Low effort appraisers

[Alsie35]

You're over 45, aren't you? Anyone under that age does online research before engaging in business with people now.

A professional website absolutely does matter as does a web presence. It's 2025; I'm 100% correct on this stance.

Except when 100% of your work is "funneled" out to you by established clients (Banks, AMCs), and when you neither want nor need any other type of work. (Yeah, its nice. )

A "professional website" serves no purpose to anyone in such a situation.

Technically, we are BOTH right on this. It just depends on where you are, who you are, and how long into the future you plan on working. I have been making my pie "smaller" the past 5 years, excluding things I don't want to hassle with (like Manufactured homes, Multi-families, land appraisals). Same principle with clients. I don't want any new clients outside of my established network.

Like you, I've got a plan. But its a different plan, with a different timeline, leading to a different place (like a rocky Mediterranean beach, for example). Your mileage may vary. You'll do well though. You've got game. (But its a different kind of game from mine.)

 

[cashcatz]

I use that and I have never ever had a better server for filtering out spam and crap. I literally get zero unsolicited emails.

Yeah, gmail is great at spam filtering. This is why I recommend hooking up a professional $10 a year domain to gmail:

Create a Professional Business Email Address | Google Workspace

Creating a professional business email address has never been easier with Gmail and Google Workspace.

workspace.google.com

 

[glenn walker]

Yeah, gmail is great at spam filtering. This is why I recommend hooking up a professional $10 a year domain to gmail:

Create a Professional Business Email Address | Google Workspace

Creating a professional business email address has never been easier with Gmail and Google Workspace.

workspace.google.com

Reading Spam gives old appraisers practice on opening their E Mails and sometimes they find things to purchase and get a new toy to pass time by while waiting for that 1 order per month that pays to keep the lights on until those Social insecurity check's start to arrive.

 

[Fernando]

Yeah, gmail is great at spam filtering. This is why I recommend hooking up a professional $10 a year domain to gmail:

Create a Professional Business Email Address | Google Workspace

Creating a professional business email address has never been easier with Gmail and Google Workspace.

workspace.google.com

I have multiple gmails for personal and business all coming to me at same time.
The problem is when I get confused sometimes and accidentally used the wrong email for different purposes. Ugh.

 

[glenn walker]

It's obvious most appraisers never attended a Tony Robin's Seminar or
Zig Ziggler-Tommy Hopkins sales and marketing workshops.

 

[Fernando]

We're the seminars free? Then hell no.

 

[Alsie35]

It's obvious most appraisers never attended a Tony Robin's Seminar or
Zig Ziggler-Tommy Hopkins sales and marketing workshops.

I read Robbins book when I was 30 and immediately applied it to my daily life ... boy did it lead to some "unintended consequences" ... be careful what you wish for - you might not be ready for/want it ... (but, it DID work, both professionally *good* and personally *not so good* - sometimes its best to leave that seemingly unattainable "bird in the bush" - alone - if you understand British slang, you'll know exactly what I'm getting at ...)

 

[Surf Cat]

I have multiple gmails for personal and business all coming to me at same time.
The problem is when I get confused sometimes and accidentally used the wrong email for different purposes. Ugh.

Enter the wife whom would yell at you and berate you. You would need to do a getaway to Magatraz.....have some Magatraz IPAs and fish off the rocks with Glenn to de-stress....

 

[Surf Cat]

It's obvious most appraisers never attended a Tony Robin's Seminar or
Zig Ziggler-Tommy Hopkins sales and marketing workshops.

Those guys could sell ice to Eskimos.....

 

[Fernando]

Enter the wife whom would yell at you and berate you. You would need to do a getaway to Magatraz.....have some Magatraz IPAs and fish off the rocks with Glenn to de-stress....

This morning she yelled at me for losing the key to the cash. I said I'm sorry I must have misplaced it.
Then she found it next to her earrings. She left it there.
No big deal. I get used to it.