I've spoken to well over 100 Title sales reps and there is one thing many of them have in common, their compensation plans are not too desirable. I believe this because Title Company owners don't put a lot of stock value into the sales rep. They know they are needed, so they pay [...]
Instagram has been around for a while, but really took off once it was purchased by Facebook back in 2012 for $1 Billion. Looking back it was a smart move as Instagram now has over 500 Million active users worldwide. One of the best features that’s added to the platform are its “stories.” Stories [...]
My name is Wade Vander Molen "DCTitleGuy" and I am a Director of Sales/Marketing for Stewart Title and Escrow in Fairfax, VA just outside of Washington DC. I have been in the Title Insurance industry since 2005 having worked for a National Title Insurance company in Phoenix, AZ. Over the past 7 years I have [...]
Helping Realtors get into using video for their business is fun. Seeing their face light up when they realize they are doing something that their competitors don’t implement. This starts by taking the first step and actually “shooting videos” and uploading them to YouTube for people to discover and watch. This is where the rubber [...]
Real Estate agent partnerships form constantly. Partnerships with lenders, Title Companies, inspectors, etc. People form these partnerships because they believe by doing so it will improve their business and make their life easier. Sometimes this is true, other times it is not. This is more true than in the Northern Virginia/Washington DC area. Here [...]
I was giving an hour talk/class for a Real Estate association last week and I was talking about how to "Future Proof" your Real Estate business for 2014. We covered WordPress for Realtors, Video, and Social Networks...which ones to use and more importantly...WHY. As usual I like to take a poll the Realtors/Lenders in [...]
Going forward in your Real Estate business one way to start growing your business is to do one simple thing that will take you only a couple of minutes. That one thing is setting up a Gmail account...if you haven't done so already. I know...I know, you are probably wondering why you should do [...]
There is one thing that Real Estate agents value above all others...TIME! Time is very valuable because as a busy Real Estate agent you are showing homes, going to inspections, dealing with appraisals, managing your leads and getting back to people, and closing your escrows on time at Stewart Title and Escrow in Fairfax, [...]
