30 Real Estate Agent Marketing Ideas to Win More Deals in 2024

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You’ll agree that sifting through endless real estate agent marketing ideas is challenging. It’s tough to determine which tactics will generate the highest volume of quality leads while keeping your sanity.

When people think of buying or selling a home, you want them to think of your name. You want them to give you a call. And you want them to work with YOU.

Of course, that’s easier said than done.

Many other real estate agents in the area are fighting for the same attention.

Fortunately, you don’t have to win all the attention to dominate your market – just most of it.

And the best part is…

You don’t even have to leave your computer to get started.

30 Real Estate Agent Marketing Ideas to Win More Deals

I will show 30 real estate agent marketing ideas for dominating your online market in this article.

  1. Market Yourself on Instagram
  2. Build a Real Real Estate Agent Website
  3. Shoot Facebook Live Videos
  4. Consistently Post on Social Media
  5. Collaborate with Other Real Estate Agents in Your Area
  6. Message 100 Friends on Facebook and Tell Them What You Do
  7. Set Your Email Signature to Explain What You Do
  8. Set Your Social Media Bio to Explain What You Do
  9. Listen to a Mindset-focused Podcast
  10. Optimize Keywords on Your Website for Search Engines
  11. Set a Budget and Invest in Facebook or Google Ads
  12. Enhance the “About” Page on Your Website
  13. Write or Record Weekly Blog Posts
  14. Record a Case Study Video with a Past Customer
  15. Make Your Phone Number Easy to Find on Your Website
  16. Use a Low-commitment Opt-in Form on Your Website
  17. Write Persuasive Sales Copy
  18. Publish High-quality House Photos
  19. Add IDX to Your Website
  20. Encourage Reviews on Your Company Facebook Page
  21. Create Location-specific Landing Pages
  22. Run Free Ads on Craigslist
  23. Create a Sales Script to Increase Close Rate
  24. Delegate “Busy Work” to an Executive Assistant
  25. Know Your Market Like the Back of Your Hand
  26. Use a Drone For Aerial Photography of Your Real Estate Listings to Create Visual Intrigue
  27. Create a Google My Business Account
  28. Create and Promote an Infographic
  29. Run a Webinar
  30. Create a Zillow Profile

1. Market Yourself on Instagram

Instagram is an incredible place to share your listings and get noticed! For real estate agents, Instagram provides a whole new world of opportunity.

With over one billion monthly active users on the platform, there’s no better time than now for you to join in with all these people looking at beautiful pictures daily.

Whether showcasing properties or providing helpful content like tips for staging homes, something here is suited ideally for you!

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2. Create a Professional Website

Examples of real estate websites

Why does a real estate agent need a website?

Most real estate agents become a part of the online “clutter” in their markets when they toss up a website that gets lost in the shuffle. Building a focused and optimized website will help you cut through that clutter with content marketing and adding your industry expertise.

A website will attract more of your favorite clients by using it as an Evergreen Marketing tool.

You can reduce or eliminate relying on cold calling, direct mail, Zillow, and the marketing that’s burning you out when done right.

Having a website will also…

  • Increase awareness and online presence.
  • Generates quality leads.
  • Increases your credibility.
  • Service as an educational tool. Add community resources, FAQ, and contact information. Educating buyers or sellers and explaining how real estate agents provide their services can build trust and rapport and earn more business.

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3. Use Facebook Live Videos

Facebook’s LIVE video feature is useful for more than recording your kid’s birthday party. You can also use it to do a LIVE walkthrough of house listings you’re trying to get attention for.

After all, one of the most time-consuming parts of your day is house showings, so why not show a house to your entire Facebook audience with a single LIVE video?

Plus, 70% of homeowners want to list with a real estate agent who does some video marketing to sell their home. This might be your dead-simple, don’t-have-to-hire-a-professional way of integrating video marketing into your service.

Just create a healthy cadence and get in front of your social media audience more regularly.

The more people see your face online and hear you talk about their problems and your solutions, the more familiar your market will be with you.

Video is increasingly important in content marketing for social media. More people are choosing to consume information through video.

Here are some ideas for Facebook live videos to work into your real estate marketing:

  1. Host virtual open houses.
  2. Discuss your community market with a local specialist.
  3. Livestream auctions.
  4. Interview customers for success stories.
  5. Interview a partner or someone you work with… such as an interior decorator.
  6. Host a contest or giveaway.

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4. Post on Social Media

Why do real estate agents need social media?

According to the National Association of Realtors, social media has become a significant way to acquire clients and close deals. Here’s a snapshot of their report:

  • 77% of realtors actively use social media for real estate in some capacity.
  • 47% of real estate businesses say social media results in the highest quality leads vs. other sources.
  • 99% of millennials and 90% of baby boomers begin their online home search. As opposed to in-person referrals.

