In today's episode I’m going to share with you my secrets to helping you work ON instead of IN your real estate business - which is one of the keys to true productivity and business growth.

Topics:
02:35 What today's show is about
03:10 The benefits of meditation
05:34 The difference between a proactive and a reactive real estate entrepreneur
07:01 Knowing your lead domino is key
8:54 Using task management tools
11:49 The importance of delegating
14:12 Recap and action steps

Quotes:

• "Make each day your masterpiece."
• "Success is sequential, not simultaneous. It’s one step at a time. ONE Thing at a time. It’s not your one and only thing. It’s the ONE Thing right now."

Resources:

• Season 1 - How To Level Up Your Real Estate Business With Virtual Assistants
• ryansjohnson.com - reach out to Ryan if you need help to level-up your real estate business
• Asana - Asana is the easiest way for teams to track their work—and get results
• "The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results" - By Gary Keller

If you feel like you never have enough time in the day to get things done - or you’re not running your business nearly as efficiently as you’d like - then maybe the right productivity tool will give you the breakthrough you need.     In my last show, I shared the first half of my 20 Favorite Tools That Are Absolute Game Changers That’ll Make You More Productive And Add Hours To Your Day.    In this show, I’ll finish up the second half of the list. Just as a reminder, I’ve broken these tools down in 4 categories: 

1. Communication tools to help your productivity
2. Marketing tools to increase your productivity
3. Admin tools to make you more productive and save you considerable time
4. Creativity tools that will make you more productive

  I covered communication, marketing, and half of the admin tools in the last show. So, I’ll finish up admin tools as well as some of my favorite creativity tools.   There's a few tools that I’ll cover today that you’ve likely never heard of. But if you use these tools, I GUARANTEE they'll increase your productivity and level up your business.    Topics 00:52 The topic of today's episode 02:37 Definition of productivity hacks 03:06 6th admin tool: LastPass 04:52 7th admin tool: Genuis Scan 05:40 8th admin tool: HelloSign 06:34 9th admin tool: Airtable 08:54 10th admin tool: Calendly 09:45 4th category of productivity tools: CREATIVITY TOOLS 10:03 1st creativity tool: Evernote 10:53 2nd creativity tool: Workflowy 12:12 3rd creativity tool: Xmind 12:49 4th creativity tool: Draw.io   Quote: "Sometimes, just writing things out isn't good enough to convey your ideas. That's when you might need to use the right tool to get your point across to your team."   Sponsor: The Virtual CEO Academy - Check out my FREE Webinar "How To Stop Doing Time-Sucking Work, Get 2x As Much Done, And Only Focus On Money-Making Tasks, WITHOUT An Expensive Staff and Costly Overhead! ...And How a VIRTUAL ASSISTANT Can Make That Happen While Saving You At Least 5 HOURS of Your Valuable Time PER DAY!”   Resources: Level Up Your Business show notes   ADMIN TOOLS LastPass - Stores all of your passwords so that whenever you visit a site, it will log you in without the need to enter your username and password. Genius Scan - A mobile scanner in your pocket, allowing you to quickly scan your documents on the go and export them as JPEG or multi-page PDF files. HelloSign  - A cloud-based electronic signature tool that enables users to sign, fill out, send, retrieve, and save documents paperlessly. Airtable  - Software that uses a spreadsheet format which makes it incredibly easy to organize stuff, people, ideas and anything else you can imagine with your team.   Calendly  - Helps you schedule meetings without the hassle of back-and-forth emails.   CREATIVITY TOOLS Evernote  - allows you to collect and share ideas across desktop and mobile platforms so your thoughts are always accessible and always in sync.  WorkFlowy - Organizational tool that helps break big ideas into manageable pieces so you can focus on one piece at a time.  XMind - Mind mapping and brainstorming software that allows you to capture ideas, clarify thinking, manage complex information, and promote team collaboration for higher productivity. Draw.io - Free online diagram editor built around Google Drive that enables you to create flowcharts, network diagrams, mockups and more.   OTHER LINKS Episode 3 - 5 Free Tools To Run Your Real Estate Business Using Virtual Assistants Episode 8 - Pt. 1: 20 Life Changing Productivity Tools To Add More Hours To Your Day

I'm super pumped today because we're starting a brand new season of our podcast. Season 2 will focus on Productivity Hacks for Busy Real Estate Entrepreneurs. So, you're going to learn how to get more done, gain more time, and be more efficient.

The definition of productivity hacks is: shortcuts, tricks or strategies that help you get more done in the same amount of time, or less.

We're going to kick off Season 2 talking about the 20 Life Changing Productivity Tools To Add More Hours To Your Day.

