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Published: 06/05/2012
Posted by: RET Staff

How much time should real estate agents spend on lead generation every day?

This is one of the most common questions that we get at the Internet Marketing Specialist Designation.

When real estate agents get efficient at time management by blocking out times of their day for lead generation, they have more opportunities to get out there showing houses! Here is our take on how much time should be spent in each of the key real estate lead generation categories each day.

This content was offered as part of the IMSD class Best Real Estate Marketing Sources, where we discuss how much each of these lead generation sources are going to cost, how crowded the space is, and other factors to consider when choosing a marketing mix.

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