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9 Awesome Real Estate Apps

September 28, 2021/in Administrative, Inside Sales, Marketing, MOD Virtual Assistants, Real Estate /by Abby

There are so many Real Estate apps out there and some of them can be expensive. How do you know which ones are essential? How do you choose those that will be helpful for your business and your remote team? We’ve put together this list of free and affordable Real Estate apps to help in your research. Let’s dive in!

Trello

Trello is one of the most popular projects management tools for real estate for many reasons. It has a free version which would be adequate for most teams but for bigger teams, it has upgraded tools that can scale with any size. Philadelphia Realtor, Jennifer Geddes, uses Trello to streamline her transactions. You customize your Trello board to fit your business processes and gives everyone on your team the ability to see where the project is at and what needs to be done next. She talks about it here:

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HubSpot CRM and Sales Tool

With over 30,000 customers in 91 countries, HubSpot is one of the most widely used free CRMs real estate apps and sales tools on the planet. The best part? It’s FREE. HubSpot is a CRM that also offers marketing and sales tools. Furthermore, with the free version of HubSpot’s software, it offers contact management, deal and task pipelines, email scheduling, email templates, and more. Hubspot reported a 100% traffic increase in the first three months for Rever.VN.

Clozio

Custom checklists that keep you (and your team) on track. Elegant calendars to keep your clients informed and engaged. All in one central place. A starter account is free! Realtors usually go for Clozio to stay organized. Additionally, it allows you to keep clients on the same page for all the dates and to-dos that come along with a typical real estate transaction.

Broker Assist

Broker Assist is the on-demand agent-to-agent referral network real estate app and collaborative marketplace for real estate professionals. BrokerAssist connects agents and brokers in real-time on their outbound referrals and notifies them of inbound referral opportunities in their area. As well, BrokerAssist offers a marketplace solution for agents and brokers to collaborate on fractional assistance for deal-specific tasks (showings, open houses, inspections, etc). Broker assist is Free to sign up, free to request & assist, free referral networking.

Spacio

Spacio helps you maximize open house lead generation opportunities and increase ROI by automating lead capture for 100% follow-up. Make the best first impression at your open house by inviting visitors to check-in by filling out Spacio’s professional and elegant digital sign-in form. Accurately collect visitor information and automatically send follow-up emails after your open house ends. No more unreadable handwriting no more lost leads. Spacio offers a 30-day free trial and offers affordable packages for as low as $25 a month depending on your needs.

Propertybase

Propertybase is a powerful website builder website / CRM combo for advanced lead generation and nurture. Its well-equipped CRM does pretty much everything a Realtor could need from managing projects, opportunities, and contacts. It makes lead and pipeline management easy with a customizable lead scoring platform. You can request a demo and decide how you want to proceed after that.

Amitree Folio

Folio attaches to your Gmail account and automatically organizes transactions, documents, and deal timelines. This gives you the ability to share with your clients. You can also sync calendars, set reminders, and even loop in service providers to make sure everyone is on the same page. It automatically detects a real estate professional’s transactions and organizes them in real-time into Smart Folders. Sign-up is free.

Zillow Premier Agent app

Zillow Premier Agent offers a surprisingly robust free CRM real estate app that lets you import leads from Boomtown! or Realtor.com through Gmail. You can set up tasks, reminders, texts, and emails like any good CRM. Additionally, it also gives you a granular look at what your leads are searching for on Zillow in detail if you sign up for their My Agent program that makes you the only buyer’s agent your leads see on Zillow.

ProAgent Solutions

Pro Agent Solutions is a real estate app that works with you to help automatically reach out to realtors who have shown your listings. Additionally, it can get relevant timely feedback from them that you can read and pass on to your clients. You can also have Pro Agent Solutions send it along for you. If you use Supra or another electronic lockbox service, you can link your account, further automating the feedback solicitation process. Lastly, with a 30-day free trial, this is a tool that everyone should check out and see if it is worth the cost, which ranges from $3 to $50 monthly a month (paid annually).

