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Newsletter - 01 August 2006
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Dear CyberAgent user, Let me start this month with a word of thanks. Heaps of congratulations streamed on when our users read about the Computerworld Honors Program and the recognition we received for our cutting-edge technology in the category Finance/Insurance/Real Estate. Thank you! Real estate agents can have fun! How? By relaxing, by competing only with yourself and to be innovative. This is only three of the tips we are sharing with you this month. Innovative – “The act of introducing something new” In today's property game, estate agents need any advantage they can get in order to secure more mandates and to work more efficiently, especially since the residential property sector has become a buyers market and prices are cooling off. Through our CyberAgent Mobile application we have been innovative. We have introduced something new; mobility for the Real Estate Agent. Estate agents who are interested in improving profits and productivity through technology can now catch more than a glimpse of the future, by visiting www.cyberagent.co.za Greetings! |
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Agent Manager: New fields added:
Contact Manager New field added:
Changes: It is not possible to change the Date Created field after you have saved for the first time. In other words, you can only change this date the first time you add the new contact. Bug fix - error fixed when printing in the Filter page tab Sales Manager: It is now possible to:
Bond commission calculation is now automated. In other words, if you change the Bond amount and the bank specified does have a calculation for bond commission, the commission will be calculated automatically Selling price, owner price, profit and percentage can now auto calculate. It is also possible to edit the formula. Update Manager Error Management pull down menu added. This pull down menu will contain
a list of errors in the last update. Click on the “Goto” button
to open the Property Manager on the specific property. |
| Ja, nice want me to buy it for us? |
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How would you like to have a message like this being send about one of your properties? With the current pace of technological change and the rapid spread of the World Wide Web, advertising online provides a gateway to the fastest growing media audience the world has seen.
Number of Internet users: Approximately 1 million (in the past six weeks) or about 4% of the total adult population, of which:
This is where we as CyberAgent endeavor to give you maximum exposure. Your properties are advertised on the following websites:
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| Keep me Informed |
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Visitors to your website may not allways find what they're looking for, but they usually would like to somehow enter their search criteria (ie: looking for a 2 bedroom flat in Centurion for under R3,500 per month). They're expecting to hear from you as soon as something like this becomes available. The "Keep Me Informed" service will SMS and email the site visitor as soon as you load a new property onto your website that match their search criteria! This is all automated and it's available to you RIGHT NOW! Simply request this service to be activated on your website. Contact us at support@cyberprop.com or phone us on 086-11-CYBER. To see an example of this in action, visit www.cyberprop.com
and click on Tools > Your Profile. |
| CyberAgent Training and Info Sessions |
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Western Cape FREE Training and Info sessions now also available in Cape Town for Western Cape clients!!!
USP Designs has decided to now also offer free training and info sessions for their Western Cape clients on a monthly basis. Beginners and advanced sessions will be held in Parow, Cape Town twice a month starting from August 2006.
During sessions more information will also be provided on:
Gauteng Joins us at our next CyberAgent Mobile Info and Training sessions for Gauteng. Agents interested in CyberAgent Mobile for the PC, will have the opportunity to learn more of this exciting new product.
For more information on training please email Karen@cyberprop.com
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| CyberAgent & Ananzi |
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If you are not yet advertising on South Africa's biggest and most popular search engine with over 10 million page impressions monthly, it is time to register now! To read more simply click on the following link: |
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A warm welcome to all new Agencies: We trust that by now you are well aware of what CyberAgent can do for you. If you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Fanie at support@cyberprop.com or phone us at: +27 (0)11 955-9100 or 086 112- 9237 Most Internet enquiries: Cyberprop
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| Do you wish to list your properties on SAhometraders? |
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USP Designs and SAhometraders users now no longer have to capture their properties twice. With the push of one button properties will automatically be uploaded to www.cyberprop.com and the affiliated websites as well as Sahometraders. Furthermore we have managed a reduction monthly fee for all our CyberAgent users. For R250.00 per month excluding VAT you can now advertise your properties on this property portal. SAhometraders has been in the market for many years and currently receives more than one million page impressions. Should you be interested click here or phone Karen at 011 955 9100
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| No more waiting for statements |
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No more waiting for statements and invoices. By logging on with your username and password you can now get it online at: http://www.cyberagent.co.za/uspacct/
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CURRENT EVENTS – August 2006 |
| 10 Ways to Have Fun in Real Estate |
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Let's face it - the real estate business can get a little difficult at times. This is a perfect time for us to take a step back and remember why most of us got into this industry in the first place. When you embarked on this adventure of selling real estate, were you hoping that it would provide you with the flexible schedule, great income potential and possible a little fun?! Below are just 10 tips on how to keep the business fun... 1. Relax. Real estate is not life-or-death surgery. We are in the people business, and can only do the best possible job at all times. You will find that most "problems" take care of themselves in time no matter what you do. 2. Treat problems as puzzles. Real estate is not brain surgery, it's brain aerobics. You have the solution for every puzzle in real estate; your success is the measure of how well you solve the puzzles that come your way. 3. Compete only with yourself. Your personal best sets the standard for you. Challenge yourself, not others, because when you work to improve your own score, everyone else is a potential friend rather than a competitor. 4. Become and stay productive. Real estate is not a sprint, it's more of an endurance race. Find your best pace and stay with it, and the business will come. The very best way to have fun is to be doing enough business that you don't have time to feel bad about what you aren't doing. 5. Innovate. Make yourself genuinely distinctive. Put your personal stamp on everything you do, and you will achieve market recognition. 6. Real Estate is a "contact" sport. Contacts lead to relationships which are the basis for success in sales. Make contacts wherever you go. The more people who know the more business you will do and the more fun it is. 7. Include your family in your business. Real estate is a lifestyle that must include those you love the most. You will be surprised at what can happen when you interest your significant others in your plans to attain success. 8. Participate. Join in the office culture and camaraderie. Don't just watch from the sidelines! Being in the game is much more fun. 9. Hang out with positive people. Simply make the decision to focus your time on the positive people in your life & office. The people who laugh at themselves, not at others. Make an effort to do things that make you smile, including who you are spending time with. 10. If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right. This is the ultimate test. If you're not having fun, you're probably taking it too seriously. Remember, real estate is not brain surgery - it's brain exercise. It might make you sweat, but it is still a great game! About the Author: Vanessa Puleo owns a national real estate training,
coaching & consulting company. She provides individual coaching
to new and seasoned agents along with group training on a variety of
topics for broker/owners & companies. Vanessa consults with some
of the most well respected companies in the industry for recruiting,
retention and expansion purposes. Find out more at www.vanessapuleo.com |
| Quotation of the month |
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"Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not
giving a damn. " |
Nearly
15 000 properties listed and growing!
USP
Designs and SAhometraders are busy forming a working relationship
to bring to our users not only another media to advertise their properties
and to get maximum exposure but also a way to reduce that working pressure
and cost.
by
Vanessa Puleo