The Broke Agent

Eric Simon is the founder of The Broke Agent and co-founding Chief of Content of BAM. You can watch him weekly as a co-host of Over Ask Podcast and The Walk Thru. Eric also speaks at industry events across the nation and can hit his pitching wedge 190 yards.

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Bammer of the Week

This week’s Bammer of the Week goes to Yackeline Liederman. She’s a realtor in Miami with a unique take on humor in marketing. Basically, she makes memes…of herself. 

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The Power of Reposting Old Content

Coming up with content is hard. It’s my literal job and I wake up almost every day with no idea what to post on @thebrokeagent. But, I have a little trick that helps me and can help you on those days where you just got nothin’. Ready!? Repost and restructure old content from your own page.

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Instagram Needs to Chill…

Instagram is like Ditto the Pokemon. It takes from its competitors, copies their moves, and evolves into whatever is working against them. But much like Ditto, that ability only goes

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If Realtors Had Hype Videos

This week Derrick Gregory posted one of the most unique and hilarious real estate Reels I’ve seen to date titled, Realtor Hype Video.  Watch it below. View this post on

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BAMMER of the Week

This week’s “Bammer(s) of the Week” goes to The Property Brothers…In Law. Not the actual Property Brothers. Those guys are insufferable cringe lords. These guys are hilarious. Their names are

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How to Promote Your YouTube Channel Through Instagram

One of our main goals here at BAM is to grow our YouTube Channel. So, naturally we’ve been plugging the YouTube links to all of our shows in the stories of both the BAM Instagram and @thebrokeagent. BUT, we are learning this is not a super effective way to get more YouTube views and subscriptions. In fact, it can HURT your YouTube channel AND your Instagram. 

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BAMMER of The Week

Starting a new segment here at BAM brilliantly titled “Bammer of the Week.” It will highlight an agent or someone in the real estate industry that I think is doing something unique or cool, usually in marketing. I may be digging myself a hole here by making this weekly, but let’s start with one and see how it goes…

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Four MAJOR Updates to Instagram

On June 7th, we found out that’s exactly what’s happening. Instagram CEO, Adam Mosseri, just released a video explaining four major updates for Creators. Here are the four updates to expect.

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The Best Way to Grow Your Email List

Do NOT forget about email. According to Tom Ferry coach, Jason Pantana, four out of five (top) marketers would rather give up their social media accounts than their emails. Why?

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