It’s no secret that often times realtors get objections. At some point in your career, you’ll encounter a person or a lead who will give you a negative experience. Unfortunately, this won’t just occur in your professional life. You’ll experience objections and negative comments just as a human being. The good news? There are tricks to making objections positive, as well as turning negative comments, into positives. We’ve chatted with Gina Wade, who has provided us with expert opinions on how she handles objections, and how she might turn a negative comment, into a positive!

The negative parts of the internet

Unfortunately, there is no avoiding this. The internet can be a harsh place because in most cases, there isn’t face to face contact. People find it a lot easier to hind behind comments, and say exactly whats on their mind. As great as it is for people to have opinions, and to say exactly whats on their minds…sometimes it can hurt a little more than it helps. The trick? Making sure we look at these comments in the most neutral way possible.

Have confidence

Gina reminded us that one of the most important things to making sure the negative comments on the internet weren’t bothering her was keeping her self-confidence. Because of some negative comments and objections, Gina explained that she began second-guessing herself and things she was doing as a realtor in her business. She told us this was her first mistake. “I thought I was doing something illegal or something,” she explained. You are your own person, with your own individual goals and career objectives. No one can take these away from you, or say that they are inferior, as they are yours and no one else’s. Keeping this confidence in your work, and what your doing is vital when making sure the negativity doesn’t affect you and your goals.

How to deflect

Gina mentioned that she’d often take a negative comment, and try to make it into a positive. When we were chatting during her 60min education webinar, she shared a ton of her own personal strategies. Amongst those, was her ability to turn a negative comment into a positive. “Someone commented on one of my ad’s and said something like…Sure, I’ll sell my house for a million dollars…” Gina took this comment and replied with the following… “You never know!! ;)”  Gina was able to take this person’s negative, and difficult comment – and make it into something playful and more positive. It shows her confidence, as well as her perseverance to succeed, which is a very strong quality to have as a real estate agent. We never encourage you to interact with negative comments or edge people on. If you cannot respond with a good, positive response, we always recommend taking different measures with the post. This will be case by case, as every situation is different. We trust you to make the best decision for your business!

Removing the comments

One of the best things about running your ad’s through StreetText is that you have the ability to look through any comment on your ad and remove them. Gina mentioned during our conversation that the interaction she has on her business page, and advertisements is super important to her, and in keeping a healthy lead flow. Gina makes it a point to check her ad at least once a day to filter through any negative comments, or reply to anything positive! The online interaction is really important because it shows you’re devoted to your practice and your prospective future clients. Comb through those comments…delete things that you cant swing into a positive, and make sure you’re getting exactly what you want through your comments and Facebook engagement. You are in control of your ad’s engagement, and it only takes a few moments a day to manage!

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