It's a subjective gut feeling while being aware of all kinds of economic influences in your market area.

So, my question is....do I get a badge or something, do my influence points go up another point (LOL)?

NAR has organized dollars working for them and influencing the public to trust them over Investors.Will Barnard - weren't you organizing something similar to NAR but for investors about a year ago?

Your quality of upkeep will have significant influence on the surrounding niche, for better or worse, so make it good.

If govt makes laws that support specific private businesses, the issue again is not capitalism, but corrupt politicians and a system that allows those with more money to have more political influence (lobbying and contribution laws).Remember the other part of capitalism -- the demand.

Btw my influence number is growing does that matter.

As the site grows, those people (like you) who are the influencers on it will reap the rewards.

I did the labor myself (with some inexpensive assistance) and managed to keep the costs down as a result.And as a side note -- familiarity was key influencer.

So you can easily re engage people in your sphere of influence from your phone and have it be personalized.

Originally posted by Dev Horn: You can do postcards for about 60 cents (total); the "yellow letters" cost about DOUBLE that@Dev Horn That is way too expensive for both Postcards and YellowLetters..You do however make a great point about using alternative methods for prospecting...The great thing about marketing, done correctly, is that quality leads will come in at a pace that supports your business plan.If I were at a beginning stage I would do the following.1) Create a list of Center of Influence...