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bethCommunity Manager

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March AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Content Strategist Brady Winder Recording

Hey Carrot Fam!We had a great discussion with our in house Content Strategist Brady Winder. @bradywinder answered a lot of questions from the Carrot Community about video marketing, its importance, and how to get started / up your video marketing game. The video is long but packed with great info!Here’s the recording with timestamps and resources linked up below. Timestamps0:00 Intro + Brady’s backstory 4:49 Video storytelling tips 6:24 Why is video marketing so important? 8:24 How does video marketing impact seo and what role does it play in ranking my site? 11:54 So would you recommend we add a video next to our about us page or on the homepage? 13:48 How can someone get started in video marketing? 17:12 How many minutes should the videos be + how many videos per week? 20:25 Building an audience and becoming an influencer vs videos for leads 22:12 How does video marketing look different for investors vs. agents? 24:10 What would good video marketing look like for a hybrid (investor/

9 days ago

bethCommunity Manager

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The community is going public!

Hey Carrot Fam!We are super excited to announce that the Carrot Online Community will be made visible to the public this week. 🎉This is a great opportunity to expand the digital footprint of your business, and increase your personal brand recognition as an industry expert.Here’s what’s changing…Member topics and profiles will become publicly visible and searchable on the web, so spruce up your profile to build better impressions and connections. 🤝Let us know if you have any questions or need any help.Thanks for your help with this!Beth

2 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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Planning An EPIC Year! From An Unsteady Market in 2022 To A New Framework For 2023

This year I’m going to breakdown my journey, my wins, my mistakes, and what I learned along the way. I’m going to share with you the biggest mindset shifts you can make in conjunction with the framework that help propelled Carrot to getting on INC 5000’s fastest growing companies list for the 5th year in a row to scale your business in 2023! Register Now! Here’s What You’ll Learn On This Free CallA key philosophy at Carrot is to be “always improving.” These frameworks and lessons are what has propelled Carrot into being in INC 5000 for the 5th year in a row which happens to less than 1% of companies that make the list in the first place. Secret #1My entire plug & play framework for crafting a 1 year and 3 year business strategy that grew Carrot into one of the fastest growing companies in America 5 years in a row. Secret #2What I’ve done in my personal life that has led to more peace, tighter connection to the people around me during what had the potential to be one of my most c

2 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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AMA (Ask Me Anything) with John and Carlos of InvestorFuse Recording

Hey Carrot Fam!We had a great AMA (ask me anything) with John and Carlos of InvestorFuse.John and Carlos talked about why you might need a CRM and why a CRM is essential to your real estate business + how important follow up is.1. Keeps you organizedCaptures leads from all your marketing channels and assigns them to the correct team member Action and Follow up management for all your leads Understanding where leads are in your sales process2. Saves you timeEntering in information manually from your marketing tools Automated responses to sellers when they respond to your marketing Automated follow upsHere’s the recording: Please reply with any questions you have for @john_investorfuse and @carlosinvestorfuse

4 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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March AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Content Strategist Brady Winder

In preparation for our March AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Content Strategist @bradywinder on Wednesday, March 15th, at 1pm pacific / 3pm central / 4pm eastern, we will be collecting video marketing questions to ask Brady in this thread. We will also have the opportunity to send questions in the live chat during the event. You can join the event here: https://go.carrot.com/carrot-community-ama/ Please ask any questions you have for Brady below as a comment or in the live chat!

11 days ago

bethCommunity Manager

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February AMA (Ask Me Anything) with SEO Expert Bryan Sekine Recording

Hey Carrot Fam!We had a great discussion of all things real estate seo with Carrot’s in house SEO Expert Bryan Sekine. Bryan answered a lot of questions from our Community and some of my questions 😁.The recording is long and worth the listen. Lots of helpful seo info on this call! Timestamps0:58 Bryan’s intro and how he became an seo expert2:55 Where Bryan received his seo certification from3:49 I would love to learn more about your thoughts on Google Business profile, especially how to utilize for those that work out of our home + what is a service area5:53 Can you explain the importance of NAP (name, address, phone) and what to do if you work out of your house + what is a citation and EAT score9:06 If you have multiple sites with different phone numbers and addresses on each site, should you have different google business profiles for each site?9:39 Are there specific items on a google business profile that are especially important? Are adding FAQs important and can they be word for

