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Marketing Monday: Getting Buyers on the List

February 14, 2011 by Scott Costello 4 Comments

Coaching Call On my coaching call last Monday I found out that Kasey read my blog post prior to calling.   She really liked the idea of  putting down my weekly goals on “paper” and was thinking of recommending it to the rest of the coaching group.  Part of my reasoning for writing these posts, [...]

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Create Extra Marketing Money With Your Real Estate Blog

August 25, 2010 by Scott Costello 10 Comments
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For those people who have been reading my blog for a while know that I’m pretty limited with my marketing budget of $200 per month.  This gets eaten up quickly when half of that goes to my probate list provider.  That leaves me with only $100 for Stamps, paper, ink and envelopes.   Sending out 80 [...]

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Probate Monday #6 – What to say when they call?

November 30, 2009 by Scott Costello 10 Comments

For me the scariest thing about sending out marketing material is what to actually say when a lead calls.  When I was sending out pre-foreclosure mailings last year, there were many times I would hear my phone ringing and just freeze when I saw the number wasn’t one I recognized.  It pissed me off to [...]

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Probate List is in Hand

November 25, 2009 by Scott Costello 11 Comments
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I just wanted to put up a quick update before the Thanksgiving holiday.  Yesterday I got the probate list from my source and it’s looking pretty decent, he even took the time to check the tax records for each lead to see if there was property involved in the estate.  Pretty cool! So far I’ve [...]

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How To: Do It Yourself – Yellow Letter Marketing

August 25, 2009 by Scott Costello 17 Comments
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Do It Yourself – Yellow Letter Marketing: Materials Required: – Stamps – 8-1/2” x 11” yellow ruled-paper – 8-1/2” x 11” white paper – 4-3/8″ x 5-3/4″ Ivory Invitation Envelopes – Red Ink Pens (Gel) – Extra Printer Ink Cartridges – Computer Scanner – Image Editing Software – Word Processing Software – Local Personal Assistant [...]

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  • SPI 023 : More Traffic, More Engagement and More Action with Corbett Barr from ThinkTraffic.net
    Published: July 11, 2011
    Source: The Smart Passive Income Podcast: Online Business | Blogging | Passive Income | Lifestyle
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    Source: Life as Real Estate Investors
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    Published: May 15, 2011
    Source: Craig Fuhr
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