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Ask Denise: Developing Your Sphere at Church

Denise Lones

Q: Denise, I have just joined a new church. There are a few people in the congregation that I have talked to and would like to add to my database, but I don’t want to seem like I have just joined this church to market to the members. What do you suggest? A:  I think your […]

Ask Denise: Hour of Power

Denise Lones

Q:  Denise, I really like your idea of the Hour of Power, but I just can’t get up early enough! My husband is up by 5 AM and I have kids to get out the door by 6:15. Our mornings are chaotic and it takes me a while to be really awake. And in the […]

Your 2014 Resolutions: One Small Adjustment Can Bring Big Success!

Stopwatch, money and homes

Welcome to 2014! I love this time of year – so full of promise and dedication to making some changes in your business! I am thrilled about what is coming up for our industry in 2014. My research shows that this will be another strong year and you need to be ready! What are you […]

Ask Denise: Time Off for Holidays

Denise Lones

Q:  Denise, how do I gracefully tell my clients that I won’t be available while I am taking a week and a half off over Christmas? A:  Easy! It sounds like you want to take the time off, but you aren’t actually going anywhere. Generally agents find actually leaving easier than taking time off and […]

2014 Business Planning: Easy-to-Follow Referral Generating System

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Last week in our Zebra Report I shared that, for most agents, their database is an untapped goldmine of potential commission dollars. I have many agents who come to me for help, asking me to please find them a lead generation system that will generate them leads. But when I ask them about their database, […]

2014 Business Planning: Increasing Your Referral Base

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At the end of the year most agents look at the business and how they did throughout the year to learn from their successes and failures and make their adjustments for the year to come. When doing this, agents tend to focus on their total production, income generated, time worked, and overall pace of their […]

Time to Wind Down or Time to Wind Up?

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Every year in mid-November I hear the same comment from agents: “Denise, the market is slowing down. I think I’ll just wind things down, assume nothing else is going to happen, and then wind up next year.” Think again! If you aren’t ready to close your books on your business for the year, it is […]

Ask Denise: Quality of Life

Denise Lones

Q:  Denise, I want to have quality of life. I want to spend more time with my kids, but every time we have a “date” to do something, I get a call with a client emergency. How do I stop this cycle which is leaving me wiped out and my kids constantly disappointed? A:  By […]

The Peanut Principle

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Whether by luck or by chance I have found myself being the proud “mama” of a number of amazing animals over the years. I have had dogs, ducks, horses, goats, deer (yes deer), cats, geese, hamsters and guinea pigs. In the past few years I have had the thrill of being involved in some pretty […]

Managing the Headaches of Detailed Legal Contracts and Complex Transactions

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Real estate transactions by nature can be very tricky. There are so many moving parts to a real estate transaction and so many things that can go wrong. That is why smart real estate professionals have a risk management protocol that they follow through every transaction. If you want to prevent serious issues from arising […]

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