Do you use Facebook to advertise and if so - do you have a Facebook business/fan page? Do you feel that this is successful for you?

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Amanda Brown, I treat all my clients like million dollar clients (Exit Realty Ascendancy)

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Gabe Sanders

Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL

Stuart Florida Real Estate

Yes to both questions, Amanda. I haven't been able to pin down any direct sales to this, but it has helped with my visibility on line.

Dec 08, 2015 02:13 AM

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Amanda Brown

Stansbury Park, UT
Michael Thacker - Re/M...

Louisville, KY

Rainmaker
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041

ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL

Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Yes I do...it is highly effective. Make certain you have the resources to take advantage of the Facebook Elite ads. Facebook is getting better and better, as far as a highly effective lead generating platform.

Dec 08, 2015 02:09 AM

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Amanda Brown

Stansbury Park, UT
Michael Thacker - Re/M...

Louisville, KY

Rainmaker
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Tony Lewis

Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA

Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

I've been playing around with Facebook advertising for a few years now. I've pinpointed the age and locaton of the consumer. Trying to figure out how to get results that lead to listings or sales. Still in the experimental process.

Dec 08, 2015 12:18 PM

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Amanda Brown

Stansbury Park, UT

Rainmaker
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI

HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA

Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

We have in the past and it as a flop, but others here have like our John McCormack with positive success because he has the best wife, Debbie...and she cooks real good too!

Dec 08, 2015 07:47 AM

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John McCormack, CRS

Albuquerque, NM

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Jack Lewitz

Exit Strategy Realty - Evanston, IL

I have a business page and hope you go visit and like it as I am in the process of using it in a big way to promote my business this year and have no problem sharing ideas

Dec 08, 2015 02:52 AM

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Amanda Brown

Stansbury Park, UT

Rainer
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Michael Thacker - Re/Max Real Estate Center - Louisville

Re/Max Real Estate Center - The Thacker Group - Louisville, KY

Your best friend who just happens to be a Realtor

Yes, business page and it has generated some listings.

Dec 08, 2015 02:50 AM

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Amanda Brown

Stansbury Park, UT

Rainmaker
3,988,013

Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties

Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN

The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I have business pages and have used advertising and had some success with both.

Dec 08, 2015 02:33 AM

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Michael Thacker - Re/M...

Louisville, KY

Rainmaker
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Michael J. Perry

KW Elite - Lancaster, PA

Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

We place our AR Open House blog posts on our FB Business Page and then we BOOST our post to place it on the Walls of 3,000-10,000 FB users in the same zip code area (as the OPEN) .It only costs $5 per day or a total of $40-$50 !!!

Dec 08, 2015 01:43 AM

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Amanda Brown

Stansbury Park, UT

Rainmaker
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya

SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Yes, we do .

Nov 23, 2019 02:31 PM

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Rainmaker
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Valeria Mola

SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

305-607-0709 SIB Realty Condos for Sale and Rent

Yes, I use it

Nov 23, 2019 02:08 PM

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Rainer
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LUXURYSOCALREALTY COMPASS La Jolla

Compass - La Jolla, CA

San Diego Partner - The Private Client Network

Amanda Brown I've built a farm on Facebook to coincide with my mailing farm. Next year we have seasons baseball tickets so I plan on doing engagement with giveways ect.

Jan 02, 2016 11:51 AM

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Rainmaker
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Troy Erickson AZ Realtor (602) 295-6807

HomeSmart - Chandler, AZ

Your Chandler, Ahwatukee, and East Valley Realtor

Amanda - I have not advertised with Facebook, but it obviously works well for some.

Dec 10, 2015 02:25 PM

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Brenda J. Andrew

ULTIMA REAL ESTATE - Willis, TX

Professional Realtor in Conroe/Willis, TX

Yes, and yes. It is a good way to start connecting with people.

