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10 ways to Market your Real Estate Agency on Facebook
Posted: Oct 07, 2010 |
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        I do presentations, seminars, workshops and training on Social Media a lot, 
and there are always a number of questions about Facebook and how companies 
and agencies can grow using Facebook. Here are 10 opportunities to take 
advantage of that will help grow your agency on Facebook.
1. Create a Fan Page
This is the most obvious Facebook marketing tool for most companies and 
agencies. The problem is that most Facebook pages are not very effective. 
You collect "fans" (who are primarily your friends and not really your 
fans anyways) only to ignore them. It can be a good idea to set up a fan 
page and reserve your name (you need at least 25 fans to do this), but beyond 
that, if you want to grow your agency with a fan page you need to have 
compelling and consistent content and a clear call to action. Otherwise you 
are wasting your time.
2. Creating a Group
Rather than just a fan page, consider creating a group for your agency, as it 
can be broader and more overarching. For example, rather than requesting 
people to fan Howard's Real Estate Agency, which is rather limited in its 
appeal, consider starting Cincinnati's Best Real Estate Agencies as a 
group. You will then be the connector for all of the real estate agencies in 
the city. Sure they will talk about other agencies, but you will get the 
benefit of awareness through bringing the community together and 
facilitating. You can also periodically promote your own agency too.
3. Facebook Ads 
Facebook ads can be a great way to grow your agency. Facebook ads have a 
self-service mechanism you can use to set up and target your ad campaign. 
Facebook ads are great because you can start with low budgets, analyze 
results and make changes. Facebook ads also allow you to target based on 
profile key words, so they can be more effective than search ads. Consider 
promoting special services that your agency provides such as Tax Credit or 
news on mortgage rates.
4. Facebook Events
Consider setting up an event on Facebook. When we had our launch party we 
had almost twice the number of RSVPs through Facebook as we did through 
EventBrite and non-Facebook promotion. Next time you are hosting a big open 
house or event, consider creating it as a Facebook event to drive awareness.
5. Participate in a Group
Rather than create your own group you can find other established groups to 
participate in. For example, if you are Howard's Real Estate Agency there 
might be a group for Real Estate Agencies in Cincinnati or Cincinnati Real 
Estate. You can participate in these groups to build awareness. Be careful 
not to spam (it is annoying and unprofessional).
6. Participate on Other Fan Pages
Again, you need to be careful not to be irrelevant and spammy, and you 
don't want to participate on your competitors' pages. However, you may 
find it valuable to participate in other fan pages. For example, being a 
part of a real estate fan page will allow you to see what consumers, who are 
also members of the fan page, are sharing through links and comments about 
what they are looking for or complaints, or agencies will promote their own 
special services and events. This provides them with exposure to their 
target audience beyond those who are already fans.
7. Link In Your Other Social Accounts
There are apps that allow you to link your other social accounts in to 
Facebook including Twitter, SlideShare and YouTube. Share your other social 
content on Facebook (where appropriate) to maximize value.
8. Facebook Apps
Consider creating an app for your agency. For your agency, an app where 
people can share photos of their new homes or a map of homes on the market 
might be beneficial for potential homebuyers. This is a great way to gain 
exposure while proving something useful and fun.
9. Facebook Connect
Facebook connect allows you to link with Facebook directly from your site or 
blog. You can use Facebook connect to integrate with Facebook and gain 
exposure and encourage your fans to share content on Facebook.
10. Facebook Widgets
Facebook has widgets that you can create and display on your blog. Widgets 
are a great way to connect Facebook with your website and they are relatively 
easy to install. This is also a great way to increase the number of fans 
that you have.        
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Krista Neher (http://kristaneher.com/) has spent the last 10 years helping 
business owners grow sales and get results with social media marketing. 
Krista is an internationally recognized speaker, author, consultant and 
professor on social media and recently published a FREE Special Report 
titled, "The 7 Myths You've Been Led to Believe About Social Media 
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