We are pleased to announce that the American Lifestyle Online Account Manager is sporting a new and improved appearance. But first, a little backstory . . . The first American Lifestyle Online Account Manager was created in 2003 before the first ALM was printed, mailed, or even designed. We were taking advance orders for the… Read more »
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Ep. 147: Anthony Sarandrea – Understanding Your Buyer to Drive Leads Online with Anthony Sarandrea
 Anthony Sarandrea is recognized as one of the top lead generators in the world—running a team that specializes in driving thousands of inbound phone calls daily across a number of verticals, including health, finance, and education. He’s consistently featured as one of the top under 30 year old entrepreneurs, and was featured alongside Snapchat’s… Read more »
5 Most Powerful SMART Goals for Real Estate Agents in 2024
Updated December 2023 Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution only to forget about it within hours or days? In many cases, it’s probably because your resolution was too vague. “Close more deals” or “Find more leads” may be good goals, but they don’t do anything to create a path to help you meet… Read more »
Ep. 320: The 4 Genuinely Best Types of Instagram Posts for Agents
 Instagram Marketing Ideas for Real Estate Agents Who should listen: Anyone who struggles with social media content and wants to improve their reach and engagement on Instagram. Key idea: To establish a lead-generating social media presence, you must post consistently. Action item: Start posting content inspired by your life outside of work. By now,… Read more »
Ep 98: The Best Video Marketing Practices for Your Business (with Jill Addison)
Jill Addison is the founder of FA Client Machine—a turnkey video marketing service designed to help financial advisors attract and retain more clients. Today on Stay Paid, Jill shares video marketing strategies that will help you grow your business, regardless of the industry you’re in. Key Points: When you follow up with video marketing… Read more »
The 6 Best Follow-Up Strategies (That You Probably Haven’t Tried Yet)
The key to long-term success in any business is relationships. When your customers know, like, and trust you, they’re going to see you as the go-to professional in your field. And that means they’re going to reward you with repeat business, as well as plenty of valuable referrals. Looking for some new, unconventional ways to… Read more »
What Financial Professionals Should Be Posting to Social Media to Attract Leads
Among the available marketing strategies for financial advisors, social media is fast becoming a way for independent broker-dealers and registered investment advisors to level the playing field and grow their practices In the increasingly competitive world of expert financial services, the role of marketing has taken on new significance. While traditional marketing methods still have… Read more »
The 3 Best Facebook Ads for REALTORS®
Including one ad that delivers the motherlode of Facebook real estate leads You know real estate. It’s what you do. You enjoy it, you’re good at it, and you make a decent living at it. But, of course, you’d like to increase your annual GCI (what agent wouldn’t?), and you more than likely have been… Read more »
5 Tactics for How to Get Insurance Leads (Top Producers’ Best Strategies)
Why settle for a random list of tips for how to get insurance clients when you can get the most successful brokers and agents on the planet to give you their best strategies? We’ve been fortunate to interview some heavy hitters on our Stay Paid podcast. Over the years, these guests have shared their most… Read more »
The Best Personally Branded Real Estate Magazine for Clients: Why It Works
You don’t need me to tell you how competitive the real estate market is—no matter what direction home prices are headed—and how distinguishing yourself as the preferred agent in your area is tough, even under the best circumstances. In such an environment, a personalized real estate magazine acts like a battering ram that breaks through… Read more »
The 11 Best Referral Marketing Ideas You Haven’t Tried
You already know that customer referrals are one of the best ways to get new leads (otherwise, why would you be reading this article?), so I’m not going to bore you with the details about their higher conversion rate (30%), retention rate (37%), or lifetime value (16%) when compared to nonreferred customers. I’m simply going… Read more »
5 Tips for Creating the Best High-Converting Real Estate Landing Pages for REALTORS®
You don’t need no stinkin’ landing page! That is, unless you want to convert more high-quality leads. Too many real estate agents rely on their websites to attract leads, and yet across industries, websites don’t convert leads nearly as well as landing pages do. But you probably know that already; it’s why you’re reading this… Read more »