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Linda Slocum: Advice For New Realtors®

After staring at Linda Slocum's face for a year on the Santa Clarita profiles page, I decided it was time we met.

Of course, I didn't decide this until after I saw her again over at Naymz. How wrong is that? Luckily Linda agreed and we decided to have lunch together today.

As has been the case with every person I've ever met through ActiveRain, I really enjoyed our time together. Linda shared some great insights into her blogging strategies and talked about how her internet presence has reshaped her Santa Clarita real estate career. Near the end of our conversation, I asked her, "If I were a brand new real estate agent, what would you tell me to do first." This was her answer.

Jeff Turner aka respres

24 comments • Jeff Turner • November 28 2007 05:15PM

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Thanks, Jeff!

You can see my rundown of our lunch conversation here, including advice on blogging and other add-ons for your websites.

Linda

Posted by Linda Slocum, Santa Clarita Realtor (RE/MAX of Santa Clarita in Valencia) over 2 years ago
Very cool Jeff and Linda. Love the utterz "thingie" and Linda's advice is spot on.
Posted by Bryant Tutas-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc over 2 years ago

Love all these little gadgets - widgets - I am thinking this is something even I can wrap my brain around.   Thanks as always for sharing.. glad ya had a nice lunch

Posted by Desiree Daniels (RE/MAX Tri County) over 2 years ago
Hi Jeff, I'm not "new" but even I learned something from Linda today. :)  I appreciated Linda's rich insights about getting an understanding of what is important and what one truly wants to pursue in a real estate career. What I found most interesting was her comments about how blogging reveals who a person is over time.  Very true!
Posted by Lola Audu~Audu Real Estate~Grand Rapids, MI Real Estate over 2 years ago
Hmmm, what kind of person am I?  Based on my blogging, I would guess either moody or perhaps a split personality.  Great advice Linda, and thanks to Jeff for sharing.  Off to visit Linda's blog....
Posted by Marlene Scheffer, Realtor to Kitsap County, WA (Realty Station) over 2 years ago

Jeff, it is so cool how you use these widgets!  Man, you are AWESOME!

Posted by Omaha, NE Real Estate | Omaha, NE homes for sale ~ David Matney, CRS (Alliance Real Estate) over 2 years ago
Great conversation! Kudos to you both. I really like this application of Utterz!!!
Posted by Kathy Drewien over 2 years ago

Jeff,

Your use of technology is way cool.

Posted by Fran Gatti - Realtor®, CDPE®, RDCPro®, Crescent City CA Real Estate (RE/MAX Coastal Redwoods) over 2 years ago

She's got a great point.  Too many of us out there and unless you can set yourself apart, you get mixed in with the rest.  Who are you? That's a question the public asks themselves when they first come across your stuff.

Posted by Chris and Maria Jeantet (Coldwell Banker C&C Properties) over 2 years ago
Jeff -- Enjoyed listening to the answer to the question and use of technology
Posted by Aziz Abdur-Raoof,Howard Co. Real Estate Scoop (RE/MAX Rewards) over 2 years ago
Yes, I have been looking at Utterz and this came in very handy for you at your lunchen. I agree that you must decided who you are and it is hard just coming into the business. I find myself looking at different aspects of the business, but I have decided to stay Residential.
Posted by Susan Trombley Broker/Realtor Raleigh, Cary, Wake Forest, Youngsville (Trombley Real Estate) over 2 years ago

Jeff...Thank you for

  1. The interview...very important question and Linda's answer did it justice.
  2. The demonstration of how helpful Utterz.com can be.
  3. The mention of NAYMZ....................ACTUALLY, NO THANKS!  If there is one more thing I don't need it is another place to go, another place to find helpful information, another place that is entertaining, another place that will keep me up until the wee hours of the morning...I will not go there.

Cheers, Kathleen

Posted by Kathleen "Kate" Elim LAKE ANNA, VA Real Estate (DOCKSIDE REALTY) over 2 years ago
Your use of technology just keeps me on my toes.  I'll just be 10 steps behind you- that's good enough for me.
Posted by Judy Greenberg- Coldwell Banker- Buffalo Grove- Long Grove (Coldwell Banker Buffalo Grove- 350 Half Day Road ) over 2 years ago
Wow, I just saw Linda a couple of minutes ago over on Posh'd and now found this post. Amazing how this web thing really connects us together. Nice use of an embedded Utterz and great answer from Linda about 'the true you.'
Posted by John Novak - Las Vegas and Henderson NV Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace) over 2 years ago
Great  post I enjoy the use of new ideas to get our message across. Thanks for the message and the introduction of a new idea.
Posted by Terry Bonnie Westbrook Westbrook Realty Grand Rapids Forest Hills MI Real Estate (Westbrook Realty Broker-Owner) over 2 years ago
OH no, do I utterz or podcast?
Posted by Complete Realty, LLC over 2 years ago

Jeff - great use of technology!  You are definitely the Guru of Gadgets!

Linda's advice is totally on target.  And I totally agree with her statement that your blog will show who you really are.  There is something about what people write that reveals a deeper look at their true self.

Thanks again!  And thanks to Linda! 

Posted by Carol Smith (Casmi Photography) over 2 years ago
Jeff, that was great. Linda and yourself have been across from each other for so long. It is good to see the real you's finally got to meet. Looking forward to using Utterz. Thanks for that one.
Posted by Rob Baldwin, Santa Clarita REALTOR® (US ECO-GREEN REAL ESTATE INC.) over 2 years ago
Rob, we should coordinate a Santa Clarita/Valencia/Saugus/Newhall AR meetup.
Posted by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows) over 2 years ago
Carol... no question, the longer you blog, the more about who you really are reveals itself.
Posted by Jeff Turner (Real Estate Shows) over 2 years ago
Jeff & Linda - I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation.  You two are pros!  Love the advice, and would love it if we had a Palm Blog Reader here to tell me a little more about myself!  Personally, I think I'm all over the place...
Posted by Natalie Langford, Winchester, VA Real Estate (Realty Negotiations) over 2 years ago
I really enjoyed the advice about "The True You". It is a discovery of epic proportion and requires one to press the "pause" button on ones ego in my opinion. Slowing down and seeing yourself through the spoken and written word that emerges from be honest. You're right Jeff, it should reflect our values. Have we put "what we believe" into our processors because "our parents did , i.e. I'm OK, Your're OK studies), or have we tested the waters of reality and seen a unique reflection that we can truly call ourselves. Then marketing tools can be built to connect with people who value aspects of of products because in essence, they may value us as real people. In Australia, the word "Aborigine" means The Real People
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