Current Articles - Agent Inner Circle

Current Articles - Agent Inner Circle

NAR Conference Takeaways

By Alex Camelio, CEO - November 25, 2020November 25, 2020

For 10 years I’ve had the amazing opportunity to attend the NAR conference and it has always been a top notch event. In other years I have taught for WCR or sat on tech panels that various NAR committees would bring in, but this year I had the amazing honor of moderating one of the Spotlight Sponsored Panels: Zero to 60: Surviving and Thriving in …

Generating Referrals This Holiday Season

By Alex Camelio, CEO - November 18, 2020November 18, 2020

As the holiday season approaches, real estate agents everywhere prepare to reach out to the people in their spheres… but it seems like it gets harder and harder each year to come up with genuine and stand-out ways to stay in touch with your contacts. Many real estate agents send out “holiday mailings” to past clients, but few know how to create sincere mailings that …

How 3 Agents Built Relationships & Generated Leads with a Simple Virtual Event

By Alex Camelio, CEO - November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

Recently, we put out a kit to help agents host a digital Halloween party, and the feedback has been incredible. A note to those of you who hosted a party and invited me to your group – thank you! It was inspiring to watch your Facebook groups grow, and to see all of the meaningful interactions. Plus, the fur-baby costumes and pumpkin carving were a …

Getting the Most Out of Virtual Learning

By Alex Camelio, CEO - November 4, 2020November 5, 2020

Has learning virtually been tough? I know, webinars just aren’t the same as everything you get out of an in person class. The energy and audience feedback don’t translate, and nothing feels totally like the real thing. Between kids going back to school, all of the virtual conferences this Fall, and NAR kicking off this week, I’ve been thinking about digital learning a lot lately. …

Do You Feel Weird Asking for Referrals?

By Alex Camelio, CEO - October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

Do you feel weird asking for referrals, or even business directly? Does it feel like you’re a telemarketer or in used car sales when you do? I hear from agents all the time who, for one reason or another, feel weird when it comes to asking for referrals. I totally get it. There’s something about asking people for things that just doesn’t quite feel natural. …

Real Estate Horror Stories

By Alex Camelio, CEO - October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

Since we’re in the middle of the Spoooooky Season, I thought I’d share some of the best Real Estate Horror Stories that I’ve heard over the years. Trust me, these are some of the wildest tales… you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and hopefully – we’ll all learn some lessons along the way. First, let’s start with a few short stories submitted by AIC Members over the …

Small Gestures Make Big Impressions

By Alex Camelio, CEO - October 14, 2020October 15, 2020

Here at Agent Inner Circle® we talk about relationships a lot. That’s because they’re at the core of every single successful real estate practice that we’ve ever come across. Being memorable and having a bond with someone makes it much more likely that they will actually do business with you when the time comes for them to buy or sell. So if it’s that simple, …

The Top 5 Most Read Articles from Agent Inner Circle®

By Alex Camelio, CEO - October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Agent Inner Circle® has been putting out articles to help Real Estate agents grow their business for the last 20 years. While all of the articles are extremely helpful, there are a handful that have been read exponentially more times than the others. These are the pieces that agents come back for year after year, and use to consistently produce leads and generate income. Lately, …

How to Write Your Own Bio

By Alex Camelio, CEO - September 30, 2020September 30, 2020

Writing about yourself is tough! It always feels awkward to brag about yourself, especially in the third person. Even when you get over it, it’s easy to let your bio turn into a list of accomplishments instead of a compelling story. I’ve fallen into these traps myself, that is, before I started using a specific strategy to write my own bio which I’d like to …

The Great Pumpkin Kit

By Alex Camelio, CEO - September 23, 2020October 19, 2020

Fall is in the air, and I couldn’t be more excited. Sometimes it feels like when the leaves change, so does the market which makes it a perfect time to reach out and host a digital event for clients, friends and family that will make memories for a lifetime. What sort of digital event am I talking about? Halloween of course! Loved by families everywhere …