- With a large, open Internet portal like Zillow, Trulia or realtor.com, you get a diverse mixture of folks asking questions about listings for a variety of reasons.
- Only a few of those folks are ready, willing or able to buy, however -- and the portals really don't do the kind of pre-qualification required to tell you who's a good prospect and who's just browsing.
- For a lot of agents, kicking the pay-for-leads habit won't be easy, but it'll save you money and increase your career lifespan.
They’re $20 each, only 5 percent convert — that’s $400 per qualified lead! With quality like that, maybe portals should be paying you — not the other way around.
This is why it’s important to ask: If so many agents are complaining about buyer leads, why do they keep buying them?
The problem, in a nutshell, comes down to this: With a large, open Internet portal like Zillow, Trulia or realtor.com, you get a diverse mixture of folks asking questions about listings for a variety of reasons. Only a few of those folks are ready, willing or able to buy, however — and the portals really don’t do the kind of pre-qualification required to tell you who’s a good prospect and who’s just browsing.
Agents buy leads and then complain because they don’t have the skills, strategies or experience to generate them on their own — so in today’s show, we’re going to give you our 12-step program for eliminating your dependence on buyer leads.
For a lot of agents, kicking the habit won’t be easy, but it’ll save you money and increase your career lifespan, so what do you have to lose?
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Tim and Julie Harris have over 20 years’ experience in real estate. Learn more about their real estate coaching and training programs at timandjulieharris.com, or schedule a free coaching call with them at freecoachingcallsforagents.com.
