Comments on: Facebook Fan Pages: The Difference Between Asking and Earning. http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/2009/06/29/facebook-fan-pages-the-difference-between-asking-and-earning/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:46:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Eric Hempler http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/2009/06/29/facebook-fan-pages-the-difference-between-asking-and-earning/comment-page-1/#comment-10068 Eric Hempler Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:25:26 +0000 http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/?p=444#comment-10068 "If I were selling real estate, I would build pages about the communities or activities I market through instead of a page about me. I’d build pages about my market farm, pages about the little league team I sponsor, pages about local garage sales, or for my church. Pages where possible clients find more value than a page about what a great real estate agent I am. That’s earning a following, not asking for one." If you're doing all of this how do you remind those fans you're a Realtor? Isn't the real key to interacting with your sphere group to remind they you're a Realtor and if they know someone selling or buying a home to refer you? “If I were selling real estate, I would build pages about the communities or activities I market through instead of a page about me. I’d build pages about my market farm, pages about the little league team I sponsor, pages about local garage sales, or for my church. Pages where possible clients find more value than a page about what a great real estate agent I am. That’s earning a following, not asking for one.”

If you’re doing all of this how do you remind those fans you’re a Realtor? Isn’t the real key to interacting with your sphere group to remind they you’re a Realtor and if they know someone selling or buying a home to refer you?

]]> By: CTannStarr http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/2009/06/29/facebook-fan-pages-the-difference-between-asking-and-earning/comment-page-1/#comment-892 CTannStarr Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:29:41 +0000 http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/?p=444#comment-892 That was interesting. I play more on Facebook than do actual Real Estate, so I didn't join it to sell, sell, sell and reiterate I AM A REALTOR (LOL). I joined it to be social and have more play friends than business friends. Fun part is, my play friends are hiring me. Haaaaa! They IM me there and DM me listings all day and know the exact moment I am on-line. They e-mail me if I don't show up and actually say I haven't seen you on Facebook. Guess who doesn't have a listing on her CTannSTarr page anywhere? (ROTFLMAO). How's that for irony? :-) I guess I'll have to check the Outside Blog Minion Report to see if there may be a listing or two over there. I don't think so, but I do post other people's links on my pages, sooooo I may be wrong about that. Oh well... :-D Awesome post. Enjoying the commentary. :-) That was interesting. I play more on Facebook than do actual Real Estate, so I didn’t join it to sell, sell, sell and reiterate I AM A REALTOR (LOL). I joined it to be social and have more play friends than business friends. Fun part is, my play friends are hiring me. Haaaaa! They IM me there and DM me listings all day and know the exact moment I am on-line. They e-mail me if I don’t show up and actually say I haven’t seen you on Facebook. Guess who doesn’t have a listing on her CTannSTarr page anywhere? (ROTFLMAO). How’s that for irony? :-) I guess I’ll have to check the Outside Blog Minion Report to see if there may be a listing or two over there. I don’t think so, but I do post other people’s links on my pages, sooooo I may be wrong about that. Oh well… :-D

Awesome post. Enjoying the commentary. :-)

]]> By: Mary McCall http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/2009/06/29/facebook-fan-pages-the-difference-between-asking-and-earning/comment-page-1/#comment-823 Mary McCall Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:00:23 +0000 http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/?p=444#comment-823 Wow! This topic really created a buzz :-) I hadn't thought much about it before now, but I have become a "fan" of numerous people and sites because I know, like and trust the person making the request. I believe that's the secret. You either have to have great superlative content - or you have to be someone that the recipient of the request is happy to become a "fan" of blindly, so to speak. Seems like most agree with these thoughts... Wow! This topic really created a buzz :-) I hadn’t thought much about it before now, but I have become a “fan” of numerous people and sites because I know, like and trust the person making the request. I believe that’s the secret. You either have to have great superlative content – or you have to be someone that the recipient of the request is happy to become a “fan” of blindly, so to speak. Seems like most agree with these thoughts…

]]> By: Brad Coy http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/2009/06/29/facebook-fan-pages-the-difference-between-asking-and-earning/comment-page-1/#comment-816 Brad Coy Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:15:15 +0000 http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/?p=444#comment-816 Facebook has a long list of email notification settings. As an avid user of the utility it's something I've taken advantage of being as any and all notifications on FB can be considered spam and or annoying, like Mob Wars, Vampire Clubs, throwing sheep, pokes, and the occasional here's a picture I took of the back of your head at 30 feet in a group of people notification. Go to settings > notifications > and select on or off for to adjust your noise level. Again, I agree with the difference between asking and earning as stated in the post. But, Facebook is inherently built on the idea of networking and pinging you in a variety of ways which can be annoying to a fault to say the least. Facebook has a long list of email notification settings. As an avid user of the utility it’s something I’ve taken advantage of being as any and all notifications on FB can be considered spam and or annoying, like Mob Wars, Vampire Clubs, throwing sheep, pokes, and the occasional here’s a picture I took of the back of your head at 30 feet in a group of people notification.

Go to settings > notifications > and select on or off for to adjust your noise level.

Again, I agree with the difference between asking and earning as stated in the post. But, Facebook is inherently built on the idea of networking and pinging you in a variety of ways which can be annoying to a fault to say the least.

]]> By: Take Sunset http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/2009/06/29/facebook-fan-pages-the-difference-between-asking-and-earning/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Take Sunset Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:06:56 +0000 http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/?p=444#comment-807 It'd be cool if people posted in the comments Facebook Groups or Pages that they've created that have been successful. I think it would give us ideas of groups or pages we could start in our own communities. It’d be cool if people posted in the comments Facebook Groups or Pages that they’ve created that have been successful. I think it would give us ideas of groups or pages we could start in our own communities.

