·Are you an experienced writer? ·Do you want to stay at home to write? ·Do you want to work for yourself? ·Do you learn new things quickly? ·Are you interested in a broad number of subjects? ·Do you feel like you’re being pigeonholed with your current writing and you want to branch out? ·Do you have a flair for marketing?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions – or even better – several, you may have found a new career!

It’s more important than ever for real estate professionals to market themselves legally considering laws regarding email and telephone sales seem to change daily - depending on which court is hearing case. Many experts speculate though that eventually some sort of anti-telemarketing law will be enforced and while it’s much more difficult to regulate email, it’s still being made more and more difficult to use this form of marketing and sales. So basically it comes down to fact that real estate professionals need an effective way to market themselves without breaking law.

If you’ve ever done business with a Realtor or Mortgage Broker they probably still send you newsletters, recipe cards, sport’s schedules, notepads, etc. If they don’t they aren’t marketing themselves very effectively and you may have found your first client!

The majority of a real estate professional’s business comes from word of mouth - whether it’s repeat business from people who are refinancing their mortgage, applying for a home equity loan, selling their house, renting their house, or from clients who recommend “their guy” to friends and relatives. Whatever it is, it’s in professional’s best interest to keep their name on your mind.

The frequency with which real estate professionals send out these marketing materials varies. My own Realtor usually sends me a quarterly newsletter along with goodies like flower seeds and notepads throughout year. Some of more industrious professionals actually send out newsletters on a weekly basis!

Some writers grow resigned to their voices being lost. George S. Kaufman wrote screenplay for Marx Brother's comedy Animal Crackers in 1930. He attended rehearsals and realized that nothing Groucho, Chico and Harpo were doing resembled his original draft. He watched as director Victor Heerman was driven to distraction by brothers showing up late, placing bets on horses, playing stock market and never sticking to script. Heeman literally threatened to imprison them in cages till they behaved. Kaufman took it in stride falling asleep through much of tomfoolery. At one point writer woke up with a start and shouted," Oh my God! I thought I heard one of my lines."