It’s powerful. Perhaps there’s no better way to generate consistent word of mouth around your brand name and service than by staying in front of your audience.

Posting on social media consistently allows you to stay in front of your audience without leaving your desk chair’s comfort.

Where to post:

  • Facebook posts
  • Facebook ads
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram

What you should post:

  • Property photos
  • Success stories
  • Milestones
  • Market news
  • Renovation and home tips
  • Events

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5. Partner with Other Real Estate Agents in Your Area

As the market gets increasingly competitive and the economy takes a slight downturn, collaborating with other professionals in your market might separate the winners from those who starve.

Don’t be afraid to collaborate with other real estate agents and investors in your area to make the most of the market that you find yourself in.

Sometimes, the best way to dominate your market is to team up with those already dominating it.

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6. Message 100 Friends on Facebook and Tell Them What You Do

If you want to generate word of mouth, send messages to your friends on Facebook and tell them about what you do. Maybe you’re offering a new service that you can announce to people, or perhaps you want to say to people that you’re currently looking for new clients.

Either way, a Facebook message can go a long way in generating word-of-mouth for your business within your target market – especially if you personalize each message.

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7. Set Your Email Signature to Explain What You Do

If you’re like me, you send at least 3-5 emails daily. Believe it or not, every one of those emails is an opportunity to gently advertise what you do and who you are.

By automatically setting your email signature to populate with business-card style information, you remind people of your company every time you send an email.

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8. Create a Social Media Bio

Like your email signature, your social media bios are waiting to be exploited for market domination. When someone clicks on your profile to find out more about you (and trust me, they do), you want them to quickly know who you are and what your business does.

A quick bio that describes your real estate expertise ensures you don’t miss lead-gen and word-of-mouth opportunities on your social media profiles.

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9. Listen to a Mindset-focused Podcast

You might be thinking… “why would listening to a podcast help your online marketing?”

Often, becoming the most successful real estate agent in your market is simply believing you can do it and believe you are the best.

I know it sounds cheesy, but the mindset is crazy powerful for building the business of your dreams and pulling in more leads than you can handle. And a podcast is a great way to regularly test and refine your mindset.

Here are some benefits of listening to podcasts:

  • Your imagination kicks in.
  • You learn new marketing tactics.
  • Your multi-tasking skills will be enhanced.
  • Your listening skills grow.
  • You can learn more about people and gain empathy as an agent.

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10. Optimize Keywords on Your Website for Search Engines

The most thorough way to dominate your market is to be the first result prospects see when they type “real estate agent” or “sell my home fast” into Google.

If you’re not on the page when people do that, you have a very small chance of being a significant force in your market.

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Carrot SEO Keyword Ranking Tracker

People go online to find everything, including a real estate agent to work with. You need to show up at the top of Google results. And to do that, you need to optimize your website to rank in search engines via strategic keyword placement.

Carrot members can easily track their rankings using the Carrot SEO Ranking Tracker.

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11. Invest in Facebook or Google Ads

If you want to increase the number of leads and deals you’re getting quickly and have some money to invest, then PPC might be a great option.

Whether you choose Facebook or Google Ads (the two most popular options), PPC can generate more leads immediately, increasing your business profitability and market authority.

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12. Optimize Your “About” Page on Your Website

Did you know that any website’s “About” page is the third most-viewed page? People don’t just want to know what you do or how you do it; they also want to know who you are.

By spending a little time on your “About” page bio – adding core values, a mission statement, and personal pictures – you’ll stand out from competitors who didn’t spend extra time on their “About” page.

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13. Write Blog Posts

Weekly (or monthly) blog posts on your website give you and your audience something to discuss. They give you something to share on your social media pages and give your audience something to discuss.

That’s good – the more interactions you have with people in your target market, the more people will view you as the real estate expert in their area.

Plus, publishing consistent blog posts can also help with your Google rankings and build trust with people who arrive on your website.

Don’t have time? Hate writing? No problem! Create a VideoPost! You could have amazing content to share in 10 minutes.

Upload a video and receive a transcription for your content. Creating content that helps you stand out from the crowd is easy.

See it in action here… How to Create Real Estate Content in Under 10 Minutes with Carrot’s VideoPost

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14. Record a Case Study Video with a Past Customer

SF Real Estate Agent Testimonial - Beverly Barnett, Top Realtor

Case studies, or we like to call them, “customer success stories,” are powerful. When prospects arrive on your website, they ask themselves, “Can I trust this person to solve my problem and have my best interest in mind along the way?”

