Real Estate Values or Just Bad HabitsWritten by Meredith Gossland
There are several small businesses that retain hundred-year-old traditions, Hand-dipping chocolates, fresh flowers on every table in a restaurant,or mints and roses on a guest's pillow at a B&B. Loyal customers come to expect these little perks or tokens of quality in product and changing your traditions might mean loss of evangelical customers. These are unspoken signs of a companies value system and devotion to customer. Then there are traditions that are a little harder to explain.There are two curious habits in real estate industry that have always baffled me. They are age-old traditions and public has come to accept them as part and parcel of product. But are they a reflection of company values or just a couple of really bad habits? The first....Why do real estate agents put their picture on absolutely everything? Real Estate agents are there to sell houses, people come to agent as an expert in field, not because they have pretty hair or freckles. The image portrayed through these headshots is that of an egoistical, self centered, self serving person. I have asked many agents why they do it...the answers range from; The company requires it, to simple, I don't knows, to I need it to stand out from competition (If all competition is doing same thing, how does that set you apart?) There are many people who have their own businesses and are sole-propritors from hair dressers to contractors, pool cleaners, consultants and lawyers but they don't put their headshot all over everything that relates to their business. There could be reasons why they don't. One might be; that sending a message of conceit or self love is not best way to get customers. Yet another reason is that space on advertising comes at a premium,(especially if its in color most business owners think space on their advertising is better used for mentioning benefits and services. I think number one reason is aging. As people get older they become less and less satisfied with way they look, a little less hair, and few saggy chins, smile lines that have turned into furrows. Many real estate agents handle problem by not handling it, they just leave same picture on their business card for their entire 25 year career, a nice youthful look. New Clients visiting agent for first time are in for a shock!
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How do I choose best home business among millions of internet business opportunities ?There are litterally millions of them on internet. Where do i start ? And how do i know if this or this home business is right one for me ? There are so many home business opportunities out there that it’s hard to know where to start. And how do you know you have chosen best one? It can all get pretty frustrating.First do some research. How long are they in business ? Do they have a good products to sales ? Do they pay good commission ? Do they deliver check ? (I remember one home business where i have never seen a check !) So here is 7 ways to choose your own home business 1. FREE TO JOIN Do you have to pay to join an affiliate program for example ? How much those it cost ? Are you willing to pay $1000 a month or between $30 to $100 a month ? Are you willing to advertise between $50 to $5000 a month to bring people etc. Most people don’t want to pay a lot of money before starting up a home business. So in my experience you should choose a home business that cost $30 to $75 a month.(It should be FREE to join). The cost should be for buying product to try yourself and advertising.2. FREE WEBSITE Does your home business offer you a free website or free gateways ? If not! Are you able to make or run a website. Or to pay to make one. (It can cost between $100 to $5000 to have one made by an expert.)3. FREE TRAINING OR FOLLOW UP What kind of support and training does Internet company offer? What kind of support and training do you want when you start up your home business? Do you want ongoing training ? Or just a Smart Start Training ? 4. GREAT PRODUCT Does company offer exclusive product like vitamin or special information ? Is it easy to sale ? Is it a quality product ? Does it have a money back guaranteed ? Are they to pricey to buy ?
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