I blog, blog again, then blog some more - Couldn't be happier with the free leads that keep calling!

Why I go to the buyer store! LOL Sorry, I just HAD to do it! :)

Hey Todd,

Blog on your site, other blogs or both and more?  Thanks!

John

I blog in 3 different forums and I am loving the results.

Blogging has NOT brought me one buyer yet.  I have lots of readers to my blogs, but no buyers.  It doesn't work for me.  Blogging for me has been time consuming and unproductive.

My buyers come from referrals from satisfied clients - 25%, repeat customers - 20%, my websites - 30%, and everything else (yard signs, MLS, networking - 25%.  For example, at this time I am working with 3 repeaters, 4 referral from a past client, and 1 from one of my websites and 1 from my other website.

I find buyers by placing signs in yards ; )

Works great!  Better than any other method ever invented !

Russell,

Offer to hold an open house for the agents with listings in your office.  Any one that walks thru the door have them sign in.  Send them a thank you note after the open house and go from there.

Home buyers are easy to locate...Offer to do an open house for a fellow agent in a high visibility area with a home that is staged well.  Even if it is a bit overpriced, you should still get traffic....

Offer a give-away at the open house...that way you get 'real' contact information.

I use pay-per-click advertising on Google, Yahoo and MSN.  Better than buying leads from anyone IMO.

Your website!  Since the offer on our sites is to view properties with photos, 93.7654% of all leads generated by our website are BUYERS!

The real question is "where do you get SELLERS?"

Question of the year!  I have listed over 22 homes in the last 90 days, but have only picked up two "VALID" buyers as clients.  By the look of things, and the lack of movement in this market, the question of "finding buyers" is probably on most every agents mind.  I think a good use of the samples of the feedback of the other Agents will net us all the lions share of what we are in search of.  No magic answer though.  Tenacity, persistence, focus and PRAYER are the best methods for all your endeavors.

Good question, I've been slacking in that department lately. Need to get more signs in yards, hold an open house, and work my website leads more effectively.

Russell, it doesn't happen overnight. I write at least 3 or 4 blog posts a week and I'm sure my SEO improved as a result. But even better, an out of town client contacted me directly as a result of a post and as soon as their house sells, they want to buy. I just obtained a new listing from a client who found me via my website. His thinking was that if he found me, others will find his property. Keep at it, be consistent, grow and nurture every contact, the payoff will be there.

PS: nice to see your picture back :)

Open Houses work best for us here.

You do get lots of prospective buyers from them.

For Investment Properties probably more difficult, but might be worth it.

Newspaper Advertising? Not sure if you do that in the States, but for us here also quite effective, although expensive.

Website leads and signs help.

Ron, I thought the reason for the web site was so the home owner could see his house on the internet. I know when I first post a listing it gets about 55 hits, 40 from the owner, 10 from other agents, and I guess 5 wrong numbers. Good Luck Russell. It is feast or famine.

I am with Steven on this one ... pay-per-click with Google, Yahoo, MSN since 82% of buyers use the internet to do their research and the time spent buying is reduced considerably because of this.  

They don't waste their time or yours.