How they answer that question will greatly determine whether they decide to work with you.

The good news is that you can help them answer that question by filming and publishing case study videos of people you’ve worked with in the past and their good experiences.

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15. Make Your Phone Number Easy to Find on Your Website

When someone on your website is ready to take action, the last thing they want to do is send them digging for your phone number. To avoid losing leads who want to call you on the phone, put your phone number somewhere on your website that makes it easy to find.

This alone might not dominate your entire market. But when you’re playing against big competitors, details matter.

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16. Use a Low-commitment Opt-in Form on Your Website

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When someone arrives on your website, you want to make it easy for them to take the first step.

At Carrot, we’ve found that a simple form like the one above with address, phone number, and email is a great starting place. It’s enough to qualify the person (having three different fields) but not so much that it’ll stop someone seriously interested in your service.

By putting a form like this on your website, you decrease the amount of lost quality leads to your website and increase your market domination – even if just slightly.

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17. Write Persuasive Sales Copy

Words matter. And perhaps nowhere do words matter more than when you’re trying to convince someone who doesn’t even know you to work with you.

Often, the real estate professional who writes the best sales copy and speaks directly to their target market will win the day. Consider spending more time on your website’s sales copy to ensure every word is compelling and persuasive.

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18. Publish High-quality House Photos

If you’re a real estate agent, posting high-quality photos on your website, Facebook page, and house listings is critical. Several studies have shown that high-quality photos can increase how quickly a home sells and what price it sells for.

It will take more than pictures to sell a house, but this is one piece of marketing that can’t be overlooked.

Many real estate agents miss the importance of taking quality pictures. This is one simple way you can beat your competition.

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19. Add IDX to Your Website

Real-estate-agent-website-idx

If you’re a real estate agent, when someone arrives on your website, there’s a good chance they want to see some house listings.

One, because that means you’re actually a real estate agent and not some poser.

And two, because everyone loves browsing house listings (most of all, your target market).

Your high-performing competitors are using IDX, so you should be, too.

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20. Encourage Reviews on Your Company’s Facebook Page

People trust reviews just as much as they trust recommendations from friends. Think of your own experience: before you buy a movie, eat at a restaurant, stay at a hotel, or buy a book, you read the reviews.

And how much BIGGER of a decision is buying or selling your home? Sure – people won’t decide entirely if they will work with you based on your reviews, but your reviews (or whether you have them) will play a big part during the prospect’s early decision-making process.

Facebook is a great place to collect and advertise those reviews.

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21. Create Location-specific Landing Pages

One of the best ways to convince people that you’re the best person to solve their problem amidst a whole sea of competitors is by targeting them specifically. Rather than simply having a website that targets your city, create different landing pages that target different parts of that city.

There’s probably an entire pool of prospects interested in river-side houses, houses by the golf course, wooded homes, or mountains.

By niching your market down even further with market-specific landing pages, you can speak directly to those people and increase their chances of working with you.

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22. Create Free Ads on Craigslist

Craigslist is a great place to find buyers and sellers. Mainly because it’s one of the first places that many people go when they start looking for a piece of real estate to buy. Plus, the ads are free to post.

Post consistently with pictures of the homes or property you’re marketing; voila, you’re battling on one more front that your competitors are probably ignoring.

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23. Create a Sales Script to Increase Close Rate

A sales script for your phone calls and email follow-up doesn’t just increase efficiency; it can also increase sales. By thinking about your prospects’ pain points and what makes them tick before getting on a call, you can avoid losing a deal because you forgot to say something important until after the call.

Phone calls are still a big part of the real estate marketing strategy, and how you handle yourself on the phone (with efficiency and salesmanship) is critical to your success.

Tom Ferry shares five proven sales scripts for every real estate agent who needs to gain confidence and win more business.

The BEST 5 Scripts Every Agent Needs in Today's Market | #TomFerryShow

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24. Delegate “Busy Work” to an Executive Assistant

If you want to build a company beyond solopreneurship, you must delegate “busy work” to someone else. “Busywork” is the stuff that has to be done, but it doesn’t need to be done by you. Someone else can take it over relatively quickly and have the same impact.

To grow your business and focus on more important things, outsource the “busy work” to a VA or in-person assistant.

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25. Know Your Market Like the Back of Your Hand

The one who knows their market best dominates the market.

The truth is the agents and investors who know their market the best – who they are, what they like, how they think, how they talk, and where they hang out – are the ones who will dominate their market.

Why?

Those people will most easily sell their services to the market. They understand the market’s pain and strategically position their service to serve it.

Study your market if you’re at a loss for beating your competition. Visit forums, Facebook groups, and pages, or make phone calls and ask relevant questions.

