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Mar 8, 2021 β€’ 49min

EP498: Marketing: What's Working And What's Not

What if letting go was what you needed to do in order to grow your business? What if you needed to get out of the way of the current you created? These are just a few of the questions that my guest and I are going to talk about. Joining us in today's episode is Cris Chico. He is one of the pioneers of the "Virtual Wholesaling" business model and known for his unique approach to direct mail (and more recently Facebook Ads). He was the first person to develop and perfect the concept of "virtual" real estate investing, where you can do deals literally from your laptop, from start to finish. Tune in to this episode if you want to learn more about marketing specifically SMS marketing. We also talk about scaling and lifestyle business. Find out what works best for you and how to figure that out. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Cris' perspective on what's working and where people fail or struggle Is there anything that people can do to still gain the benefits of SMS marketing while protecting themselves? What Cris sees as effective from a marketing perspective Cris' thought about content marketing specifically for real estate investors that are working directly with sellers Cris discusses the model of scaling Cris' take on lifestyle, business vs. scaling ASCEND: Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life, Tomorrow, Live It Today! How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life: πŸ”Š LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE TO THE FLIP EMPIRE SHOW (PODCAST) on Apple Podcasts β–ΆοΈŽ http://www.flipempire.com/podcast πŸ“Ί SUBSCRIBE TO ALEX PARDO'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo πŸš€ How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life Tomorrow, Live It Today β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.AscendYourSuccess.com/ FOLLOW ALEX ON: β˜… INSTAGRAM β†’ http://instagram.com/alexpardo25 β˜… FACEBOOK β†’ https://www.facebook.com/alexpardo15 β˜… LINKEDIN β†’ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-pardo β˜… YOUTUBE β†’ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo TWEETABLES: "If you don't change, then what changes?" "I'm already at the sky, I can't go back" "We have to get out of the way of the current we created" "Expand your opportunity as big as it can such that other people can achieve their opportunity inside your opportunity" ASK ALEX A QUESTION: Have a question you want to feature an upcoming Flip Empire Show? Head over to the Ask Alex page, and record your question. We've made it super easy for you, so let us know what challenges you are having, and Alex will answer it personally! SUBSCRIBE To The Flip Empire Show, and Leave a Rating & Review!
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Mar 4, 2021 β€’ 10min

EP497: How To Attract Opportunities

Are you being loud about what you do? Are you putting yourself in the best possible position to have others bring you leads, potential joint ventures, partnerships/relationships? Join us in today's episode as Alex shares a few strategies to put yourself as the center of attention and to naturally put you in the best position that will eventually attract more opportunities. KEY TAKEAWAYS: How can starting a group bring you more opportunities as well as the other members of the group? The idea of Collaboration vs. Competition How the law of reciprocity will work back on your way ASCEND: Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life, Tomorrow, Live It Today! How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life: πŸ”Š LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE TO THE FLIP EMPIRE SHOW (PODCAST) on Apple Podcasts β–ΆοΈŽ http://www.flipempire.com/podcast πŸ“Ί SUBSCRIBE TO ALEX PARDO'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo πŸš€ How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life Tomorrow, Live It Today β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.AscendYourSuccess.com/ FOLLOW ALEX ON: β˜… INSTAGRAM β†’ http://instagram.com/alexpardo25 β˜… FACEBOOK β†’ https://www.facebook.com/alexpardo15 β˜… LINKEDIN β†’ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-pardo β˜… YOUTUBE β†’ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo ASK ALEX A QUESTION: Have a question you want to feature an upcoming Flip Empire Show? Head over to the Ask Alex page, and record your question. We've made it super easy for you, so let us know what challenges you are having, and Alex will answer it personally! SUBSCRIBE To The Flip Empire Show, and Leave a Rating & Review!
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Mar 1, 2021 β€’ 47min

