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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.
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.
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.
12
Apr
2010
The value of measuring estate agency KPIs
Looking back at the Google Analytics reports since I launched this blog last December there's been a steady stream of visitors looking for information on estate agency KPIs.
09
Apr
2010
Having a niche makes each applicant more valuable
On Tuesday, I wrote about the value of estate agent USPs.
30
Mar
2010
27 things the public want from the perfect estate agent
Last week, a very interesting question was posed on the Money Saving Expert forums (the site run by Martin Lewis, that chap off GMTV):What would your dream estate agent do?
18
Mar
2010
Learning from the best
Last week, I happened across a tweet that directed me to watch a webinar from Nigel Botterill, CEO of a couple of million pound businesses, including thebestof.
03
Mar
2010
Why you should mystery shop your applicant qualification process
Today we have another guest blog from Julian O'Dell of TM training & development, following up his previous advice on maximising instruction opportunities and a winning approach to valuation meetings.