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2021 Business Models Need This One Thing with Melissa Terzis

It’s no question that 2020 was the craziest year we’ve seen in a while, and there’s no telling what’s going to happen in 2021, but one thing I do know is that online marketing isn’t changing just yet. Personal brands are still the most impactful way to connect to an audience, and having consistent communication will surely keep you top of mind.

Melissa Terzis embodies this. She’s a real estate veteran based in DC, but where she really stands out is in her content. Melissa has been creating content for well over a decade and knows what it takes to captivate an audience, and keep doing it consistently. She has taken personal branding to the next level and is looking to share exactly what helped her do it.

For the first episode of 2021, Melissa joins me to explain how she recognized her unique personality and turned it into a relatable personal brand, and ultimately a successful real estate business. Melissa highlights how content creation is evolving, and why authenticity has gotten her more long term business than any other lead generation strategy. Tune in to find out why real estate professionals need to become more like Melissa and how you can blow up your brand too!

Today’s Topics

  • How Melissa decided on her personal brand, and how she leverages it daily
  • Why blogging helped Melissa create content and grow her database
  • The purpose and importance of authenticity when creating content
  • In 2021 and beyond, people can recognize real and fake, especially online
  • What YouTubers are doing to build out their personal brand, and how real estate professionals can use their strategies too
  • Why you’ll attract people similar to you, and probably deter people that are different
  • General 2021 inbound marketing tips and strategies

Connect with Melissa

Learn more about Melissa’s journey and business at dcrealestatemama.com or email her at [email protected].

Resources

Melissa’s Website

Melissa’s Podcast (7 Dollar Listing)

Melissa’s YouTube Channel

Melissa’s First Blog

MrBeast on YouTube

Real Estate Marketing Dude

REMD on YouTube

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It’s no secret that people want to work with people that they know, like, and trust. And when someone finds a good product or service, they’ll tell anyone and everyone they can about it. It’s no different in real estate, and if anything it’s more apparent. Referrals will make or break your business, and if you decide to stick with old sleazy marketing tactics, you’ll quickly be forgotten.

Jess Lenouval realized this early in her career, and during her 14+ years in real estate, she’s built multiple 7-figure businesses, selling over $300 million of property in the last 5 years alone. Now, she uses her proven strategies to help other agents scale their business to 7-figures through The Listings Lab.

On the last episode of 2020, Jess comes on and shares her reasoning for pushing all of her clients to dive deep into content creation, and how she’s seen massive returns while doing so. While her strategy is slightly different from ours, the results are one and the same. If you want to learn the importance of content creation and why it’s an absolute necessity, tune in to this episode to be prepared for 2021 and beyond!

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A few short years ago, Facebook advertising worked really well for real estate agents. We could target people who were likely to move and collect quite a few quality leads. And then the rules changed, making it much more difficult to get our ads in front of the right audience. So, if Facebook ads are […]

The 7 Core Videos & Website Pages That Convert Leads into Clients

Are you using some kind of online lead generation to connect with people you don t know? If so, you need to create content that helps those prospects get to know you and trust you with their business. So, what web pages or videos do you need to convert leads into actual clients? On this episode of […]

Don t Sell Houses, Sell Investments with Dr. Axel Meierhoefer

Imagine having one or two clients that generate as many as 30 transactions per year! Real estate agents who build relationships with investors sell more houses. A LOT more houses. And if those agents are smart, they become investors themselves. Dr. Axel Meierhoefer is the creator of Ideal Wealth Grower, an educational platform that helps […]

The Inside Out Method to Getting What You Want with Stacy Bahrenfuss

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