EP496: Creating A Lifestyle Business vs Scaling A Business

Don't we all want to have time freedom? To escape the 9 to 5, do the things we want to do, to wake up without having to depend on the alarm clock, to spend more time with our spouses and kids? Today's guest will show us how. Gavin Timms is originally from England, but moved to the United States full time in 2013. He was a golf professional back home, but when that dream was about to end he realized he needed a career that offered freedom. He needed to be able to travel back to England to visit his family and the regular 9-5 wasn't going to cut it. A random conversation at a cafe in Italy actually led him to Real Estate Investing. He designed his business the way he did so that he'll have more time for his wife and ultimately has the freedom to do the things he wants to do. Join us in this episode to find out how he does it. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Gavin Timm's background and what his business looks like How Gavin figured out early that the only way to support and enhance the lifestyle he wanted is to create his business Lifestyle business versus Scaling a business How did he choose what to focus on between marketing and closing deals? What made him shift to marketing and systems? Where people go wrong in terms of implementing systems Gavin's follow up system Effective marketing practices Gavin's opinion on scaling MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Case Study www.REINetwork.com ASCEND: Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life, Tomorrow, Live It Today! How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life: πŸ”Š LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE TO THE FLIP EMPIRE SHOW (PODCAST) on Apple Podcasts β–ΆοΈŽ http://www.flipempire.com/podcast πŸ“Ί SUBSCRIBE TO ALEX PARDO'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo πŸš€ How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life Tomorrow, Live It Today β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.AscendYourSuccess.com/ FOLLOW ALEX ON: β˜… INSTAGRAM β†’ http://instagram.com/alexpardo25 β˜… FACEBOOK β†’ https://www.facebook.com/alexpardo15 β˜… LINKEDIN β†’ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-pardo β˜… YOUTUBE β†’ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo TWEETABLES: "If you don't have big dreams and goals you will end up working for someone that does" "Some people might call it adrenaline. Some might call it survival instinct, to me, it's God" ASK ALEX A QUESTION: Have a question you want to feature an upcoming Flip Empire Show? Head over to the Ask Alex page, and record your question. We've made it super easy for you, so let us know what challenges you are having, and Alex will answer it personally! SUBSCRIBE To The Flip Empire Show, and Leave a Rating & Review!
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Feb 25, 2021 β€’ 13min

EP495: Hiring The Right Dispositions Manager

Not so much is heard about hiring the right dispositions person or sales manager as most real estate investors are so focused only on acquisitions because it can be challenging for most people. Join us in today's podcast as we learn how to know when is the right time to hire a dispositions manager and how to go about the process. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Determining when is the right time to hire a dispositions manager How do you go about the process? What do the onboarding and training look like? How making the wrong hire is worse than not making a hire in many instances? The skills and mindset or mentality to look for when hiring a salesperson The importance of building relationships for newly hired dispositions person to existing clients The role of a dedicated dispositions person ASCEND: Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life, Tomorrow, Live It Today! How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life: πŸ”Š LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE TO THE FLIP EMPIRE SHOW (PODCAST) on Apple Podcasts β–ΆοΈŽ http://www.flipempire.com/podcast πŸ“Ί SUBSCRIBE TO ALEX PARDO'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo πŸš€ How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life Tomorrow, Live It Today β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.AscendYourSuccess.com/ FOLLOW ALEX ON: β˜… INSTAGRAM β†’ http://instagram.com/alexpardo25 β˜… FACEBOOK β†’ https://www.facebook.com/alexpardo15 β˜… LINKEDIN β†’ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-pardo β˜… YOUTUBE β†’ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo. TWEETABLES: "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional, wait until you hire an amateur" - Alex Pardo "Hiring the best is the most important task"- Alex Pardo ASK ALEX A QUESTION: Have a question you want to be featured on an upcoming Flip Empire Show? Head over to the Ask Alex page, and record your question. We've made it super easy for you, so let us know what challenges you are having, and Alex will answer it personally! SUBSCRIBE To The Flip Empire Show, and Leave a Rating & Review!
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Feb 22, 2021 β€’ 44min

