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 »
Ep. 201: A conversation with 30-under-30 Top Realtor, Cyrus Mohseni
Ep. 171: Tamara Johnson: Dream big. Fail hard. Get back up.
This is Not a Failure to Success Story. Nor is it a story about succeeding and then failing. It’s not even a story illustrating the quaint but annoying panacea: Success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is, however, a story to which every entrepreneur can relate. It’s a story for anyone who… Read more »
How to Find Houses for Sale by Owner (FSBO)
For sale by owners (FSBO) can be great opportunities to earn listings for real estate agents. All you have to do is convince the owner that they will be better off with your advice and guidance, so be ready to sell yourself and the value you provide. But before you have to worry about pitching,… Read more »
Ep. 209: Don’t be famous. Be MicroFamous.
The Real Power of Podcasts Matt Johnson runs a San Diego-based production agency that creates ready-to-launch podcasts for business coaches, consultants, and thought leaders. His job is to make sure his clients connect with the right audience, build influence, and become MicroFamous (which is also the name of his book and podcast). And during this… Read more »
How to Market Luxury Real Estate to High-End Clients
What makes marketing to high-net-worth individuals, very high-net-worth individuals, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs, VHNWIs, and UHNWIs) such a challenge is that these elite groups of people are both like and not like those of us who have normal jobs. Now, granted, they’re more unlike the majority of us, but the similarities are worth considering. Luxury… Read more »
A (Very) Brief History of Sales
Although selling is now intertwined with the emergence of new technologies, it wasn’t always about the latest and greatest. The history of sales starts with John H. Patterson, one of the pioneers of selling, and his corporation, the National Cash Register Company. Much like salespeople today, Patterson saw where there was a need for something… 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 »
5 Tips for Nurturing and Closing Leads from Zillow and Realtor.com
With so many of the national real estate portals—Realtor.com, Zillow, and others—generating and offering leads for sale, purchased internet leads have become a source for many of today’s real estate professionals. But, once you’ve purchased and received the lead, how do you turn that into viable business? The advent and continuing rise of third-party, pay-to-play… Read more »
What Chewy.com Can Teach You About Customer Service
When is the last time you received a truly exceptional customer service experience—the kind that made you want to run and tell everyone you know? My wife Megan recently had this kind of experience, and it’s made a huge impression on us both. It all started on Megan’s birthday. We had plans to go out… Read more »
Contributing to ReminderMedia’s Branded Publications
Thank you for your interest in writing for ReminderMedia! We are always looking for creative ideas from seasoned writers with travel experience, expertise in a particular field, or anyone with a knack for research. Before you submit your pitch, please read through the following document, which outlines our brand tone and style, procedures for pitching,… Read more »
The Best Sales Strategy in the History of Business
Real estate is a unique brand of sales. Most salespeople practice a word-for-word pitch thousands of times. They memorize talking points and anticipate objections. This is how they become great. Real estate agents have to be more adaptive because the only thing they sell that stays the same is themselves. Agents must present their product… Read more »
Ep. 361: How to Let the Best Leads Find You (with Chris Smith)
Privacy in the Digital Age What’s a Marketer to Do When You Can’t Track Users? Who should listen: Small business entrepreneurs who struggle to attract leads now that consumer privacy laws and regulations are peeling back once reliable tactics and tools. Key idea: If small business owners are to have a fighting chance in… Read more »
