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Why Should You Perfect Your Real Estate Agent Bio?
Anyone looking to buy or sell their house wants to know they will work with a real estate agent they can trust.
They want to know that the agent they choose has their best interest in mind, will negotiate the best price possible, understands their market, and has a healthy track record of buying and selling homes.
Without that – without trust – the prospect will never work with you.
And since 70% of buyers and 75% of sellers find their real estate agent by searching the web, it makes sense that your real estate agent bio is vital to growing your business and converting website leads into clients.
Your real estate agent bio is where website visitors go to decide if they will work with you.
Seem like a tall order?
Well, it is.
But crafting a real estate agent bio that builds trust and credibility and resonates with your target market isn’t as tricky. It’s just six steps.
Here are those steps – each with pertinent examples to illustrate my point.
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How to Write a Winning Real Estate Agent Bio with Examples
Step #1: Understand your market
This might upset you…
But one of the worst things you can do with your real estate agent bio is to copy and paste one of those short personal bio samples online with your name and data plugged into the blanks.
The problem is that every market is different. Your market is different from the market that that free template you found online was created for. You need to create a bio (pic and copy) that resonates with your market, not someone else’s.
And who knows your market better than, well, you?
To get a better understanding of what I mean, read through this bio from Irene Dazzan-Palmer:
“For nearly 30 years, Irene Dazzan-Palmer has been hailed as ‘the queen of coastal real estate.’ A consistent top producer in Coldwell Banker’s Malibu Colony office and an Estates Director for Coldwell Banker Previews International, she has amassed nearly $2 billion in career sales and a history of selling some of the nation’s most significant coastal homes alongside her partner and son, Sandro Dazzan.
These achievements have helped Irene earn a prestigious membership in the Society of Excellence, Coldwell Banker’s highest honor for the top 1% real estate agents nationwide. Irene’s record listings and sales have been the subject of international attention over the last three decades and span from Forbes and the Wall Street Journal to the Los Angeles Times.
She has also been widely recognized in the media as a luxury real estate authority, appearing in national television broadcasts such as NBC’s ‘Today Show’ and prestigious publications like Los Angeles magazine.”
Irene has a niché, and she knows what it is. She isn’t afraid to exclude people uninterested in her niché. By doing so, she speaks directly to her market and resonates with those interested in high-ticket coastal homes.
So how do you write an amazing bio?
Don’t be a generalist.
Find your niché and represent it with confidence in your real estate bio. Here is another example of an agent who understands her market: Leslie Woods.
“Representing Mid-Peninsula homeowners and future homeowners, Leslie is committed to listening to her clients’ needs and utilizing her keen negotiating skills to ensure a successful transaction.
Raised on the Peninsula, Leslie understands the numerous intangible benefits of living in Silicon Valley, with its unmatched weather, culture, and diversity. Leslie graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science and Nutrition and subsequently returned to the Bay Area to excel in pharmaceutical sales with Wyeth Laboratories for over ten years. She joined the Real Estate profession as her three children approached their middle school and high school years.
In the past eight years, Leslie has become an esteemed realtor, highly regarded by her clients and professionals in the field. A current Menlo Park resident, she is well-connected and actively involved in the community. Her contacts and life-long residency leverage her enthusiasm and expertise, enhancing her client dedication.
Leslie showcases her homes on her website and utilizes a team of professional service providers to assist with her clients’ buying and selling needs, including stagers, painters, designers, handymen, and inspectors. She is communicative, thorough, and detail-oriented — and she’ll be alongside you every step of the way.”
Speaking to the middle- to high-class homebuyers, Leslie puts herself in the marketing pit of “representing Mid-Peninsula.” Not a wrong move since that is the exact market she operates in.
The point is, that you want to speak directly to your market. Here’s a list of questions to get you thinking about who your market is (Hint: it’s not necessarily the same as other real estate agents in your area):
- Do you serve first-time homebuyers or people who’ve bought several homes before?
- Do you prefer working with buyers or sellers?
- What price point do you want to target?
- What market area do you want to focus on selling homes in?
- Is your market primarily liberal or conservative?
- How old are the people in your market, generally speaking?
- Do you serve males or females or both?
You don’t necessarily have to answer all these questions about your market, but the better you understand the people you’re serving, the more your new real estate agent bio will resonate with them.
This leads us to step 2…
Step #2: Make a list of your market’s primary objections
One of the best ways to get your new real estate agent bio converting website visitors (or at least getting them to call you on the phone) is to make sure your bio addresses all the big objections they have swimming around in their heads.
What are they worried about with buying or selling a home? What concerns do they have about choosing a real estate agent? What might they be worried about when considering working with you?
