Learn how to effectively use the real estate investing social network, BiggerPockets.com - home of 97,000+ members and 350,000 monthly unique visitors.
Presentation includes the 3 Keys to Success for using the site, which are applicable for using any other social network - such as Facebook, Google+, etc - as well.
1 - Completing Your Profile
2 - Staying Active & Engaging
3 - Building and Expanding Your Network
If you're looking to expand your fledgling or large-scale real estate investing business, BiggerPockets can help . . .
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How to Use the BiggerPockets Social Network To Build your Real Estate Investing Business
1. How to Use BiggerPockets
To Build your Real Estate Network
and Grow Your Business
Joshua Dorkin
Founder / CEO
www.biggerpockets.com
2. BiggerPockets is a one
stop-shop website that
simplifies and enhances
networking, deal making,
data evaluation,
education, marketing and
transactions for
real estate investors &
real estate professionals.
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3. The Buzz
93,000+ Members
340,000 Monthly Unique Visitors
(May 2012)
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4. 3 Keys to Success
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5. #1 Completing your profile
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6. #2 Staying Active and Engaging
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10. Upload a personal
profile photo of
your face.
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11. Fill in ALL sections
of your profile in detail.
12. Use relevant keywords in
Your profile descriptions
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13. Staying Active
and Engaging
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14. Participate, share, and get
involved in conversations on
our forums, blogs and your
dashboard.
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15. Be consistent and responsive in
your participation.
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16. Set up a
regular
schedule
for
your
participation.
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17. The more value your bring to others,
the more likely people will want to
connect and do business with you.
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18. You can grow
your business
without advertising
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20. Before anything else, introduce
yourself to the community in our New
Member Introductions Forum.
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21. Do NOT Sell or Promote ANYTHING
until you’ve spent some time
participating on the forums,
blogs &dashboard
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22. The more often
others see you
contributing value,
the better your
odds of building
credibility for yourself.
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23. Don’t be afraid to share your opinions,
even if others
have already said
what you’re thinking.
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24. If you’ve spent
the time to read an
article or thread,
take
one
more
minute
to share
your thoughts.
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25. Building & Expanding
Your Network
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26. Once you start engaging, other users
will reach out to contact you.
Be responsive to their messages &
colleague requests.
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27. Be proactive and send colleague
requests to others investors and
experts in your niche, as well as with
other investors in your area.
28. Make sure to personalize your request
with a message explaining your
reasoning for connecting.
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29. Use the site’s invite function to invite
those people in the industry
that you know.
www.biggerpockets.com/invites
30. The more people you’re connected
to, the better your opportunities
especially when marketing
or soliciting deals & opportunities.
31. Joshua Dorkin www.BiggerPockets.com
Founder / CEO @BiggerPockets
josh@biggerpockets.com
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