Kansas City Real Estate Broker [SPAM]

[almu]

I am new to the internet and I am web surfing and I did a search in the search engines on "real estate forum" and I found your forum. I am a Kansas City Real Estate Broker in Kansas City,Missouri and I heard forums were specialized discussions on topics, thus my interest in searching for a real estate forum on the WWW. I just wanted to see how the rest of the world thinks and see what trends and technology are happening in the real estate profession to help me list and sell homes as I feel you learn in every situation through communication, listening and understanding. I am also researching to see if I can understand the technology of operating a forum and from what I see I am somewhat hesitant right now even though it was interesting reading.
Al Bert

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[HMiller]

Are you really a Kansas City real estate broker? Or are you just BSing us in order to use your signature link to promote your "get rich quick with bad credit no credit check no money down cash in your pockets within days" scheme?

[HHI Golf Guy]

Welcome aboard! I'm confident that you will find many interesting topics regarding technology and real estate on this forum.

[mavisdog]

Hey guys,

This is still very new to me . . . but can someone explain what just happened here in third grade lingo so I can get my head around it??

[Phoenix Realtor]

What you are not seeing would make it all cyrstal clear to you. The link in this posters sig was to a BS, scam site. AND, it was posted three times, twice more after an initial warning.

But we are not meanies here. I would have left it alone if it was only once. No biggie!

Besides, the ban is only for one week, this time.

Honestly, I don't care about the link in ones sig as long as one is chatting and contributing here and as long as it's somewhat real estate related (IE not porn, or pills, etc., heck even then I might take a look at the articles, not the pictures :D ).

[mavisdog]

Welcome aboard! I'm confident that you will find many interesting topics regarding technology and real estate on this forum. Hey Golf Guy I have the most spectacular Golf Home located in Nj check it out www. nwnjhomes.com

[mavisdog]

We have a spectacular golf home priced well with numerous upgrades and fantastically decorated. Ads have been placed in ALL of the local RE mags. The home has been listed/posted on some golf sites. We have held catered Broker and Public opens that have been well advertised and promoted. Traffic remains all but non exsistant. We welcome all ideas and insight. You can see the home at www.nwnjhhomes.com and www.nwnjhomefinders.com

[HHI Golf Guy]

Hey Golf Guy I have the most spectacular Golf Home located in Nj check it out www. nwnjhomes.com

But I live on Hilton Head Island - I can play golf year round :)

I hate having to shovel snow just to find the right putting line.

[HHI Golf Guy]

Traffic remains all but non exsistant. We welcome all ideas and insight.

I imagine that golf homes in NJ are a niche market rather than standard fare as we have in this neck of the woods. So, it's time to think outside of the box.

First, determine the target demographic for that home and neighborhood (age, income, education, etc.).

Now, examine the ad copy that you have used in print media and web advertising. Does the ad copy reach that target market? Many times the problem is not where you advertise, but how you advertise.

Phrases that I frequently see used in real estate advertising like "Must See" or "Won't last" don't do anything to reach the target demographic or showcase the home. You need to get into the head of the ideal home buyer and then connect with them - without violating any Fair Housing standards.

Then again, it could be where you are advertising. Have you ever thought of running a newspaper ad in the sports section of the newspaper (specifically, the Sunday golf section of the sports pages)? Use a creative tag line to lead the ad.

Speaking of advertising, I wish our new brokerage was open now and I was selling homes. After the Nor' easter that just hit New England, I would have run ads in coastal Massachusetts newspapers with the tag, "Try Our Beach Instead". And I probably would have run them in both the business and real estate sections.

Why both sections. The real estate section to target people that want to move, but may not have thought of South Carolina. Then in the business section - usually read by people with better incomes - that are just fed up with the storms in New England. I would do the same thing during snow storms.

[San Diego Real Estate]

HHI Golf guy I'm with you Great Weather all the way! I can't deal with the snow anymore or the extreme heat!

[HomeSurfer]

What's snow? Orange County, for those of you who are "fuzzy" on where we are...is just north of San Diego...just south of Los Angeles.

I think it gets as low as the fifties here in the winter. Sometimes in the summer it gets in the nineties. I rarely use the heater. I rarely use the AC.

(But I like my new wireless keyboard).

[mavisdog]

I really like you idea about ads in the sport section. That make sence to me. I spent much time thinking about who the "buyer" would be for this house but always from the perspective that they would be looking within the confines of real estate ads.

Thanks

[HHI Golf Guy]

I really like you idea about ads in the sport section. That make sence to me. I spent much time thinking about who the "buyer" would be for this house but always from the perspective that they would be looking within the confines of real estate ads.

Thanks

You're welcome.

Real estate publications and the real estate sections of newspapers are staples of real estate print media, but it can be a challenge to get yourself or your listings noticed - even with full page ads.

Sometimes, going outside of the box can be the answer. However, there are some key items to remember when advertising - especially when you move outside of normal RE advertising:

1. Your ad must be specifically targeted. That means that the specific property that you are selling must appeal to the specific viewing audience.

2. Your ad copy must be specifically tailored to your target audience. You need to get inside the head of your reader.

If your listing, target audience, and ad copy are not highly focused then you are just wastimg money. Send me that money instead. :)

[Phoenix Realtor]

What a positive spin on a SPAM thread. Using it to convey new marketing ideas! I love it!