Manos Findikakis
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The first 90 days: Manos Findikakis
They say that whenever you begin to build anything, ensure you start with sound and strong foundations. Eview Group chief executive officer Manos Findikakis says this principle applies when building a home, when commencing a career in real estate and it applies when launching a new agency. …
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Volume is vanity, profit is sanity: Manos Findikakis
Eview CEO Manos Findikakis explains why increased volume doesn't automatically create higher income, with many other business elements required for success. …
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You are not here to compete. You are here to win
Manos Findikakis has revealed why the best agents don't need to focus on competing against others, because the only competition that is important is against themselves. …
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Boutique is the new world order: Manos Findikakis
Moving forward, the personalisation of businesses with a unique boutique flare will be the major driver of business success. We are at the cusp of a new world order, says Eview's Manos Findikakis …
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Manos Findikakis: Build a team fast, or risk being left behind
Eview Group Chief Executive Officer Manos Findikakis shares an insight into building a team, who that involves and why it's now more important than ever. …
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How rookies can reach elite status in record time: Manos Findikakis
Being a rookie agent can be a nerve-racking journey, but as Eview Group CEO Manos Findikakis explains, new starts often have key attributes every agent should aspire to. …
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Manos Findikakis: Spring selling starts now
Eview CEO Manos Findikakis says planning ahead is the best thing to do to be ahead of the competition. …
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Why ‘Your Brand, Your Business’ is the new way of thinking
Manos Findikakis says Eview's 'Your Brand Your Business' model is becoming the benchmark that some competitors are following. …
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Manos Findikakis: The commission split debate
The agent commission split and franchise fee debate is a common topic of discussion amongst real estate colleagues and agent principals. ‘What is a fair rate? What am I getting for my split? Am I paying too much?’ These are often the questions raised. While most focus on the commission split, and usually the side they ‘have to give away,’ what is not often discussed is the value of a ‘brains trust.’ …
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Manos Findikakis: The reverse bucket list
Manos Findikakis explains the concept of a reverse bucket list and how working from past success can help you achieve future goals …
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Be so good they can’t ignore you
Eview Group takes a page out of comedian Steve Martin's playbook when it comes to developing brand identity as a real estate agent. …
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Stop complicating a simple business
Eview Group co-founder Manos Findikakis reveals his simple steps to go from an apprentice to an attraction agent. Each year, I am reminded and grateful for the amazing opportunities a career in real estate presents. This year in July, I am lucky enough to celebrate 18 years in our amazing industry. Throughout this incredible journey, I have felt blessed beyond measure. …
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The fundamentals to becoming a million-dollar agent
The key to becoming a million-dollar agent is having a hyper-focused mindset. It’s about doing fewer activities well, more frequently and deliberately. It’s about focusing on the fundamentals which have the greatest positive impact within your business. Being hyper-focused is having highly focused attention that lasts a long time. You concentrate on something so hard that you lose track of everything else going on around you. …
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Manos Findikakis: Minimising friction points
We manage and sell real estate every day. It’s what we have been trained to do, and our experience has given us an in-depth understanding of every aspect of the sales and rental process. This isn’t the case for most sellers, buyers, rental providers, and rental occupiers. It’s for this reason that they need agents to help them throughout the process, …
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Manos Findikakis: Building a service-centric brand
Creating customers for life, raving fans, and customer loyalty are all terms used to describe the kind of tribe that many businesses aspire to build. Building and earning the enviable position of a business of choice with repeat clientele and referral business is a smart business strategy. …
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Manos Findikakis: Attracting and retaining great talent
Google the title of this article and you will receive more than 40,000,000 results, illustrating the sheer volume of information and expert advice that is available on this topic. …
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Manos Findikakis: Build an empire
When you set an audacious goal to 'build an empire,' every day becomes day one. On day one, you are enthusiastic. On day one you are filled with energy. On day one you take risks. On day one you make it happen. …
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Manos Findikakis: Does your vision of the future excite you?
