This is going to be one of those "Gee, why don't you tell me how you really feel posts?!"
Question: Should I have my photo on my house/yard signs?
(My) Answer: Absolutely NOT.
Here is my reasoning behind my very opinionated answer.
- It is not about YOU. It is about the HOUSE.
- Nobody cares what you look like (ouch did I say that out loud?)
- You may not be as good looking as you think you are.
- Somebody who looks like you may have recently been featured on Americas Most Wanted.
- You may lose weight and want to throw darts at your sign.
- You may start a following of weirdos who think you are sexy.
- You may cause an accident when your high school sweet heart drives by.
- You may become the target of color experts debating on whether or not you are a "summer".
- People may actually think you look like that.
- Somebody might walk by and draw a mustache on you.
- Your butt does look big in that suit.
- Would you want some ones picture plastered in front of your private property?
TRUE STORY: There is somebody in my general location that sports a FULL BODY size sign in front of their listings wearing her 1982 beacon red suit with extra wide lapels. I can no longer drive down that road--which happens to be an arterial-- because my children start "nerping" and pointing at her sign and I nearly drive off the road. What is nerping you may ask? Nerping is laughing until you cry at something that is not even funny. Laughing at nothing, and/or laughing until you make yourself sick.
I realize I may have offended somebody, but I think somebody has to bring this tacky practice up for discussion. I am guessing that Realtors do this because they think they look like such a trustworthy top producer that everybody who drives by is going to say: "Honey, we should fire our slimeball good for nothing agent and hire that nice lady who looks like she just walked out of church."
Or..."Dude, that chick is hot and I bet she even knows how to text so I am going to see if she can find me a place to crash."
Ok. Here are a few more comments and then I will lay my case to rest.
- Your name and agency should speak for themselves.
- I don't see any of the top agents in my area doing this.
If you do have your photo on your signs and you can tell me how wrong I am about this, don't be afraid to speak up! Let me have it! I can take it. And if you change my mind about this, I will literally send you a picture of myself on a coffee cup or maybe even a magnet!
Parting thoughts: There are plenty of places where your picture should be, but trying to
upstage the house you were hired to sell is not one of them. I am a huge believer in marketing yourself. Just not in on the yard sign please!
