What's a good balance?

[Frank Raciti]

I'm a newbie who has been at it for a year and a half. Early on, I had a coach that really stressed social media advertising over all other methods. We spent countless hours while I tried to master Facebook ads, getting my website set up, blogging and syncing my website with my Facebook page. Incredibly time consuming. I see that most of the discussion here surrounds more traditional methods; targeted mailings, D4$, EDDM, door knocking, etc. What is a good mix? I don't have the resources yet to pay someone to do this and I think my time is better spent networking, D4$ and studying than it is rewriting a blog to put on my website or making YouTube videos . I know at some point I want to be running on all cylinders but right now all I want is a deal.    

[Kurt Phillips]

@Frank Raciti that is great advice from @Andrea Weule.  I also have a website and FB biz page and while I have gotten leads and purchased deals from those they really serve as a way for people to find I have an online presence and see that I'm "legit."  Far and away the best way to find deals is to tell everyone you meet what it is you do and network like crazy.  Eventually, you will build a pipeline of deals that you can cherry pick the ones you want.  That may be hard to believe starting out but trust me it will happen for you if you do the uncomfortable work that is networking.

But building your Facebook and website was not time or money wasted.  Now you are set up for people to search for you.