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Susan Weissman
Weissman Properties - Delray Beach, FL
Personal, Professional, Individualized Service

I was also contacted by them and at first I also thought it was because of my outstanding record but upon further investigation, I realized they are selling you a marketing product. They will interview you, and "if" you are chosen for their magazine, which of course you will be if you pay, they will do a write up about you and use pictures that you provide at your own cost. They will make you your own magazine to show your clients and send you a pdf for use in all your marketing sites. They want $395 up front before they do the work and assure you that they won't print it until you agree to it. So basically it is a gimmick that they use to make you marketing material. I was actually going to do it, my objection was to paying upfront. 

Aug 01, 2017 10:50 AM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

They will ask to be paid for the article once you've been interviewed and it's not a small amount.

Mar 10, 2015 09:21 PM
Rainmaker
284,107
Scott Leaf Personal Real Estate Corporation
Keller Williams Elite Realty, Port Coquitlam, BC - Port Coquitlam, BC
Scott Leaf & Associates Real Estate Team

Congrats fellow nominees! If everyone is a winner there are no losers at Top Agent Magazine.

Jul 20, 2021 11:29 AM
Rainer
279,878
Dipti Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
On a team with Praful Thakkar

Many more will come, be careful.

Jul 19, 2018 09:33 PM
Rainmaker
630,251
Ajay Pandya
e-Merge Real Estate Unlimited - Columbus, OH
Realtor Ajay Pandya

Not heard of them.

Mar 02, 2018 03:59 PM
Rainer
4,676
Celia Chu
Coldwell Banker Town & Country - Claremont, CA
Inland Empire and The Los Angeles County-

I think a lot of agents get this email and its another tool in your marketing wheelhouse. People search and hopefully this will pop up..They write a nice article and you pay them for it. Its a business. Consider it an ad and an expense if you want it. 

Apr 07, 2020 09:51 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I got one of those emails, I ignored it.

Dec 08, 2019 07:50 PM
Rainer
177,244
Donnie Keller
Compass - Fort Worth, TX
Reata Realty Group At Compass

I was contacted about this as well.  I'm so glad I check this thread first.  I had another contact from a different company that had voted me one of the top Realtors in the Dallas Ft Worth Metro-Plex.  They wanted $395 to send me a plaque that said that.  I declined that as well.  I may or may not be all that but I don't need a $400 plaque to validate.

 

Aug 22, 2019 03:07 PM
Rainer
32,138
Chuck Tanner
Keller Williams Realty - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker "Let's Get You Moving"

Suzanne McLaughlin - speaking of no negative reviews, I was looking into another social media company and in their contract they stated that you were not allowed to post anything bad about them online. (I forget exactly how they had it worded) If you did you were subject to a $10k fine. There was NOTHING negative about them online. I received an email 2 hours ago from Top Agent Magazine as well.

Jan 15, 2019 09:29 AM
Rainmaker
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Suzanne McLaughlin
Sabinske & Associates, Inc. (Albertville, St. Michael) - Saint Michael, MN
Sabinske & Associates, Realtor

You won't find any negatives on a Google search, but if they start asking for money, I would run.

Mar 10, 2015 06:45 AM
Rainer
22,408
Charlotte Gibbs Johnson
American Realty Pros of GA - Covington, GA
CRS - 34 YR Realtor Professional

it is advertising guys....you dont get selected for you "qualities" as an agent...there have been way too many that are brand new agents and dont have the business yet that have been featured.  There is a cost ...seems like they wanted 395.00 for a one page article...if you need the adverstising then I would go for it...wish that they would find another title though...it is very decieving to the public to say someone is a TOP AGENT when they dont even have their first sale...or havent been in the business a year yet...or better yet I have seen someone that is part time....lenders are offered the same deal as top Lender...that was how I found out about it the firtst time....

Feb 20, 2019 09:06 AM
Rainer
390,910
Bill Burke
BurkeLord® Real Estate Powered By Keller Williams Metropolitan - Bedford, NH
Associate Broker/REALTOR® Licensed in NH & MA

They contacte me as well. I have spoked to a few agents that have been featured in it to get their take. Im told by all of them that You have to look at it as a marketing piece. It costs money, but they will do a nice article on your behalf and then you can use that for your marketing online and in person. They would show clients and also when people would research the agents online, they could see the article as well. So they felt that it was a benefit. If you are not willing to invest into that type of marketing for yourself, then it might not be worth it. 

Oct 12, 2018 05:18 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Scam, I think.

May 30, 2018 07:41 AM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

What is that?

Mar 07, 2018 09:38 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I have not seen this magazine and if it was free, with no financial investment then why not?

Aug 20, 2016 06:29 AM
Rainmaker
938,537
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Flint, I wouldn't be surprised if you called them back that the point to the interview is that you will be in the magazine and then you will be charged to have them send it out to your client base with a minimum number expected.

Mar 13, 2015 01:15 AM
Rainer
3,400
Stephen Foster
San Antonio, TX

Their homepage cycles quote after quote by agents about how great a marketing tool it is to be listed.  

I know nothing of their company other than looking at their website but I am curious if they ask for money from their honorees and how they make their money in general.

Mar 11, 2015 02:36 PM
Ambassador
3,727,873
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Gee, I got one  of those, too.  And here I thought it was all my ActiveRain points that got their attention!

Mar 10, 2015 01:07 PM
Rainmaker
3,416,038
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

I got the same thing, i deleted it though. I would be interested in what you find out, such as if there is a cost. Please share when you do. 

Mar 10, 2015 07:39 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Based on this Active Rain article, I would do it immediately.

Or you can call the agent who was featured to get a direct response.

http://actvra.in/4wHV

Put things in place to leverage this opportunity.

Mar 10, 2015 06:54 AM