1 month ago

bethCommunity Manager

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February AMA (Ask Me Anything) with SEO Expert Bryan Sekine

In preparation for our February AMA (Ask Me Anything) with SEO Expert @bryansekine on Wednesday, February 15th, at 7am pacific / 9am central / 10am eastern, we will be collecting seo questions to ask Bryan in this thread. We will also have the opportunity to send questions in the live chat during the event. You can join the event here: https://go.carrot.com/carrot-community-ama/ Please ask any questions you have for Bryan below as a comment or in the live chat!

1 month ago

bethCommunity Manager

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January AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Investor Andy Kolodgie Recording

Hey Carrot Fam!We had a great discussion of all things real estate seo with Andy Kolodgie. Andy answered a ton of questions from our Community. The recording is long and worth the listen. Timestamps0:32 Intro and more about Andy2:31 How Andy got into seo and real estate5:01 We are all playing on google’s playground and have to follow their rules + how do you stay up to date on all of google’s algorithm updates?8:59 The 3 core concepts of seo + the importance of having a strong brand13:46 What is the on page box google is looking at?15:58 What defines a good backlink?19:51 What is domain authority?21:34 Are link exchanges helpful?23:33 How should members vet backlink or seo companies?26:16 Can you explain what exact match backlinks are and why google doesn’t like them?28:45 What are aggressive backlinks?30:36 Can you explain what an entity is and why it’s so important + what is keyword density?34:55 How long does it take google to reevaluate site and/or page rankings?36:57 What’s the v

2 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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January AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Investor Andy Kolodgie

In preparation for our January AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Investor @Andykolodgie on Wednesday, January 18th, at 9am pacific / 10am mountain / 11am central / 12pm eastern, we will be collecting seo questions to ask Andy in this thread. We will also have the opportunity to send questions in the live chat during the event. You can join the event here: https://go.carrot.com/carrot-community-ama/ Please ask any questions you have for Andy below as a comment or in the live chat!

2 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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The 13 Point Quickstart Package

We’ve worked hard as heck to build out a great Carrot Help Center for our members that’s complete with guides and tutorials that will coach you through the initial setup and personalization of your site. We’re also ready to support you via our email and live chat support, so for those members who want to learn the system and leverage that knowledge to do it yourself, awesome! You’re covered.But if you’re busy and don’t have time to go through the tutorials and don’t want to do it yourself, we’ve also got you covered with our very cost-effective 13 Point Quickstart Package geared to do the 13 MOST IMPORTANT things on your website to help you…Add your unique identity to your company page Add credibility to your website when visitors land on your page Match colors and template with your logo (most Carrot members don’t even change their template type, we will make sure to choose a different base template.) Integrate your CRM or Email Marketing System (available for Content Pro and Advance

2 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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December AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Investor Tim Oppelt Recording

Hey Carrot Fam!We had a great conversation with Investor Tim Oppelt. Tim answered a lot of questions from our Community about the business of real estate investing. Timestamps1:43 Tim’s intro2:50 I would like to understand why some only wholesale when they could be making so much more on some of the deals. Pros and cons of wholesaling vs fix and flip, buy and hold, rentals, etc.6:26 How a mentor helped Tim refine his business model + other mentors he has had10:48 What is your decision making process when looking at a potential deal to decide if the deal makes sense for you to take?16:26 What got you interested in becoming a real estate investor?17:38 What’s your mindset when you approach motivated sellers that helps you close deals?21:01 How does PPC compare to direct mail in terms of ROI. (this member does business in northern Kentucky)23:32 Where do you come up with your earnest money for escrow?25:20 Have you ever lost money on a deal? How did it happen and what did you learn?29:02

3 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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December AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Investor Tim Oppelt

In preparation for our December AMA (Ask Me Anything) with @TimOpp this coming Wednesday, December 14th, at 12:30pm Pacific / 2:30pm Central / 3:30pm Eastern, we will be collecting questions to ask Tim in this thread. We will also have the opportunity to send questions in the live chat during the event. You can join the event here: https://go.carrot.com/carrot-community-ama/ Please ask any questions you have for Tim below as a comment or in the live chat!

