Dear CyberAgent users,

Remember April and it "only takes one enquiry"? Remember May and how we looked at what to do when that one enquiry hits? My question to you, what now? Easy…. This month we will show you how to maximize your time to get those sales.

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We were recognized for our cutting-edge technology, our CyberAgent Mobile application in the category Finance/Insurance/Real Estate and were represented by our Managing Director, Willie van Schalkwyk and Director op Operations, Pat Jewell.

We are indeed proud to have been part of such a prestigious event!

Greetings!
The editor

Update Manager

It is now possible to backup all your property, contacts (buyers & sellers) and agent data to our server. We have added this functionality for two reasons:

1. Backup. In the case of a hardware crash or a break-in, we can restore this data.
2. CyberAgent Mobile and master administration access. Master administration access should only be used by someone like the principal and will be able to edit data of any agent within the agency. These changes will be synchronized back to the office. Please contact support regarding the monthly cost hereof.

Agent/Client Viewing

An Advanced Search Criteria button has been added to the main screen.

This button will activate a more advanced search screen and is not recommended for touch screen mode.

It incorporates all the search criteria of the Touch Screen search as well as a number of additional fields like Agent, Street, Internet Property number and more. To view the results, click on the Print button at the bottom of the screen. This button activates the View / Print Selection button of the main form but does not force you to return to the main form in order to view and print the results.

The View / Print Selection form has also changed. You can now double click on any picture that will open a form containing enlarged pictures of the current property.

A new Advanced Print button on the View / Print Selection form will open a form containing 12 buttons. These buttons can all run customized reports. Normally a CyberAgent support person will create these custom reports and email them to you.

Developing a daily plan for your daily activity is an absolute must in order for you to perform at significantly high levels of sales performance. There is very little doubt that the ability to maximize your time and what you accomplish daily is essential to your consistent sales performance.

Let's take a look at 12 specific tips, ideas or strategies that, if applied correctly, could make a big difference in your sales results:

• Avoid scheduling too many appointments or other activities daily so you can invest more quality time with qualified prospects.
  
• Handle all prospect or customer inquiries or requests immediately, efficiently and expeditiously. Don't "put them off until later." Do it when their requests or questions are fresh on your mind.
  
• Prepare your daily to-do list in the previous afternoon or evening daily for the next day's activities.
  
• Carry an easily accessible list of your top 10-15 prospects so that you can maximize bits of unused time to contact them.
  
• Take time to relax, plan, schedule, visualize your success and organize yourself. Don't always be in a hurry!
  
• Do your best to sell only by appointment. That will allow you to maximize time with quality prospects, plan your presentation and utilize non-selling time in a more productive, positive way.
  
• Set aside time daily to prospect for new business, promote your product or service and position you, your organization and your solutions.
  
• Work daily to establish a group of customers who will serve as advocates and zealots for you and your offerings.
  
• Organize your day so that you are able to group related activities together and be in a position to avoid flurries of unrelated, disjointed activities.
  
• Do your best to ensure that you invest your time only with truly qualified prospects instead of only moderately interested suspects.
  
• Constantly keep your sales goals and objectives in front of you so that you are absolutely, 100% sure that you are maximizing your time and activity daily.
  
• Maximize your time with some form of automated prospecting, tracking and contact management system. Bring your sales effort into the 21st century!
  Invest some time daily into the ongoing improvement of your sales skills, product knowledge, personal growth and professional development.

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.

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

Nearly 15 000 properties listed and growing!

If you are not yet advertising on 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:
http://www.cyberagent.co.za/ananzi.shp

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:

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.

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

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/