Learn how to effectively use the real estate investing social network, BiggerPockets.com - home of 97,000+ members and 350,000 monthly unique visitors. Presentation includes the 3 Keys to Success for using the site, which are applicable for using any other social network - such as Facebook, Google+, etc - as well. 1 - Completing Your Profile 2 - Staying Active & Engaging 3 - Building and Expanding Your Network If you're looking to expand your fledgling or large-scale real estate investing business, BiggerPockets can help . . .

1. How to Use BiggerPockets
To Build your Real Estate Network
and Grow Your Business
Joshua Dorkin
Founder / CEO
www.biggerpockets.com

2. BiggerPockets is a one
stop-shop website that
simplifies and enhances
networking, deal making,
data evaluation,
education, marketing and
transactions for
real estate investors &
real estate professionals.
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3. The Buzz
93,000+ Members
340,000 Monthly Unique Visitors
(May 2012)
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4. 3 Keys to Success
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5. #1 Completing your profile
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6. #2 Staying Active and Engaging
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7. #3 Building and expanding
your
network

8. Completing Your Profile
www.biggerpockets.com/basics

9. Be truthful about your
background and
experience.

10. Upload a personal
profile photo of
your face.
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11. Fill in ALL sections
of your profile in detail.

12. Use relevant keywords in
Your profile descriptions
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13. Staying Active
and Engaging
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14. Participate, share, and get
involved in conversations on
our forums, blogs and your
dashboard.
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15. Be consistent and responsive in
your participation.
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16. Set up a
regular
schedule
for
your
participation.
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17. The more value your bring to others,
the more likely people will want to
connect and do business with you.
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18. You can grow
your business
without advertising
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19. Tips for Engaging
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20. Before anything else, introduce
yourself to the community in our New
Member Introductions Forum.
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21. Do NOT Sell or Promote ANYTHING
until you’ve spent some time
participating on the forums,
blogs &dashboard
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22. The more often
others see you
contributing value,
the better your
odds of building
credibility for yourself.
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23. Don’t be afraid to share your opinions,
even if others
have already said
what you’re thinking.
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24. If you’ve spent
the time to read an
article or thread,
take
one
more
minute
to share
your thoughts.
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25. Building & Expanding
Your Network
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26. Once you start engaging, other users
will reach out to contact you.
Be responsive to their messages &
colleague requests.
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27. Be proactive and send colleague
requests to others investors and
experts in your niche, as well as with
other investors in your area.

28. Make sure to personalize your request
with a message explaining your
reasoning for connecting.
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29. Use the site’s invite function to invite
those people in the industry
that you know.
www.biggerpockets.com/invites

30. The more people you’re connected
to, the better your opportunities
especially when marketing
or soliciting deals & opportunities.

31. Joshua Dorkin www.BiggerPockets.com
Founder / CEO @BiggerPockets
josh@biggerpockets.com