Guest blogger Andre Oentoro shares savvy strategies that will turbocharge your financial advisory prowess and influence on Instagram. Instagram, once the humble home of latte art and sunset selfies, has transformed into a dynamic stage for businesses across various industries, including the financial services sector. With a staggering 2.35 billion monthly active users, this social… Read more »
7 Winning Instagram Strategies for Financial Advisors
The Timeless Lead-Gen Strategy Agents Should Be Using
Stand Out in a Digital World by Sending Handwritten Notes Social media is an essential component of modern marketing, but when everyone has gone digital, how do you rise above the noise? Enter the handwritten note. Our guest this week on Stay Paid is Mike Wagner, a luxury real estate agent and instructor for… Read more »
Is Buying Real Estate Leads Worth It in 2024?
Beyond the pros and cons, there is a bigger picture to consider when deciding whether paying for real estate leads is worth it The best lead generation system for Realtors® is the one that works for you. Some agents find great success with organic strategies, such as door knocking and blogging. Conversely, others rely on… Read more »
Ep. 498: From Setback to Success—Our Vital Need for a Trusted Ally
Find a Mentor and Invest in Yourself Whether it’s a mentor, coach, therapist, parent, friend, or someone you admire, we all need someone who’s in our corner. Encouragement from a trusted source can help you dream big and give you the support you need to not give up when things get tough. Allie Saleh… Read more »
How To Convert Real Estate Internet Leads (Superstar Agents’ Top Tips)
By now, every agent likely knows that their best real estate leads come from referrals. This only makes sense given that referrals are the most trusted source of information for consumers looking to purchase a product or service. But while there are agents who have created referral-only businesses, not everyone has a sphere large enough… Read more »
Ep. 430: The Secrets of Buying a Business—What You Need to Know
Creating a Winning Partnership: A Guide to Strengthening Relationships with Business Sellers Key idea: You improve your chances of becoming the preferred buyer of a business when you develop a relationship with the seller, listen to discover their vision of an ideal transition, and then broker a deal that fulfills it. Given the number… Read more »
Ep. 484: 4 Ways to Make Relationships the Bedrock of Your Business
4 Easy Ways to Get Clients in Real Estate By far, the easiest way to get clients in real estate is through referrals. But to do that, you need to consistently nurture relationships with past clients and the people in your database. Stacy Allwein, this week’s Stay Paid guest, has been an agent for… Read more »
Ep. 475: Build Your Personal Brand in Only 6 Steps
Building a Personal Brand: 6 Steps to a Creating a Personal Brand You Control Your business has a brand. The critical question is, “Who will control it—you or your audience?” One of the most important lessons to learn in marketing is that you have a brand whether you’ve created it yourself or not. For… Read more »
Ep. 470: Training Tips that Create GREAT Sales Callers (with Alex Noori)
For a Winning Sales Team, Hire People for Their Heart, Not Their Skill When it comes to finding fresh talent for your sales team, experience only goes so far. Understanding someone’s energy, what drives them, and their heart can help you pick out the most capable callers and mold them into hugely successful salespeople…. Read more »
Ep. 460: Become the Leader You Were Born to Be (with Michael McFall)
Can Your Business Survive without You? If you want your business to remain sustainable and thrive, then as the owner, you need to become irrelevant. Today’s Stay Paid guest is Michael J. McFall, cofounder and co-CEO of the wildly successful Biggby Coffee chain, and author of Grind: A No-Bullsh*t Approach to Take Your Business… Read more »
Ep. 456: The Only Growth Strategy That Never Fails (with Justin Brock)
Beyond Transactions: How Prioritizing Value Builds Brands Customers Will Love and Trust At any given time, only 3% of your audience is ready to buy from you today, so it’s important to develop a strategy that will keep the other 97% in your pipeline. A key component of that strategy should be activities that… Read more »
Ep. 442: Giving vs. Getting – 5 Mind-Bending Principles of Running a Successful Business
How to Create and Sell High Value An Unbeatable Strategy for Business Success Key idea: Constantly and consistently providing immense value to others is the most financially profitable and fulfilling way to conduct business. Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment. Imagine the… Read more »
