How an Online Business Manager Can Help Real Estate Agents
Real estate is both exciting and difficult! A day in the life can be hectic, and it usually is. As a business owner, there's a lot to get done. However, the coming and going of clients is what seems to eat away the bulk of your time and energy.
Marketing your business and spending quality time with your family are important. However, how do you balance both and stay sane? It's not always easy, but as a professional agent, you plaster a broad smile on your face and serve those clients like a boss. Good on you! Real estate agents work hard, and they deserve their praise.
You have a lot going on and a lot to do. How do you pull everything together and make it work?
An OBM is the key.
An Online Business Manager is an excellent addition to the real estate business. They're skilled experts who handle several time-consuming duties so you may focus on developing your business and doing the activities you enjoy, rather than being trapped in a hamster wheel.
Let me explain.
Calm the Overwhelm And Tap into Strategic Direction
You alone know where you want to take your company. Your objectives and aspirations are priceless assets. However, sometimes your vision for the business might become hazy and objectives grow frightening. You're not doing anything wrong; it's simply too much for one person or a busy group of realtors to keep all the strands together without a partner with direction.
An OBM will take your long-term aspirations and turn them into practical processes for continuity, as well as put mechanisms in place to automate monotonous and repetitious activities. As a result, the training of new team members will be smoother; allowing you to grow. You'll have more time to focus, strategize, and execute since you won't be distracted by other things.
Laser Focus on Your Vision
Few things are more frustrating than getting caught up in activities that rob you of time and energy to focus on the initiatives that will help you develop your business. An OBM is trained to drive and manage such areas as team management, marketing management, as well as systems and procedure management.
They provide leadership, feedback, and oversight to team members who are needed to accomplish the essential objectives.
Taking advantage of the expertise of a specialist in this manner will allow you to concentrate your attention where it is most needed. An OBM's main job is to focus on the vision and make sure everything stays linked and on track, management-wise.
But I have a VA!
That's excellent. In fact, in the professional real estate sector, a competent VA is critical. Your OBM will be reliant on your virtual assistant's superpowers and be able to teach the assistant in areas where support may be increased or improved.
An OBM differs from a VA in that they provide strategic guidance and assist with the administration of your efforts, whereas a VA's task is more focused on execution. They boost productivity by bringing coherence to your business processes and identifying where improvements may be needed. They also assist you in scaling your firm by hiring and training support staff as your business grows.
If you're feeling overwhelmed and your day-to-day activities are becoming too much to handle, you need an OBM. If you've lost your zest and pleasure, or if you feel like you could do more but don't know where to begin, you most certainly need an OBM. If you're constantly losing track of where you and your team members are in the process of activities, an OBM will keep things in perspective.
You know it's time Girl! I’ve got your back. Get on my schedule, and let's discuss how I can help you.
meet Sheena
Backed by two decades of demonstrated experience, I help purpose-driven women in real estate grow their businesses and achieve ultimate success with proven systems.