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4 Tips for Getting to the Next Level in Your Company

Do you dream of one day being the CEO of your company? While just about everyone wants to be hugely successful, very few people are actually prepared to do the work it takes to get there. If you’re serious about making it to the top of your organization, take these four tips to heart. Focus… Read more »


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How to Get Real Estate Leads in 2020

An exodus from cities wracked by COVID-19 and a growing trend toward new work from home policies are creating big opportunities for real estate agents. My mother always says that if you look long and hard enough, you’ll find something good in every situation. But the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged her fortitude, as well as… Read more »


A Tale of Two Sales

We all interact with salespeople on a daily basis, and for better or worse, our exchanges with these people help shape our perspective of the sales business and the people who make a living from it. But between our morning coffee purchases and donation calls, our idea of what it takes to make it in… Read more »


How to Track Print Ads in Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a great tool for tracking your online marketing efforts. But what about when your ads aren’t online? Here’s a nifty trick for that. Google Analytics can be a great tool to improve your marketing efforts. It can show you where your visitors are coming from and what they do while they’re on… Read more »


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Ep. 259: Niching Down: How to Work Less and Make More (with Jennifer Egbert)

 Is It Time for You to Find a Niche? Who should listen: Entrepreneurs who need to understand how to best niche their business, and who need reassurance that niching down is a sound and profitable business plan. Key idea: Understand your market, and nurture your sphere, and you won’t lack for referrals. Action item:… Read more »


Ep. 141: Ed Stulak- Grow and Maintain Your Following on Instagram

   Ed Stulak is a New Jersey licensed REALTOR® and social media star. He has a new course that teaches everything he has learned over the last eight years about building a following on Instagram, including the basics of Instagram, personal branding, and strategies to build your following. He has been featured in publications… Read more »


Ep. 51: Interview with Kirk Lowe and Matthew Halloran: Maximizing Your Digital Marketing with Podcasts

Kirk Lowe and Matthew Halloran are the founders of Top Advisor Marketing, which provides businesses with creative solutions for branding, financial podcasting, and social media outreach. Their innovative approach and focus on digital communication has helped some of the biggest names in the financial world better relate to their clients. In today’s episode of Stay… Read more »


5 Tips New Luxury Agents Need for Marketing Luxury Homes

You don’t tell people you’re the best. You reveal it. According to Tim Seifert, SVP and head of annuity sales at Lincoln Financial Distributors, 50% of affluent consumers are brand neutral.[1] Let me repeat that . . . HALF of all affluent consumers are brand neutral. This means affluent clients are as likely to keep… Read more »


How to Be a Top Producer and Still Take a Vacation (with Tony Ray Baker)

Ep 101: How to Be a Top Producer and Still Take a Vacation (with Tony Ray Baker)

  Tony Ray Baker is a top-producing agent from Tucson, Arizona, with 25 years of experience. He’s maintained a successful real estate practice while never forcing himself to work weekends or foregoing a vacation. Today on Stay Paid, Tony discusses how he built a business that thrives on referrals and repeat transactions. Key Points: Find… Read more »


Ep. 135: James Carbary- How to Find Your Perfect Client Through Podcasting

 James Carbary is the founder of Sweet Fish Media, a podcast agency for B2B brands, and he hosts his own podcast called B2B Growth—a show dedicated to helping B2B executives achieve explosive growth. He has been a contributor for the Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, and Business Insider, and is the author of Content-Based Networking: How… Read more »


Should You Work Smarter or Harder?

Have you ever actually really thought about the old adage “work smarter, not harder?” Sure, it sounds good at first glance, great even, but does it actually hold merit? We’ve become so conditioned and pressured to pick one or the other that the majority of people end up feeling like in order to be productive,… Read more »


Ep. 201: A conversation with 30-under-30 Top Realtor, Cyrus Mohseni

 What Does It Take to Succeed? To succeed in business, it helps to succeed in life. Helping you succeed as an entrepreneur is what Stay Paid is all about. Week after week, Luke and Josh interview highly successful entrepreneurs and ask them questions about how they built their businesses and what advice they would… Read more »