EP494: How To Start And Improve Your Marketing Strategies

Today's episode would bring you tons of nuggets about the best ways to start and improve your marketing strategies from the Marketing Expert, Angela Thomas! She is the Founder of VATechs Digital Marketing Agency. She started this Agency last year 2020 to help Entrepreneurs and Business Owners to Scale and ramp up their Businesses to the Next Level. After she graduated, she found her first job as an Administrative Assistant and at the same time, District Manager of Abercrombie and Fitch. Her mother is an avid Real Estate Investor & Entrepreneur and since then, she's following in her footsteps and started to learn about Real Estate and that's how she found Ron Philips of RP Capital and Get Real Podcast and started working with him over the last 10 years. Eventually, they became business partners. KEY TAKEAWAYS: New Entrepreneurs Challenges When Getting Started. The Importance of Building Connections & Business Relationships. Macro Level of Digital Marketing Landscape. Strategies that are Immune to Change (Flexible Digital Advertising). Content MArketing: Answers Audiences' BIGGEST PROBLEMS/QUESTIONS. Practical Steps to Instantly Improve Marketing Strategies. Ad Campaign: Interesting Keywords that Audience gets Attracted. Marketing Strategies that most Investors are using. TOP Advertising Platforms: Facebook and YouTube. Test TOP 3 Questions and Boost (Facebook). The expectations you need to have when Advertising. The Importance of Building Online Credibility & Authority. The Big Purpose of Repurposing. One piece of advice that you wish you knew back then. Resources: https://answerthepublic.com/ https://vatechs.com/ angelat@vatechs.com ASCEND: Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life, Tomorrow, Live It Today! How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life: πŸ”Š LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE TO THE FLIP EMPIRE SHOW (PODCAST) on Apple Podcasts β–ΆοΈŽ http://www.flipempire.com/podcast πŸ“Ί SUBSCRIBE TO ALEX PARDO'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo πŸš€ How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life Tomorrow, Live It Today β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.AscendYourSuccess.com/ FOLLOW ALEX ON: β˜… INSTAGRAM β†’ http://instagram.com/alexpardo25 β˜… FACEBOOK β†’ https://www.facebook.com/alexpardo15 β˜… LINKEDIN β†’ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-pardo β˜… YOUTUBE β†’ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo. TWEETABLE: "The stuff hits the fan and things get challenging" - Angela Thomas "You have to take it and not wait for permission" - Angela Thomas "Be consistent and then repurpose your content" -Alex Pardo ASK ALEX A QUESTION: Have a question you want to be featured on an upcoming Flip Empire Show? Head over to the Ask Alex page, and record your question. We've made it super easy for you, so let us know what challenges you are having, and Alex will answer it personally! SUBSCRIBE To The Flip Empire Show, and Leave a Rating & Review!
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Feb 18, 2021 β€’ 10min

EP493: Start, Stop, Pause

Making decisions will always be hard because it can take away your time and energy. Things like indecision and second-guessing are part of the decision-making process. Let's listen and explore the concept of Start, Stop, Pause and find out how applying this concept can have a great impact on our life. KEY TAKEAWAYS: How a wrong decision leads to making a good decision How implementing start Understanding the need to keep your life at a certain balance ASCEND: Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life Tomorrow, Live It Today! How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life: πŸ”Š LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE TO THE FLIP EMPIRE SHOW (PODCAST) on Apple Podcasts β–ΆοΈŽ http://www.flipempire.com/podcast πŸ“Ί SUBSCRIBE TO ALEX PARDO'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo πŸš€ How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life Tomorrow, Live It Today β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.AscendYourSuccess.com/ FOLLOW ALEX ON: β˜… INSTAGRAM β†’ http://instagram.com/alexpardo25 β˜… FACEBOOK β†’ https://www.facebook.com/alexpardo15 β˜… LINKEDIN β†’ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-pardo β˜… YOUTUBE β†’ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo. TWEETABLES: "Build your real estate empire without sacrificing your life" "Hustle is a season, not a lifestyle" ASK ALEX A QUESTION: Have a question you want to be featured on an upcoming Flip Empire Show? Head over to the Ask Alex page, and record your question. We've made it super easy for you, so let us know what challenges you are having, and Alex will answer it personally! SUBSCRIBE To The Flip Empire Show, and Leave a Rating & Review!
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Feb 15, 2021 β€’ 48min

