19 Ways to Get More Real Estate Agent Reviews

Real Estate Agent Reviews

19 Tips to Get More

1Ask for them.

Very few people will just write a review on their own. You have to ask them to do it.

2Start talking about

reviews from day one.Mention reviews early on when meeting a client or potential client.

3Drop a hint.

Dropping hints like “Remember when I pointed out the stain in the ceiling?” helps reinforce the importance of reviews.

4Don’t wait until closing.

If your client hasn’t yet submitted a review, wait until a couple of weeks after closing to ask again — but no longer than that.

5Make a personal call.

Even if you don’t get the review, you’ve made contact with a past client — and that’s never a bad idea.

6Make reviews part of your daily business.

The most success real estate agents make getting reviews integral to their business marketing and mention them to every client.

7Incorporate “the ask”

into your process.Too often real estate agents say, “Oh, I just forget to ask

for reviews.” Don’t forget.

8Don’t rely only on closed transactions

for the opportunity to get a review.Many agents seem to feel that the only people they should ask for

reviews are clients who closed a transaction with them. Not so.

9Use a drip email campaign.

Set up a “request review” campaign through your drip email system and send monthly emails requesting reviews from clients who

haven’t left them.

10Personalize the language

in the standard review invitation.Replace canned language in your review requests with a

personal message.

11Explain the importance of real estate

agent reviews in your business.Explaining WHY you’d like an honest review helps people

understand the importance of them.

12Offer examples.

Provide lots of examples of previously written reviews, and even include a few sentences that clients can copy and modify.

13Mine your database of past clients for those who haven’t written a review.Remember the client you haven’t reached out to in forever? Hit

them up with a friendly request for a review.

14Send a video email.

It’s hard to ignore your smiling face in a short video requesting a review.

15Post a “review of the week”

on your Facebook business page.People like to be recognized and see their “name in lights.” It’s simple to do and helps remind others to write a review for you.

16Offer a reward for

completing a review.Leaving a review is a hassle. A small token of appreciation is not

buying a review; it’s thanking someone for their time.

17Have a review party.

Throw two client appreciation parties: one exclusively for reviewers, and one for those who have yet to leave a review.

18Hold a monthly drawing

for a simple prize. Once a month (or once a quarter), enter everyone who has left you

a review into a prize drawing.

19Invite reviewers to a special “only-for-reviewers” event.

Reward those who give reviews by hosting a private event just for them.

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