Thanks for the Kudos.

and yeah, one site being able to supply all you need… don’t see it happening. especially when an agent’s needs can encompass so many different things. i keep saying, just because you’re in the same industry does not mean you have the same business. one size doesn’t fit all.

off topic: folks, check out Stephanie’s blog. some wonderful niche content she has going on over there.

I think using only one of these sites would be fine if it is where all consumers went to…but that won’t happen. As far as one site offering all of the tools we need, I don’t really see that happening either, there is just too much and then we don’t use it the right way like you mention.

Totally agree. Very few would utilize all of the features.

what gets me about this is that the same agents who are confused by all this interweb and marketing stuff will more than likely be led to think, “oh, this packaged marketing is the solution. i get this and all will be right in the world.” what happens when it doesn’t work as envisioned… or as promised?

they feel burnt by the vendor, by their career choice, by marketing, or by business in general. nobody wins in the long run… well, maybe those that lined their pockets along the way.

All the tools and tactics don’t make much difference if they aren’t used. Or better still, they should be used with strategic planning in place.

I think the variety of free tools available to businesses today is awesome. As long as the businesses don’t forget that the time to plan for tool use and actually use the tools isn’t always free.