Dec 08, 2015 08:58 PM

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Rainmaker
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Wayne Martin

Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL

Real Estate Broker - Retired

Do not use Facebook for business! Know some have been successful and some who claim not!

Dec 08, 2015 08:37 PM

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Rainmaker
2,759,862

TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.

Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN

Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

Good Wednesday morning Amanda. Yes, I do have a Facebook business page. I do not know enough about Facebook to generate business from it.

Dec 08, 2015 05:26 PM

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Rainmaker
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Joe Petrowsky

Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT

Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Amanda. I do not do any FB advertising, but do post all my blogs, fortunately that works very well.

Dec 08, 2015 05:11 PM

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Ambassador
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Patricia Kennedy

RLAH@properties - Washington, DC

Home in the Capital

I do not advertise on Facebook and don't have a business page.

Dec 08, 2015 01:36 PM

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Ambassador
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Tammy Lankford,

Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA

Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I've had great success with my business page. I've sort of "let it go" lately. Need to get back on it.

Dec 08, 2015 11:13 AM

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Melissa Jackson REALTOR

Trinity Premier Properties - Azle, TX

Helping You Make The Right Move

Yes I have a facebook business page. Have gotten just a little feedback from fans. I plan to use my page to target ads for my listings and open houses. Michael J. Perry seems to have had good luck.

Dec 08, 2015 10:07 AM

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Rainmaker
617,935

David Gibson CNE, 719-304-4684 ~ Colorado Springs Relocation

Colorado Real Estate Advisers LLC - Colorado Springs, CO

Relocation, Luxury & Lifestyle residential

Amanda,
Facebook works best for those who are already very successful and have a large following. I don’t recommend spending the time for newer agents.

Dec 08, 2015 08:08 AM

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Rainmaker
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John McCormack, CRS

Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM

Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

FB has worked well for us. The proof is in the closings. We do not and would not pay for anything on FB. Our business page is okay but to be honest my wife's personal page is what draws our friends, acquaintances and past clients in. This year alone we've closed 4, listed 2 and I'm now working with an out of state repeat client due to Debbie working FB.

Dec 08, 2015 08:03 AM

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1,712,876

Joe Pryor

The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK

REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

The issue with Facebook is that it has become almost 70% mobile so the right side where ads appear on a desktop don't appear on mobile. Business pages are usually good as a closed group or something that promotes a neighborhood or a city. Facebook is for two things, community engagment and crazed political rants.

Dec 08, 2015 06:46 AM

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Inna Ivchenko

Barcode Properties - Encino, CA

Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Yes, I do. And since Facebook is one of the largest network, anyone should use the opportunity to market there( free or paid).

Dec 08, 2015 05:21 AM

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Melanie Cameron

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage - Wilmington, NC

The Cameron Team

Yes, we have a business page and we "boost" all of our new listing posts to locals for $5 and this really helps to drive traffic to our website.

Dec 08, 2015 04:14 AM

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Noah Seidenberg

Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL

Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

Yes it really works.

Dec 08, 2015 04:12 AM

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Ambassador
1,078,351

John Meussner

Mortgages in AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IN, MD, MN, MT, NC, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI - Fair Oaks, CA

#MortgageMadeEasy Fair Oaks, CA 484-680-4852

I have one, it's not successful, though.

Dec 08, 2015 03:38 AM

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Rainmaker
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Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I have a Facebook page but do not pay for advertisements on Facebook.

Dec 08, 2015 03:37 AM

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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA

https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA

Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Hi Amanda. I do have a facebook page... facebook.com/HugginsHomes feel free to check it out! It is a business page. I have done some paid advertising with it, but it was not fruitful.

The FB page in of itself, I have no metrics assigned to determine "success." I just keep posting on it and hope that eventually something of value comes from it. Luckily, I have it on "auto pilot" now, so the vast majority of postings are from my website's blog, which is also on auto pilot.

Dec 08, 2015 03:21 AM

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Ambassador
6,424,277

Bob Crane

Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI

Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I dont advertise there but I do have several fb business pages that I post a link to my blog posts on.

