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A LinkedIn Tip Sure To Wow

While it is often overlooked compared to Facebook and Twitter, LinkedIn can be quite effective. For those of you on LinkedIn, we will be sharing a special tip that can have a huge impact on your sphere and perhaps your business as well.

We'll start out giving you our tip and explaining how it can be good for you.

***  RECOMMEND SOMEONE ***

On Linked In, there is a function that allows you to recommend one of your contacts. It is on the right hand side of your contact's main page and looks like this:

Why Recommend Someone?

• It helps build their profile
• It may help them obtain business or get a job
• The recommendation gets announced to their contacts
• A way to show appreciation to someone that has been good to you
• It will make their day and they will remember you for it

Who should You Recommend?

• Co-Workers
• Former Colleagues or Co-workers
• Affiliates such as inspectors, lenders or anyone else you do business with
• Current Or Past Clients
• Fellow board members or people that network with you
• Someone with less than 3 recommendations, as this may significantly build their LI profile

All you have to do is click on the "recommend" link as shown above and you can write a recommendation for someone in about 2 minutes, it's that easy and the impact can be huge.

So, go log into your LinkedIn account, look through your contacts, and recommend a few of them. They will be notified that you did this as well, so don't be surprised if you get a thank you phone call or lunch invitation from a very grateful contact.

We hope you find this little tip to be helpful, and that paying it forward will be a win-win for you and your Linked In contacts.

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About The Authors:

Dan and Amy Schuman are agents with Howard Hanna, the area's largest real estate company. They live in Solon Ohio and specialize in Cleveland Luxury Homes, working with buyers relocating to Cleveland, and first-time buyers.

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For a personal consultation or to speak directly to The Schuman Team, call 216-346-3235 or email.

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A Linked In Tip Sure To Wow is the property of The Schuman Team and may not be duplicated or used without their written consent. ©November 2011

Stop Negotiating Like A 5 Year Old - Originally Posted at Cleveland Real Estate Blog

Bringing buyers and sellers together is more difficult today than ever before. Buyers want it all and sellers are sick and tired of seeing their equity disappear. Negotiating in this market can be especially challenging when one of the parties or even the other agent negotiates like a child.

Don't get me wrong, children can be great negotiators, especially when it comes to wanting an extra dessert or staying up past their bedtime. However, when adults start acting illogical and downright child-like, well, it's just not good.

THE PROBLEM WHEN EMOTIONS RULE

At the end of the day, negotiations are about money and to some extent winning. This alone can make even the most level headed person become emotional. When you let your emotions and ego overtake your logic and decision making ability, that's when you get into trouble.

I couldn't tell you how many times I've seen someone let their emotions get the best of them. They become  so wrapped up in the personal side of the transaction that they lose sight of what they are really trying to accomplish.  They end up spending more time and energy discussing the other party than the actual transaction itself.

Some folks get so emotional that their behavoir actually becomes child-like, minus the kicking and screaming    ( well sometimes they do scream ). If I could record their conversations and play them back to them, I'm convinced they would be quite ashamed at their behavior.

STAY CALM AND GET WHAT YOU WANT

No matter how riled up someone gets, we believe that camler heads prevail. Professionals need to  detach themselves emotionally so they can help bring people together.

I realize that our clients want us to fight hard for them, but that doesn't mean we have to take on their emotions to accomplish their goals.

Making demands of the other party or idle threats that "we want this or else" just aren't effective.  Those tactics may have worked in the past, but there is no place for them in today's business environment.

If you want to be angry because the buyer or seller isn't cooperating, take it out on punching bag, but not other people. In the end, take a step back, look at the big picture and stop acting like a child. If you don't, you'll end up doing more harm than good.

After all, winning the battle but losing the war is not an effective strategy for home negotiations.

Have you had a client who acted like a child? Please share your experience as we'd love to hear from you.

If you liked this post, please subscribe to our blog. We always appreciate having new readers and more importantly, enjoy making new friends.

Also, if you think your readers would enjoy this article, please feel free to re-blog by hitting the green button at the top of the post.

Here are some others that may interest you as well:

One Question That You Absolutely Must Ask Your Clients

5 Reasons Why Using A Local Agent Is Better

Cool Virtual Tool To Help Pick Out Paint Color

Is Social Media Killing Confidentiality?

Real Estate Agents Are Not Just Door Openers

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About The Authors:

Dan and Amy Schuman live in Cleveland Ohio and specialize in Cleveland Luxury Homes, working with buyers relocating to Cleveland, and first-time buyers.

For Ohio and Cleveland Oh real estate and homes see Cleveland OH real estate

For a personal consultation or to speak directly to The Schuman Team, call 216-346-3235 or email.

LET'S CONNECT:

Stop Negotiating Like A 5 Year Old is the property of The Schuman Team and may not be duplicated or used without their written consent. ©November 2011