This week, Sam and Phil take you through a hands-on agency audit, to highlight how regular check-ins on your website, social channels, lead generation, numbers, and processes can unlock consistent progress.

There are practical steps on refining your website and Google presence, building an effective content strategy for sellers, and tracking financials throughout the year. Find out where many agencies slip up when it comes to growth and saleability.

You need to have your systems ready, whether you plan to sell or simply want to operate at the top of your game. Task-sheets, regular numbers reviews, and a simple lead generation funnel can make all the difference.

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Some key takeaways:

➡️ Auditing your agency each quarter highlights small changes that add up to big results.

➡️ Clear website content and consistent social strategies enable easier seller conversions.

➡️ Saleable, systemised agencies don’t rely on one person—they’re easy to step back from or scale.

Some great moments:

✅ “You can literally go knock on someone's door and add a hundred thousand to your turnover in a week. In any other industry, that's quite hard to do.”

✅ “If you're going to rely on organic only, you are strangling your business all the time.”

✅ “The answer to every problem is list. Every problem I’ve ever heard of—that’s to do with sales, marketing, financials, fees... the answer is always list.”

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In this episode, Sam and Phil share recent experiments with ChatGPT and Perplexity, testing how these tools answer the question, “Who is the best estate agent in Windermere?” and what that means for your agency’s online profile. How is AI already impacting consumer journeys and estate agency marketing, both behind the scenes and in public perception?

Find out how to use your information to get better AI visibility and why giving AI a specific persona in your prompts can create more tailored results, but don’t forget to fact-check the generated content before using it!

You can adopt AI without losing the personal touch, by utilising it for low-level tasks which will help you stay ahead of the game as technology continues to move quickly.

Here’s how we can help you to IGNITE your agency:

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Some key takeaways:

➡️ Consistent branding across all digital platforms boosts your agency’s standing in AI-generated search results.

➡️ Your agency’s narrative is shaped by both your own content and external third-party sources, both of which should reinforce your position in the market.

➡️ Leveraging AI for research, copy ideas, and workflow automation can create a competitive advantage, but accuracy must always be fact-checked.

Some great moments:

✅ “We’re trying to make sure we’re manipulating AI searches to make sure they come to us, but actually they’re going to third parties. So we have to make sure the third-party data is also singing our praises.”

✅ “Whatever we think the reasons are that we should be considered to be somebody’s first choice of estate agent in the Lake District for selling a high value home, Perplexity are one step ahead of us—they’ve decided those four reasons are reasons we should be chosen.”

✅ “AI does something called hallucinating. So it makes up a fact because otherwise it’s got a gap in its copy or its narrative or its point. So you’ve got to be really careful.”

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In this episode, we address one of the least exciting yet critically essential topics in the property sector - Anti-Money Laundering (AML).

Phil highlights the steps estate agency owners should take to ensure compliance and avoid hefty fines, which can range from £1,500 to as much as £52,000!

Find out the common pitfalls and the solutions that can prevent financial penalties, including regular training, and risk analyses which are necessary for protecting your agency’s future.

Learn the importance of identification checks and how to effectively implement SARs (Suspicious Activity Reports), ensuring your agency stays on the right side of the law in a landscape that can often feel like a minefield.

Here’s how we can help you to IGNITE your agency:

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Some key takeaways:

➡️ Registration and updated AML policy are vital to avoiding fines.

➡️ Regular training and well-documented risk assessments support compliance.

➡️ Identifying suspicious activities early can protect your agency from future legal troubles.

Some great moments:

✅ “If you’re registered and have a clear AML policy, you’re already a step ahead.”

✅ “We try and do two or three suspicious activity reports a year; if any red flag arises, it's sure to be followed.”

✅ “Half the agents aren’t downloading titles on land registry; without this, you’re partly flying blind on ownership checks.”

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