The answer to those questions should be addressed in your bio.
Ease their fears and explain why you’re the perfect person to help them through their specific challenges.
(Again, you can only answer the above questions if you understand your market well)
For instance, many buyers and sellers have one objection: how well you – the real estate agent – know the area. How familiar are you with the market, and are you the best expert for their needs?
Here’s how Elizabeth Putnam addresses that objection in her bio…
“As an Asheville native, I witnessed its great transformation – from a boarded up and desolate downtown into a bustling metropolitan city that retains its small-town feel.
My intimate knowledge of this region, and my experiences of having lived here all of my life, give me enthusiasm and a desire to make my home, your home. Truly, I love Western North Carolina and I love my job!”
Another common objection from home buyers and sellers is regarding how much experience the real estate agent has or doesn’t have.
Consider how Cyndie Gawain addresses this objection in her bio:
“Cyndie Gawain is a dream catcher. She helps new friends catch their dreams of buying and selling a wonderful home. A resident of Dallas for more than 30 years, she has lived and worked in many areas in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Her business is based on more than 80 percent of referrals from satisfied clients. Most important to Gawain is providing the most excellent service to buyers and sellers in order to earn their trust, referrals, and repeat business.
Gawain has sold homes in all price ranges from starter homes and high-dollar estate properties to uptown condominiums, ranch properties, and investment properties.
Clients appreciate her flexibility, low-pressure sales, patience, ability to listen and hear what a client wants, negotiation and analytic skills, and her ability to accurately price and market a home.”
While many of the objections from different real estate markets overlap, your market’s buyers and sellers might have concerns unique to your area.
Whatever the case, list all the significant objections your market will have. Use the 80% rule. If 80% of your market has the objection, then diffuse it in your bio.
Step #3: Make a list of your market’s primary desires
So how do new real estate agents get leads?
They paint the picture that their audience is picturing.
Every home buyer and seller has an image of what they want their agent experience to be like.
They likely want it to be a smooth experience, one where the agent negotiates vigorously on their behalf and one where they walk away with more money in their pocket (or the keys to their dream home without breaking the bank).
It’s not enough to understand your market’s fears. You also need to understand your market’s deepest desires.
Answer this question: What does your market hope to get from working with a real estate agent?
What are the most important things to them?
Once you answer that question, you can make your bio resonate with your market by stroking their desires within the copy.
Consider, for instance, how Greg Noonan paints a picture for his market of what it’s like to work for him:
“#1 Top-Selling Agent of La Jolla Homes Overall -and #1 La Jolla Listing Agent* Greg Noonan gives you the best chance to succeed in this complicated market with sub-communities varying widely in value.
As Coastal San Diego’s “Go-To” agent and the consistent leader with a reputation for tenaciously protecting his clients’ interests, Greg is dedicated to serving you with savvy client-focused negotiations and state-of-the-art marketing strategies joining uncompromising integrity as the hallmarks of his service.
Greg is exceptionally well-respected in La Jolla, not only for his unparalleled professional track record and high ethical standards but for being an honest, hard-working family man who does absolutely everything in his power to ensure his clients’ success and satisfaction.
Thanks to his loyal clientele, personal referrals, and repeat business form the foundation of Greg’s career. To ensure efficient, complete service for you including cutting edge technology and genuinely caring performance, Greg’s associates have been carefully selected from the very finest agents in the business to form a close-knit “family” offering seamless assistance to you for every aspect of your home purchase or sale.
Please call Greg anytime without obligation. He is ready to go to work for you today!”
Write down everything your market wants from experience with their chosen real estate agent. Again, use the 80% rule. If 80% of your market desires it, then mention it in your bio as something you provide.
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Grab 5 free real estate agent bio templates + examples for your agent website.Step #4: Use a bio photo that resonates with your market
Your bio photo says a lot about who you are and what service you provide.
Let me show you an example.
Look at this bio photo from Shane Inman…
And now look at these bio photos(s) from Landon Clements (yes, she’s a real estate agent, and this is from her “About” page, right above her bio).
The first picture communicates professionalism, expertise, and seriousness. The second is fun, inspiring, and at least a little dreamy.
Here’s the thing, though: both of these are perfectly fine.
There’s no cookie-cutter way to take a perfect real estate agent photo.
It’s all about what your market wants and expects.
For instance, if you’re serving first-time homebuyers, you probably want to use a friendly and approachable bio picture. But a more professional vibe might be better if you’re serving multi-millionaires.
Once you know your market and who you’re serving, you can take the perfect bio photo for your market. Should it be friendly? Should it be serious? Should it be professional? Should it be flippant?
