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When you first started your career and were trying to generate leads, someone likely told you to reach out to your sphere. But how do you do that without coming across as self-serving? Mike Wagner is a luxury home agent who runs a “day one in real estate” class for new agents. Along with explaining how to effectively connect with your sphere using handwritten notes, Mike shares his experience and his formula for ACE (automatic, consistent, and effective) marketing. Listen to find out how easy it can be to get contact information for the people in your sphere, the sensible way to use social media to nurture relationships, and how to position yourself as a successful agent in your first 90 days. Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional details not included in the episode. Connect | Resources ·      Connect with Mike at mike@mikewagner.com ·      The Millionaire Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller, Dave Jenks, and Jay Papasan You can get free resources, incl

Expressing gratitude to your clients is not only a kind and considerate gesture but also a powerful way to build strong relationships. A thoughtful gift, even a modest one, will go a long way toward setting your business apart from your competitors and contribute to a positive brand image in the minds of your clients. Listen to this Silver Dollar episode to hear about a fantastic idea that elevates the impact of even the simplest gift cards, discover how to garner favor with your referral business partners while putting a smile on your clients’ faces, and learn how to solve the age-old problem of what to give the client who has everything. Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional details not included in the episode. Connect | Resources Book: Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat by Michael Masterson Free e-book: “Getting Started with Relationship Marketing” You can get more free resources, including additional e-books, printables, and le

As applications of AI continue to develop, they will dramatically improve our overall efficiency by streamlining and automating many time-consuming processes that we currently do manually. And it’s a safe bet that your competitors are already looking for ways to implement AI to get ahead. That’s why we’re revisiting some past episodes to give you the best-of-the-best tips for how you can start to incorporate AI into your marketing. Join us to hear how a former antichatbot agent now uses AI to improve his team’s efficiency, effectiveness, and speed to lead while maintaining authenticity, discover some of the best ways to prompt ChatGPT to give you personalized content that meets your specific needs, and find out some of the many ways you can use AI to repurpose your content for different channels and goals. Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional details not included in the episode. Connect | Resources You can get free resources, including e-books, print

Luke recently had a chance to spend two days visiting with Stephen (one of his brothers) and his team of agents in Viriginia. Stephen is the #1 producer in Lynchburg, but he’s struggling to move up among Realtors® in the state—and now we’re pretty sure we know why. His pain point may very well be the same one that’s keeping you from achieving your best too. When you listen, you’ll discover two huge benefits of creating and sticking to a routine, how to stop reacting to your clients’ every demand and set expectations, and why you must be intentional about the details in your schedule. Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional details not included in the episode.   Connect | Resources ·      Free e-book: The Ultimate Rookie Year Guide ·      Free webinar: “Your 2024 Marketing Plan: A Path to $100K or More” You can get more free resources, including additional e-books, printables, and lead magnets to attract new leads, by visiting our Resource Library.  

In our second review of our best-of-the-best episodes from 2023, we’re sharing some of the very best advice we’ve heard for hosting client events, including how you can get your referral partners to pay for them! Listen to discover our favorite holiday event that garners tons of goodwill and publicity, the one thing you want to make sure you have at every event, and an amazing script that naturally introduces the topic of referrals into any conversation. Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional details not included in the episode. Connect | Resources ·      Blog: “How Million-Dollar Agents Use Client Appreciation Events to Get Referrals” ·      Free printable: Real Estate Referral Partner Worksheet You can get free resources, including e-books, printables, and lead magnets to attract new leads, by visiting our Resource Library.   0:00     Introduction 0:57     Best, hugely popular marketing tactic 1:37     Never pay for your client events (Luke Acree

Sending holiday gifts is a simple yet effective way to express appreciation, strengthen client relationships, and enhance brand loyalty. But if your gift is to leave a lasting, meaningful impression—one that’s going to actually help you build stronger connections—then it’s got to be one that shows you value your clients and their business. In this episode, we talk about how a personally branded magazine checks all those boxes. You’ll hear about the features and benefits of this cost-effective and lasting holiday gift and how you can use it to garner repeat and referral business this season, setting the stage for a prosperous new year. Listen to discover the unbelievable but proven ROI clients have enjoyed by sending their magazines, how to leverage each issue to nurture relationships once it’s delivered, an easy, no-pressure script that organically introduces requests for referrals into holiday conversations. Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional det

At some point, just about everyone suffers from a case of insecurity. In fact, one review suggests that up to 82% of people may experience feeling like they don’t deserve their success and are going to be exposed as a fraud. It’s called imposter syndrome, and in this episode, we talk about the symptoms, why it’s so common, and strategies to overcome it. Join us to discover why people who feel like imposters are typically legitimately successful, the truth every professional can fall back on when they feel their confidence waning, and three solid strategies you can use to combat feelings of insecurity. Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional details not included in the episode. Connect | Resources You can get free resources, including e-books, printables, and lead magnets to attract new leads, by visiting our Resource Library. 0:00     Introduction 0:51     Imposter syndrome defined 2:33     Experiences of imposter syndrome 3:03     Success can instigate

