Last week Mitch Ribak, Founder of eHomesRealtyNetwork and MelboureHomeSearch.com, visited our team here in Denver, Colorado for a training and knowledge transfer exercise. Mitch and I have been keeping in touch since November 2006 after I met Mitch resulting from one of HomeGain’s Winning Agent Calls.

When I first met Mitch I was just a team of one trying to figure out this whole Internet Marking thing. I was reasonably comfortable with the website development, however I was struggling with how do I bring customers to my website and then convert them to leads then to clients and closings. A friend of mine had connected me to HomeGain’s BuyerLink product so there I was.

I had a website and some good marketing but now what do I do with it?

The same month after listening to Mitch’s presentation I had my first Internet client under contract. Yippee! I was on the running to making my first million, NOT.

With much continued effort I continued to find limited success, touching base with Mitch once every 3-4 months when I would find myself struggling the most. He would help me get over the hump then I would hit the ground running again. Continue reading this post

HomeGain Series to Provide Insight into What Makes Realtors Tick

A good part of my job is talking with Realtors. In my conversations I learn some fascinating insights as to how particular Realtors came to become Realtors.

Knowing their backgrounds gives you an understanding as to why they approach their businesses the way they do.

Later this week we will kick off the “Lives of the Realtors” series with HomeGain member, Mitch Ribak.

Mitch will talk about his life before his successful career in real estate. Did you know that in a prior life Mitch ran an online dating service?

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To commence the launch of AgentView, HomeGain’s latest marketing product for real estate professionals, HomeGain had some fun and rolled out the red carpet for the folks in the Emeryville, California headquarters!

As people came down the red carpet, they were handed a pair “3-view” glasses so they could enjoy the 3-D presentation of AgentView on the big screen, and hear about the three main benefits that Realtors experience as an AgentView customer.

In line with AgentView’s key feature of showcasing agents on the Internet, Walk This Way by Aerosmith rocked the room during the unveiling.

As shown in the photo above, Security was also provided to ensure excitement levels stayed at a reasonable level and that Max didn’t return from Paris early and get out of control.

Already this week AgentView has been getting positive feedback from real estate agents, brokers, and the real estate and web 2.0 communities, including Bloodhound Blog, Sellsius Blog, Notorious R.O.B., Real Estate Radio USA and Inman News regarding the product itself as well as the customer service that supports it. Continue reading this post

On Wednesday, August 20, Barry Cunningham and Barry Johnson of Real Estate Radio USAspoke with Louis Cammarosano about AgentView—its key features, how it works and why it is a valuable marketing product for real estate agents who want to have a strong online presence.

Listen to the program!:

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We are pleased to have Mike Farmer, Owner/Broker of Mike Farmer Realty in Savannah, GA as the featured real estate agent in the HomeGain Agent Success Newsletter for August.

Mike is also an AgentEvaluator member and a HomeGain Blog contributor.

In our exclusive interview, Mike discusses his strategies behind successfully offering and securing homebuyer representation with 24 out of 25 buyers.

Why and when should an agent get a contract with home buyers? What’s the best way to explain a buyer’s contract? What kind of commission is negotiated?

Listen to Mike Farmer’s advice and find out!

HomeGain released AgentView this evening.

AgentView provides a complete marketing solution for real estate professionals combining featured listings, agent profiles, personal blogs, blog training, local content, lead management and home valuation tools and a variety of consumer contact points.

What’s in AgentView for Realtors?

• Realtors are showcased exclusively in an advertising-free environment.
• A way for Realtors to consolidate their marketing efforts. Instead of buying ads on other home valuation sites, paying for featured listings on another website, and setting up a blog on yet another, AgentView allows Realtors to present their profiles, their listings and their blogs directly on HomeGain.com.
• Easy access to home buyers and sellers. Consumers are encouraged to contact AgentView Realtors either by email, phone, blog interaction, or to visit the agents’ websites. There are five tabs, home values, homes for sale, local information, agent profiles, agent blogs and Home Sale Maximizer™. As the user toggles through the tabbed content offerings, the agent’s photo, contact information, website link and a large email contact box are prominently featured, pictured here.
  
• Blog School training and lead management tools are included in the subscription price.
• Low starting price of $29 per ZIP code.

What’s in AgentView for Home Buyers and Sellers?

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