Do you have a CMS? Contact Management System or DATABASE as you might more commonly call it. There are tons of them out there and some are more complete than others.
Point2Agent gives a decent way to stay in touch with online clients that hit our site, but is it really enough?
My thought is that while it is nice, it's not nearly powerful enough to manage the data base required to be a producer of say $1 Million GCI/year. Probably not even half that.
SO, after viewing some online training videos from Keller Williams University today, I've decided to give my CMS a little more time and effort. There isn't one large producing team in our office that does not use a CMS and ultimately that should tell me something.
The CMS that I am most familiar with is the web based version of Top Producer.
The advantages? It does SO much! From organizing your mailouts, to downloading postcards to Kinko's, to scheduling your daily activities, to providing CMAs complete with pictures and data pulled from our MLS, it does just about EVERYTHING.
The Disadvantages? It does TOO MUCH! It has a very steep learning curve and even those agents that have their business revolve around their Top Producer, do not usually make use of EVERYTHING it can do.
So what other CMS do you use, what are the advantages and disadvantages? Is it online or resident on your computer? Can it interface with your cellphone/PDA or is it strictly CPU based? It is a one time cost or is it a monthly subscription fee?
Feel free to jump in and have a say on any of them as I'm sure there are a lot of agents thinking about jumping into the fray and getting their own CMS!