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Located in Texas? Point2 is Coming Back!

Education Team — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:26:35 +0000

Point2 will be back in San Antonio and the Dallas area this April!

Check out our upcoming Texas trip schedule to see if we’ll be in an office near you!

On Facing Change

Education Team — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:28:06 +0000

Maybe it is me, maybe it is the time of year, maybe it is the feeling that Spring will soon be here, but it seems like everything has been changing lately. As humans, we tend to shy away from change, opting to instead find a dark corner, wrap ourselves in past comforts, and wish the ‘new’ would go away. Been there, done that!

“Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.” – Arnold Bennett

Take, for instance, Point2′s recent move to Zendesk. This new support tool has fantastic search capabilities, allows for easier commenting, and it also provides a much more efficient and streamlined method of submitting support requests to the Customer Care Team. Members can track their personal requests, communicate with a Customer Care Rep via the tool, and receive timely responses. Long-term, it is going to be nothing short of fantastic. Right now, though, it seems awkward because it is so new and so unlike the familiar Message Board that we’ve all utilized over the past few years. It’s uncomfortable the first few times you try and comment or post a new topic because it is a change.

Stop a moment and think about your business. What has been changing lately? Has it been helpful? Has it been challenging? Break it down into the following categories:

Challenges
Wins
Losses

Now, go over each item you put into those three categories. Label each as one of the following:

I can control
Beyond my control

For those items labeled “I can control”, determine a list of key actions or considerations that are necessary to make them happen. Or, if it was a Win, how did you make it happen? How can you replicate that type of Win again? Maybe you sold a house faster than anticipated.

For items labeled “Beyond my control”, was there someone who influenced that change? Did you do something to influence that change, but didn’t realize it? Was it something inevitable that would have happened regardless of what you did? Those types of changes are an inevitable fact of life. Lightening hitting a tree, causing it to fall and crush a house you are selling is beyond your control, no matter how much of a control freak you are!

Now, for every single item on the list, indicate what you have learned from that change. You’ll likely find that you’ve learned more than you realized. More about your business, more about the people around you, more about your customers, more about yourself. In dealing with change, you changed. Embrace it. Live it. Celebrate it. The next time change happens, you’ll find that you look at it a little differently.

“We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.” – Charles R. Swindoll

Technology Training Available

Education Team — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:10:22 +0000

Having just returned from meeting new Point2 Agent members in Texas, this month’s Alliance Member Program (AMP) Spotlight shines on a vendor based in Houston:

Desiree Savory, Big Mama Real Estate

Desiree combines her technology experience and pairs it with her enthusiasm to offer immensely popular online personal and group coaching and training sessions. Topics are specific to the real estate business and include Point2 Agent aspects, Google, Microsoft tools, Top Producer, and Zipform Online.

Check out Desiree’s current schedule, class information, or subscribe to her E-zine at www.BigMamaRealEstate.com.

Exclusive Invitation for a Live Point2 Agent Session in the Dallas Area

Education Team — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:17:10 +0000

Do you live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area?

Want to learn more about how you can use Point2 Agent Syndication to advertise your listings online and gain more leads?

Point2 Agent will be in Arlington, Fort Worth, Garland, Plano, Grapevine, Dallas and El Paso between September 28th and October 1st, 2009!

Click HERE to sign up for the Point2 Agent Event closest to you!

Who says “Bigger is Better”?

Education Team — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:04:26 +0000

Many of you have been acquainted with our current set of Getting Started Guides, and while the feedback has been positive, it has also indicated that the Guides were a bit long. Averaging 30 pages each, maybe just a tad! The words of my high school English teacher come back to haunt me: “Tanya, you’re too wordy…”

Well, Mrs. O, this is for you!

All four Getting Started Guides have been modified to be more concise, fewer pages, and fewer unnecessary screenshots. Take a look at the new GSG’s!

Enjoy!

Tanya

~ Tanya Spilchak, Education Coordinator

Point2 Million – Final Day to Upgrade

Megan — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:48:45 +0000

All month long we’ve been reminding you about our 200,000 member celebration and the fantastic upgrade package we’re offering along with it – The Point2 Million Package.

Today is October 31st and that means it is the final day to take advantage of this awesome upgrade.

The package not only includes Point2 Professional and Point2 Homes goodies, but also a ton of stuff from our Alliance Member Program participants:

1 year of Point2 Agent Professional
5 one-month Point2 Homes Spotlight Ads (featured listings)
2 Point2 Homes Neighborhoods for 4 quarters (1 year) each
100 free jumbo marketing postcards from Expresscopy
$100 off the setup fee of an IDX Mapping Solution from GotIDX
$100 off Professional Customization Package from The Real Estate Web Guy
$50 off first Virtual Assistant session from Real Support, Inc
Get a Featured Listing Video from The Real Estate Home Show for just $49

This is a $1200 value for just $549.95.

Join now or upgrade your account now. Today is the last day to upgrade with this offer.