Using Social Media To Show Your Properties - Pt. I

Don't be afraid, as you're venturing out in your real estate investment business

, to try new forms of marketing and advertising that you have not tried before. In this day and age of technically savvy users, many people are looking to the Internet and their group of friends and family to help them find and decide on purchases to make. You should use this to your advantage and showcase your properties on social networking sites. Making use of these sites is not hard to begin and once you have created an account and posted a few pictures or other media, you'll be a pro before you know it.

Using social media is something new for many website owners, but it is no different than networking locally with other real estate agents or with prospective buyers. The biggest difference is that you are doing your networking online and that it can easily open the door to several benefits for anyone. When using social media, you attract more people to your website. Rather than just handing a business card out to a potential client, you are interacting with hundreds if not thousands of people on a daily basis and directing them to your website where your property listings are.

Social media networks that are web based include email programs, instant messaging, blogging, and a variety of website based tools. Millions of people use social media regularly to communicate and connect with each other all over the world. Still, with so many types of social media networks out there, it can be difficult to navigate this very complex world. One of the most basic options that you can begin with is as simple as opening a word processing document. It is called a Weblog or a Blog. A Blog is an online publication generally used as a personal online journal that is frequently updated and is intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally reflect the purpose of the website that hosts the blog. This is where you could post your daily journals, entries, or anything that pertains to your website and your property listings. This is one of the best options for a real estate business to have. By making use of blogs, you increase your online presence as you create a more personal and interactive experience for your viewers who may also be your potential buyers. Blog platforms like Wordpress, Blogger and Typepad make communicating with the world nearly simplistic. So many real estate professionals are able to connect to more people and get more sales through the use of social media, such as blogs, than if they tried any other "offline" method.

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by: Jack Bosch

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