Once you know it, establish credibility and connections by posting market snippets on social media or an email newsletter campaign.

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26. Use Drone Photography

There’s no better way to inject child-like life into your marketing strategy than purchasing a remote-controlled toy.

Drones aren’t just great for having well-deserved fun; they’re great for business. 83% of people selling their homes prefer to work with an agent that uses drones. High-volume realtors use drones 3.5 times more than their low-volume counterparts. Lastly, homes with aerial images sell 68% faster than homes with basic images.

Really, that’s no surprise when you glance at the beautiful photos these flying playthings can capture.

But which drone should you buy? There are many options, and you want to get the best bang for your buck.

Truthfully, I don’t know. I’ve never bought a drone, so I hesitate to tell you which one to buy before I’ve tried it out.

But what type of drone should you use? Here is a list to get you started. Remember that that article probably has affiliate links throughout the list, so take those recommendations with a grain of salt.

Ultimately, I’d trust Amazon reviews above all else (they’re harder for people to tamper with).

27. Create a Google Profiles Account

Most of you have probably already created a Google Profiles account.

But if you haven’t, you might miss out on easy-to-capture SEO traffic. For example, these are the results that Google Profiles can generate for your website.

Perhaps the best part about these results is that they draw the eye even more than normal top-of-page Google results. It’s a great way for your business to cut to the front of the SEO competition, especially if you have more five-star reviews than anyone else.

BONUS TIP: Generating reviews for your Google Business Profiles account is another marketing strategy you might consider implementing. Contact your past customers and ask them to review you on your Google Business page.

If you don’t already have a Google Profiles account, go to the landing page and click “Manage Now” to get started.

28. Create an Infographic

More than likely, you’re not a designer.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t dip your toes in design. In fact, it can be fun to try something you’ve never done — especially when that something has as much lead-generation potential as an infographic.

Here’s an infographic describing why visual content is so powerful.

Said more simply, people love visual content. And an infographic is a more visual and easy-to-digest blog post. Here, for instance, is an infographic that some real estate agents created.

But how the heck do you develop an idea for your infographic? And how do you actually design it?

Well, it’s all easier than you think.

Once you’re done creating it, promote it on your social media channels, email list, and blog.

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29. Host a Webinar

You might think running a webinar is just for the world’s self-proclaimed B2B coaches and gurus, but it doesn’t have to be. Running a webinar on a topic that appeals to your audience is a great way to build digital relationships and start relevant discussions about how you can help people buy or sell a home.

Accordingly, here’s a far-from-exhaustive list to get you started hosting your very first webinar.

  • What not to do when buying your first home
  • X tricks to sell your house for its highest possible value
  • Should you list your house with a real estate agent?
  • How to stage your house to sell crazy fast

Remember, though, that most people prefer to watch a webinar for only between 30 minutes and 45 minutes. So try to keep yourself to that time limit and advertise it as being that long in the first place. 

In terms of technical webinar setup, this guide by SmartBlogger will show you how to do it for free (skip to the “How to Run Webinars Like a Pro (Without Spending a Dime)” part).

And before you actually do your webinar, test everything and ensure it’s all working how you want it to. There’s nothing quite as embarrassing or frustrating as technical difficulties during a webinar presentation.

Once you’ve assembled your webinar, start collecting sign-ups via Facebook ads, emails, and maybe even guest posts on other blogs.

30. Create a Zillow Profile

You can’t afford to miss out on the opportunity of Zillow. With over 245 million unique monthly users, it gives you an audience for your business that is much larger than any other solution in this space!

You need a profile because when potential clients find listings they are interested in and see that no one has listed them yet at their contact information, chances are high they’ll want to reach out with questions – which means if you’re not sharing those listings through profiles on sites like Zillow. Someone else will be getting all these new leads instead.

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Conclusion

To dominate your market, you have to change what you’re currently doing – what you’re doing to generate leads and revenue is great for where you’re at, but it’ll never take you where you want to go.

That’s the truth about everything in life. If you want to go somewhere new, you must make some changes.

And these 30 real estate agent marketing ideas will get you on the right track to dominating your market.

What do you think? What has been key for your real estate agent marketing? Which tools and strategies do you use? Please share your thoughts, knowledge, and questions in the comments below!

Mike Blankenship
About Mike Blankenship

Michael is a freelance copywriter who helps startups build bigger, more sustainable businesses. He’s been mentioned on Forbes and Entrepreneur for his expertise as a writer, and he's written articles for SUCCESS, SmartBlogger, GetResponse, AdWeek, Jeff Bullas, and a whole slew of other publications. You can learn more about him at mikeblankenship.org or connect with him on Facebook.

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