Dec 08, 2015 03:21 AM

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Rainmaker
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Praful Thakkar

LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA

Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Amanda Brown I do not believe you need to have a Facebook business page for advertising on Facebook,

I do have a 'not-so-functional' business page and do advertise on Facebook with landing pages.

Dec 08, 2015 02:21 AM

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5,583,328

Barbara Todaro

RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA

Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

no, but I'm considering doing that.....

Dec 08, 2015 01:58 AM

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Yes to both questions, Amanda. I haven't been able to pin down any direct sales to this, but it has helped with my visibility on line.
Yes I do...it is highly effective. Make certain you have the resources to take advantage of the Facebook Elite ads. Facebook is getting better and better, as far as a highly effective lead generating platform.
I've been playing around with Facebook advertising for a few years now. I've pinpointed the age and locaton of the consumer. Trying to figure out how to get results that lead to listings or sales. Still in the experimental process.
We have in the past and it as a flop, but others here have like our John McCormack with positive success because he has the best wife, Debbie...and she cooks real good too!
I have a business page and hope you go visit and like it as I am in the process of using it in a big way to promote my business this year and have no problem sharing ideas
I have business pages and have used advertising and had some success with both.
We place our AR Open House blog posts on our FB Business Page and then we BOOST our post to place it on the Walls of 3,000-10,000 FB users in the same zip code area (as the OPEN) .It only costs $5 per day or a total of $40-$50 !!!
Amanda Brown I've built a farm on Facebook to coincide with my mailing farm. Next year we have seasons baseball tickets so I plan on doing engagement with giveways ect.
Amanda - I have not advertised with Facebook, but it obviously works well for some.
Yes, and yes. It is a good way to start connecting with people.
Do not use Facebook for business! Know some have been successful and some who claim not!
Good Wednesday morning Amanda. Yes, I do have a Facebook business page. I do not know enough about Facebook to generate business from it.
Good morning Amanda. I do not do any FB advertising, but do post all my blogs, fortunately that works very well.
I do not advertise on Facebook and don't have a business page.
I've had great success with my business page. I've sort of "let it go" lately. Need to get back on it.
Yes I have a facebook business page. Have gotten just a little feedback from fans. I plan to use my page to target ads for my listings and open houses. Michael J. Perry seems to have had good luck.
Amanda,
Facebook works best for those who are already very successful and have a large following. I don’t recommend spending the time for newer agents.
FB has worked well for us. The proof is in the closings. We do not and would not pay for anything on FB. Our business page is okay but to be honest my wife's personal page is what draws our friends, acquaintances and past clients in. This year alone we've closed 4, listed 2 and I'm now working with an out of state repeat client due to Debbie working FB.
The issue with Facebook is that it has become almost 70% mobile so the right side where ads appear on a desktop don't appear on mobile. Business pages are usually good as a closed group or something that promotes a neighborhood or a city. Facebook is for two things, community engagment and crazed political rants.
Yes, I do. And since Facebook is one of the largest network, anyone should use the opportunity to market there( free or paid).
Yes, we have a business page and we "boost" all of our new listing posts to locals for $5 and this really helps to drive traffic to our website.
I have a Facebook page but do not pay for advertisements on Facebook.
Hi Amanda. I do have a facebook page... facebook.com/HugginsHomes feel free to check it out! It is a business page. I have done some paid advertising with it, but it was not fruitful.

The FB page in of itself, I have no metrics assigned to determine "success." I just keep posting on it and hope that eventually something of value comes from it. Luckily, I have it on "auto pilot" now, so the vast majority of postings are from my website's blog, which is also on auto pilot.
I dont advertise there but I do have several fb business pages that I post a link to my blog posts on.
Amanda Brown I do not believe you need to have a Facebook business page for advertising on Facebook,

I do have a 'not-so-functional' business page and do advertise on Facebook with landing pages.