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Business Strategy blogs
30
Oct
2011
Is buying a house as simple as buying a kettle?
There is a widely held belief in our industry that properties sell themselves. But is it just that agents need better sales skills?
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.
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.
10
Sep
2010
Making the most of the buying cycle
When I first met the chaps at Zoopla a year and a bit ago, they told me a bit about how they started out by targeting the first steps of house-hunters.
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.
22
Jul
2010
Why how-to guides are good for business
The Young London property management agency in Central London is a company with an approach I really admire.
08
Jul
2010
Estate agency software for Macs
Now and again, we'll be speaking to a prospective customer and, at the last second, they'll drop into the conversation that they use Macs rather than PCs.
30
Jun
2010
The art of persuasion
I finally managed to get a chance to catch up on some of the blogs I subscribe to this weekend - one of them well worth sharing.
25
Jun
2010
The public have their say on floor plans
MoneySavingExpert.
15
Jun
2010
Personal estate agents, child of our times
2010 may well turn out to be a year of notable change in the property industry.
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.