Need to dust off your LinkedIn profile? 3 steps for making it pop

If you aren’t on LinkedIn already or haven’t updated your profile in a while, now’s the time to dive in. Here are a few ways to level up your LinkedIn game — and boost your connections. Continue reading

From Urban Compass to IPO: The history of Compass in 21 stories

As the real estate world waits to see how the brokerage’s initial public offering will unfold this week, take a look back at Compass’ decade-long road to success as covered by Inman. Continue reading

Ways to digitize every stage of your sales funnel during the pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing agents to do much more of their previously face-to-face business over a computer. Here are a few novel ways to make it work. Continue reading

IdealEstate aims for agent cooperation with nationwide recruiting, referral power

IdealEstate — a Salt Lake City-based, Pinterest inspired, home curation tool — is now realizing its power as an agent recruiting tool and leveraging a nationwide network of more than 800,000 agent users. Continue reading

How to use job titles to prospect and make connections

Almost every person in the world could be a referral source, if you think creatively. Here’s what to look for and what to think about when you’re looking for referrals from people in different industries. Continue reading

4 LinkedIn Features to Power Your 2020 Job Search

If you’ve resolved to find a job in 2020, I think you’ll want to know about four features LinkedIn rolled out over the past two years that might help you land one. They’re available to all LinkedIn users, so you don’t need to pay for a LinkedIn Premium… Continue reading

5 ways to generate leads without listings websites

Outside of buying direct leads, lead generation is possible through either marketing or prospecting, which require time, money and effort. Here are my top strategies for generating leads without listings websites.  Continue reading

WATCH: How to tailor your social media to your customers

Succeeding at social media means knowing who your customer is, and going where they are. That was one of the key takeaways from a Q&A session at Inman Luxury Connect with four experts. Continue reading

The top 3 lead generation sources for agents

Outside of your sphere, how are you getting and converting new leads? Here are a number of ways that agents and brokers are finding those all-important new connections. Continue reading

Lead-gen game changer: Work the warm calls

Regardless of where you are in your career, you have to be consciously expanding your network both by meeting new people and reconnecting with people in your sphere. Here’s how I make warm calls meaningful with the help of social media. Continue reading