compliments from others.
Maybe you prefer public speaking, and you're an excellent public speaker. Perhaps you've given presentations, and your audience members have approached you afterward, thanked you, or praised your speech. If that's the case, figure out how to get public speaking engagements in your marketplace and grow your real estate business that way. What about writing? If you're an amazing writer, find ways that you can write and grow your business. Or perhaps you're not comfortable with public speaking or writing. Maybe your forte is talking to people one-on-one and building rapport. Other options will let you play to this strength if that's you.
START USING YOUR STRENGTH
Once you've identified your communication strength, use it more. Suppose you're a writer. Then post. Create a Facebook page if you haven't done so already. Post on Facebook every day. Or start a blog. Blog about your favorite neighborhoods, their histories, and their community events. Highlight some of their outstanding citizens. Celebrate their diversity, architecture, mature landscaping — whatever makes those neighborhoods great places to live. To start blogging, you'll want to purchase a domain name, so figure out a name that reflects your focus. Maybe include the name of your area, real estate blog, or specialty in your domain name. You'll also want to figure out a hosting service for your website. After you secure a domain name and find a hosting service, figure out the right way to use it to grow your business. You could set up a basic WordPress blog and start writing and posting. On your Facebook page, you could talk about your favorite neighborhoods, why you like them, and your new
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