This past Friday in Orlando, the Bloodhound Blog group got together for their 2nd Unchained event. In the morning we learned about blogging from such excellent bloggers as Brian Brady and Teri Lussier. After lunch Kelly Koehler talked about pay per click and the showed us how she analyzes Google to get the most for her money when buying her pay per click.
I went on around 1pm to speak about pay per click, lead capture and lead conversion. There were only a few points I needed to make with Pay Per Click since Kelly did such and awesome job. I spent most of my time talking about lead capture and lead conversion. I have to admit, I was a little nervous speaking to this group...which is very unusual to me. This group is known for not being too keen on spending money to get business. They prefer to blog and experiment with other forms of social networking such as my space and facebook. So when I started speaking about the cost of doing business and that I am a huge Homegain BuyerLink fan, I was a little nervous they might attack me in a revolt! I was pleasantly surprised as they became engaged in what I was teaching and asked many great questions. Within minutes my nerves were gone and we had a great time for the hour or so that I spoke.
In the end, we all learned a lot that day. I learned that there are some very smart people using blogging successfully. They learned that using Pay Per Click correctly and that Homegain can be their friend and not a typical vendor whose only goal is to take money out of Realtors pocket books. They also learned that no matter how many leads you generate, if you don't have a strong conversion system you are just wasting your time and money.
I believe Brian Brady is having CD's made of the event so if you are intersted in hearing what went on, you might want to type Brian Brady in the search tool and let him know you are interested. From what I have heard, they were up until 3am the following morning planning the next event. Good job Bloodhound Bloggers. Thanks again for allowing me into your space!
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Hey Mitch, good to hear that things were a successs! Kudos!
Mitch-
You totally rocked!
Brian kept telling me that yours would be a presentation that I needed to listen to, and you delivered. You were a perfect compliment to Kelley's talk, and I've already shared your lead conversion info with my broker, and put your step-by-step process into place.
I felt nervous speaking in front of you- I kept looking at you thinking "He's never gonna try this. He probably thinks I'm nuts." On top of that, my speaking speed is set to Southern... :-)
Anyway, thanks for staying awake through my talk, and thanks again for the great presentation!
Hi Mitch - I'm glad you stopped by the expo later on so we could chat for a bit, it was a pleasure to meet you! I'm sorry that I missed your session at BHBU, I've heard only fabulous things about them.
Teri - I thought your talk was awesome and my Agents loved it. In fact, today my "social media" group had a meeting and went over what they learned from both you and Brian. You did a great job and it's actually relaxing to hear someone talk at half my talking speed! :)
Kelly - Keep me updated on your changes. If you would like to chat about lead conversion and how I can help you increase your sales, don't hesitate to contact me. I really enjoyed your presentation. I thought you did a great job and I love your style!