Tipsy Tuesday - Truth or Myth? Having Realtor Representation When Buying a New Build
Truth or Myth? Having Realtor Representation When Buying a New Build. There’s a lot of controversy out there about having a realtor represent you when buying a brand new home. I am here to state the facts.
Truth or Myth? Having Realtor Representation When Buying a New Build
There is a lot of controversy out there about having a realtor represent you when buying a brand new home. I am here to state the facts.
1. Having representation brings my price point up. MYTH - not only can I negotiate on your behalf to make sure you are getting the best deal, commissions that builders pay to agents comes from a completely separate budget and has nothing to do with the purchase price.
2. Having representation is more beneficial when the realtor has knowledge and experience in hew homes. TRUTH - as someone who has worked in new home sales, I can sort through the competition, make sure you are getting the best quality, and save you time and money in the process.
3. Having representation does not offer any additional protection. MYTH - as a consumer, having representation can protect you honourably and emotionally. Not only are you represented by a licensed professional, I can make sure you are connected with the right area manager and the right mortgage broker so that there are no grey areas during the buying process.
4. Having representation does not benefit me down the line. MYTH - as a licensed realtor, I can help sell your existing home, buy additional properties, and sell those as well down the line. With exceptional marketing skills and constant action within the market, you can be CONFIDENT that you are making the right moves when it comes to investing in Real Estate.
Please keep in mind when it comes to new builds, you get what you pay for. We work with trusted home builders that we know build above and beyond the standard building code.
Submission by Andrijana Jakovleska
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Tipsy Tuesday - How to have a winning 4th quarter! - By Coach Lilly Wang
WHY RE-COMMIT to the 4th quarter? Because the 4th quarter is a quarter of your year! And how we treat a year is how we really treat our life… and your life is important. Wouldn’t you agree?
WHY RE-COMMIT to the 4th quarter? Because the 4th quarter is a quarter of your year! And how we treat a year is how we really treat our life… and your life is important. Wouldn’t you agree?
Step 1: acknowledge the good
List out all of the things you’ve accomplished and all of the things that you’re proud of from the summer and early fall.
I’m so proud of myself because…
These can be tangible accomplishments, like I’m so proud of myself for putting my earrings on my online store, or intangible accomplishments, like I’m so proud of myself for being very present at work meetings. As long as you know these to have been truths, then they are important to you and your list.
I would suggest you do this with 2 sub-headings: professional and personal. Therefore you would have tangible and intangible accomplishments for both the professional and the personal subheadings.
Some other examples can look like:
Professional & tangible: I’m so proud that I made 25K between July and September of this year.
Professional & intangible (or less quantified): I’m so proud that I reached out to several mentors and asked for help.
Personal & tangible: I’m so proud of myself for having taken a hike every weekend this summer and fall!
Personal & intangible: I’m really proud of myself for having communicated more vulnerably with my partner.
Now, write these down for yourself! There is no limit or cap to how many you can write, but I would recommend that you write at least 5-8 each for the subcategories of professional & personal.
P.S. to hear me give out mini bits of advice like this, follow me on IG @thelillywang
Step 2: claim what you’d like - your vision
Now comes the part that will require your imagination. When I work with clients, this is when I stretch their limits. We can only get what we want if we ask for it, and life only gets better and better if we ask for newer and bigger things that we haven’t experienced before!
My style is NOT to teach linear growth and just focus small goals… My style is to help you create a beautiful vision, and to commit to the goals that will take you there. This is why instead of getting linear growth based on pre-existing patterns, my students tend to get exponential growth, out of the norm of their old patterns!
Write down what it is you WOULD LIKE to get out of this quarter. I call this the VISIONING part.
Make this inspiring, and different, from what you’ve accomplished before.
—> For example, one month* I wrote that I would like to learn how to make $20,000 that month. I ended up earning $30,000. Keep in mind that for the month a year before I had made that goal, I had only earned $2,000 (as was just coming out of having left my previous industry, and out of grief from the passing of my father). Therefore think big. Dream big. Commit big.
—> Another time I wanted to learn how to gain 5 clients that month. I gained 4. The context there was that I was good at helping my existing clients, so they would renew with me (yay!), but when I was honesty with myself, I also knew that that kept me in my comfort zone. I felt that my growth as a business woman required of me the willingness to step outside of my comfort zone and learn how to acquire, and not just keep, clients.
*Keep in mind these are my monthly* goals as I set monthly goals more often than I do quarterly goals, but you get my point!
Why do I share this with you in such an honest and vulnerable way? To show you that I didn’t “start” at an easy place… I started at zero. Every time I’ve chosen to sit down and courageously ask for and claim something new that would stretch my limits, I grew. And my results grew, and my confidence grew, and my faith in this process grew.
So wherever you are, I hope that you’ll sit down right now and practice asking for what you want, courageously.
We call this your vision for this quarter.
To get more support on finishing the year strong, join me at my last event of the year! This is a 3 day workshop that takes place across Oct 19-21 at 9am mountain time. Register and SAVE your spot while tickets are still free here.
I will add inspiration, motivation, and commitment to help you have the best 4th quarter ever! If you have questions about this event, DM "EVENT" to @theLillyWang or send a quick email to lillywangcoaching@gmail.com.
