How Capitalizing on Relationships Enhances Your Business w/Marki Lemons-Ryhal

  It cannot be understated how important relationships are in forging your real estate business. How can we forge relationships with the top players in the industry, and how can we expand our databases? Who can we trust with our ideas, and what are the benefits of sharing them? On this episode, social media speaker, educator and fellow podcaster, Marki Lemons-Ryhal shares how to build relationships that benefit your business.   The greatest way to be mentored by the greatest minds in the business is if you volunteer.-Marki Lemons-Ryhal   Takeaways + Tactics  Volunteer to work for top players. If we offer to work for a top producer for free, we gain invaluable experience, as well as a chance to network with the greatest minds in the business. Share online. By sharing our experiences and personal lives on social media, our followers can create an emotional attachment to us and be more inclined to do business with us. Ask for accountability. One of the key benefits of building relationships is the ability to ask others to hold us accountable. By sharing our goals with others, we’re more likely to take action.    At the start of the episode, Marki Lemons-Ryhal explained why contribution is crucial for success in the real estate industry. Volunteering and educating not only helps others in the industry, but also gives us an opportunity to make a name for ourselves and meet more people. Giving back is vital.   We also discussed;  The importance of social media for Realtors How to stop being our own worst enemies  Why we shouldn’t worry about competitors stealing our ideas   To get ahead in real estate, we have to ensure we meet as many people as possible, and build great relationships wherever we can. To do this, we have to be willing to volunteer our time and share our information online. By creating a database of people in the industry, we also get an opportunity to ask people for their advice and to hold us accountable. Relationships are the key to a successful future; sometimes we just need to create our own doors.    Guest Bio-  Marki Lemons-Ryhal is a Social Media Speaker and Facebook Live Host who provides Social Media Education and Strategies to Realtors. With over 25 years of marketing experience, Marki Lemons-Ryhal has established herself as an award-winning Social Media Speaker and Course Author. In a market where change is the only constant factor, Marki uses her dynamic, professional attitude and vast experience to be one of the top speakers in the country, relying on content from one of the many real estate continuing education classes she has authored. Marki is also serious about education. She holds an MBA degree from Saint Xavier University and has over 50 certifications, designations, and licenses in social media and real estate. She travels the country teaching social media courses for the National Association Realtors, REBAC, ASI, and others. Her 300,000 plus students consistently rank her 5 out of 5 as an instructor due to her knowledge and entertaining training style. Marki opened her first real estate company in 2003, and by 2004, she was in the top 10% of Realtors in Chicago. Within three years, she was selected to serve on the Board of Directors for the 3rd largest real estate board in the country. In 2006, she became a Licensed Real Estate Instructor and in 2009, was a speaker for the National Association of Realtors Conference & Expo. The following year, she was the youngest woman to be named Real Estate Educator of the Year in 2010.  Marki is the host of the Social Selling Made Simple podcast and the author of the soon-to-be-released book, The Modern Real Estate Professional’s Guide to Success.  To find out more head to  https://markilemons.com/meet-marki/  https://markilemons.com/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/markilemons/  http://www.socialsellingmadesimplepodcast.com/