In my conversations with you, I’ve noticed an occasional quirk in the way you present the Help-U-Sell program to sellers. I call it a quirk – but it’s really a misunderstanding, one that can create problems for you.
You don’t have three programs for the seller to choose from.* You have one; and it is FULL SERVICE, including MLS.
We acknowledge that, even with FULL SERVICE, there are three ways your home could sell and each one comes with a different cost. We charge the seller at closing based on how the home actually sells.
Your Set Fee is the same no matter how the home sells, so you don’t really care which way it goes (although we love it when there is no outside broker/agent involved because then the seller saves more and leaves the transaction very happy. Happy sellers are the most powerful part of our marketing).
If a seller is willing to partipate aggressively in the marketing of the property (open houses, outreach to neighbors and co-workers, sharing on social media, etc) they may CHOOSE to stay out of the MLS, thus increasing their chances of saving the most. But it is a choice they make within your Full Service program.
The message is: don’t over-complicate your listing consultation by forcing the seller to choose this program over that program over the other program. Present your program for what it is: Full Service with savings. Show the seller how s/he can save and how they can save the most. Then be what you are, a consultant, and help them make a good decision (choice).
This is very important because it is one of the things that separates us from most of the new compeitiors who are emerging. These high tech/low touch offers are not designed for choice, not designed for consultation. It’s one size fits all and take-it-or- leave- it approach. The expertise that sellers seek is not there or not available to aid them in decision making. That’s your edge. You are HIGH TOUCH with technology. You bring human interaction to the process, helping home sellers understand what’s going on, and functioning as a trusted consultant.
Today’s sellers have been trained to believe they have only one choice: go with a percentage based dinosaur who may or may not do the mechanical part of the process and advise them through it – OR – go with one of the new machines that only does the mechanical. YOU are the logical choice in the middle. You are the new way to sell your home and save, making ample use of existing technologies to get the job done while maintaining the personal, consulting posture that sellers need and want. Your task is the same as it has always been: Educate home owners in your Target Market that you are HERE, people use you, it works and they save thousands.
*It’s ok to end a sentence with a preposition today. Look it up. It’s not my favorite form of syntax but if it aids in clear communication, I’m all for it.