Has anyone had any success with MYSPACE for real estate. I think you may be able to get a referal or two from it, but it seems like a waste of time.

your thoughts.

Some people on this message board think blogs are a waste of time too, but I have at least three active buyers and two sellers as a direct result of my blog. Not only that but my blog gets my name out on the internet quite a bit and boosts my website ranking.

As to MySpace,I have heard some agents say they have gotten leads. I don't know. I don't often see MySpace blogs come up often in search results.

But at any rate, someone may tell you it's a waste of time....but if you want to do it, you have the time to do it, then do it. Go for it. You'll never know until you try it out.

If you have the time and its free, why not? I have profiles on a bunch of similar sites.

I would have to disagree that MySpace is a waste of time. Granted it does take a little time to set up, but I have had some pretty good results with it. Another thing you can do with MySpace is connect with other realtors from other states. They usually are nice enough to send people your way if they know of anyone moving down to your area. Now whether or not they follow up on that is another story, but at least they will openly tell you about trying to help you out.

Using socializing tools like MYSpace or even Facebook, especially in real estate business is gaining grounds. They are free and they offer a whole world of possible clients. However, I must also confess that the number of leads are not so high still with time you can build a reputation. This will slowly help you improve your lead generation. I would suggest as agents we must have profile on these social networks.

Since I am pretty young, I am very familiar with the internet as I grew up with it, but I *am* new to the real estate world. I am very interested in using the power of the internet to gain clients and also meet other real estate professionals.

I would think that, while these social networking are relatively new, they could be a really great way to get your name out there since so many people are using them.

Yes Gloria the internet has tons of useful things for Realtors. Have you contacted anyone to help set up your website for SEO purposes?

Myspace is an awesome resource if used correctly. Think about how many of your buyers or sellers came as a result of friends/family referrals. Myspace and Facebook opens that opportunity to "network" with people in your area and get to know them. That way, when it is time for them to buy/sell, your name will pop in their heads immediately... great mindshare and branding.

I think I am really going to build a professional presence on these social networking websites. I already have personal profiles on myspace, but I want to keep my personal stuff separate from my professional world.

I found realestate.konnects.com and it seems like it is focused on real estate professionals. Has anybody used this website? It looks like it might be good for meeting other real estate professionals online.

I agree, Myspace is great for networking. I have a personal account on Myspace, but many times when I see a friend request from someone I don't know (especially if it's someone soliciting business), I usually decline it.
So, my question is, how do you (those of you who are successful with Myspace) get people to accept you as "friends"? Do you e-mail them as well as send friend requests?

Some realtors make the mistake of looking at social network sites like Myspace as a link injection opportunity instead of a networking/branding medium. I've gained thousands of links from participating in social networks and becoming known in my vertical. Those links may not exactly help with ranking due to the fact that many of the anchor text are untargetted, but they boost my website authority and that in turn have resulted in higher Google rankings.

I have a personal page on myspace. Everyone on my friends list knows I'm an agent. Every few friends that are added, I'll post a bulletin or whatnot to remind everyone.

Last year I actually had created a myspace page specifically for my real estate work. I did what many other individuals did - searched and added as many people as possible. After several emails basically telling me to go hell (and several friends adds too!) I can only assume people flagged my profile because one day I woke up, and it was gone...just vanished. And I highly doubt I was hacked. Just my two cents on the issue.

I believe that it can't hurt to have a MySpace page and to take advantage of every type of site like this that you can. They may not produce outstanding results by themselves, but they might each get you a little success which can add up. Take advantage of all of the social networking sites and have a blog and a website, while putting serious money into marketing, and you will see that it is all worth it.

The trick, imo, to successful social networking is being social. Myspace isn't meant to be a business networking site - that's what WannaNetwork is for.

Live this, learn it, love it: "People hate spam and they hate the spammers who do it to them even more."

By being me and choosing people I'd like to have over for dinner to be my friends, I have gotten referrals and even more, like meeting my husband

Yes its Spam.

I guess you can get good links with high PR cause myspace has a high PR.

But basically your spamming.