I am relaxing here for a day or two at the Buccaneer Hotel on St. Croix after teaching the CRS 206 course here.  It was a wonderful, relaxed, information-packed course with 28 wonderful real estate agents in attendance.  Here are a few of my thoughts after the course in no particular order:

• The students’ favorite tools/strategies were Snagit, the Flip digital video camera, a real estate specific database, using a VA (Virtual Assistant), getting a business coach and blogging.
• When agents who have never created a video or posted one to YouTube see one of their classmates who has never done one either doing it front of them, it’s a Wow!  Reaction: I can do that, too!
• When agents who have never created a panoramic photo see one of their own do so in VisualTour.com, there is a similar reaction.
• Students tend to lose their fear of technology when they see how to market with it in the CRS 206…and how easy it is.
• Most see the need to focus on their Web sites and blogs as their core business tool after learning about what a money-making Web site should contain and seeing specific examples from successful agents.
• Most resolve to use the automatic followup systems in their real estate database or systems such as Gooder Group or Real Pro Systems.

As mentioned, this class was very enjoyable…relaxed and exciting at the same time.  My main goal in teaching it is to show attendees how to make money, save money and save time using today’s technology…mission accomplished here in St. Croix!

Two further points:

• Every agent wanting to build a more profitable business needs to take the CRS 206 technology course.
•  If your group wants to bring in a 206, I would appreciate your asking for me to be the instructor…I love doing the course, and the “non techie” approach I use seems to work well.

It’s a beautiful day here on the beach in St. Croix…hope it’s a beautiful day wherever you are, too!

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