CONCLUSION

Working from home can make you feel isolated or like you can’t get everything that you needed to be done. Luckily, with the help of these apps and all the amazing online tools that are available. Thankfully, you are now given the ability to stay on top of all the things you need to do remotely, on your smartphone. In conclusion, now all you have to do is choose whether to completely handle these apps yourself or delegate them to your team, or a combination of both.

Now you have the technology, what about people to manage them?

MyOutDesk Virtual Assistants

MyOutDesk is the leading provider of virtual assistants in real estate, generating massive GCI while cutting costs. We have white-glove service and an astringently vetted talent pool. Our virtual assistants can manage your real estate apps, keep you up to date, and research upcoming technology that can give you a competitive edge in the market.

It costs up to 70% less than a traditional employee, yes you heard that right. Realtors can access IPC and GPDR compliant productivity tracking software through the MyOutDesk Client Portal with MyTimeIn timesheets. MyOutDesk Virtual Assistants have professional experience in sales, marketing, transaction coordination, operations, general administrative management, and more.

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The Current State (and Future) of Real Estate Listings, Insights with founders of MyOutDesk & Curaytor

June 11, 2021/in Marketing, Marketing, Mortgage, Real Estate, Technology, Webinars /by Dan Trujillo

Real Estate and Virtual Professionals

It’s A Sellers Market

Once upon a time, our CEO Daniel Ramsey had a great talk with the founder of Curaytor; Chris Smith. Curaytor is a website platform that turns listing agents into rockstars by giving them the kind of marketing assets needed to survive in today’s wild real estate market. You may have noticed the prices of homes are going up all over the place. While some call it a bubble, various experts think it’s a new chapter that’ll last longer than you might expect. As the value of the average home goes up, buyers will typically fall into one of two categories; hesitant to buy because pricetags are daunting, or anxious to buy because investments are smart. And sellers? Well, they always just want to sell! And Curaytor is the secret real estate weapon for agents trying to connect with those sellers.

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“I’m gonna teach you how to be better at marketing, and sales”

Chris is one of the top real estate influencers in the industry and a true expert in real estate conversions. He’s worked for two billionaires (Dan Gilbert and Lou Pearlman), a near billion-dollar publicly-traded company (Move Inc.), and a startup (DotLoop) that was acquired for $108 million (by Zillow Group). Suffice to say, Chris is very experienced and highly skilled. That expertise translates over into his marketing platform built specifically for listing agents. The curated, easy, and professional experience helps agents convey their own expertise in the most attractive way possible. Prospective sellers won’t be able to resist a listing agent after getting the Curaytor facelift.

Talk Is Cheap, Proof is Priceless

Fun fact: Chris used his vast experience as the foundation with which he built Curaytor, without any venture capital raised, and was able to reach nearly $15 million in revenue per year. His hard work has been featured in the likes of Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fortune, and The Huffington Post. If that isn’t enough to convince you that Chris and Curaytor are worth all the hype, check out our boss interviewing him here. They talk about his real estate, marketing, and corporate experience, as well as great insight on lead generation and conversion.

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“There is a science to the sale. The way you present, and how you pitch.”

Bottom line; Curaytor is a listing agent’s best friend by helping them sell more homes and look great doing it. But don’t take my word for it; check out the webinar recording and learn(for free!) how you can apply his lessons to your own experience growing and scaling the real estate business. If you want to see what the MyOutDesk hype is all about, after that video, follow the link to learn more.

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Best Editing Software & Equipment for Starting a Podcast? – Digital Marketing 101

September 4, 2020/in MOD Virtual Assistants /by Jeremy

Broadly speaking, podcasts can be used for any kind of media files that you would like to share and distribute over the internet. Podcasts are usually audio files, and often videos. They can also be made of any digital media, including images and text.

Podcasts are generally organized into a series of episodes that may be released at a determined interval. Popular podcasts often have frequent releases and new listeners can easily catch up with older ones.

Many podcast programs are intended to be seen as analogous to radio broadcasts and were produced much like traditional radio shows.

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History of Podcasting

Fun Fact: The word ‘podcast’ is a combination of “pod” from iPod and broadcast. The concept of podcasting was invented in the 1990s as an analog to broadcasting, with the intention of using computers to send pre-recorded shows via the Internet. They started trending in the early 2000s, but they weren’t widely used until iTunes came out with its podcasting feature in 2005.