Step 3: break it down
Now that you’ve claimed what you want, let’s break things down into achievable steps. I call these things “goals.” :P
Life always responds to us. So when we set our sights on a new vision, and begin taking action, life responds with experiences, people, and opportunities that will help make our actions fruitful. This is why we’ve got to play a part in our success, by being willing to take action!
By this logic, for instance, if one vision you have for the quarter is to earn your 20K, and this is something you’ve not done before, then you’d have to take some action that you also haven’t done before!
What are a couple things that you feel you should have been doing, but haven’t?
It could be any of the following: sending out emails, creating videos of your product, learning to speak about your product in public, following up with people who have inquired about your product, organizing your weekly schedule, posting on social media more regularly, actually posting about what you do on social media and not just spending time on social media haha, taking a class on xyz, putting in time for personal development, learning how to focus your mindset and manifestation abilities, and so much more!
These are some examples of things that any one of us have been putting off, or have been inconsistent with. You’ll know what’s right for your industry and your line of work.
When you sit down and do this, your intuition will guide you to the answers - and if you feel resistant, please recognize that that is just the protective voice that’s trying to protect you from taking action, should doing anything new places you in harm. This voice serves a purpose, but you mustn’t let it take over… instead, you must let the inspiring voice speak, because it is with this voice that you will begin creating the life of your dreams… starting this quarter.
Once you’ve written down 3-4 of these things, called goals, that will take you closer to your vision, set timelines for said goals and schedule them in. To explain this part would require just about another 12 blogs, so we might have to leave more for the next blog. But I hope I’ve inspired you to start dreaming about the things you want, because every quarter of the year should matter - because you matter!
How did you do with this exercise? Did this blog help you today? Please feel free to take a picture of your notes, and tag us, because we want to hear from you! @thelillywang @ybb.connect
I'm also holding a free workshop finishing the year strong! This workshop takes place on Oct 19-21 at 9am Alberta (MDT) time, for about 90 mins each day.
This is my only event for the remainder of the year, and I am still keeping the tickets free, so don’t miss out - save your seat here.
I’ll be talking about quantum physics, the law of attraction, psychology, and high-performance coaching principles.
Submission By:
Lilly Wang, M.Sc. (London School of Economics)
lillywangcoaching@gmail.com
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Tipsy Tuesday | 4 Marketing Tips to Elevate Your Business
To save you the time and hassle I have put together 4 key components to elevate your marketing strategy and reach out to your potential IDEAL client.
Hey there, my name is Brenda Janet and I am a business coach who focuses on motivating & educating women to turn their passion into a viable business. When I first decided to jump into entrepreneurship, I quickly realized that there is more to setting up a business than just a fancy product or service. It was time consuming (to say the least) to research items like: vendors, product quality, figure out shipping details, website platforms, social media, marketing, target audience, authentic social media content etc. and the list does not stop here !!! This felt totally overwhelming and intimidating.
As an entrepreneur you manage many different roles in your business including Marketing. Now we understand that yes, it is great to have thousands of followers on your social media platforms but it is VITAL to the success of your business to have a strategic marketing plan.
— You're probably wondering what a marketing strategy is and why it is important to implement one to your business.
Now a marketing strategy is: plan of action designed to promote and sell a product or service. But why is it so important to have a marketing strategy?
— A marketing strategy is a key component that outlines your business’s purpose, goals and what makes it unique from the competition. A successful marketing strategy should clearly define who your ideal customers are and why they engage with your products and services.
To save you the time and hassle I have put together 4 key components to elevate your marketing strategy and reach out to your potential IDEAL client.
The first key to have a successful business is to understand who your targeted audience is, what problem or need do they have that you will be able to resolve.
Begin by narrowing down the following topics:
Geography: Where is your ideal client located?
Age: How old are they?
Likes & Dislikes: What are they interested in and what are their hobbies?
Gender: are your customers mainly women? Men? Or both?
Language: What language(s) do they speak?
Demographic
Education
Finances
Married or Single
What do they do for work
What do you want to inform your ideal clients about? Focus and refine your message so it is clear about what you have to offer! You want your dream client to be able to say
“YES, this product or service is for me!”
Take advantage that Facebook has a whole platform specifically for business & you're able to link both your Facebook business page and your Instagram Business page together. This simplifies creating an Ad. Facebook Business Manager is amazing because you are able to directly target your DREAM CLIENT.
— Take into consideration where you’re ideal client spends the majority of their time and focus on that platform.
To narrow this down, ask yourself the following questions:
Are they usually on social media? If so, which platforms?
Do they prefer to be contacted by email? Then consider focusing on growing your email list on your website!
Do they like to receive text messages of a new service/product?
Does your client prefer video content instead of pictures?
Always take advantage of the tools that are available to you on these social media platforms and utilize them to the best of your abilities. Upon completing your audience research, depending on who your ideal client is and what their interests are, you will be able to determine where and how your clients get their information.
You got your message across on your desired platform and your dream clients are loving it! They are engaging and booking with you, this is exciting!!! This is what we wanted, but now we have to figure out how we are going to keep this momentum going?
Review your analytics and data that is provided by your website or social media platforms and as yourself :
Is your message making any impact?
Is your message reaching your potential clients?
If so, are your potential clients encouraged to reach out to you?
As a busy entrepreneur, growing your audience and booking clients is vital to the success of your business and I hope that with these 4 tips will help elevate your marketing game and bring you further success! Keep pushing and working towards your goals, you got this!
Submission By: Brenda Janet
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