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It's Friday, so let's have a little fun.Real estate agents, you've heard some things over the years.What's the ONE sente...
09/11/2026

It's Friday, so let's have a little fun.

Real estate agents, you've heard some things over the years.

What's the ONE sentence a buyer or seller can say that immediately makes you think, “Ohhhh, this is about to be interesting”?

Mine might be:

“But Zillow says...”

Now I want to hear yours.

And please don't leave out the good ones. We need a little Friday entertainment.

~Fontineese

Every closing represents more than one transaction. It represents a relationship that could potentially lead to repeat b...
09/10/2026

Every closing represents more than one transaction. It represents a relationship that could potentially lead to repeat business, introductions, referrals, and opportunities for years to come. Yet many agents spend most of their energy finding the next client while barely communicating with the people who have already trusted them.

Your database should not be a digital filing cabinet filled with names you contact when you need business. It should be a relationship asset that you're intentionally nurturing throughout the year.

That might look like checking in around the anniversary of their purchase, sharing useful homeowner information, providing occasional market updates, celebrating important milestones, hosting client appreciation events, or simply reaching out without immediately asking for something. The point is to maintain a genuine relationship beyond the closing table.

And here's the part we don't always like to talk about: your past clients are still being marketed to by other real estate agents. They see signs, social media posts, mailers, advertisements, and open houses every day. If you disappear for three years and suddenly call because you heard they might be selling, you shouldn't be surprised if someone else has been building the relationship you stopped nurturing.

You earned the relationship. Now take care of it.

~ Fontineese

Being excellent at what you do doesn't automatically create a referral-based business. People can genuinely love working...
09/08/2026

Being excellent at what you do doesn't automatically create a referral-based business. People can genuinely love working with you and still never think to send someone your way because you've never made it clear that referrals are an important part of how your business grows.

One of the simplest things an experienced agent can do is become more intentional about the referral conversation. That doesn't mean awkwardly asking every client for names and phone numbers. It means staying visible after the transaction, continuing to provide value, reminding your network about the clients you serve, and occasionally letting satisfied clients know that introductions are always appreciated.

You also want to make referring you easy. If someone asks your past client, “Do you know a great agent?” they shouldn't have to figure out how to explain what you do. Your positioning should be clear enough that they can confidently say, “Yes, I know exactly who you need to call.”

A strong referral business isn't built by hoping people remember you. It's built by giving people a reason to remember you and making it easy for them to talk about you when you're not in the room.

That's when your reputation starts doing some of the prospecting for you.

~Fontineese

Happy Labor Day!For the woman who is always building, serving, solving, leading, producing, and figuring out what comes ...
09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day!

For the woman who is always building, serving, solving, leading, producing, and figuring out what comes next, I hope today gives you permission to simply enjoy what you’ve already created.

Not every day has to be about the next goal.

Sometimes you need to look around and acknowledge the work, wisdom, relationships, and opportunities that already exist because you kept going.

Enjoy your day. The work will still be there tomorrow.

~Fontineese

There is a difference between leaving an event feeling inspired for 20 minutes and leaving with something that changes t...
09/04/2026

There is a difference between leaving an event feeling inspired for 20 minutes and leaving with something that changes the way you move when Monday morning comes.

I want women to leave the room with both.

If you're planning an upcoming brokerage event, women's conference, leadership gathering, association meeting, retreat, or team training and you're looking for a speaker who can bring encouragement, real conversation, and practical strategy to the room, let's talk.

Because the women in your audience don't need another reminder that they should dream bigger. Sometimes they need someone willing to talk about what it actually takes to build bigger without losing themselves in the process.

Now accepting speaking engagements for 2026 and 2027.

DM me for speaking inquiries and availability.

~ Fontineese

What would you tell them?I'd love to know your answer. ~Fontineese
09/03/2026

What would you tell them?

I'd love to know your answer.

~Fontineese

Some weeks the wins are obvious. Other weeks, the growth is happening in conversations, connections, lessons, and seeds ...
09/01/2026

Some weeks the wins are obvious. Other weeks, the growth is happening in conversations, connections, lessons, and seeds you won’t see the results from until later.

Keep showing up. Keep trusting what you’ve built. And please don’t confuse “not yet” with “not happening.”

Go into the rest of this week expecting that something you’ve been planting is getting ready to bloom.

~ Fontineese

One of the most overlooked parts of building a successful real estate business is becoming known for something specific....
08/31/2026

One of the most overlooked parts of building a successful real estate business is becoming known for something specific. A lot of agents are so afraid of excluding potential clients that their marketing becomes, “I can help anybody buy or sell anything, anywhere.” Technically, that may be true. From a marketing perspective, though, it doesn't give people much to remember.

Think about the agents you immediately associate with luxury homes, first-time buyers, relocation, downsizing, new construction, investors, or a particular neighborhood. Their positioning has done some of the marketing for them because when someone mentions that specific need, their name comes to mind.

That doesn't mean you have to turn away everyone outside your specialty. It means you should make it incredibly easy for your network to understand who you especially enjoy serving and what problems you are particularly good at solving.

Ask yourself this week: If one of my past clients were describing me to a friend, what would I WANT them to say I'm the go-to person for?

If you don't know the answer yet, that's worth working on. Because being good at real estate can get you clients, but becoming known for something can build you a reputation.

~ Fontineese

Now accepting speaking engagements for 2026 and 2027.If your brokerage, women's organization, real estate association, c...
08/28/2026

Now accepting speaking engagements for 2026 and 2027.

If your brokerage, women's organization, real estate association, conference, leadership event, or team is looking for a speaker who can bring motivation AND practical strategy to the room, I would love to connect.

My conversations are designed for women who are ready to build differently, lead confidently, create sustainable success, and stop believing that their next chapter has to look like everybody else's.

Because sometimes your audience doesn't need another speaker telling them to work harder.

They need someone who reminds them just how much power, experience, and possibility they already walked into the room carrying.
Now accepting speaking engagements for 2026 and 2027.

DM me for speaking inquiries and availability.

~Fontineese

There comes a point in your real estate career when being good at selling houses is no longer enough. If every transacti...
08/27/2026

There comes a point in your real estate career when being good at selling houses is no longer enough. If every transaction requires you to personally remember every deadline, send every reminder, create every piece of marketing, chase every document, answer every question, and put out every fire, you haven't necessarily built freedom. You may have simply built yourself a very demanding job.

And for women who are entering a different season of life, that's an important distinction.

Your business should become more efficient as your experience grows. Start paying attention to the things you repeatedly do and ask yourself what can be documented, automated, delegated, templated, or scheduled. That could mean creating a standard follow-up process, using templates for frequently sent emails, establishing a transaction checklist, batching your marketing, or finally getting support for tasks that no longer require your personal touch.

Systems aren't about removing the personal relationships that make you great at what you do. They're about protecting your time so you have more capacity for the work that actually requires your expertise.

You have spent years becoming valuable. Your next level shouldn't require you to become more exhausted. It should require you to become more intentional about where your value is actually needed.

~Fontineese

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