3 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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November AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Agent + Investor Shea Adair: How to work Messy Deals Recording

Hey Carrot Fam!We had a great conversation with Agent + Investor @sheaadair talking about how he finds and does Messy Deals. Here’s the recording: Let us know if you have any questions.

4 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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November AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Agent + Investor Shea Adair: How to work Messy Deals

In preparation for our November AMA (Ask Me Anything) with @sheaadair on Wednesday, November 16th, at 10am pacific / 12pm central / 1pm eastern, we will be collecting questions to ask Shea in this thread. Here’s Shea’s Community Member Profile to see the questions he has already answered: We will also have the opportunity to send questions in the live chat during the event.Have you ever had a deal that you walked away from because you couldn’t close because of dislocated heirs, judgments, liens, etc.?Join Agent + Investor Shea Adair as he discusses what he has learned by taking these deals on and finding solutions during his 15+ years in business. Find out how to close more deals while helping sellers when other agents and investors have walked away. You can join the event here: https://go.carrot.com/carrot-community-ama/

4 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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Special AMA (Ask Me Anything) with John and Carlos of InvestorFuse

In preparation for our a special AMA (Ask Me Anything) with @john_investorfuse and @carlosinvestorfuse on Tuesday, November 8th, at 12pm Pacific / 3pm Eastern, we will be collecting questions to ask John and Carlos in this thread.We will also have the opportunity to send questions in the live chat during the event.More info here.

4 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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Carrot acquired InvestorFuse

Big news! Carrot recently acquired InvestorFuse! Thought you might find this interesting 🙂 Feel free to check out the full press release here if you're interested. https://go.carrot.com/announcement-live/Thread up any questions 😃

4 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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October AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Agent + Investor Scott Johnson Recording

Hey Carrot Fam!We had a great AMA (ask me anything with agent + investor @sdjohnso in NC. We had a great discussion about the must have foundation that high school never gave you including some Q&A sent in by @PhilGreely . Here’s the recording: Timestamps1:48 Intro + Provide More Solutions & capitalize7:19 Am I doing creative financing?8:47 Tools of the trade that are available10:25 Realtor Property Resource14:01 Why use MLS?15:26 How to judge your competition (beyond just comps)17:25 The IRS Is Your Friend 18:18 Read tax publications (p527, p535, p544, p551)18:25 This is sh*t that should be taught in high school24:12 Example: How to find the depreciable basis of a property (Will require screen share)30:18 How I found my mentors32:21 Don’t Fight the Law + Understand How All Investing Techniques Work In Your State LEGALLY36:34 Call the Real Estate Commission & Ask Questions37:18 Where are the bulk of your leads coming from? As a hybrid, how do you approach these leads? Inves

4 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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October AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Agent + Investor Scott Johnson: The foundation that high school never gave you to be an agent or investor.

In preparation for our October AMA (Ask Me Anything) with @sdjohnso on Wednesday, October 19th, at 12pm pacific / 3pm eastern, we will be collecting questions to ask Scott in this thread. Here’s Scott’s Community Member Profile to see the questions he has already answered:We will also have the opportunity to send questions in the live chat during the event. Here are the topics we will be talking about:Provide More Solutions & capitalize Some leads are fishing for an offer, but want top dollar Tucker Road Breakdown Referral fees for listings Tools of the Trade Realtor Property Resource (RPR) MLS Checking Competition (beyond just comps) Eyes of the Buyer The IRS Is Your Friend Read tax publications (p527, p535, p544, p551) “Gentlemen, this is a football" This is sh*t that should be taught in high school Example: How to find the depreciable basis of a property Don’t Fight the Law Call the Real Estate Commission & Ask Questions Understand How All Investing Techniques Work In Your

5 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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September AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Agent + Investor Tyler Ford Recording

