{"id":2973,"date":"2008-04-20T14:48:29","date_gmt":"2008-04-20T21:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=2973"},"modified":"2008-04-20T14:48:29","modified_gmt":"2008-04-20T21:48:29","slug":"dont-listen-to-the-arrogant-attention-whores-just-skin-your-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2973\/dont-listen-to-the-arrogant-attention-whores-just-skin-your-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Listen To The Arrogant Attention Whores — Just Skin Your Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"

As happens with blogging sometimes, certain topics inspire many to register their take. That’s what we do. Whether it’s real estate, loan, or tech oriented, it’s amazing how quickly certain subjects can morph into almost a spiritual debate. <\/p>\n

Watching all the back and forth the last month or so has been, uh, enlightening — not. <\/p>\n

I’m here to tell you, Bloodhound is all about making agents better at what they do. I adhere to that as my Bloodhound mission statement with whatever I write here, just as I do in my own house. Writing here is such an honor. The first thing readers realize is that most of us understand it’s not about us, but about you. This is a critical distinction when passing on expertise. <\/p>\n

For example, as a youth baseball coach, (five all-star teams \ud83d\ude42 ) I never told a kid he was stupid ‘cuz he hit a line drive other than how I’d taught him. On the contrary, I praised him for gettin’ the job done. There are so many ways to hit a baseball hard. But if you freeze frame the hitter at the point where ball meets bat? They pretty much look identical. <\/p>\n

The same goes for real estate agents. Their success depends on one thing: How many prospects were they able to get themselves in front of on a consistent basis? In baseball parlance, how many at-bats do they get every week, month, year? <\/p>\n

Wow, you made seven figures?! Yep. How’d you do it? The answer isn’t relevant. The target of the question did it — that’s what’s relevant. He skinned the cat<\/strong>. Now that you’ve discovered that fact, you can sit down with them and find out how. The next agent who impresses you with their income will have done it an entirely different way. Go figure.<\/p>\n

We human types are funny. We figure out what works for us, then become evangelical about it. Billy Graham was never more passionate than those on either side of the discussions on SEO methods, what to call a lead (Are you serious?<\/strong>), cold calling\/door knocking vs the internet, Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As happens with blogging sometimes, certain topics inspire many to register their take. That’s what we do. Whether it’s real estate, loan, or tech oriented, it’s amazing how quickly certain subjects can morph into almost a spiritual debate. Watching all the back and forth the last month or so has been, uh, enlightening — not. 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