Top 10 Most Popular Articles of March

Spring has finally arrived, and while there may still be a chill in the air, soon the weather and the housing market will heat right up. Before things get too crazy, take a moment to prepare yourself for the season ahead--our monthly list of the most popular articles is a good place to start.

In March, real estate agents and brokers were eating up articles about listing presentation do's and don'ts (article #4), email marketing (#3 and #9), converting open house leads (#5), and more.

Want a taste? Check out our list of the most popular articles of March below:

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1. The 6 Listing Photos You MUST Upload to the MLS
When it comes to choosing listing photos, more is typically better. Consumers want a thorough understanding of what a home looks like before they reach out for more information. But if you can't upload a ton of photos, due to time or budget restraints, what is the bare minimum number of photos you should add to your listing on the MLS?

2. 6 Unorthodox Ways to Use Airplane Mode on Your Phone
What can you accomplish when you cut your smartphone off from the world? No wi-fi, no voice, no data--nothing but literal radio silence? A whole lot, it turns out. There are plenty of creative uses for Airplane Mode, so today we're going to show you a sampling of the best.

3. 10 Real Estate Lead Conversion Emails You'll Want to Send in 2018
The fastest way to modernize your outreach is to implement anticipated, relevant, timely, personalized email campaigns. To help, here are 10 real estate email templates that will bring your communication into the digital age, for digital buyers.

4. Friday Freebie: 5 Listing Presentation Mistakes to Avoid
The days may be getting longer, but housing inventory grows ever shorter--and competition for listings is fierce. Are you prepared to fight for your fair share of the market? In this week's Friday Freebie, we're highlighting a FREE guide that's all about the listing presentation DOs and DON'Ts that will keep you competitive from the get-go.

5. How to Turn Your Next Open House into a Conversion Machine
More than half of homebuyers who purchased approximately 5.5 million existing homes in 2016 attended an open house at some point during their search. If you work by the numbers as most REALTORS do, you'll want to capture a piece of that open house pie. Here's how.

6. 10 Reasons Why the MLS Is the Ultimate Real Estate Marketing Network
The same agents that are happy to spend thousands on outside marketing services like online portals ALSO belong to their local MLS. In most cases, they are spending well UNDER $100 a month for their MLS and receiving a variety of services that, if bought individually would cost hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars. Here's why MLSs are the BEST marketing network that exists in our industry today.

7. 3 Things that You Need to Know About Smart Home Staging
New, highly accessible automated technology has a rapidly accelerated the proliferation of smart homes in America. That's caused home staging to turn high tech as well. Welcome to the new world of smart home staging. Here are three things that you need to know about the new trend in showing a home.

8. Share This: Market-Driven Graphics Your Sphere Will Love
Want to spruce up your website, blog, or social media profiles with sophisticated, market-driven imagery? Today, we'll show you how to take advantage of a resource that's free to you as a dues-paying REALTOR.

9. 10 Magic Words to Use in Email Subject Lines
You don't need to be a Pulitzer Prize winning writer to drive email open rates, but there are a collection of 'magic' words that WILL help your email list grow and keep your clients coming back for more of that sweet, sweet content.​ ​Here's a list of 'magical' words for your email subject lines that drive opens and clicks—and a selection of words that you should NEVER use.

10. The Browser Extension that Protects You from Facebook's Prying Eyes
If you're concerned about your personal data in Facebook's hands, you're not alone. While you can't prevent Facebook from knowing what you do while you're on Facebook, you can prevent from tracking you while you're browsing the rest of the web. How? Well, that's thanks to this new browser extension.