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Have you ever called a prospect a number of times, but they haven't yet responded back to you, and so you find yourself wondering, "How many times should I keep calling this person?" This is a fairly normal question that brokers oftentimes ask themselves, and in keeping this in mind, here's a solution that I've come up with that has worked very successfully for the brokers who I've had implement it...
How much prospecting should you now be doing, to close the number of transactions that you need to, in order to achieve your desired income goal for the year?
Recently I had a call with a coaching client, who told me there was a man she wanted to set an initial appointment with, who was very busy, very successful, and he owned 25 shopping centers. So she asked me for some ideas on how to approach him for an appointment, to maximize the probability that he would accept her invitation...
If you've been struggling to get your prospecting done, here's a simple tip to help make sure that you're making more calls...
During this video interview, Jim Gillespie discusses how to engage in a solid commercial real estate prospecting call, including telling you what to say to the receptionist, to the decision maker, and how to leave more powerful voicemail messages, that will compel more decision makers to call you back.
Hopefully you're experiencing a good year in your business right now, and if I were to suggest one activity to accomplish that will greatly help to ensure your success, it would be to...
In addition, a good approach to ask people for their E-mail address can be by saying something similar to the following...
So many commercial agents have asked me over the years about the possibility of hiring a telemarketer to make prospecting calls for them. This video does a good job of telling you how to find the ideal telemarketer to get this done, and it includes some good resources for both locating the ideal person, and for making sure they're properly prepared to make the calls for you. In addition, keep in mind that depending on the state you live in, the laws there, and what exactly you will be having the telemarketer say for you on the calls, you may need to hire someone who has their real estate license.