Announcing 2008 HomeGain Top Performers™

We are pleased to announce the HomeGain Top Performers of 2008.

Many real estate agents and brokers had a successful year, despite the downturned market nationwide. We are proud to recognize these agents for their high level of accomplishment.

In addition to highlighting the 2008 Top Performers by Region and the 2008 Top Performers by State, HomeGain is pleased to recognize a handful of agents in each region of the country who have had impressive sales and are thus deserving of an honorable mention.

Congratulations to each of you for a successful 2008 and in being recognized as a HomeGain Top Performer!

We look forward to continued success for all of our member agents during 2009.

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Question of the Month

Q: Dear HomeGain,
How do I save changes I make to my basic proposals, other than sending the new version to a particular prospect?

- Cathy Thornton, Bakersfield, CA

A: Hello Cathy,

This is an excellent question, and one that many agents have asked us recently. The quick answer is that there is no way to save your customized response after proposing directly to a lead. The reason for this goes back to the purpose of the template feature. In AgentEvaluator, one of the main time-saving features is the ability to create a template (or templates) as a base to work from when customizing your response for each lead you propose to. To create a template, go to the “Templates” tab within your control center, write up the base content that you’d like to include in all your proposals. Then, the next time you reply to a lead in your control center, select your template from the drop-down and fill in personalized information and detail that is specific to that lead. Responding to leads in this fashion will help you reply quickly AND personalize your response, so you have the best chance of matching with the consumer!

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Agent Blogs Score High in Latest Google Page Rank Update

In the latest Google page rank update, many AgentView blogs scored page ranks of three and four! HomeGain AgentView blogs are also appearing at the top of Google search results for the key words “[city name] real estate blog”

Here are a few examples of some highly ranked HomeGain AgentView blogs:

• Cortiers Luxury Realty - Google Page Rank 4
• Century 21 Watson - Google Page Rank 4
• Skyline Properties, Inc. - Google Page Rank 3
• Tropical Realty of Suntree - Google Page Rank 3
• RE/MAX Suburban - Google Page Rank 3

The fantastic aspect of the success of the Agent Blogs is that they are relatively new, with many of the blogs being in operation just three to six months.

Learn how you can get on the HomeGain Agent Blogging Network!

Winners of $100 AgentView Listings Sweepstakes

Congratulations to the five winners from last month’s AgentView sweepstakes for uploading their listings to HomeGain.com:

• Diane Varni
• Dave Johnson
• Mike Grbic
• Steve and Sharon Laviola
• Christopher Johnson

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HomeGain Clubs

Congratulations to HomeGain's newest AgentEvaluator^® Platinum Club, Gold Club and Silver Club members!

These members represent our top performing real estate professionals nationwide and receive a reduced referral fee rate.

To find out if you may qualify for Silver, Gold or Platinum status, please contact your Regional Manager or send an email to agent@homegain.com.

December New Members

Agents who have closed $125,000 in gross commissions from HomeGain leads

Agents who have closed $50,000 in gross commissions from HomeGain leads

Customer Advocate of the Month

Each month, HomeGain recognizes one person who upholds and represents HomeGain’s high standards of customer care.

HomeGain is pleased to announce the Customer Advocate for December is Snejana Norris in the Business Development Team.

Snejana has contributed in many ways to the success of the business development team by working to improve the BuyerLink program. Some of Snejana’s contributions include:

• Assisting Sales and Product Ops in researching traffic quality concerns and working with the partners to resolve all the issues. Her work has minimized problems for our customers.
• Constantly coming up with ideas to drive more traffic to BuyerLink. Thanks to her strong analytical skills we are able to make changes in our traffic acquisition strategies that will positively affect BuyerLink subscribers immediately, while still maintaining strong relationships with our partners.

I would like to thank Snejana for her continued customer service and dedication to the organization and our partners.

Please join me in congratulating Snejana in this well deserved recognition.

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• 2008 Top Performers
• Question of the Month
• Agent Blogs Score High Google Page Ranks
• $100 Sweepstakes Winners
• New Platinum, Gold & Silver Club Agents
• Customer Advocate of the Month

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• What Home Buyers and Sellers Want in their Proposals
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