If you're a brokerage owner or team leader, I’ve got a question for you:

What drives market share? When you look at a ranking report of your company or team against others in your market, what drives that market share higher?

If you want to go from 1% to 2% or from 5% to 10%, the number one driver is your ability to recruit experienced agents. Here’s why: As you recruit these agents, their production gets added to your team’s numbers, and your market share will rise.

But what we often forget is that when you pull an agent from Company A to your company, Company A's market share goes down, and yours goes up. So, you get a double whammy—Company A goes down by 1%, and your company goes up by 1%. That means the spread grows by 2%.

By focusing on recruiting experienced agents, you grow your market share that much faster.

If you want a path to start doing this and dive into recruiting experienced agents, head over to our website at eRealEstateCoach.com. Check out the new webinar I creat...

When you step into the role of recruiter for your team or office, you have to shift gears. You likely came from production, where you were a top agent and a confident salesperson. Talking to buyers and sellers felt natural.

But then you put on the recruiter hat, and suddenly making that first call to a potential recruit feels daunting—like the phone weighs a thousand pounds. It feels awkward and uncomfortable. Why is that?

It’s because you don’t have the skillset yet. Confidence comes from competence, and competence comes from learning and practice. The good news is you can develop those skills by getting coached and learning from others who’ve been where you are. We’ll share some tips and tools to help with that in a moment, but first, let me give you something to think about.

If you’re serious about growing your team or office, you need to commit at least one hour a day to recruiting. Without that, your business is at risk.

Here’s where many people get stuck: they think they can ...