You own your email list, which means that no matter how platforms like Facebook and Instagram may change, you always have a way to market directly to your audience. But what good is an email list if the emails you send aren’t opened or otherwise don’t get you the desired response? In this Silver Dollar episode, we share the techniques we’ve tested and reveal the ones that consistently return the best results. Listen to find out our best-performing subject line and the tactic that compels recipients to click, the point in your sales funnel where you should send shorter emails, when you should use plain-text emails for the best results, and whether it is better to have an email come from one person or your company or brand name. Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional details not included in the episode.   Connect | Resources Blogs ·      “How to Write an Email Marketing Newsletter: A Guide for People Who Aren't Writers (or Even Marketers)” ·      “The

It’s incredibly gratifying when a listener tells us they’ve gotten better results from their marketing by following advice they heard on Stay Paid. Now we want to hear about your success. In this episode, we’re sharing some of the best social media advice we’ve gotten from guests this year with the hope that you’ll implement it and tell us what happens. Listen to uncover the video-content strategy that converted 170K sales in just five days, find out how to exploit the tidal shift in what’s popular now to make content creation super easy, and discover the inspired three-part video strategy that we’re testing to keep viewers engaged longer. Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and links to the full interviews featured here. Connect | Resources FREE e-book: The Relationship Marketer's Guide to Social Media Success You can get more free resources, including additional e-books, printables, and lead magnets to attract new leads, by visiting our Resource Library. Want J

Failure is a tricky thing. No one likes it, but everyone does it. It's inevitable. And yet when most people fail, they tend to get down about it.  Some are so negatively affected by failure that they stop trying and quit altogether. Still others don’t try at all because they’re afraid of that failure. But if we all fail at one point or another, then what makes successful people different from those just described? They’ve learned to fail well. Listen to this Silver Dollar episode to discover why failure is the antidote to the complacency success so often creates, two genuine benefits of failure that make a productive adulthood possible, and three ways to cope with the disappointment that mistakes can cause. Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional details not included in the episode.   Connect | Resources QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability in Business and in Life by John G. Miller You can get free resources, includ

We’re super excited about the format for this special 500th episode of Stay Paid. Borrowing from the popular Hot Ones show, we answer questions from our listeners and a few from our employees while eating hot wings. The hotter the wings get, the harder it is for us to keep our cool and make it through! But the struggle is worth it because we’ve some great questions that deserve equally great answers. Listen to find out the most overlooked marketing tactic that will radically elevate your brand, how we respond to a former guest who wants to know which strategy is really the best for building a brand, and our advice for winning over referral partners when you’re new to the business and haven’t yet built a reputation. Plus, we’ve got a major announcement you won’t want to miss. It’s about a seismic shift that’s going to bring even more value to our listeners. Visit www.remindermedia.com/episode500 for more details! Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional d

In this Silver Dollar episode, we review the six steps to producing an effective, lead-generating marketing plan. We explain not only conversion rates and how many transactions you need to reach your income goal but also where you should be focusing your energy to produce leads. Listen to find out what a healthy rate of growth is for an expanding business, the supremely important metric on which your entire plan rests, and how to determine the most productive activities so that you know where to best invest your time, budget, and energy. Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional details not included in the episode.   Connect | Resources Free tool: Marketing Revenue Calculator Free webinar recording: How to Make $100K Using Your ReminderMedia Marketing Platform You can get more free resources, including additional tools, e-books, and lead magnets to attract new leads, by visiting our Resource Library.   0:00     Introduction 0:51     Get ready now for 2

We’ve interviewed many guests who’ve told us their inspiring stories of overcoming adversity. In nearly all these tales, there persists two common themes—the guest had a mentor who played a critical role in helping them come out the other side, and they were unwilling to give up. This week, Allie Saleh—business and financial consultant, sales expert, speaker, coach, and podcaster—shares his story. Not surprisingly, his saga about building his own company, the Invested American, also includes references to the mentors he’s had in his life and his ability to persevere. Listen to hear about the single value proposition that allowed Allie to attract agents without recruiting, find out the hard truth about being accountable when your or your team’s motivation wanes, and discover the most beneficial place to put your focus and the action you should when faced with a challenge. Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional details not included in the episode. Connec

We all want to be able to do more in the 24 hours we get each day. But juggling multiple balls at once means that no single ball gets 100% of your attention—and that’s bad for your business. In this Silver Dollar episode, we discuss how a loss of focus injured the growth of our own company, why it can be difficult to say no to opportunities, and the startling impact the pursuit of multiple goals has on productivity. Listen to discover how implementing multiple initiatives puts your bottom line at risk, the strategy used by Warren Buffet to prioritize his goals, incredibly disturbing research about the inefficiency created by multitasking and interruptions, and tips for effectively maximizing your productivity. Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional details not included in the episode. Connect | Resources ·      Book: The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss ·      You can get free resources, includi

