http://www.reliberation.com/blogs/savannahshometeam/atom.aspxCommunity Server2008-03-05T23:04:00Zhttp://www.reliberation.com/blogs/savannahshometeam/archive/2008/03/06/who-wouldn-t-you-want-to-pick-their-neighbor-paula-deen.aspx2008-03-06T16:27:00Z2008-03-06T16:27:00Z<P>Katie and I own the home next door to Paula Deen's new home that she is building here in Savannah.&nbsp; Our home is currently on the market for sale.&nbsp; Thinking Paula may be interested in the opportunity of picking her neighbor I contacted her people about this and was really surprised to find that Paula did not want the chance to pick her neighbor.&nbsp; I tried to put myself in Paula's shoes and I honestly thought I would love the chance to get a close friend or family member next door to my new home with the consideration that&nbsp;money is not an object, but I guess my assumption was wrong.&nbsp; I must admit the Paula is a great lady and her new homes property is so large that it wouldn't be a quick short walk to visit you neighbor next door if she wanted to.</P><img src="http://www.reliberation.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=58637" width="1" height="1">savannahshometeam@point2.comhttp://www.reliberation.com/members/savannahshometeam%40point2.com.aspxhttp://www.reliberation.com/blogs/savannahshometeam/archive/2008/03/05/are-we-reinventing-the-wheel.aspx2008-03-06T04:04:00Z2008-03-06T04:04:00Z<P><SPAN class=mceItemHidden>My wife and I are both Realtors in Savannah Ga and are newbies as we have just had our licenses for two years now.&nbsp; We are full time agents.&nbsp; Through the process of attempting to grow our business I must admit that it is frustrating that I have not been able to put my finger on a really strong marketing plan.&nbsp; For example we pass out thousands of <SPAN class=mceItemHiddenSpellWord>flyers</SPAN> and one month we may get a decent response to the <SPAN class=mceItemHiddenSpellWord>flyers</SPAN> and then the next 3 or 4&nbsp;months we send out <SPAN class=mceItemHiddenSpellWord>flyers</SPAN> we get nothing.&nbsp; I experience the same inconsistencies with magazine advertising and also mass emails.&nbsp; I know that every brilliant Idea that I have been coming up with probably has been already done and done again by others before me, so in that sense I guess I am reinventing the wheel.&nbsp; To ad to the confusion it seems as if every marketing idea that I see advertised seems to be a great idea, but why are all the other top agents not&nbsp;using them.&nbsp; From what I can see, all top producers that I see are working significantly from previous clients.&nbsp; Is it that we have not been around long enough to get this benefit or is it that I cannot see the marketing trees for the marketing forest so to say?&nbsp; We will keep plugging away and to be honest business is good, but its not great.&nbsp; I WANT GREAT!!</SPAN></P><img src="http://www.reliberation.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=58623" width="1" height="1">savannahshometeam@point2.comhttp://www.reliberation.com/members/savannahshometeam%40point2.com.aspx