EP492: How A Former Competitive Body Builder Turned Entrepreneur Closes Deals Virtually in 2021

Are you struggling with marketing? Are you having a hard time getting quality leads? Are you having difficulty with getting your hands on specialty niche list? Then, this episode is for you. Our guest for today's episode is a former competitive body-builder turned real estate investor and wholesaler, Paul Del Pozo. He specializes in Buying, Selling, Rehabbing, and Flipping Wholesale properties. In his free time, he lives in a fitness world building a health and bodybuilding background. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Paul's background and how he discovered real estate industry How Paul figured out what kind of business he truly wanted Paul's thought on marketing for real estate investor in 2021 How Paul uses an MLS data program called Propstream to find lists and comps, and how it has changed his business Paul's advice to people who are starting out in the industry MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: flipempire.com/propstream ASCEND: Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life Tomorrow, Live It Today! How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life: πŸ”Š LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE TO THE FLIP EMPIRE SHOW (PODCAST) on Apple Podcasts β–ΆοΈŽ http://www.flipempire.com/podcast πŸ“Ί SUBSCRIBE TO ALEX PARDO'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo πŸš€ How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life Tomorrow, Live It Today β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.AscendYourSuccess.com/ FOLLOW ALEX ON: β˜… INSTAGRAM β†’ http://instagram.com/alexpardo25 β˜… FACEBOOK β†’ https://www.facebook.com/alexpardo15 β˜… LINKEDIN β†’ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-pardo β˜… YOUTUBE β†’ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo. TWEETABLES: "I took the bull by the horns and I pulled it with me" "Massive actions equals massive results" "I live my life according to how I want. My businesses don't control me" "If you know what you want, you can structure your businesses to surround what that end goal is" "The bigger overarching challenge is something more personal and is being masked as a business challenge when it's really not" ASK ALEX A QUESTION: Have a question you want to be featured on an upcoming Flip Empire Show? Head over to the Ask Alex page, and record your question. We've made it super easy for you, so let us know what challenges you are having, and Alex will answer it personally! SUBSCRIBE To The Flip Empire Show, and Leave a Rating & Review!
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Feb 11, 2021 β€’ 10min

EP491: How To Establish Your Online Credibility

Have you ever lost a deal because you did not establish your online credibility? Some people will judge you or your company according to your online business or google reviews. And this could eventually lead to the cancelation of deals if not dealt with immediately. It does not take a whole lot of time, effort, and energy, or even money to get online reviews. Let us find out how easy and learn how important it is to establish your online credibility. KEY TAKEAWAYS: The key to making people send you an online review Why submitting a review from someone on your behalf is a bad idea How the law of reciprocity can start a frenzy of reviews The importance of genuine reviews, especially from friends and families MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: www.alexlovescarrot.com ASCEND: Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life Tomorrow, Live It Today! How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life: πŸ”Š LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE TO THE FLIP EMPIRE SHOW (PODCAST) on Apple Podcasts β–ΆοΈŽ http://www.flipempire.com/podcast πŸ“Ί SUBSCRIBE TO ALEX PARDO'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo πŸš€ How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life Tomorrow, Live It Today β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.AscendYourSuccess.com/ FOLLOW ALEX ON: β˜… INSTAGRAM β†’ http://instagram.com/alexpardo25 β˜… FACEBOOK β†’ https://www.facebook.com/alexpardo15 β˜… LINKEDIN β†’ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-pardo β˜… YOUTUBE β†’ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo. ASK ALEX A QUESTION: Have a question you want to be featured on an upcoming Flip Empire Show? Head over to the Ask Alex page, and record your question. We've made it super easy for you, so let us know what challenges you are having, and Alex will answer it personally! SUBSCRIBE To The Flip Empire Show, and Leave a Rating & Review!
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Feb 8, 2021 β€’ 38min

