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885,391 daily readers and growing! December 7, 2015 Inspiring Reader Email Dear Reader, As many of you know, last week I published one of the most important articles I’ve written in a long time, entitled Don’t Look Now But You May Be Out of a Job. If you haven’t had a chance to read it, I strongly encourage you to do so. Here’s a link: http://guerillarealty.com/dont-look-now-but-you-may/ One of the many responses I got to the article was from one of our Ultimate Website users named Blake. Blake is a seasoned agent and GRI in Central California and as such he’s been around long enough to see about every kind of market and every kind of technology offering for Realtors. I personally hate to read salesy testimonials, so I am reluctant to even share this with you because it sounds as though it was solicited, and the fact is it wasn’t. But since he sent it, and I know it will be encouraging to many struggling agents, I thought I’d share it with you: “Hey Matt, Having the Ultimate Website with LCM technology is making all the difference in the world for me. Every time I run Craigslist ads, I generate 4 to 6 new leads. Every single time! I read your article this morning about the consolidation of our industry and wanted to thank you for your LCM technology, which has allowed me the luxury of affiliating with a 100% office. I finally get to keep all my hard-earned commissions! _Finally, as a former agent with ZipRealty I wanted to comment on your numbers since it's even worse than you say it is. Zip charges a 20% referral fee for Zip-generated leads off the top, then gives agents a 50% split of what's left! _ Thanks for everything!” -- Blake, California Blake is a perfect example of what I referred to in the article when I predicted how agents could use this opportunity to thrive when many others are being driven out of business or becoming slaves to the few mega-companies. He is living proof that there is no reason to be worried, but rather a very good reason to be excited, if you do the right things. Congratulations, Blake! You, sir, are precisely why we do what we do -- well, you and others like you. Great job! I am thrilled that you’ve decided not to leave the business, nor to give into the huge companies but rather to take your lead generation into your own hands and thrive. You are the very poster-child of this new generation of agents who will soon dominate the next season of real estate practice. If you’re reading this and haven’t had a chance to check out my Ultimate Website with LCM technology, I urge you to take a moment to see what all the fuss is about.  And if you are one of this next generation of agents, please send me your email. I get emails from agents practically every day telling my how nice the encouraging stories are to read. Who knows, I may share your story in an upcoming training blast. Get My Ultimate Website System Now As always, thanks for reading. Matt Jones Broker/President/CEO FavoriteAgent.com Matt Jones is the founder and CEO of FavoriteAgent.com, nationally syndicated columnist, broker, and best selling author. He has been profiled by major media outlets as an innovator and a pioneer in the industry, and CNN's Pulse on America claimed he and his company were "changing the way real estate is done in America."

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