Welcome to this week's issue of Agent Insights! Today, Doug Rogers - an agent out of Louisiana - will be sharing real estate agent advice on how to deal with the inevitable stress that comes along with constant high-stakes work. Take a deep breath...

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Perhaps it's the fact that most of us are independent contractors - or maybe because our compensation only comes at the end of a long and winding escrow road. Either way, real estate can be stressful. 

When stress comes calling - reduced productivity, burnout and disappointment often follow. Unchecked stress can lead to all kinds of challenges - and in some cases it gets so bad that it leads to a quick exit from the field, especially for newbies. 

Let's talk about some practical ways to manage stress.

There is no secret recipe or magic bullet to real estate success. Building a successful business from the ground up takes drive, ambition and most importantly - time. You need goals and must be motivated to achieve them. Once you’ve established your commitment to these goals, you need to establish an effective marketing plan to help you get there. 

Whether you’re new to the industry or whether you’ve been in the field for a few years and are looking to accelerate your results – incorporate the following “5 C’s of Real Estate Marketing” to accelerate your journey on the path to success.

Our Agent Success Blog features content that outlines how to achieve maximum search engine visibility – everything from guidance on search engine optimization tools to tips on how to use keyword targeting to direct the right type of traffic to your site. Today, we’re going to explain how you can utilize websites with massive web authority to improve your online business visibility.

1. Identify the Right Sites

Welcome to this week's Agent Insights guest blog post. Today, Jared Christiansen, a real estate agent who makes up half of the Christiansen Team out of Fort Wayne, Indiana - shares his thoughts on working out of a home office.

A real estate blog can be a great asset to your business. We recently published a step-by-step formula for writing amazing blog posts – the kind of posts that help your blog act as a traffic driver, SEO tool and lead generator. 

Today, we’re going to dig a little deeper and reveal some key blunders you should avoid in order to maximize the effectiveness of your real estate blog.

When you write your next blog post, avoid: