{"id":3306,"date":"2008-07-02T01:00:47","date_gmt":"2008-07-02T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=3306"},"modified":"2008-07-02T01:00:47","modified_gmt":"2008-07-02T08:00:47","slug":"lead-generation-quantity-or-quality-whatever-works-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3306\/lead-generation-quantity-or-quality-whatever-works-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Generation — Quantity Or Quality? Whatever Works For You"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turns out I learned about the whole lead generation thing painlessly and without knowing what I was learning. The best part was how it led to meeting so many cool folks of the estrogen persuasion. As a newly unattached 40-something guy in San Diego, I hadn’t dated since Nixon was in office. It was 1999 — I didn’t need a primer, I needed a new chip installed. Talk about clueless? I missed out on three very nice ladies ‘cuz I didn’t know ‘Why don’t we catch a cup of coffee some time’<\/em> was a clear sign of possible romantic interest. I just thought women these days were big time coffee fans. Thankfully the higher tech ladies in the office, when they stopped laughing and could breathe again, gave me the heads up on what was what. <\/p>\n

It’s the same thing in lead generation. The goal is different. There’s not as much coffee or dancin’, but it’s the same thing. <\/p>\n

Early on, it’s my opinion the agent\/LO must decide with what kinda leads they wish to work. I see it as two well defined choices. <\/p>\n

A.<\/strong> High quantity — must sift through for the quality lead — stellar system needed.<\/p>\n

B.<\/strong> Few leads — very high quality — high conversion rate. <\/p>\n

The initial requirement was to develop a viable Purposeful Plan<\/em>. The first two questions you must answer — Where are you now<\/em>? Where do you wanna be<\/em>? <\/p>\n

I was single — I didn’t wanna be single.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

First thing the office ladies told me was to join some online dating services. (I’m not the bar type.) Within 24 hours I was the proud member of four sites. Then they all looked at my profile and said it simply wasn’t cuttin’ it. Had to talk more about my kids. And it wouldn’t hurt to mention I didn’t live in Mom’s basement, did have my own car, made more than $10\/hr, and knew how to use real silverware. Done. By the way, I absolutely refused to say how much I liked long walks on the beach. I had my standards, and wanted to keep my Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Turns out I learned about the whole lead generation thing painlessly and without knowing what I was learning. The best part was how it led to meeting so many cool folks of the estrogen persuasion. As a newly unattached 40-something guy in San Diego, I hadn’t dated since Nixon was in office. It was 1999 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3306","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-real-estate","8":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9423,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/9423\/realtors-in-the-coffee-shop-and-everywhere\/","url_meta":{"origin":3306,"position":0},"title":"Realtors in the Coffee Shop and Everywhere","author":"Chuck Marunde","date":"August 1, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Time for a little fun, and time to laugh a little at my own profession and at myself. 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