REALTORSŽ Association of Lincoln

Young Professionals Network

YPN Weekly

May 14, 2014

In This Issue

Capitalize on Pinterest

YPG, is it for me?

Thank You Builders!

How to Capitalize on Pinterest

by Charlie Allred

Posted in Technology & Social Media, by Blog Contributor on April 25, 2014

As Lynn Pineda, a south Florida real estate professional said, "If you are in real estate and you are not on Pinterest, something's wrong with you." I couldn't agree with this sentiment more. Lynn is one of the few REALTORSŽ capitalizing on the benefits of Pinterest to her real estate business.

When I speak with real estate professionals, most aren't sure how to get more visitors to their website or blog. Usually, they've built a pretty website and now it's just sitting with no visitors. The goal of a real estate website is lead generation. The main benefit of Pinterest is driving more traffic to your real estate website, so why aren't more agents capitalizing on Pinterest?

Top 3 benefits to using Pinterest:

Charlie Allred a Phoenix based real estate broker with Secure Real Estate, and is the author of the upcoming book "Pinnable Real Estate: Pinterest for Real Estate Agents." Learn more at her blog: www.PinnableRealEstate.com.

Charlie Allred

Are you a member of Lincoln's Chamber's YPG Group?

Have you considered joining but don't feel comfortable going alone? We are here to help! The RAL YPN would love to have groups of our members attend YPG events.

Their events vary between educational and social. They are always great networking opportunities with other local young professionals.

If you'd like to get involved but feel overwhelmed, let one of the members of your YPN Advisory Board know and we would be happy to attend events with you or organize a small group to be involved. Visit http://www.lincolnypg.com/events to see their schedule.

A huge Thank You to the builders who hosted the YPN VIP Tour of the Parade of Homes! We appreciate your hospitality and the opportunity to tour your beautiful homes.