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Sammy Harper

Sammy Harper

Sammy Harper is the content marketing coordinator for Realvolve. In addition to a decade of digital marketing experience, she has spent the last six years immersed in the world of real estate and CRM. Fascinated by the real estate industry and inspired by agents’ stories, she is dedicated to providing valuable content to help real estate agents thrive.

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6 Mental Exercises To Help You Accomplish Your Real Estate Goals

By | on 26, Jul 2023 |   Real Estate Success

Think about a goal you once had that never came to fruition. What happened? Did you simply decide it wasn’t the right path for you...or did procrastination, distraction, and a loss of motivation cause[...]

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3 Ways Realtors Can Use Automated Text Messaging

By | on 19, Jul 2023 |   Real Estate CRM Marketing

Step aside, email. These days, text messaging is the fastest way to get in touch with real estate leads and clients. Text messages have a much higher open rate than emails, according to SMS Comparison[...]

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Delegating for Realtors: How To Overcome Your Fear of Letting Go

By | on 13, Jul 2023 |   Real Estate CRM

Do you suffer from a “no one can do it better than I can” complex? It’s a common affliction among real estate agents. Maybe it's a side effect of toxic hustle culture. Maybe you just have a hard time [...]

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7 Reasons Why Your Broker-Provided CRM Could Put You Out Of Business

By | on 05, Jul 2023 |   Real Estate CRM Real Estate Success

When you first came aboard your brokerage, the company probably provided you with a real estate CRM (customer relationship management software) to use. Maybe it's software they developed in-house; may[...]

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How Realvolve's 'Contact Cross Section' Works

By | on 03, Jul 2023 |   Realvolve User Tips

No more worrying about contacts falling through the cracks! The Contact Cross Section, a widget found on your Realvolve Dashboard, will let you see if anyone in your database is overdue for a phone ca[...]

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Answer These 5 Questions To Define Your Real Estate Brand

By | on 28, Jun 2023 |   Marketing

It's never too late to rebrand yourself. Just ask Taylor Swift, everybody's favorite country-starlet-turned-pop-queen-turned-folk-artist-turned-cultural-icon. Even if you don't need to do a complete o[...]

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How To Automate Your Real Estate Business...Without Losing The Human Touch

By | on 21, Jun 2023 |   Real Estate CRM

Your automation technology is like having an overachieving assistant with a really unhealthy work-life balance. This assistant works all day and all night, never missing a deadline or an appointment, [...]

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7 Best Practices for Creating Real Estate Market Reports for Clients

By | on 07, Jun 2023 |   Repeat & Referral Business Marketing

One of the most powerful ways to nurture your database is to share local real estate market reports. But it's not enough to have a deep understanding of your local real estate market. As a real estate[...]

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How Templates Can Save Real Estate Agents 16 Hours A Month

By | on 17, May 2023 |   Real Estate CRM Productivity

“Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.” – Stephen R. Covey In your role as a real estate agent, what is the most important thing you will do today?[...]

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3 Cool Ways To Use Merge Fields In Realvolve

By | on 15, May 2023 |   Realvolve User Tips

Use the magic of merge fields to pull data out of thin air! A merge field is a placeholder that gets filled in with information from your database. You're probably familiar with using merge fields in [...]

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6 Summer Pop-By Ideas for Real Estate Agents

By | on 03, May 2023 |   Repeat & Referral Business

Sunshine, warm weather, cool drinks, backyard barbecues, vacation vibes—summer is full of opportunities for fun pop-bys that will help you stay top-of-mind with your real estate contacts. Whether you [...]

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The Bare-Minimum SEO Guide for Real Estate Agents

By | on 26, Apr 2023 |   Marketing

If you're a solo agent or a small team, you probably don't have much time for figuring out the intricacies of SEO. But with more and more people turning to the web to search for homes and seek informa[...]

