Join the Community with Tami Simms and Carrie Melissa Jones

<p><strong>Topics covered and questions you’ll uncover during this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Online communities can open up the world and lead to deep-meaning relationships</li><li>Successful communities provide three things: purpose, member connection, and multiple shared experiences</li><li>For real estate professionals, connecting with other like-minded professionals is the key to success</li><li>Successful communities are based on existing relationships that are built upon trust</li><li>In-person networking changed for real estate professionals in 2020, but online communities can help bridge the gap and create new opportunities</li><li>The Institute Network provides opportunities to participate in sub-groups with a specific focus (e.g. second home market)</li><li>The Institute Network's goal is to help Members learn, grow, and share in ways that are relevant to each Member's specific niche</li><li>In luxury real estate, trusted referrals are a big part of being successful, and The Institute Network connects its Members with like-minded professionals who are also looking to expand their professional network</li><li>As opposed to other online communities that don't specialize in real estate (e.g. Facebook), The Institute Network provides a fully immersive environment with no outside distractions</li><li>Belonging is a universal feeling that what you bring to a group is appreciated, seen, and valued</li><li>Successful communities are those in which members appreciate, see, and value others in that community</li><li>New luxury real estate professionals can find it difficult to break into a new market, but The Institute Network assists with that by facilitating connections</li><li>The Institute Network is about the concepts of belonging, each Member having a place, each Member being able to give and receive value, and Members being fully part of the community</li></ul><p><strong>Resources mentioned within episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Carrie’s book, <i>Building Brand Communities</i>, on <a href="https://www.amaz