Top 10 Online Tools Every Real Estate Agent Needs

Wouldn’t it be great if you had more time during the day to line up new real estate listings, show more houses and close more deals? Here’s good news. There are several online tools that you can start using today that will help make you more efficient, secure your data, and help you effectively connect with your clients.

1. Password Agent – Are you tired of trying to keep track of all the passwords for your online services? (You do change them regularly to prevent hacking, don’t you?) Password Agent can generate passwords of any level of complexity so you can be confident that they will never be broken.

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And you don’t have to remember these passwords either, because Password Agent will automatically store and enter the the login and password for any service or software you’ve saved. The service will allow you to create 25 passwords for free, and an unlimited amount for $25.

2. PureText – This online tool allows you to paste copied text from a Microsoft Office product like Word or Excel without any of the hidden formatting that often transfers during a normal copy and paste operation.

3. Evernote – Get rid of the post-it note clutter on your desk with this powerful online service. Evernote lets you save, organize and retrieve all your ideas, web pages, photos, etc. from one convenient location. Since it’s online you can access your notes from anywhere. You can also install the Evernote app on your phone so you can record notes while you’re away from the office.

4. Jing – When you need to take a screenshot of your computer to share with a client, try Jing. This free screen-capture service enables you to create a quick capture for sending without storing it on your computer. Instead, Jing creates a link to an online server that stores the media, so you only have to send the URL.

5. Lovely Charts – This online tool is perfect for helping you to brainstorm new ideas. The application allows you to create all sorts of diagrams, such as flowcharts and sitemaps. You simply drag and drop different shapes onto the online work space, add text or your own images. You can download a version to your desktop, use it online or on your iPad.

6. Google+ Hangouts – Virtual meeting services like GoToMeeting can be quite pricey. Google+ Hangouts are a free and effective way to meet with up to ten people. You can share your screen with the other participants and even livestream the conversation with your Google+ followers.

7. WeTransfer.com – If you ever need to send dozens of files or large files easily and for free, this service will do the trick. You can even send video files that are over one gigabyte in size with no problems.

8. PDF to Word – While it’s fairly simple to convert a Word document to a PDF, it’s not so easy to go the other way. Most PDF to Word conversion services have trouble maintaining layout, font styles, etc.

This free online service can handle even fairly complicated flyers and forms, while maintaining the layout and style. However, if your PDF copy is just an image or scan of a text, PDF to Word will treat it as an image and embed it into a Word document.

9. DropBox – If you need to access computer files on your phone or from another computer, and share them with clients or co-workers, DropBox can help you out. The service allows you to store any number of files or folders in the “cloud,” which you can then share with any number of other people – anywhere.

10. Carbonite – It’s a sad fact of life that one day, your computer hard drive will give out – taking all of your files with it! Don’t take that chance. Store your files in the cloud.

Carbonite is one of the best-known names in the online backup service industry and it’s reasonably priced too. It’s one of the most affordable ways to insure your real estate business will keep running in the event of a data disaster.

What other online tools do you recommend a real estate agent could use to be more productive? Please share them in the comments below.

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