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How does producing a podcast help my business?

A podcast is a digital recording, which can be listened to at any time and shared with others. It is not constrained by the same timing as radio or television shows. In fact, it could be delivered on an infinite schedule, depending on how much time people want to spend listening.

Producing a business-to-business B2B podcast helps to establish your brand as a leading source of expert knowledge within your market, driving up your repertoire, brand awareness, credibility, and potentially your market share. It can be listened to in a variety of ways. You could download it and listen to it on your computer. You could subscribe to the podcast so that you automatically get new episodes delivered whenever they are released.

Podcasting is also very popular on portable devices such as smartphones and tablets. Many people have a podcast app installed on their phone or tablet so that they can listen to podcasts whenever they are away from home.

For most busy people out there, being able to listen when you want to is hugely important. Radio and TV shows are constrained by a schedule, so you can’t usually watch or listen whenever it’s convenient for you. You can also consume a podcast on demand. For example, if you want to listen to the latest episode while driving in your car, you don’t have to wait for it to be aired at a particular time. You can also share podcasts with others. You could listen to the same podcast together so that you have a common interest or topic.

Imagine all the ways your media can reach those who are seeking your content. Produce media for like-minded folks like you. The more interesting your topics, the more you attract traffic to your business.

Podcasting is very top of the funnel. It’s brand awareness. Launch & scale your business today with a MyOutDesk Marketing Virtual Assistant.

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What Equipment & Software is Needed for Podcasting?

Here’s the professional equipment you need without breaking the bank:

Broadcast quality microphone & cables
Microphone stand & mount
Headphones
Audio interface / Preamp (To connect/control all the AV equipment in one place)

You can get yourself set up with this bundle:

Basic Production Software

Audacity (free) or Adobe Creative Suite (subscription)

Graphic Design (for podcast cover & episode thumbnails)

Canva (free) or Adobe Creative Suite (subscription)

Podcast Hosting

Soundcloud, Podbean, Buzzsprout, Simplecast, Resonate

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How to save time & money when producing a podcast for your business

DON’T LIFT A FINGER, HAVE VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS LAUNCH YOUR NEW PODCAST EPISODES!

Content Marketing with a Virtual Assistant — every businessperson is adopting this!

The secret business strategy that sets social media moguls apart is … leveraging virtual assistants (in many cases, more than one). Virtual assistants work for you full-time at up to 70% less cost than a traditional employee. Here’s what it takes to out-compete competitors.

Even on a tight budget, you can engage in a full-time digital media presence — and save time while producing high-quality content. It’s no secret that your competitors with media steam engines are leveraging assistant labor, namely virtual assistants.

Virtual Assistants will work for you on a full-time basis without the headache of payroll, taxes, and benefits. Virtual Assistants are the powerhouse behind quality podcasts, webinars, Youtube videos, Tweets, Facebook posts, Instagram photos, and Linkedin articles!

If you want to launch a high-quality podcast, but need to protect your valued time … you can launch your podcast and upgrade your online presence with a MyOutDesk Virtual Assistant!

If you do the math, you can get UP TO 3 full-time virtual assistants for the price of one traditional assistant! Save time for more important things by hiring a MyOutDesk Virtual Assistant.

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ENVISIONING OF A NEW REALITY FOR YOUR BUSINESS

Simply put, MyOutDesk equips entrepreneurs & business owners with tools, strategies, and virtual employees – and when combined, businesses have a competitive edge and find growth while efficient systems and processes are put in place.

MyOutDesk proudly provides additional free business growth guides, books, and strategy calls.

See what we are about, and schedule a free consultation with us. We’ll take the time to learn more about your business and offer solutions to foster top talent and lower operational costs for your company.

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Did You Know? MyOutDesk’s origin story is set during the last global financial crisis of 2008. Yes, that’s right — our business started by scaling businesses with virtual assistants during a recession! Pioneers of virtual assistant services, our first client in 2008 went from five to seventeen VAs with a completely revamped organizational model in short order, and he told MyOutDesk, “Our virtual professionals have shaved $250,000 off our monthly overhead.”