Peter Fournier is the cofounder of All Things Insurance Group, a national IMO of 520 brokers and agents, and a crazy-effective sales agent in his own right—but his success didn’t happen overnight. After 13+ years of learning his craft, Peter now coaches his brokers and agents how to secure three to five referrals with every sale. And today, he’s sharing his killer strategy with us. When you listen, you’ll discover a foolproof referral script that has clients feeling like they’re receiving concierge service, simple steps you can take to stay in front of your clients, and the most important criteria to consider before joining a brokerage. Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional details not included in the episode. Connect | Resources Connect ·      Social media: @peterjfournier on all platforms ·      Website: allthingsinsurancegroup.com ·      Training: petefournier.com   Book recommendations ·      Big Money Energy: How to Rule at Work, Dominate at

In this Silver Dollar episode of Stay Paid, we get to the point and down to business with some hard-hitting, practical advice for hosting a stellar seminar that will get butts in seats. We talk through various reasons to host an educational presentation, share a long list of highly popular topics suitable for real estate, and give tips for how to best promote your event to your ideal audience. Listen to discover how to attract new leads with an easy strategy that piques interest in your topic, our golden sequence for sending email invitations that get people to register, and a ninja-level tip for repurposing your seminars. Be sure to check out our show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode. Connect | Resources ·      For more about hosting a real estate seminar, listen to episode 251: How to Generate More Leads Using Educational Workshops (with Faina Shapiro). ·      For more details about the planning phase of hosting a seminar, check out

Eric Simon is the founder of the Broke Agent, a humorous outlet for agents dealing with the stress of their work. He’s also the cofounder of BAM (Broke Agent Media) and serves as the organization’s chief of content. In this episode, we ask Eric about the origins of the Broke Agent and the evolution that led to the building of BAM. We also get his expert opinion about some of the hottest topics in real estate: whether AI is a threat or blessing to agents, if virtual brokerages will make traditional brokerages obsolete, and how agents should be using social media. Listen to discover the smart social media strategy that will build your audience with lightning speed, two things you should be doing to keep your content relevant and ahead of the curve, and the best social media channel for converting leads (and why it works so well). Be sure to check out the show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for a complete summary and additional details not included in the episode. Connect | Resources ·      Website: nowbam.com ·

As an entrepreneur, there’s no escaping the challenges that can impede your success. You’ve got to secure funding, manage cash flow, navigate market competition, and adapt to rapidly changing conditions. And that’s just the business-side of things—there’s also the emotional toll of uncertainty, long hours, and insidious doubt. It can be tough to stay resilient. In this episode, we’re sharing four ways to bolster your resolve so that when you hit a rough patch, you’ll have what you need to keep going. Listen to discover why your goals may not be sufficiently motivating (and what to do about it), the one thing with the most power to influence nearly every aspect of your life, and the serious problem perpetuated by the current “hustle and grind” culture that is sapping your energy. Be sure to check out our show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode. Connect | Resources ·      You can get free resources, including e-books, printables, and lead ma

We’re talking with Jason Smith and Dave Alison, the CEO and COO, respectively, of Clarity 2 Prosperity. Together, they explain how the techniques described in Jason’s book, The Bucket Plan, take an intangible service like financial planning and turn it into a process that prospects can experience and understand. The basic principles that inform their tactics are ones that professionals in any industry who sell complicated services or intangible products can use to move prospects forward in the sales process. When you listen, you’ll learn four steps you can use to package your wisdom into a process clients can understand, a simple technique to dramatically increase your clients’ engagement while enhancing your authority and credibility, and the power of stories, analogies, and visuals to eliminate confusion and persuade an audience.  Be sure to check out our show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode. Connect | Resources ·      The Bucket Pla

We can’t help but notice the increasing number of Stay Paid guests who are holding client events, and it makes sense. These events are great way to show how much you appreciate your clients’ business and gather referrals. In this Silver Dollar episode, we’re sharing 12 client event ideas—that’s one for every month in 2024—from some of our top guests. Listen to find out how to get other people to pay for your event, a follow-up sequence that will multiply the power of your event, and our advice for getting tons of Google reviews while avoiding algorithmic suspicion. Be sure to check out our show notes at staypaidpodcast.com for more in-depth information and added details not included in the episode. Connect | Resources Podcast episodes ·      Ep. 257: How to Use Instagram to Close $50M in Sales (with Shannon Gillette) ·      Ep. 239: How to Ask for REFERRALS the Right Way (with Barb Betts) ·      Ep. 101: How to Be a Top Producer and Still Take a Vacation (with Tony Ray Baker) ·      Ep. 426: How to Build