I must admit, I entered the real estate industry in 2003 with lots and lots of apprehension. I, like many who first start, had one foot in the door and the other out. …
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Wasted time, energy and missed opportunities: Manos Findikakis
Early in your real estate career you can be forgiven for not understanding how your business really works. For many, their first few months is a baptism of fire with little formal training, little guidance and little forward planning. …
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Manos Findikakis: Leads, leads and more leads
Early in my real estate career, I heard this statement from a good friend & colleague which really resonated with me. …
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Project fatigue: Manos Findikakis
April signifies the end of the first quarter of 2021 and the beginning of the next. Many businesses and their teams will be conducting their quarterly reviews, what worked, what did not, what milestones they achieved and whether they are on target, on track or off track. …
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Volume is vanity and profit is sanity: Manos Findikakis
In an environment and culture that chases medals, awards and the membership to the 'million-dollar club’, profit often places a distant second place when it comes to goal setting and achievements. …
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Coping with the emotional rollercoaster of real estate sales: Manos Findikakis
My start in real estate was nothing short of unconventional and something I did not aspire to do. In fact, I came into the industry absolutely kicking and screaming. …
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The gold is in the work that does not pay: Manos Findikakis
When I first got into real estate some 18 years ago, one of the first 'lessons' that was shared with me by a veteran in the industry was to focus 90 per cent of my energy on 'getting the listing' and only 10 per cent working with the buyers. …
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How to achieve $500K gross commission income in your first year
When it comes to real estate sales, individuals are often lured by the prospect and promise of being able to 'write their own pay cheque' and to a realistic extent, it is true. …
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What the best agents do to be the best: Manos Findikakis
As an agency principal and network director, we get to see many high-performing agents, and on the converse side, we also get to see some low-performing agents. …
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The art and science of lead generation
Elite sales agents know that the battle to win a vendor's autograph on the sales authority begins well before the listing presentation. …
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The Agent vs Office Commission Split: Manos Findikakis
Every agent wants to make more money on their real estate transactions and the debate of the agent vs office commission split is never far from agent-to-agent conversations. …
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Shopfront or virtual office?
Manos Findikakis provides some advice on the debate between virtual office and shopfront - and how to determine which is right for you. …
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Eight traits of high-performing sales agents
Albert Einstein has famously been quoted to say, 'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result". …
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Listings and appraisals: The alpha and the omega
What comes first, the chicken or the egg? The question is a metaphoric adjective describing situations where it is not clear which of two events should be considered the cause, and which should be considered the effect; and in real estate, this applies to appraisals and listings. …
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Three challenges to expect in 2021 and how you might meet them: Manos Findikakis
Eview Group Managing Director Manos Findikakis says that even though the market is booming, 2021 is likely to bring some challenges of its own. Here is how he believes they should be met. …
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Three real estate lessons for 2021: Manos Findikakis
We will all remember 2020 as the “unexpected” year. A year that began with extreme optimism, which was abruptly met with total chaos, and now exhibits signs of this centuries ‘roaring 20’s’. It’s funny, although so very predictable, how history tends to repeat itself. That is not to say that as a global community we are out of the woods yet, …
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Brand Editorial
December: Wind Up or Wind Down?
Manos Findikakis from Eview Group says December is actually a good time to plan a pre-emptive strike while your competition is winding down. ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SAYINGS is to ‘zig’ when the competition ‘zags’, and December is one of those opportune times to do just that. As the majority get into the festive season and start to wind down, the ‘ziggers’ are preparing their onslaught for the following year and wind up! …
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Keep-Start-Stop: The Self-Assessment Technique That Leads To Growth
At AREC 2014, Wendy Alexander from Barfoot & Thompson spoke about a successful method of improving performance called ‘keep-start-stop’. Manos Findikakis of Eview Group explains how it works, and how some of Eview Group’s high performers are using it to set themselves up for the new year. The holiday season is often a time to reflect on the year you’ve had and to plan for the year ahead. …
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