Topics:
01:25 The topic of today's episode
03:24 Definition of productivity hacks
04:03 Four categories of productivity tools
04:57 COMMUNICATION TOOLS to increase productivity
05:04 1st communication tool: Line2
05:57 2nd communication tool: Zoom
06:48 3rd communication tool: Screencast-o-matic
08:00 4th communication tool: Viber
08:52 MARKETING TOOLS to increase productivity
09:00 1st marketing tool: ClickFunnels
11:07 2nd marketing tool: BIGVU
12:44 ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS to increase productivity
12:48 1st admin tool: Asana
13:49 2nd admin tool: Todoist
14:53 3rd admin tool: GSuites
15:57 4th admin tool: Snipping Tool
16:36 5th admin tool: Droplr

Quote:
If you don't have some way to track who's doing what, when it's due, and how tasks are progressing - things will start falling through the cracks - costing you time and money.

Sponsor:
The Virtual CEO Academy - Check out my FREE Webinar "How To Stop Doing Time-Sucking Work, Get 2x As Much Done, And Only Focus On Money-Making Tasks, WITHOUT An Expensive Staff and Costly Overhead! ...And How a VIRTUAL ASSISTANT Can Make That Happen While Saving You At Least 5 HOURS of Your Valuable Time PER DAY!”

Resources:
Level Up Your Business show notes

COMMUNICATION TOOLS
Line2 - Adds a second phone number and a complete cloud business phone system to your smartphones and computer that's robust, yet affordable
Zoom - Conduct online meetings and video webinars with ease
Screencast-O-Matic - Record your on-screen activity for tutorial videos, visual presentations, and demonstrations
Viber - Make calls, send messages, exchange images and files - freely and securely

MARKETING TOOLS
ClickFunnels - Website builder that allows you to create everything from: lead generation pages, sales funnels, membership sites, landing pages, and e-commerce systems - all with the ease of a drag and drop interface
BIGVU - A teleprompter on your phone that scrolls while you record so you can speak candidly with no need to memorize lines.

ADMIN TOOLS
Asana - Asana is the easiest way for teams to track their work—and get results.
Todoist - Maximize productivity by giving you the ability to see all tasks assigned, completed, updated, relevant notes, and shared files in a user-friendly interface
G Suite - Marries your calendar, with your email, with cloud storage and additional cloud editing capabilities all in one package that works from your computer, phone or tablet
Snipping Tool - Easily capture a screenshot, or snip, of any object on your screen - and then annotate, save, or share the image
Droplr - Share files, screenshots, and screencasts to get your point across

OTHER LINKS
Episode 3 
Episode 4

 

Today is the last episode in our series on using virtual assistants in your real estate business, and it's going to be the perfect show to end a great Season 1.   You're going to hear my interview with Brett Snodgrass of Simple Wholesaling. Brett's an extremely successful real estate wholesaler - selling about 30 homes a month!  In a few short years, he went from being a one-man-show doing everything himself, to now having a team. That team also includes virtual assistants that have become a vital part of his business. He's going to share the huge impact that virtual assistants have have had on his company and his life.    Topics 00:57 Interview with Brett Snodgrass of Simple Wholesaling 01:52 About Brett and his business 03:00 Tasks he delegates to his virtual assistant on a daily and weekly basis 06:42 What his life and business were like prior to hiring a VA 09:23 Average time he saves weekly with a virtual assistant working for him 12:10 How he rewarded his virtual assistant's good performance 14:36 What made him ultimately decide to hire a virtual assistant 16:47 Ideas and misconceptions about virtual assistants that held him back from hiring one initially 20:20 One thing he no longer has to do now that he has a virtual assistant - and how having a VA has had a huge impact on him and his business.   Quotes "When you reach the position of being more of a delegator rather than doing everything yourself - there’s really no going back."   Resources:

1. Better Your Best Virtual Assistants - Our real estate virtual assistant services for savvy entrepreneurs that want to focus on what you do best, and let us handle the rest. ​
2. Simple Wholesaling - Brett's company that provides Indiana investment properties to real estate investors
3. Simple Wholesaling podcast - Brett's podcast

To get access to the full show notes and links mentioned, visit http://leveluprsj.com/7

In today's show we're close to wrapping up our series on using virtual assistants in your real estate business, so I'm doing something a little different. 

