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Ask the Coach: I Still Don't Know How to Use a Hashtag in My Business!

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<span style="font-size: medium;">A <a href="http://ypnlounge.blogs.realtor.org/2017/08/29/using-hashtags-in-your-online-marketing/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">RealtorMag Feature</span></a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you need to look something up, what do you do?  Many of us will grab our phone, laptop or computer and do a Google/Bing search.  But wait... you just realized that does not work on social media.  What now?  Will you have to scroll and mine through zillions of accounts, photos, and users to find that something?  </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">No way, who has time for that!  Instead, all you have to do is a hashtag search.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Wait, a what search?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">Yo! It's been 10 years this month since the hashtag has been on the scene.  But, are you still clueless as to how to use it in your business?  Then watch this video to find out how to:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">1. Make a hashtag</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">2. Search with a hashtag</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: large;">3. Find other relevant hashtags</span><br />
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Ask the Coach: I Still Don't Know How to Use a Hashtag in My Business!

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3 Ways to Network When You Can't Leave Your Desk

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<span style="background-color: white; color: #546e7a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.38; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Networking will increase the number of people you know. The more people who know you, the more your name can be referred out for your expertise." ~</span><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/4820936/networking-----working-for-you" style="line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sussie Sutton</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #546e7a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may likely know the importance of networking but with all of the other agenda items of your day is networking a neglected lead-generation activity?  I know networking may be the first thing to get pushed to the “back burner” as we get busy.  It seems so easy to say, “I’ll catch the next _____ (</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #546e7a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.38; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">fill in the name of your favorite club meeting, parent group, or social function</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #546e7a; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">)”.  Yet, as time continues to march on, the next meeting you actually can attend may not come for several months, if at all.  </span><span style="line-height: 22.08px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This, unfortunately, can stunt our business growth and worsen seasons of "feast or famine", whether as agents or brokers, because we do not stay top of mind among those in our network</span><span style="line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #546e7a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If that describes you, networking is not a lost cause!  Here are 3 surprising tech tools that can help you network more even if you cannot physically attend the latest shin-dig.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #546e7a; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Go NextDoor</b></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://nextdoor.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">NextDoor</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #546e7a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a fantastic local app that every real estate professional should have if provided in your town.  This app allows those in a particular neighborhood to dish about lost puppies, personal items for sale, sitter needs, homes for sale, upcoming events, crime incidents and many of the other topics typically on display at block parties, HOA meetings, books clubs, and so forth.  </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #546e7a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is an easy way to stay connected with your neighbors even if you have missed the past 12 association meetings (yikes).  You can respond to their various posts and inquiries with your expert real estate opinion, staying top of mind and truly demonstrating why you should be their agent of choice.  Just be sure not to violate office marketing policies or the laws of our industry (i.e. Fair Housing, RESPA, TRID, etc.), and for crying out loud do not be obnoxious and "salesy".  Simply seek to be a resource and create relationships.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #546e7a; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Re-Hash(tag) the Past</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #546e7a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #546e7a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instead of feeling like we missed out on a chance of a lifetime like Cinderella felt before her fairy godmother showed up, we can still virtually stay connected with an event’s networking buzz. Simply jump on Twitter, Facebook (yes, you can now search Facebook via hashtags), Instagram and the like and use the event’s hashtag to search for conversations and pictures.  Then, join in the fun remotely.  </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #546e7a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can even use all-in-one sites like </span><a href="http://www.hashatit.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HashAtIt</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #546e7a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to search for hashtags on multiple sites with one click, saving even more time.  </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #546e7a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
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3 Ways to Network When You Can't Leave Your Desk

Originally written for Inman News "Networking will increase the number of people you know. The more people who know you, the more ...

The #1 Free Tool To Master Hashtags in Your Real Estate Biz

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<b>Hashtag this, hashtag that.  What's all the mumbo jumbo about using the dial, number or pound sign (<i>pick your term based on your point of reference for using this funky little, tic-tac-toe wannabe symbol, #, as agent Alan May reminded me ) </i>before some real estate or business relevant term?</b>  Well, here is the quick and clean reason to use it, particularly if you are a real estate agent looking to grow your business using social media... it helps drive more FREE traffic to your posts.  Thus, making the use of this number sign one of the most pivotal to increase your fan-base and followers.  And if you are using social media (no matter your weapon of choice from Facebook, to Google+ to Twitter) in the hopes of generating eyeballs that lead to raving fans and paying clients (both of home buyers and home sellers), hashtags have become the new norm.<br />
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<i><b>Okay, okay, Lee... hashtags are the new norm... check.  But how do I know what hashtags will be effective in my real estate business? </b></i> Ah, that literally may be the million dollar question for your business and sales growth.<br />
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<li>Search for hashtag terms (in other words keywords and topics relevant to your business such as #TopRealEstateAgent, #ArkansasAgent, #HomesInNYC, etc.), </li>
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<li>Bookmark/save the ones that are labeled as good or great (<i>RiteTag grades the effectiveness of the tags for you)</i></li>
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<li>And then use two (no more than three) of those hashtags in every social media post you make.  </li>
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After the week is over, use a social media metric tracking site like <a href="https://sumall.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue;">SumAll</span></b></a> to determine if you experienced an increase in eyeballs to your social media sites and engagement (if you don't know how helpful SumAll is, check out this <a href="http://www.agentsaroundatlanta.com/2015/01/3-hacks-to-boost-your-social-media.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue;">previous post</span></b></a>).  If so, then you have a <i>win</i>! <br />
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If you find RiteTag to be helpful, I encourage you to install their Chrome extension so that you can instantly see your hashtag strength whenever you tweet (if Twitter is one of your weapons of choice).<br />
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