How many times have you returned from a trip only to discover that at least some of the clothes you packed in your suitcase were left folded without ever seeing the light of the day? Well, I do not about your traveling packing skills, but I had to work on mine before being able to state that I am now officially a "light" traveler!
I still remember the first time I began packing for a trip overseas and laying out all those stuff I originally thought of carrying to the other side of the Atlantic. My bed was full and the carpet around it seemed pretty packed as well. I panicked when I dragged my "perfect-sized" suitcase inside the room only to discover that it could barely fit one third of the things I have placed on or near the bed. I recall laughing at the sight of the suitcase in comparison with the heavy load scattered around my bedroom. There was no way anything would fit in there! I placed the suitcase at an empty corner and before aborting this impossible mission, I tried to check off my list what seemed as unnecessary or over the top. For example, regardless of the cold weather, nobody needs three pair of gloves. The four pair of jeans became two, and so forth. By the time I had successfully stacked almost half of my previous previously exposed wardrobe back into my closet space, I felt hungry, confused, and that more than three hours have passed; even though this process took me not more than one. But then I discovered with pleasure that I was able to fit my belongings to my black medium-sized carry-on luggage and I felt proud of my accomplishment.
Since then, I have packed, unpacked, and repacked my possessions tiny or big, heavy or light, useful or slightly not, more than 100 times. I am not considering myself to be an expert, but I have certainly advanced my ability to see, before it is too late, if the stuff I want to carry can actually be carried and safely reach their destination point. My advice to all of you that have gone through a similar experience or are planning to board a ship, enter an airplane, or ride a train, is to travel light. Not only you will save precious space in your luggage for the things you will want to buy during your vacations, but most importantly you are able to carry your belongings without feeling that you could have done a better job. Although when I unpack I still discover something I did not wear or use while being away, I am certainly a better backpacker and I managed to survive during all those endless hours that I had to wait to get on board, without hurting my back, arm or neck. Good luck with your packing business and remember to have fun during your much desired recreational trip.
You know the sort of thing - the properties that come along that you really want to emphasise. The properties that won't appeal to the majority of your clients.
Maybe they're high value. Perhaps they are in a particularly sought after area that doesn't come on the market too often. Or maybe they are a little quirky but sure to appeal to a specific set of people.
You probably already have a number of potential buyers. What you need to do is get the details in front of them right away.
What better way than creating high quality professional web pages containing the property descriptions, plans and photographs? All you need to do then is to send an email to your prospect list with a link to those pages.
Instructing a web designer could cost thousands. Getting the information to them and proof reading the delivered web sites takes too long - you need results now.
Most real estate agents stick with what they know and simply print up the details and send them around by post. There's nothing wrong with that of course. It's just that in this modern world your customers increasingly expect instant service. Other estate agents rely on the telephone. You get on the phone and call all the people on your list. It takes time. And for this sort of property time equals money.
Get The Details in Your Prospects Hands in Minutes
The perfect way to get the information into your customers hands is via the web.
And now there is a way you can do it for yourself in minutes. No web development skill is needed. If you can use a Word Processor and cut and paste in windows you can have high quality pages up in a moment.
XSitePro is a revolution in rapid web development tools. As easy to use as a Word Processor it nevertheless has an amazing range of features that make it suitable to an incredible range of web applications. For now I only interested in showing you how you could use XSitePro to improve the profits from your real estate business.
From Property Details to Professional Web Site in 20 Minutes
It's true. It really is possible to take the details of a property and to produce a professional looking web site in less than 20 minutes. It will take a little longer the first time but after that you will start to fly.
The steps that follow assume 2 things:
You already have a web site for which you have administration rights You already have the property particulars, plans and photographs in a word processor document. Right, with those provisos in mind, here's what you have to do:
1. Create a sub domain on you main site. e.g. If your main site is called www.maxproperties.com you would create a sub domain called something like barrington-manor.maxproperties.com 2 min 2. Open up XSitePro 1 min 3. Create a new project, web site, set-up publishing details, create main page 8 min 4. Paste the details from your word processor into the new page 1 min 5. Preview the page and make any changes 5 min 6. Publish the page 1 min 7. Create an email to your prospects 2 min 8. Send the email 0
There you go - 20 minutes from getting the typed details in your office you have constructed detailed, professional web pages. You have notified your prospects that a new property that might meet their needs. They have instant access to all the details. All you have to do now is wait for their calls.
If you have created your whole web site using XSitePro things are even easier. You simply start at step 4 - pasting the property details into a new web page. It'll take you less than 10 minutes to get details out to your prospects.
Cross Promote Other, Related Properties
Unlike traditional mailing of property details, web sites provide a golden opportunity to promote your other properties. e.g. Put some links on the barringtonmanor.maxproperties.com to other exclusive properties, mention special offers, recent reductions, investment opportunities... The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.
XSitePro is stunningly versatile web development tool. If you want to wow your customers you should check out XSitePro now.
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