 

I'm going to share with you an interview I did with some of my virtual staff and I think it's going to really open your eyes to what's important to virtual assistants. And if you know what's important to your VAs, it will only make your business more productive and make you a better manager and business owner.    Resources:

• Best Real Estate VA Services - Affordable virtual assistants for real estate entrepreneurs
• Level Up Your Business Podcast Contest

To get access to the full show notes and links mentioned, visit Level Up RSJ

In this episode I'm going to share with you what I consider to be the top 3 mistakes you must avoid when using virtual assistants in your real estate business.

My ultimate goal is to shortcut your success so you avoid pitfalls I've seen many people fall into working with virtual assistants.

Resources:

• Best Real Estate VA Services - Affordable virtual assistants for real estate entrepreneurs
• Level Up Your Business Podcast Contest
• Viber - Make calls, send messages and much more - freely and securely
• Zoom - The #1 video conferencing and web conferencing service on the web
• Asana - Asana is the easiest way for teams to track their work—and get results

To get access to the full show notes and links mentioned, visit Level Up RSJ

In this episode I'm going to pull back the curtain on my real estate business and share with you how I've been running my business for almost a decade primarily with virtual assistants.

My ultimate goal with this episode is to get your wheels turning and give you some ideas on how you can use virtual assistants in your real estate business to be a lot more productive and efficient - regardless if you're in the beginning stages of thinking about using a virtual assistant, or if you have a virtual assistant now, but you're looking to get better results.

Resources:

• Best Real Estate VA Services - Affordable virtual assistants for real estate entrepreneurs
• Ryan's Website for Real Estate Entrepreneurs
• Line2 - Business phone service that lets you talk and text with the simplicity of an app
• Zipforms - Fillable online real estate forms for real estate professionals
• HelloSign - Easily send documents for eSignatures
  
• Viber  - Make calls, send messages and much more - freely and securely
• Zoom - The #1 video conferencing and web conferencing service on the web
• Asana - Asana is the easiest way for teams to track their work—and get results
  
• Calendly - Calendly helps you schedule meetings without the back-and-forth emails

To get access to the full show notes and links mentioned, visit Level Up RSJ

In this episode I'll to talk to you about 5 mostly free tools you can use to manage your virtual assistants in your real estate business.   So, if you like online tools that make your business more efficient, then you'll love this episode. Or if you're a frugal real estate entrepreneur that wants to run your business more efficiently on a lean budget, then you'll definitely find value from this show.  

Sponsor:
The Virtual CEO Academy - Check out my FREE Webinar:

"How To Stop Doing Time-Sucking Work, Get 2x As Much Done, And Only Focus On Money-Making Tasks, WITHOUT An Expensive Staff and Costly Overhead! ...And How a VIRTUAL ASSISTANT Can Make That Happen While Saving You At Least 5 HOURS of Your Valuable Time PER DAY!”

Resources:

• Best Real Estate VA Services - Affordable virtual assistants for real estate entrepreneurs
• Viber - Make calls, send messages and much more - freely and securely
• Zoom - The #1 video conferencing and web conferencing service on the web
• Asana - Asana is the easiest way for teams to track their work—and get results.
• G Suite - All you need to do your best work, together in one package that works seamlessly from your computer, phone or tablet.
• Calendly - Calendly helps you schedule meetings without the back-and-forth emails.

Ryan's Website for Real Estate Entrepreneurs

To get access to the full show notes and links mentioned, visit http://leveluprsj.com/3

In today's episode we're going to continue our series on using virtual assistants in your real estate business.

More specifically, today I'll discuss the 3 things you must do to ensure you have success with your virtual assistant in your real estate business

And make sure you tune into every episode in this series because they'll continue to build on each other so by the end, you'll not only see that it's a no-brainer that you should have a virtual assistant, but you'll also know the best way to use them in your real estate business in order to get awesome results.

Resources:

• Best Real Estate VA Services - Affordable virtual assistants for real estate entrepreneurs
• Ryan's Website for Real Estate Entrepreneurs

To get access to the full show notes and links mentioned, visit http://leveluprsj.com/2

In today's episode we're going to begin our series on using virtual assistants in your real estate business.

More specifically, today I'll discuss why you need a virtual assistant working in your real estate business ASAP... I mean for real, like yesterday.

Alright, so in order to get through to you why I highly suggest using a virtual assistant in your real estate business, I'm going to give you a little background on why I started using virtual assistants in my business. Then I'll talk to you about the pros and cons of using a virtual assistant. And hopefully by the end of this episode, if you don't already have a VA then you'll take action step to put that in motion.

Resources:

• Best Real Estate VA Services - Affordable virtual assistants for real estate entrepreneurs
• Ryan's Website for Real Estate Entrepreneurs

To get access to the full show notes and links mentioned, visit http://leveluprsj.com/1