Blogs tagged with business improvement
12
Jan
2012
8 ways you can control the impact of estate agency review websites
Today's response to Estate Agent Today's estate agency review website article misses the point. Negative reviews are a clear and present danger you cannot ignore any longer.
10
Feb
2011
11 things Mary Portas can teach estate agents
There's little doubt, you have to be a brave or foolhardy business owner to get involved with a show like Mary Portas' Secret Shopper.
04
Jan
2011
What will 2011 bring for estate agents?
Happy New Year to all you modern estate agents out there.
07
Dec
2010
Which estate agent review websites matter?
I've mentioned in the past about how reviews and recommendations are an important part of how Google Places decides where to rank your business in their listing.
15
Nov
2010
The next big thing in estate agency
What a strong headline title for an article that is.
01
Nov
2010
Being a more useful estate agent
September and October was a bit erratic for this blog, but the aim is to resume normal service from this point forward.
30
Sep
2010
Protecting your estate agency database
Following the high profile news of an ex-Foxtons employee being sued on claims that they 'stole' large amounts of valuable property, vendor, landlord and tenancy information, data security is one of the hot topics of the moment.
16
Sep
2010
How irrational pricing models can work
Henry Yates (of EstateCreate fame) is one of those people with a knack for finding thought-provoking videos online. One of his tweets today was a link to another one.
07
Sep
2010
Local market activity statistics for estate agents
When you're starting up an estate agency, expanding into new areas or just keeping an eye on an existing strategy, it pays to be well informed.
23
Aug
2010
How much does setting up an estate agency cost?
What a busy couple of weeks.
28
May
2010
iPad isn't the answer
What with the perfect storm of iPad coverage today (so it isn't just an expensive not-quite-laptop then?), I thought I would take the opportunity to go against the crowd.
27
May
2010
Improving your listings on Rightmove
Today's guest blog is from Tim Muir of Rightmove.
21
May
2010
Best foot forward
When my wife is at the gym, she often grabs me a copy of Sport Magazine, a free weekly affair with a light-hearted outlook and the occasional interesting interview.
13
May
2010
A-Z of things to discuss with applicants
Following on from a thread on Julian O'Dell's 22 point checklist on the applicant qualification process, here's my A-Z of things estate agents should discuss with applicants.
10
May
2010
5 good reasons for 72% of estate agents to use text messages
Six weeks or so ago, I kicked off a poll asking one question: how many of you are using SMS text messages to send out details of property matches.

