Online Sales Training – Industry Insights

This is where we discuss topics about CRM, lead generation, website that work, SEO, social media marketing, industry benchmarks and so much more when it comes to online sales training for new home builders, brokers, and real estate professionals. Many of these topics are relevant to any business and can provide striking insights into how you approach your business from an online perspective.

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Searching for Talent in The Virginia/DC/MD Area - Online Sales Counselors Wanted

Searching for Talent in The Virginia/DC/MD Area - Online Sales Counselors Wanted

Right now Blue Gypsy Inc. is hiring for two online sales counselor positions in Maryland and Virginia. One is in Mclean, VA and the other is in Crofton, MD. If you are a highly motivated sales person with at least two years of sales experience and willing to work in the builder's office at any of these two cities please inquire for more information and to start the application process. An Online Sales Counselor is responsible[...]
20 Blind Men, An Elephant, and Your 360 Degree Evaluation

20 Blind Men, An Elephant, and Your 360 Degree Evaluation

Have you heard that old parable about putting 20 blind people in a room with an elephant? Each person has a different experience with the elephant. The first leans against it feeling a sturdy wall. The second feels the tip of a tusk and believes it to be a spear. The next feels the trunk and thinks he has a snake in his hands. Yet another feels the substantial leg and mistakes it for a solid[...]
Follow Up - How Many Times Should You Contact a Lead

Follow Up - How Many Times Should You Contact a Lead

Follow Up. The other day in one of the professional groups I  belong to on Facebook I saw someone lamenting the fact that prospects were not returning his emails. He asked, "How long do you follow up before you just feel like you are being a pain?" I was astounded by the answers given by these professional social media people. The answers ranged from "one and done" to "You've done your job to follow up with[...]
Is Your Inbox Getting You Down?

Is Your Inbox Getting You Down?

Last week I was on a mission. I wanted to clear my personal inbox of all the useless crap, spam, and subscriptions I get on a daily basis. Do you have this problem where you can walk away from your email for a day or two and when you open it back up your eyes cross with the 272 emails you have in there waiting for you to moderate? I couldn't look at anything anymore. I[...]
Balancing Business and Quality of Life: 7 Lessons

Balancing Business and Quality of Life: 7 Lessons

This time last year leading up to the holidays I had a client that ran me ragged. Several times I felt like dropping this client, but I didn't. Now a year later, looking at an unpaid invoice that languishes in my quickbooks I know that the client was actually a lesson in disguise. Seven lessons in fact Lesson #1:  Go with Your Gut - Don't ignore those red flags. They almost never prove themselves to be wrong.[...]
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Real Estate Blog Posts & Articles Elsewhere

We have hundreds of articles and blogs targeted for builders, real estate agents, and businesses related to the building industry published throughout the web. We write regular columns for Ideal Homes and have contributed writing to Simmons Homes, Homebuilders.com, Homebuilder Software Solutions, Real Estate CRM Software, Myers Barnes, Mike Lyon and Lasso. You see links to all of these posts here.

Blog Posts & Articles Published Elsewhere

We’ve written hundreds of articles and blogs on a variety of topics for various websites and clients around the web. Most of the time we are “ghost” writing so it’s not visibly apparent that we’ve written the articles and blogs. However some of our clients have graciously allowed us to share some samples with you here.

 

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