The Lauren Group

VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +0000

New Listing Menu
Don’t currently have an assistant?
Let us assist you virtually!!
Have all your uploading and initial seller follow up done for you! Don’t have time to do all the “stuff” in Realtor.com? We will do it for you!
We will add Video—Text—Tour—Headlines and ALL the Photos! (Available as an add-on to Photos by Wolfgang)

Click here to see standard New Listing Menu
We customize menus to fit your needs!

Create Brochures
Brochures or flyers—We can create them!

Postcard Campaigns

Click here to see sample CUSTOM postcards for your farm or your database.

Create Blogs
If you like this one, we can do one for you!

Create Power Point Presentations
Need help creating a POWERFUL listing or buyer presentation in Power Point? That is one our most fun things to do! With Lauren’s 30 years of experience—she can also consult with you on content and presentation skills!

Call to discuss all the different options of
Virtual Assistance that we have to offer!

847-934-5615

Lauren@TheLaurenGroup.BIZ

VIRTUAL MARKETING

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000

http://www.photosbywolfgang.com/

Professional Photography

Photos by Wolfgang has been in business for 6 years and offers the best photography available. With the most extreme wide angle lens, external flash and tripod, you will not find straighter or crisper photos.
Each photo is touched up in Adobe Photoshop to remove any wide angle distortion, to crop and to add brightness and contrast. We consider each and every one of your photos a MASTER PIECE and so will your seller!!

CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PHOTOS

847-340-9054

Wolf@PhotosByWolfgang.com

http://www.photosbywolfgang.com/

CONSULTING

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:04:00 +0000

Lauren sold nearly 900 homes!

Take advantage of her experience!
Lauren can consult with you on many aspects of selling real estate including the ones listing below.

Computer Operations
~Learn how to utilize Outlook
~Learn how to work with Power Point
~Learn all about Efax—it is NOT just another fax
~Learn document organization
~Learn photo organization
~Go paperless

Creating Systems
~Computer systems
~Customer service systems
~Contact management systems
~Follow up systems

Personal Marketing
Lauren’s entire career was based on personal marketing. She achieved 30% market share and was the #1 agent in her geographical area for 13 years.

Presentation Skills
Lauren achieved an 85% success ratio on obtaining the listing –learn how you can too! Lauren can create a power point listing presentation for you and help you learn how to present it.

Financial Awareness
It is not how much money you make, rather how much you keep. Lauren is a frequent presenter on Practical Steps to Financial Freedom

Personal one-on-one consultations
847-934-5615
Lauren@TheLaurenGroup.BIZ

VIRTUAL TOURS

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:58:00 +0000

TourFactory is more than a product—it is a complete marketing plan designed to help agents acquire and sell more listings!

SELF SERVE TOURS OR
HIRE A PHOTOGRAPHER

~Video links available for FREE on each tour!
~FREE upload to YouTube
~Weekly seller reports sent automatically!
~Agent “active AND sold listings” link
~CDs/DVDs/Brochures/Just listed postcards
~Three different viewing options

CLICK HERE TO VIEW SAMPLE TOURS

CLICK HERE TO ORDER A VIRTUAL TOUR
OR CALL 847-340-9054

Wolf@PhotosByWolfgang.com

Living area

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:50:00 +0000

Kitchens

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:49:00 +0000

Bathrooms

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:47:00 +0000

"Mr & Mrs Seller letter" to read prior to photo shoot

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:52:00 +0000

NEW Listing Menu

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:47:00 +0000

NEW LISTING MENU--$50
Add on to photo shoot by Photos By Wolfgang
~Add Seller email to TourFactory
~Schedule TourFactory automated report
~Add music to TourFactory
~Add general information & description to TourFactory
~Choose flyer and add photos on TourFactory
~Order domain name from TourFactory if requested
~Download video from TourFactory
~Send TourFactory tour to Realtor.com
(Additional $24.95 if you are NOT realtor.com enhanced)
~Upload video to Realtor.com
(if you are realtor.com enhanced)
~Add ALL photos to Realtor.com
(if you are realtor.com enhanced)
~Create banner for Realtor.com
(if you are realtor.com enhanced)
~Create headline for Realtor.com
(if you are realtor.com enhanced)
~Add MLS description to Realtor.com
(if you are realtor.com enhanced)
~Add TourFactory link to MLS
~Add 16 photos to MLS
~Add TourFactory link to Illinois Property or franchise website

~Add all photos to Illinois Property or franchise website

~Add headline and text description to Illinois Property or franchise website

~Set up automated seller's report on Illinois Property or franchise website

~Send “seller email” that the tour is complete
To be copied and sent to the agent’s seller
~Check Realtor.com that tour and video (if you are realtor.com enhanced) are complete
~Send “seller email” that all is complete on Realtor.com
To be copied and sent to the agent’s seller

~Send "seller email" that all is complete on Illinois Property or franchise website
This menu can be customized for additional price, such as:

~Create just listeds

~Add floorplans or survey to tour

~Add aerial views to tour

~Postlets

2010 tax credit--closed by June 30th, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:41:00 +0000

Not sure if everyone realized that the extension of the tax credit is extended until April 30th 2010--BUT THAT DATE IS FOR BEING UNDER CONTRACT! That is good news--many folks thought it needed to be closed by April. It needs to be contracted by April and CLOSED BY end of June. Here is verbiage directly from http://www.irs.gov/ So check out the website for more information!

