Comments on: e-Pro is a Tinfoil Badge

By: lethbridge

lethbridge — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:57:00 +0000

E-pro is coming to Alberta. Woohoo, the internet will never be the same once our fine agents start to get on the internetz.

By: Bill Woodbury

Bill Woodbury — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:55:11 +0000

I signed up for the E-Pro class months ago and forgot the take it. They reminded me I had a week left to go, so went in and started crunching through the pages. To say it’s basic is an understatement. If you can log into a webpage and send an email, you don’t need this class. It does not, in any way, prepare anybody to use current technology to get leads and close deals. To make matters worse, the damn E-Pro course site kept freezing up, so it took hours instead of minutes to check out enough pages to realize that there was no meat there. My advice: If you’re thinking about popping for $300+ to take the E-Pro because you’re not tech savvy, take $50 instead to a local bookstore and buy some “…For Idiots” book that gets to the heart of things. E-Pro is E-Boondoggle, as far as I’m concerned.

By: Albuquerque NM Real Estate

Albuquerque NM Real Estate — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 05:30:59 +0000

I have to say having a designation that says I can use e-mail seems like having a high school diploma that says I can read. I agree we need an updated course that includes blogging and SEO to mention just a few. – Ashley

By: Rob Aubrey

Rob Aubrey — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:44:47 +0000

Below is a comment from an agent on Active Rain in an Outlook User Group. This agent is an e-Pro, you gotta love it.
wow.. I’m impressed…I hate to admit it but I’m still using Outlook Express.. but William says he can teach me how to be an Outlook person..
Have a wonderful time at your party today…
09/16/2007 by Manhattan Beach CA/ e-PRO…..

By: Dr. Eugene R Gibbins

Dr. Eugene R Gibbins — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:22:41 +0000

I am very pleased that you are at the level that you can’t learn something new. E-PRO was developed to bring as many Realtors as possible to a higher level. You must understand that the average Realtor is about 8 to 10 steps behind the general public. The goal of e-PRO is to raise that bar. Sure we have those as myself that have been working with the internet since it started. The problem is that we have so many that grew up without the internet that are playing catch-up. Let’s give these Realtors an opportunity to do this. I have actually seen some people as yourself (with experience) that actually learned something new. I don’t care how much you think you know, there is always something new that you can pickup from other people. After the student completes the e-Pro class, that isn’t the end of learning. We have constant communication after the course. Take care.
Dr. Eugene R Gibbins

By: Georgia Kibbey

Georgia Kibbey — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:14:27 +0000

I took the e pro course & have the designation, but learned very little. I still do not know how to email an MLS listing to a prospective customer.Can you help me to find that basic info?

By: Georgia Kibbey

Georgia Kibbey — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:12:10 +0000

I have the E-pro designation & do not know how to forward an MLS listing to a customer. I felt that course was money & time NOT well-spent.And I did not sign in because I do not know if I have a TypeKey or TypePad account.

By: Incredible Agent

Incredible Agent — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:02:50 +0000

Finally, the gauntlet has been laid down. I wish I had seen this post when it came out. Now it’s a matter of figuring out what an agent ACTUALLY needs to learn and not what it takes to get a tin badge.
You can bet we’ll be working on this at Incredible Agent. If anyone wants to help, please let us know.

By: Reba Haas

Reba Haas — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 05:10:57 +0000

Ohmigod, you have completely hit the nail on the head with this one. There are some people in my office with this horrible designation and they have very, very little technical knowledge. I came from the tech industry into real estate 3.5 years ago and was light years ahead of many of my colleagues and I’m not even technical – I did contract negotiation for the technology, and to companies like Microsoft, no less.
Anyway, I’ll tell you though there are some people that could use the education (but not earn a designation for it) and those are the guys that I dealt with in my first year as an agent. I had several phone calls from ticked off long time agents that actually said to me, “DON’T send me email! I only check it once a week or so!” Having been on email for as many years as I had already I was shocked and couldn’t fathom how they could continue to do business this way. Thankfully some of them have already moved on.

By: Cyndy Stephens

Cyndy Stephens — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:13:31 +0000

Yes,
I really did enjoy your post on e-pro, how can the NAR certification be that far outdated?
To answer Bernice’s question of an advanced version of e-pro…it looks like it might be here at http://www.Webographers.com? Looks like they’ll be teaching heavily on blogging by real estate agents…
Thanks,
Cyndy
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