Debbie Hartz's (datagirl) Blog

I was talking to one of my clients today and he was thrilled with something that had just transpired. He had worked with a couple sometime ago but he works at staying in touch with his clients on a regular basis, so they recently referred a couple to him who bought a house and the wife of that co...

As a Virtual Consultant, Assistant I have room in my business for more clients. So my question is How is your Real Estate business going? Is your database clean & up to date. Are you marketing directly to your sphere of influence to reap the rewards of repeat & referral marketing. Do you need new...

I have just come through a very busy time and realized it was time for a break. We get so caught up in our daily routines and work routines that we can lose perspective. I realized this on the weekend when we went away to a magical place with no cell phones, no computers, no tv. Three nights and ...

THis is really valuable information and as I commented to Joe, you need to ask for referrals, you need to track referrals, and you need to thank referrals.As a Realtor or Lender, do you know the optimal time to ask your client for a referral? Not an "OK" time, or a "good" time, but - the optimal ...

Wow, I was overwhelmed by the positive response yesterday regarding my joining Active Rain and Fred Carver for encouraging me to join! Thank you to all of you. I'm renaming you all Active Sun. You will find me to be a very sunny personality and your warmth has really made me smile! In Victoria we...

I have seen Natalie McMaster twice, she is totally amazing, I am a fiddle player too, I think she'll always have the spoltlight!CELTIC MUSIC CANADIAN STYLE After Reading Williams Johnson's Great Post and YouTube Video with Celtic Women...... I said I'd like share our Scottish Celtic Canadian East...

We have Small Business Victoria here in Victoria. It provides services and workshops to it's members who are new start up companies. Last night I led the work shop On Repeat & Referral Marketing Strategies for Small Business. The participants were great and the feedback was wonderful. They all le...

The Olympics are officially over today with the Closing games of the Paralympic games last night. Wow it has been an amazing time. The Olympic Games were the best for Canada - Thank you Team Canada and the Payalympic Games turned out that way too. As I watched some of the Paralympic athletes do a...

How is your Database these days? This is a challenge for all companies. Trying to keep all your contacts, which system tracks the things you want to track. So the challenges are: Is your Database current and what system do you use. As each Realtor is an independant company there are that many ans...

Hello Everyone! I am thrilled to be a part of this "active" network! I am involved in the Real Estate Industry in the capacity of helping Realtors increase their income through the Revenue stream of Repeat and Referral Marketing Strategies. I have been helping companies do this for thirty years n...