Social Media 101

Amy Smythe Harris• Broker Associates, GRI, CRS, E-Pro,

GREEN,SFR, TRLP• HAR & TAR Instructor/Train the Trainer-6

years• HAR Director 2009/NextGen Advisory

Group• TAR Professional Development &

Professional Standards 2009 & Technology for 2010

• NAR Communications Committee for 2010

• NAR YPN

What is Social Media??

• A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Social networking has encouraged new ways to communicate and share information.

-Wikipedia

Social Media is a Fad!

I am too old!!

I don’t have the time!!!

• The national statistic says we need to

spend 40-60% of our time prospecting

for business

Average Facebook User

Why should you use in Real Estate?

• Your sphere of influence is here

• Great way to network

• You can build better relationships

• You can get leads from here

FUN & FREE

Social Media Sites

Tip #1

• Set up a marketing plan

Tip #2

• Sign up for sites–facebook.com–twitter.com–foursquare.com–yelp.com–linkedin.com

Tip #3

• Listen to Learn

Tip #4

• Get Friends

Tip #5

• Engage!!

Tip #6

• Think Database

Tip #7

• Add Photos and Videos

Tip #8

• Good Posts vs. Bad Posts

Tip #9

• Join Groups

Tip #10

• Time Manage

You can get leads!!!

Websites

*blip.fm*blip.fm

*twitter.com*twitter.com

*ping.fm*ping.fm

*digg.com*digg.com

*realtor.org*realtor.org

*mashable.com*mashable.com

*hgtv.com*hgtv.com

*youtube.com*youtube.com

*eyejot.com*eyejot.com

*jott.com*jott.com

*tokbox.com*tokbox.com

*posterous.com*posterous.com

*delicious.com*delicious.com

*issuu.com*issuu.com

*postlets.com*postlets.com

*loopt*loopt

*sendible.com*sendible.com

*face.com*face.com

*chorus.com*chorus.com

Q&A Time

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