Hey Carrot Fam!We had a great AMA (ask me anything with agent + investor @tylerford out of Tucson, Arizona. We had a great discussion about a bunch of things including some Q&A sent in by @sdjohnso. Here’s the recording: Timestamps:Backstory: 1:00 What is wholetailing vs wholesaling: 7:35 Agent investor hybrid model: 12:01 What he would tell his younger self: 18:16 What glitters isn’t always gold: how to vet who you are listening to: 27:43 Q&A: 32:43 You stated before that you’re gearing toward a “Lead Buy Model” structure with some of your leads. How are you structuring payments for leads and disbursement? 33:14 Are you selling to anyone who will buy or focusing on developing relationships with investors/brokers? 35:23 Do you do anything to isolate Listing Leads from Investor Leads? Questions on Lead Forms? Different Web Sites for each? 38:04 For Lead Gen, are you focusing more on SEO? Paid Advertising (CPC/Social)? 39:54Helpful resources:Close Deals Fast and Focus on Cash Flo

5 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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September AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Agent + Investor Tyler Ford: What 33 years as a real estate agent + investor has taught me

In preparation for our September AMA (Ask Me Anything) with @tylerford on Wednesday, September 21st, at 11am pacific / 2pm eastern, we will be collecting questions to ask Tyler in this thread. Here’s Tyler’s Community Member Profile to see the questions he has already answered:We will also have the opportunity to send questions in the live chat during the event. Here are the topics we will be talking about:1- Backstory2- What is Wholetailing vs. Wholesaling3- Agent + Investor Hybrid Model4- What you would tell your younger self5- What glitters isn't always gold: how to vet who you are listening to You can join the event here: https://go.carrot.com/carrot-community-ama/ Thread up any questions you have for Tyler below and Tyler will answer them on the call!

6 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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August AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Agent + Investor Mark Davis Recording

Hey Carrot Fam!We had a great AMA (ask me anything) with Mark Davis. Mark is an agent + investor in Alabama and knows a lot about the promotion side of things.We had a great talk about different kinds of promotion including a really cool service called BombBomb that lets you include a video in your emails and has some great sharing and analytics.Here’s the recording:Thread up any questions you have below!

7 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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August AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Agent + Investor Mark Davis

In preparation for our August AMA (Ask Me Anything) with @Mdavis36532 on Wednesday, August 17th, at 2pm Pacific / 4pm Central, we will be collecting questions to ask Mark in this thread. Here’s Mark’s Community Member Profile to see the questions he has already answered: We will also have the opportunity to send questions in the live chat during the event.Mark’s specialty is promotion but feel free to reply with any questions you have for him below.You can join the event here: https://go.carrot.com/carrot-community-ama/

7 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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July AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Investor Keith Sant Recording

Hey Carrot Fam!We had a great AMA (ask me anything) with Keith Sant last night. Keith is an investor in Washington state and a great person to ask about SEO. I originally thought we would talk about SEO but ended up having a great discussion about communication, talking to sellers, closing deals, and mindset.Here’s the recording: Here are links to the 2 books mentioned in the video:The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over (1) (The Like Switch Series)Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On ItThread up any questions you have below!

7 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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July AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Investor Keith Sant

In preparation for our 1st AMA (Ask Me Anything) with @Keith on Wednesday, July 20th, at 3pm Pacific / 5pm Central, we will be collecting questions to ask Keith in this thread. Here’s Keith’s Community Member Profile to see the questions he has already answered:We will also have the opportunity to send questions in the live chat during the event.

8 months ago

bethCommunity Manager

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Summit 2022

JOIN US FOR SUMMIT 2022! 30 Speakers, 24+ Hours of Mastermind-Level Content. 100% Free. Carrot Summit 2022 Is The Free LIVE 2 Day Virtual Event For The World’s Top PerformingReal Estate Investors and Agents. Sign Up To Save Your Seat. We’ll be LIVE March 30th-31st. 7am-7pm Pacific. Don’t Miss Out! SPEAKERS AT CARROT SUMMIT 2022Real Estate Industry leaders have come to share their secrets on building a business of freedom and impact. Our speakers will present new market insights, data-driven knowledge, innovative ideas on performance marketing, and scaling your business Sign up to see the full schedule and all 30+ speakers and session titles RSVP Here

11 months ago

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