Under the new law, an eligible taxpayer must buy, or enter into a binding contract to buy, a principal residence on or before April 30, 2010 and close on the home by June 30, 2010. For qualifying purchases in 2010, taxpayers have the option of claiming the credit on either their 2009 or 2010 return.

TourFactory shares your virtual tour on social media!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:02:00 +0000

I just got the news! TourFactory has made it simple for you to share each individual listing on Facebook, LinkedIn and many many more social media websites!! AND YOUR SELLER CAN ALSO ADD THE TOUR TO THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES!!

Can you imagine how great you will look when you ask your seller to share their Virtual tour with all of their friends and connections!! Your seller will think you are so "tech savie" and you will have your seller sharing your great virtual tour with everyone they know! What a great way to have your seller marketing their home and marketing YOU, the Realtor!!

So here is how easy it is...
In the lower left hand corner of each tour, you will see the word "share". Click on that and check out how many different sites you can share the tour on! Just follow the directions! Start contacting your sellers and tell them how to do it. The more folks who see your tours, the more buyers you will attract and the FASTER you will get your home sold! And just think how many more potential sellers you will have once they see what a great job you do to market seller's homes! Call me if you have any more questions!

PRICING

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:07:00 +0000

Price list
TourFactory monthly prices
Up to 2 active tours=$19.95
Up to 5 active tours=$29.95
Unlimited tours= $29.95**
(** after attending a one hour FREE webinar)

TourFactory “one tour at a time”
$49.95 onetime fee per listing

TourFactory can be self serve or
hire Photos By Wolfgang!
Photos By Wolfgang Prices
15 stills package=$115*
Tour created/brochure created/stills emailed

15 stills and 5 panoramas=$150*
Tour created/brochure created/stills emailed

*prices vary depending on zip code

REMAX New Listing MENU

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:05:00 +0000

Retainer or marketing fee up front!

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:16:00 +0000

Awhile back I gave a seminar titled Leading the seller to a successful sale. Part of that discussion was leading the seller to participating in the costs of listing their home. We discussed seller participation up front to cover some of the marketing expenses a real estate agent incurs. In this market when homes are remaining on the market for such a long period of time, it is imperative to have the seller be involved. Too often the seller gets passive during the time of the listing. Not only do agents have to keep them proactive, but having an investment in the listing should help stop them from getting passive.

I AM PLEASED TO TELL YOU THAT I KNOW NUMEROUS AGENTS WHO HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING UP FRONT PAYMENT!

One agent calls it a administrative fee and is charging a non-refundable amount at the time of signing the listing.

Another agent charged an upfront non-refundable marketing fee at the time of signing the listing.

And the most recent agent I talked with crossed out the cancellation fee and the administrative fee and received a substantial marketing fee up front to be reimbursed at the closing. That agent also had a listing commission of .5% higher than what she had been charging in the recent past.

The real estate market is changing as we all know and the reality is we need to change with it. One change might be how and when the commission is to be paid. Take time to think about how you can alter your commission structure to ensure that your efforts and hard work are compensated. Understand that this isn't about hurting the seller... it is about structuring it so that you can survive this market and the seller than can still get a GREAT Realtor to help them through these tough times. It is about being able to service the seller in the way that you know is best for them.

EMAIL ME YOUR THOUGHTS OR IDEAS REGARDING THIS SUBJECT AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE BEEN DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR! I will share other people ideas but I will keep names out of it! Lauren@LaurenHarper.com

Custom POSTCARDS to your database!

noreply@blogger.com (Wolfgang and Lauren) — Sun, 02 Jan 2005 06:46:00 +0000

CUSTOM POSTCARDS CREATED AROUND YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS!

>>Contact your database on a regular basis--it is important for them to know that you do SELL houses.
>>Provide them pertinent information and keep your name and face in their minds.
>>Let "The Lauren Group" make this important part of your business 'HASSLE FREE'
>>We create and make sure your cards get sent out. If you want one card a month--WE WILL MAKE SURE YOU GET ONE CARD A MONTH SENT OUT. Let us keep you on track. Delegate this important job and IT WILL GET DONE.
>>Take a look at some of our sample custom cards.

CALL US TO DISCUSS PRICING!