EP490: Hitting Rock Bottom And Rebuilding To Bigger, Better Things

In today's episode, our guest, Jamel Gibbs, talks about his inspiring story of success and resiliency. He is the owner of the Mill Street Properties LLC, a successful real estate investing firm. He is also the owner of the REI Education Academy LLC, which is a successful real estate investment education firm and publishing company that teaches its clients how to build successful real estate investing businesses. He had been so successful in his businesses and then all of a sudden, he hit rock bottom. Not only that, he had to deal with depression, the death of a family member, and a pregnant wife. So how did he OVERCOME all that? Let's find out by listening closely to this episode as he shares his story of motivation and how he picks himself up off the ground, dusts himself off, and rebuilds himself after falling from grace. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Jamel's backstory and how he got involved in real estate investing and becoming an Entrepreneur How he responded to trials and how he pushed through adversity. His inspirations to pursuing his goals What does it look like to build a lifestyle business? How working hard took an emotional toll on him, even working from home. How he handled his depression What he would tell to his younger self CONNECT WITH JAMEL GIBBS: www.youtube.com/JamelGibbs MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Connect with Alex on Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/ and find him @AlexPardo. πŸš€ How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life Tomorrow, Live It Today β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.AscendYourSuccess.com/ WHO IS ALEX PARDO? https://flipempire.com/about/ FOLLOW ALEX ON: β˜… INSTAGRAM β†’ http://instagram.com/alexpardo25 β˜… FACEBOOK β†’ https://www.facebook.com/alexpardo15 β˜… LINKEDIN β†’ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-pardoβ˜… YOUTUBE β†’ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo. TWEETABLES: "I took the bull by the horns and I pulled it with me". "Massive actions equals massive results". "I live my life according to how I want. My businesses don't control me." "If you know what you want, you can structure your businesses to surround what that end goal is." "The bigger overarching challenge is something more personal and is being masked as a business challenge when it's really not." ASK ALEX A QUESTION: Have a question you want to be featured on an upcoming Flip Empire Show? Head over to the Ask Alex page, and record your question. We've made it super easy for you, so let us know what challenges you are having, and Alex will answer it personally! SUBSCRIBE To The Flip Empire Show, and Leave a Rating & Review!
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Feb 4, 2021 β€’ 18min

EP489: My Story About Owing the IRS More Than $120,000 (and Why This Important Lesson Applies to You!)

Alex shares a very painful experience he had back in 2009 with the IRS. It was a very valuable learning lesson and wants to remind you that if your bookkeeping isn't clean, you have to take action and not ignore it. Key Takeaways: Are you digging your well before you're thirsty? Tax time is coming! Are you getting your ducks in your row? In 2009, Alex had a rude awakening! Alex found out he owed $120k to the IRS. Alex has 20k-30k in credit card debt at the time too. Alex didn't know what to do. Owing money to the IRS taught Alex a painful lesson. Alex didn't take the time to track the numbers at all. Where do you need to start to dig your well before you're thirsty? Do you know the ins and outs of your business in detail? Yes you want to grow revenue, but you also want to keep overhead low. Think of a list of things you might need to track going forward and….track them! Thank you so much for your reviews on Apple Podcast! MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: πŸš€ How To Grow Your Business, Expand Your Impact, and Experience Your Perfect Life Don't Wait To Enjoy Your Life Tomorrow, Live It Today β–ΆοΈŽ https://www.AscendYourSuccess.com/ WHO IS ALEX PARDO? https://flipempire.com/about/ FOLLOW ALEX ON: β˜… INSTAGRAM β†’ http://instagram.com/alexpardo25 β˜… FACEBOOK β†’ https://www.facebook.com/alexpardo15 β˜… LINKEDIN β†’ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-pardoβ˜… YOUTUBE β†’ https://www.youtube.com/alexpardo. .. TWEETABLES: "I owed the IRS in back taxes because my 2006, 2007, 2008 taxes were never filed." "$140-150k in debt and the majority of that to the IRS. The IRS is pretty unforgiving with debt." "I was so focused on taking action, making money, that was my focus. It was not in running a business." ASK ALEX A QUESTION: Have a question you want featured on an upcoming Flip Empire Show? Head over to the Ask Alex page, and record your question. We've made it super easy for you, so let us know what challenges you are having, and Alex will answer it personally! SUBSCRIBE To The Flip Empire Show, and Leave a Rating & Review!

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