That’s a question only your market can answer.
What does your market want?
Step #5: Write a bio description that resonates with your market
Now that you understand your market – from steps 1-3 – you can write a bio that resonates with that market’s desires and addresses that market’s objections.
We’ve already touched on this a few times within the article, so rather than beat a dead horse, I’ll show you a few more examples of real estate agent bios that do a wonderful job of keeping their market in mind:
“Aaron Kirman, President of the International Estates Division of Pacific Union International is one of the leading real estate agents in the USA and has repeatedly been named Top Agent in Los Angeles. With over $4.5 Billion in sales, Kirman represents the finest estates across the globe and was ranked #5 in the U.S by the Wall Street Journal. He has an extensive client base featuring those who seek the luxury lifestyle including heads of industry, celebrities, royalty, major lending institutions, and foreign investors.
As a prominent figure in the luxury real estate market, Aaron has received International acclaim for record-setting sales across Los Angeles. Aaron has crafted his career from representing the most prominent Architectural and Luxury Estate communities across the globe as well as representing the most exclusive residences owned by some of the world’s most rich and famous…”
Here is a fantastic bio addressing her market (albeit a very different market than Aaron’s); here’s part of Shemeika Fox’s bio…
“Shemeika Fox: Realtor/Owner Exceptional Service… All of the Time!
With a fresh and unique approach to real estate, Shemeika is incorporating 21st-century digital marketing strategies, used by fortune 500 companies, to enhance the real estate experience for her buyers and sellers alike. She’s a social media marketing guru, constantly showing up where buyers and sellers are, educating them with her amazing video content. “The market is forever changing and I want to make sure that I am ahead of the change, always evolving, using cutting edge techniques, and constantly being a student of my craft.”
Shemeika works with sellers, buyers, and investors and is known for her quality service and stellar reputation, ensuring great experiences for every client she represents. For sellers, Shemeika spends thousands of marketing dollars to showcase her clients’ homes properly. “I don’t just put your home on the MLS and hope that it sells…I can create the sale through my own digital marketing!” With professional photographers, stagers, videographers, virtual tours, single property websites, and intricate advertising techniques, Shemeika prides herself at getting her sellers multiple offers at top dollar, usually resulting in less time on the market than her competition. Her social media presence reaches tens of thousands of Santa Cruz County locals and beyond every single week.
As for buyers, being a CMNE (Certified Master Negotiating Expert) plays a huge role in how Shemeika Fox goes to bat for her buyers. She writes her contracts with the expectation of getting the absolute best price with the best terms. She educates her buyers, helping them through every phase of the transaction, making sure that they have the proper budget, adequate financing, understanding each aspect of the payment and loan, and how to look for the best property to suit their needs. With earning her clients’ trust and respect, Shemeika continuously builds her real estate career on referrals and repeat business. “It’s about finding a REALTOR you trust to manage and/or secure your largest asset.”
Step #6: Get feedback from people within your market
Wondering if your bio is as good as it could be?
Well, the only people who’ll have the answer to that question are your market. So get out there and ask some of them (ideally, people you trust will be honest with you) what they think.
Does it resonate with them? What objections might they still have after reading it? What would keep them from calling you after reading it? Was it inspiring enough? Did it speak to their desires and the things they would want to get from working with a real estate agent?
Don’t spend forever on this step, though. Get your bio as well as possible, set a deadline, and hit the publish button.
One thing is for sure: your bio won’t do any good sitting in a Windows Doc somewhere.
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Hi, I’m [name], and I work with [your target audience] in [markets you serve] who [what your target audience typically wants or needs].
I’ve been a Real Estate Agent for [number] years and have helped over [number] families to date.
One of the best compliments I’ve ever received from a client was: [“amazing testimonial goes here”].
I love helping members of my community to [describe the results that you’ve helped clients get]. It’s what makes me jump out of bed each morning!
If you’re looking for a Real Estate Agent who [describes what your target audience typically seeks], then I’d love to work with you!
I’ve [list 2-3 of your most impressive credentials].
When I’m not helping people, I can be found [list 2-3 hobbies or passions such as volunteer work].
If you’d like to learn more about how we can work together, please call or text me anytime! .
It would be an honor to work with you!
Conclusion
What your real estate agent bio says, how it says it, and who it’s crafted to speak to are all very important.
This is why getting it right the first time is so important.
How do you do it?
By knowing your market and by speaking directly to them.
You can use the above steps to write a real estate agent bio that resonates with your specific market – addresses their specific objections, and speaks to their specific desires.
Once you do, your ideal market won’t have any choice but to work with you… because you’re the perfect fit. For more resources and real estate marketing materials, click on the link!
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