Comments on: Working with Tina – In Search of a Contact Management Solution

By: John C

John C — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:41:28 +0000

@Missy – I just switched to Mac a couple of weeks ago, and just synced my BB today. I downloaded this free software and it worked first time. Like everyone that has commented, I am in search of the best CRM solution (esp for small brokerages). It seems I have my contacts and info spread across my BB, an excel spreadsheet, my MLS system, and constant contact.

here is the link to the mac / BB sync software:

http://na.blackberry.com/eng/s.....op/mac.jsp

By: Matthew Hardy

Matthew Hardy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:07:03 +0000

@Alex

Thank you Alex; I am truly grateful. Please let me know if there is something you *are* looking for that you haven’t found yet. I’d like to either show you that it already exists, explain why we didn’t do it or consider adding it. Our approach is to take any appropriately good idea and abstract it so that any customer could use it.

I appreciate your comment about cost. Here’s my approach: I buy the best software for the task regardless of the cost. Some applications cost a great deal of money. But ROI is what I’m really concerned with. The most expensive software? Software that wasted your time in the sense that your business interests weren’t forwarded. Next, software you paid for but don’t use. The value of software *can* be so great that cost becomes negligible. Even when it’s 30, 50, 100k or more.

By: Alex Mazzeo

Alex Mazzeo — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:01:23 +0000

Thank you .. I actually went to the site and previewed the software … and I think I’m convinced. I appears to be everything I was looking for. It’s a bit more expensive than LeadCommander but I think I like it better.

By: Matthew Hardy

Matthew Hardy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:03:37 +0000

@ Amy

Will do. I will contact you today and arrange to get demo copies of REST for both of you. We can also do a live, screen-sharing demo to get all your questions answered.

@ Alex “as soon as I can find it”

Our primary domain is: realestatesuccesstools.com where you’ll find our Contact Up page and phone number. Also, feel free to contact me personally. I’m on Twitter: @MatthewHardy

By: Alex Mazzeo

Alex Mazzeo — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:09:59 +0000

I too am quite interested in this subject of a good CRM. As a sole agent, not working on a team, I need a solution to keep me on task and up to date with all that needs to be done in this business. I’ve used Top Producer and didn’t want to keep paying that much for it. It seemed to OK as a solution but has too many functions I just do use .. at least not at this point or level of business.
I’m not familiar with REST that was mentiond on this post but will deifintely give it a look as soon as I can find it.

Is anyone familiar with or had experience with a CRM called LeadCommander? It seems to be quite robust and also seems to have just about everything I’d need. I’d appreciate any response to my inquiry. I too will keep a close eye on this stream to see what comes of it.

By: Amy Chorew

Amy Chorew — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:06:01 +0000

Mr Hardy, why don’t you contact me and set Tina up with a trial account or a demo so we can compare the products to what we are looking for?

By: BawldGuy

BawldGuy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:38:29 +0000

Hey Missy — I’ve never understood folks preferring Mail over Entourage on Macs. Yet, I seem to be in the distinct minority on this one. IMHO Entourage crushes Mail. Even my son thinks I’m out to lunch on this one.

If you use your BB to access your local MLS, find out if iPhone can access it. It’s about 9-1 odds it can’t.