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The Realtor's Ultimate Guide To Growing Your Sphere of Influence

By | on 19, Apr 2023 |   Relationships

When it comes to relationships, quality is often favored over quantity. It’s true in our personal relationships—you probably have a core group of 2 to 5 friends you are closest with, then a scattering[...]

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Are Drip Campaigns Damaging Your Real Estate Relationships?

By | on 12, Apr 2023 |   Real Estate CRM Email Marketing

If you’re a real estate agent in the modern age, you probably use an email service like MailChimp—or the email tool within your CRM—to send drip email campaigns to your contact list. What is a drip em[...]

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The Do's and Don'ts of Building Real Estate Relationships in the Digital Age

By | on 03, Apr 2023 |   Relationships

Technology is ever-advancing, and continuously changing our world. Five years ago, who would have thought something like ChatGPT would now be so easily accessible? Or that 3D printing pens would be ho[...]

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Are Your Emails Annoying Your Real Estate Leads & Clients?

By | on 27, Mar 2023 |   Lead Follow-Up Marketing Email Marketing

Reaching out to your real estate database on a regular basis is important for staying top of mind—but at some point, does it start to backfire? There’s a fine line between staying in touch...and being[...]

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The Real Estate Retirement Plan: How To Build A Business You Can Sell

By | on 21, Mar 2023 |   Real Estate Success

You can retire happily and profitably from real estate—but you must start preparing now. The key is to build a valuable business that you can eventually sell. You also need a solid plan for how you wi[...]

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10 Brilliant Ways Real Estate Agents Can Use ChatGPT

By | on 15, Mar 2023 |   Real Estate CRM Marketing Productivity Email Marketing

The beta version of our ChatGPT integration is now available in Realvolve. Click here to watch the tutorial and learn how to gain early access. ChatGPT is empowering realtors to become their very own [...]

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How Realtor Shay Hata Uses Realvolve Automation To Nurture Past Clients

By | on 08, Mar 2023 |   Real Estate CRM Relationships Repeat & Referral Business

If there is one person in this world who has unlocked the secret to having it all, it might be Shay Hata. By leveraging automation technology and keeping her business relationship-centered, Shay has m[...]

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How To Get Real Estate Referrals: 6 not-so-quick-or-easy steps

By | on 22, Feb 2023 |   Lead Gen Repeat & Referral Business Marketing Transaction Management Productivity

“There is no magic shortcut. Contrary to what the gurus tell you, referrals need to be earned; they are not given simply for the asking.” - Kendyl Young, DIGGS Okay guys, I have good news and bad news[...]

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How To Get Real Estate Leads In 2023

By | on 16, Feb 2023 |   Lead Gen

The last three years have been a wild ride for real estate agents. Prices skyrocketed while inventory plummeted. Mortgage rates reached historic lows, then extreme highs. You struggled in your real es[...]

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10 Ways to Get More Real Estate Referrals

By | on 10, Feb 2023 |   Repeat & Referral Business

"Repeat and referral business is business that comes from people who have already trusted you enough to give you their money."

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6 Valentine's Day Pop-By Ideas for Realtors

By | on 07, Feb 2023 |   Repeat & Referral Business

No matter how you feel about Valentine's Day—whether you think it's a fun day to celebrate all things L-O-V-E, or a dumb non-holiday created by greeting card companies—it's right around the corner. An[...]

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The Ultimate Guide To Email Marketing for Real Estate Agents

By | on 31, Jan 2023 |   Email Marketing

Look no further, agents, because you’ve found it: everything you ever wanted to know about using email marketing for your real estate business! In this guide, you’ll find an introduction to email mark[...]

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29 Real Estate Email Subject Lines that Convert

By | on 25, Jan 2023 |   Marketing Email Marketing

This blog post was originally published on July 19, 2019, by Jon Yourkin. It has been updated to reflect the latest in email subject line best practices. We sure have a lot of fun testing out modern e[...]

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