Current Articles - Agent Inner Circle

Current Articles - Agent Inner Circle

How Too Many Contacts Can Hurt Your Business

By Alex Camelio, CEO - January 13, 2021January 14, 2021

Everyone seems to be talking about prospecting and lead generation. Some real estate agents – and even brokerages – have built their entire business around it… but I’ve got some bad news… Generating too many new leads, and having a contact database that’s too big can actually HURT your business. “But why, Alex? Doesn’t adding more leads mean I’m adding money to my bottom line?” …

A Business Resolution You Can Stick with in 2021

By Alex Camelio, CEO - January 6, 2021January 7, 2021

It’s no secret that New Year’s Resolutions are hard to stick with… for most, their resolutions have usually fallen by the wayside before the month of January is over… actually according to the internet, they’re abandoned exactly on January 19th, also dubbed “Quitter’s Day”. Why We Quit Do you know the #1 reason for why we fail at sticking to our goals? We don’t choose …

You Made It! (2020 Style)

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

As the year wraps up, I know many of you are using this time to get one last project in or finish planning for the coming year… but why don’t we just STOP with all of that for a moment? After a year that has posed so many challenges, it’s important to take some time to think about all the things you did accomplish and …

AIC’s Best Articles & Downloads of 2020

By Alex Camelio, CEO - December 23, 2020December 23, 2020

First, I’d like to say thank you! Thank you to all of the agents who have contributed ideas, content, questions, and so much more. This year has certainly been a challenging one for all of us, but you’ve come together to support one another by sharing some of the most effective strategies and templates this blog has seen in its 17 year history (20 years …

Reach Your Goals in 2021

By Alex Camelio, CEO - December 16, 2020December 17, 2020

What are your goals for 2021? Is it to double your production? Reduce the number of hours you work? Or just to stay in business? It’s that time of year again where everyone makes lofty resolutions and goals, but then forgets about them before the month is even out. Back in 1958, a Harvard study of graduates revealed that only 3% of them had written …

A Guide to Finding Your Perfect Mentor

By Alex Camelio, CEO - December 9, 2020December 10, 2020

It’s been almost a month since NAR’s Annual REALTOR® Expo, and there’s one thing that’s really stuck with me, more so than anything from previous conferences – mentorship. Much of the allure in the real estate profession has to do with independence, freedom and the ability to completely be yourself. But successful agents don’t usually get to the level they’re at alone, or without some …

Yearly Planning Toolkit

By Alex Camelio, CEO - December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

Even if you have your business plan done already – I’m making a very special offer below to the first 10 people who take me up on it – that I promise is unlike any value you’ve seen from me before! Every year around this time, the top agents across the country start planning for their next successful year. This usually includes some financial planning, …

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 …