]]> By: Tom Ferry http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/2009/06/29/facebook-fan-pages-the-difference-between-asking-and-earning/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Tom Ferry Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:45:13 +0000 http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/?p=444#comment-805 Thanks Todd for helping real estate agents to stay relevant and current. You, along with all of the commentors here, are bringing up great info! Tom Thanks Todd for helping real estate agents to stay relevant and current. You, along with all of the commentors here, are bringing up great info!

Tom

]]> By: I love me, will you love me too? | Real Estate Opinion MAG - AgentGenius http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/2009/06/29/facebook-fan-pages-the-difference-between-asking-and-earning/comment-page-1/#comment-801 I love me, will you love me too? | Real Estate Opinion MAG - AgentGenius Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:57:08 +0000 http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/?p=444#comment-801 [...] Carpenter wrote about this at speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org, and one of the comments actually clarified what I couldn’t put my finger on.  I knew that I [...] [...] Carpenter wrote about this at speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org, and one of the comments actually clarified what I couldn’t put my finger on.  I knew that I [...]

]]> By: Derek Massey http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/2009/06/29/facebook-fan-pages-the-difference-between-asking-and-earning/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Derek Massey Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:30:38 +0000 http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/?p=444#comment-798 This has been a great discussion. I learned at least 2 things yesterday, which makes it a great day: - Some people are annoyed by Fan Page suggestions, so....don't do that. Ever. And certainly don't do it if you're one of the folks who have railed against it on Twitter or the comments here. - Some people (myself included) justified sending out ANY fan page suggestions (I sent out about 15) by using the FB URL deadline issue. In truth, it doesn't matter. If you are committed to building a permission asset, build the permission asset and if it's good enough people will find it. This has been a great discussion. I learned at least 2 things yesterday, which makes it a great day:

- Some people are annoyed by Fan Page suggestions, so….don’t do that. Ever. And certainly don’t do it if you’re one of the folks who have railed against it on Twitter or the comments here.

- Some people (myself included) justified sending out ANY fan page suggestions (I sent out about 15) by using the FB URL deadline issue. In truth, it doesn’t matter. If you are committed to building a permission asset, build the permission asset and if it’s good enough people will find it.

]]> By: Jim Marks http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/2009/06/29/facebook-fan-pages-the-difference-between-asking-and-earning/comment-page-1/#comment-788 Jim Marks Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:49:39 +0000 http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/?p=444#comment-788 I am guilty as charged.. I tried to convince myself that if I asked nicely and truly committed to earn the readership that was pledged I was different. In essence, I was like everybody else...Afterword, I reflected...and actually felt bad....no. terrible for the process. I freakin know better and have worked way to hard to earn the reputation I have. I would have lectured others for behaving as I did. In every rush, Gold, DotCom IPOs, or Tulip Bulbs people rationalize against their better judgment to get what is deemed valuable and the same happened today. I am guilty as charged.. I tried to convince myself that if I asked nicely and truly committed to earn the readership that was pledged I was different. In essence, I was like everybody else…Afterword, I reflected…and actually felt bad….no. terrible for the process. I freakin know better and have worked way to hard to earn the reputation I have. I would have lectured others for behaving as I did. In every rush, Gold, DotCom IPOs, or Tulip Bulbs people rationalize against their better judgment to get what is deemed valuable and the same happened today.

]]> By: Dale Chumbley http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/2009/06/29/facebook-fan-pages-the-difference-between-asking-and-earning/comment-page-1/#comment-787 Dale Chumbley Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:39:33 +0000 http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/?p=444#comment-787 I'll jump in here too. I've had a page for quite some time. Can't even remember how long. Up until last night I've not pushed or promoted it with any frequency. It had slowly grown from 1 to 5 to 15... All the way to 63 or 64 (I can't remember exactly). I was (like Brad) under the impression that the "magic" number was 25. Most of my 63ish "fans" were local friends & even some I don't know who've stumbled upon it. This is a good thing since it's why the page is there. To provide real estate related information for the Vancouver, WA area. Enter 9PM last night... They changed the rules! Ugh... I'll say thank you to my friends from around the country who stepped up to help me get to the "stupid" number 100. Hopefully you find value there and if not, please dump me and I promise to not be offended. The most interesting thing about the "rush" is that almost all of the new fans I obtained as I reached 100 were local friends and followers on Twitter who had no idea my page existed! This is cool since they are the ones it is designed for. I agree with Matt that it was a ton of fun helping and watching as each tried to reach their goal and yes, Brad Coy had some of the best tweets of the night last night!!! Thanks again to those who helped me get "VancouverWARealEstate". ;?) I’ll jump in here too. I’ve had a page for quite some time. Can’t even remember how long. Up until last night I’ve not pushed or promoted it with any frequency. It had slowly grown from 1 to 5 to 15… All the way to 63 or 64 (I can’t remember exactly). I was (like Brad) under the impression that the “magic” number was 25. Most of my 63ish “fans” were local friends & even some I don’t know who’ve stumbled upon it. This is a good thing since it’s why the page is there. To provide real estate related information for the Vancouver, WA area.

Enter 9PM last night… They changed the rules! Ugh… I’ll say thank you to my friends from around the country who stepped up to help me get to the “stupid” number 100. Hopefully you find value there and if not, please dump me and I promise to not be offended. The most interesting thing about the “rush” is that almost all of the new fans I obtained as I reached 100 were local friends and followers on Twitter who had no idea my page existed! This is cool since they are the ones it is designed for.

I agree with Matt that it was a ton of fun helping and watching as each tried to reach their goal and yes, Brad Coy had some of the best tweets of the night last night!!!

Thanks again to those who helped me get “VancouverWARealEstate”. ;?)

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