Ho Ho Ho...Get Certified as an e-PRO!

If you are looking for a great present to get for yourself this holiday season, look no further.  An e-PRO certification will be the gift that keeps on giving all year round!  e-PRO Certification is NAR's online training program to certify real estate professionals as Internet competent and savvy specialists. Comprehensive and interactive (with other successful real estate professionals who are taking the course at the same time you are), e-PRO is the only certification program of its kind recognized nationwide and endorsed by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR).  Because of the innovative design, you will be able to complete the course at your own pace, when and where you want, with any Internet connection.... 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

At the 2004 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida, NAR launched a new certified e-PRO® Trainer Program.  Our very own Sr. Vice-President of Sales, Jane Ellsworth-Purcell, was recognized as one of the first to complete the program and is now a certified e-Pro Trainer. Having completed the certification program established by NAR, Jane is now able to conduct seminars and classes as an authorized trainer in the e-PRO Technology Program.

The e-PRO Certification Course is an educational program unlike any other professional certification or designation course available, comprehensive and interactive. It is sponsored by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS® and is specifically designed to help real estate professionals thrive in the competitive world of online real estate.

Taking the e-PRO Certification Course will help you a great deal in working with your Advanced Access website as well.  Are you wondering if you will benefit from the e-PRO Certification Course?  Read on from fellow Advanced Access users about their experiences in taking the course.

Lauren Whittaker, from Atlanta, GA, says:

"I first saw the e-PRO certification through other Advanced Access websites.  I had my Advanced Access website less than a year and had worked hard to get it where I wanted.  I figured the e-PRO certification would be a good asset and signed up last April.  I was thrilled to see that all the "must have" items in the e-PRO course regarding websites were already included in the price of my basic AA site!

Geri Sonkin, from Long Island, NY, comments:

"I thought the e-PRO course was very worthwhile and one of the best real estate related courses I've taken (and I've taken many).  One of the things it focuses on is creating a business plan before throwing your hard earned cash at the all too many outstretched hands.  How many of us have wasted (huge amounts of) money on things we wind up never using?  I'm at least as guilty of that as the next man. 

From a happy e-PRO!"

Mike Tuggle, from Kingston, NY, says:

I also emphasize my e-PRO certification during the "getting to know you" early conversations with out-of-town clients. 99.9% of them are better with the 'net than most realtors -- even the AOL users.

I find it's a terrific ice breaker and it puts their mind at rest that I will not be wasting their time.

Do I gain business from it? Hard to say....

Does it help me cement the leads that I do get? Absolutely!"

The Four Areas of Focus in the e-PRO Course Are:

• Getting Connected - Getting connected is more than going online, it is about creating an Internet Presence. Join the Community and get "immersed" in the process.
• E-mail, a new way to communicate and a new way to market - Master your e-mail software, using it as a tool to communicate before, during, and after the transaction. Learn great risk reduction and marketing techniques.
• World Wide Web - Learn the obvious and the subtle advantages a web-marketing plan can have. Create your own Internet Listing Presentation content. Use the WWW to publish information valuable to your prospects as well as your clients. Do your homework before you "buy" a web site or pay for an "exclusive territory." Do search engines help? What is working for real estate professionals on the web?
• Tying it all together - Bring the aspects of ancillary technology such as PDAs, Digital Cameras, Virtual Tours, MLS systems to the attention of the e-PRO. Looking at the competition and putting together the plan to put the concepts of e-PRO into your business. Create your Personal Technology Plan of Action and position yourself for the future. Become an active member of the e-PRO graduate community and the growing list of benefits which that will bring.

Register for e-PRO TODAY and SAVE!

Becoming an e-Pro will help you reach the affluent and rapidly growing consumer group who will appreciate your ability in utilizing the Internet.  Statistics prove that more and more people are using the Internet to locate real estate than ever, and these consumers will recognize that a REALTOR® who is e-PRO certified will provide them with the latest techniques and services for their home buying and selling needs.

The Regular Price for the e-Pro Course is $359.00.  Through a special arrangement with Internet Crusade, Advanced Access will pay $30.00 as a contribution to your success as an ePRO. This $30.00 Discount for a limited time only and is our Holiday gift to YOU!

Sign up by January 1, 2005 for $329.00 and join this elite group of tech-savvy real estate professionals.    

Go to: AA.InternetCrusade.com