence. The good news… Read more »


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How Real Estate Agents Can Use Psychology to Get More Client Referrals

Part 1 in our series: How Real Estate Agents Can Optimize Their Referral Marketing Strategies You don’t need to be told how valuable client referrals are to your real estate business. Even so, it’s worth trying to quantify the value they can add to your business and the commissions they can add to your pocket…. Read more »



Ep 81: Increase Your Income with Gratitude (with Kim Angeli)

  Kim Angeli is the founder and president of Grateful Box, a company she started in 2016 after selling her insurance business for 600 percent profit. Her goal is to help salespeople think beyond the transaction, and to encourage people to connect outside of social media. Today on Stay Paid, Kim reveals how gratitude and… Read more »


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Your Complete Guide to Starting a Real Estate Blog

Are you at the beginning stages of developing a content marketing strategy? Do you want to add another powerful lead-generating tactic to your marketing plan? Could it be that you’re excited to share your expertise with your audience of ideal clients? All of these are supremely good reasons for starting a real estate blog. Real… Read more »


Ep. 173: Adam Holt – Want Clients to Trust You? Lead with Advice.

 How to Build Trust with Customers When Luke and Josh talk about how to build and nurture relationships, they are, in large part, talking about how to build trust with customers. For this week’s Stay Paid guest, developing trust in relationships with clients and prospects begins with clearly communicating three value propositions that all… Read more »


Ep. 193: The Two-Finger Follow-Up System with Jared James

The 3 Most Important Sales Skills Needed to be an Entrepreneur This week’s Stay Paid guest is entrepreneur Jared James. Jared owns the third largest coaching and training company in North America. He also owns a successful SaaS company and a marketing company. While speaking about being an entrepreneur, Jared says, “Visibility is what… Read more »


Ep. 166: Tips for Networking During Virtual Events

 With shaking hands no longer an option, knowing how to meet people online is your next best bet. Virtual events and conferences have exploded in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, and there is no indication that the trend will reverse.[i] There are, after all, a large number of benefits to meeting virtually,… Read more »


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Ep. 249: 3 Ways to Stay Relevant Amid Increasing Technology (with Mike McGlothlin)

 How to Stay Relevant When Technology Threatens Your Job Who should listen: This episode is for financial advisors, real estate agents, and other small business owners wanting to know the way to long-term business success in a world of increasing DIY technologies. Key idea: Deep knowledge of your business, providing value and building trust,… Read more »


ADA Compliance for Real Estate Websites

Are design flaws on your website blocking entire segments of qualified buyers from easily accessing listings? Guest blogger David Gevorkian reviews the benefits of ensuring your website conforms to ADA specifications and offers suggestions for how to bring yours into compliance. As a real estate professional, you work tirelessly to market properties and connect buyers… Read more »


3 Ways to Evaluate Your Online Image

Web presence is no longer optional for real estate agents, yet so many are doing a lackluster job with managing their online image. Luke breaks down 3 simple areas of focus to create brand awareness on the Internet. Video Transcription Guys today we’re talking about making your name industry synonymous, and I want to dive… Read more »