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Pick your niche and market it

“In the field of observation, chance favours only the prepared mind.” – Louis Pasteur 1822-1895   Ever heard of The Long Tail?  It’s the name of a book that you should read, written by Wired Magazine’s editor-in-chief, Chris Anderson.   This article was partially...

Will new business models last?

As I See it From My Desk this month has somewhat of a new paradigm.   Last month I was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration. The “wet” variety, which, with new and advanced treatment, can be treated with injections of Avastin. Now I can only see out of one...

Why do agents rank so low?

By Stan Albert   “It is possible to fail in many ways, while to succeed is possible only in one way.” – Aristotle   Why do real estate agents rank so low on the Ipsos Reid Canada Speaks Survey,When It Comes To Professions, Whom Do We Trust?   We’ve moved up...

Why are there unsuccessful agents?

 “Try not to become a man of success, but rather to become a man of value.” – Albert E. Einstein   I’m mystified.  Yes, mystified by why so many men and women enter our industry and expect that it will be easy to succeed without working at being successful.   It...

Reach out and touch somebody, part 3

I am dedicating  this month’s column to something other than coaching, cajoling and editorializing about the real estate industry and its leaders.   We’ve talked many times about procrastination and time management, to the point that I deem it almost redundant to...