Sunday, May 17, 2009

Real Estate Postcard Marketing Tip: Get Talking to Get Writing

By M. Bradley

This is without a doubt the hardest thing for most real estate investors to do. And it?s especially hard when they sit down to write it on a postcard. Most people automatically envision that there?s just not enough room for what they truly want to say.

And for beginners in real estate investing, the responsibility of writing real estate direct marketing materials and learning all the marketing techniques in copywriting can be overwhelming. So if things get complicated for you, just remember that marketing is all about talking to your customers about the benefits of your service.

So now here is my suggestion, why not use your strength in real estate investing to help with writing your real estate direct marketing materials? Most real estate investors who stay in the industry are good at talking to people and researching about their customers.

Go to a quite place where you can relax ? probably your bedroom or living room. Record your thoughts as if you were talking to a friend or an acquaintance. But if you do not have a recorder, type your words on your computer as you speak them.

Don?t be concerned about what idea should come first or having the perfect words and sentences. Just talk. And when you?re done, transcribe your recording and review the material. Just reading it again, will give you an idea on what sentences to use to start your real estate direct mail; what should be placed in the middle; and how to end your copy with a strong call to action.

The reason why there are successful directs marketing campaigns is that smart real investors know how ?to talk? to their customers as if they are relating to a friend or acquaintance. This technique is one of the most preferred methods of most successful real investor gurus.

So don?t waste time staring blankly at your computer screen and give this method a try. One of the reasons why it also works is because writing the way you would naturally speak to your customer let?s you develop real estate marketing materials that feels more sincere and personal to your prospective customers. This may mean having some fragmented sentences in your copy.

Don?t worry that some prim and proper English teacher will knock on your door and flash his English police badge at you. Because the bottom line in telling your customer in a way he can understand why he should sell his home to you.

Before starting however, make sure you are relax and your mind is focused only on producing a real estate direct mail, or the message of a real estate marketing postcard. Because when you are mentally and emotionally prepared, more ideas will flow and come to you effortlessly. You may even end-up with ideas that can fill-up two or more real estate direct mails and postcard messages for different types of customers.

Now that you?ve mastered the art of ?talking? to your customer, there?s no reason why your next postcard mailing won?t make real estate investing history.

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