Why is it the cat always gets it...whether kicked or skinned? What did the cat ever do to you?

lol, i wanna add im a techo-geek,..

myself and it hurt my production..
iwas busy doing technical stuff and it hurts my production..
the more time i spent on , seo, bloogging, social media etc..
the less time i spent doing real real estate income producing activities..
like on the phone with buyers and sellers
and face to face on appointments with buyers and sellers..

i think we as agents forget the basics of this business..
this is my rifle..
this is a football..

i mean im gratefil for my 1900 fans on my fanpage..
my 1200 plus facebook friends..
the 5000-10000 monthly visitors to my blog
the hundreds of views to my youtube videos

but i cant say that my paychecks come from that..

my paychecks come from lead conversion
on the phone and face to face

This idea that you have drop off a forum to hide behind a screen name to protect your SEO rankings is a bunch of crap. Here is an earth shattering idea that you should consider. Don't say anything anywhere that you aren't willing to sign your name to. Always assume that the world is listening and speak straight from your heart. If you have to have a dual identity to say what you feel and not have anyone find out who is saying it, maybe you should reconsider what you feel.

I seriously doubt that anyone heard the stupid stuff that was posted at 2:00 am EST on a Friday night and erased 20 minutes later, or that some client who wants to sell a house in Hoboken is going to find it and read it and make a decision based on that. Someone show me a thread from this forum that ranks on the first couple pages of google for any real estate or people search.

The other thing that seems silly is this idea that everyone hates the cold caller door knockers. The truth is that Mike Ferry thrives in a world that puts down the competition, scorns any approach but his and brags about the accomplishments of the superstars.

What people "hate" (too strong a word) actually just "don't like very much" is this idea that this particular prospecting method is the only method that anyone should consider, and that those who have a different approach are stupid or lazy.

deep sea,

after much soul searching and almost going broke in marketing and advertising..

i can 100% say the mike ferry system works..

its very hard work.. and it suck s sometimes..

but for a new agent with no money for marketing, no sphere of influence..not a tech geek

it is 100 percent the best way to go...

its not the only way..to me..of course..but under the newbie
that can quickly go broke and leave the business it is the best approach..

mike ferry is not all about cold calling and door knocking..

in fact he advocates we start calling fsbo and exzpired and doorknocking them first...

thats not cold..those are people who need our help..

if we saw a man drowning..even if he says leave me alone let me die..most of us would not..

LindenMoe, I understand that for some, the Mike Ferry program works, for certain personality types. But I also think it doesn't work 100% for everyone, even though it works 100% for you.

If you don't believe me Google the bad reputation keywords for Mike Ferry (scam, sucks etc) and you will see a world of people who couldn't get it to work for them and had a gigantic issue cancelling the coaching programs.

So the exuberance you feel is great for you and your fellow personality types, but it isn't necessarily the answer for everyone's approach. I tried it and I did get it to work for me. Other things work as well, and leave me doing things I enjoy more. So I don't do it.

That being said, I would recommend that new or struggling agents try it and see if it works for them, but would caution them not to sign up for non-cancellable coaching until they are sure the cold-calling approach fits with their psyche.

Every approach has some people that knock it out of the park and some that can't make it work.

I heard from an agent Mike Ferry asks you not to consume caffiene. I lost interest at that point.

Caffeine - the breakfast of champions. I think it's time for a Dr. Pepper. Thanks for reminding me.