by Commission Flow | Jun 25, 2014 | Guest Post
Our latest post for REB Online, Finance tips for the fearless agency, provides you with practical advice on maintaining a happy and healthy financial position. Even if your agency is booming (and hopefully it is), there’s always room for improvement – and ultimately...
by Justin Steer | Jun 23, 2014 | Real Estate Training
Like it or loathe it, networking is a crucial element to any people-focused business. As a real estate agent, you might not think there’s much merit in networking. Instead, you could be cold calling, showing properties and marketing your business, right? The reality...
by Justin Steer | Jun 19, 2014 | Real Estate Training
No-matter how rigorous your recruitment process, or rigid your requirements – as an agency owner, it’s inevitable at that some point or another, you’ll be faced with an under-performing member of staff. In a recent post called The dreaded sales slump: get to the heart...
by Justin Steer | Jun 9, 2014 | Real Estate Agent Tips and Advice
Sometimes it takes tough questions and an honest appraisal to get to the root of a business problem. In a sales slump, it might be easy to blame the market – but don’t be so quick to jump to conclusions. If your agency is currently experiencing slow sales,...
by Commission Flow | Jun 3, 2014 | Real Estate Agents Finance Tips
Whether you’re an agency owner who already leverages a commission advance service in your business, or whether you’re thinking about an express commission arrangement as a new source of finance – it’s reassuring to hear from across the pond that this tried and tested...
by Commission Flow | May 29, 2014 | Real Estate Training
Our latest guest post for REB Online is about good goal setting. Goals are a fundamental part of managing and steering your agency to success. In our post “Setting goals: the key to sales and success”, we look at what to bear in mind when setting your goals and how...
by Justin Steer | May 27, 2014 | Real Estate Marketing
With so many real estate agencies and so many agents, creating a strong brand is essential to building a long-term, sustainable and prosperous business. Your brand embodies many things – it’s much more than a logo. It represents who you are as an agency. It’s the...
by Commission Flow | May 20, 2014 | Real Estate Agents Finance Tips
Small Business Minister, Bruce Bilson recently spoke publicly about how small business growth is being greatly hindered by banks and regulator remaining too conservative with their lending. In a speech he delivered at a G20 conference on public-private sector issues,...
by Justin Steer | May 12, 2014 | Real Estate News
Clients often ask me about my motivations for establishing Commission Flow. To set up in any business and remain engaged and driven in your endeavours requires passion. It requires a ‘why’. Each and every time I get asked this question, it gets me thinking about my...
by Justin Steer | May 6, 2014 | Real Estate Marketing
In the old marketing days, the biggest and best brands were the brands that had sufficient budget to throw at TV, radio and newspaper advertising. The rapidly changing landscape, spurred on by the rise of social media and brand discussions now led by consumers (and...