{"id":2217,"date":"2012-02-16T12:54:35","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T12:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/?p=2217"},"modified":"2012-02-16T12:54:35","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T12:54:35","slug":"6-ways-to-capture-clients-at-open-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/6-ways-to-capture-clients-at-open-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Capture Clients at Open Houses"},"content":{"rendered":"

6 Ways to Capture Clients at Open Houses.<\/h2>\n
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6 Ways to Capture Clients at Open Houses<\/p><\/div>\n

Try these tips for turning your open houses into a dependable flow of income for your business.<\/h3>\n

If you’re getting ready to hold an open house, lock the door. And forget about programming all your visitors’ numbers on your phone’s speed dial: You never want to call them back.<\/p>\n

That may not sound like your traditional advice for holding open houses<\/strong>. After all, isn’t the idea to land more clients\u2014not to mention, a buyer for the listing? But this unconventional strategy can work. Here’s why.<\/p>\n

Open houses are the perfect opportunity to expand your potential buyer pool. But if you’re not careful, you may come across as too pushy, and that can be a quick turnoff that sends buyers running for the door. (No, that’s not the reason you should lock it. I’ll get to that shortly.)<\/p>\n

Try these six tips to make open houses<\/em> a more effective business tool.<\/p>\n

Rule #1: Never plan on calling people later.<\/h4>\n

Instead of telling visitors you’ll give them a call afterwards to follow up, you should use the valuable in-person time at the open house to say what you need to say.\u00a0You’re much more likely to make a stronger impression face-to-face than during a phone call at a later time. When meeting visitors at open houses, these are the main questions you want them to answer for you:<\/p>\n