allen f hainge: Two Steps Forward For The New Year! - 12/19/07 09:11 PM
OK...time to take a breather and plan your business for 2008, if you haven't already. From my perspective, here are two top steps you can take to a more prosperous (and happy) New Year for you and your business. Take A 2-Day CRS Course The CRS (Council of Residential Specialists) offers the absolute … (12 comments)
allen f hainge: A Top 10, Must See Web Site For Real Estate Agents - 12/18/07 11:20 AM
I spent my one-hour “learn my technology” time today watching 17 short videos on using layers in Photoshop. I needed learn more about this technique, and the videos, well done and very complete, were just the ticket. They are on Expert Village, a site I just discovered and immediately bookmarked … (12 comments)
allen f hainge: Will You Lose Your Domain? - 10/25/07 04:25 PM
I just received this from one of my CyberStars(r) posted on our private listserve: "I need your help, guys! I had a webmaster a few years ago who left town 'under the cover of dark' so to speak and left me and several others in a real mess with out websites. … (3 comments)
allen f hainge: My Friend Burt: A Life Lived Well - 08/31/07 07:44 PM
My friend Burt died earlier this week. I'd known him for 20 years, and he taught me some life lessons that I hold dear to my heart: service to others and humility. The world we live places great value on achievement and acquisition. We are often judged by what we have, not … (19 comments)
Looking for love in all the wrong places? These words, from a famous country western song, are relevant if you feel "loved" when you have a number of qualified buyers today. In most markets today, agents face an excess of listings and a shortage of buyers. They need qualified buyers, and … (8 comments)
allen f hainge: Real Estate Agents: No More "Listing Wimps!" - 08/24/07 08:00 PM
When it comes to taking listings, especially in a down market, there are two types of agents: "The Boss" & "The Wimp." The Boss has strategies for taking listings on his or her terms....and prospers. The Wimp lets the seller dictate terms....and starves. We had one of our monthly private "CyberStar® Friday Morning … (5 comments)
allen f hainge: Inspiration: A Video Well Worth Watching! - 08/21/07 03:03 PM
CyberStar(r) Steven Estein of RE/MAX Pros, Frederick, MD, sent us a link to an amazing video. It is a 3 minute story of humility, talent, triumph and just plain joy! I know it gave me a real Feel Good moment....and I think you'll have one, too, if you watch it. You … (9 comments)
allen f hainge: Top Business Building Tips of The CyberStars(r) - 08/20/07 09:34 PM
A number of you have told me that you find the ideas and techniques I have posted, ideas I mainly learn from my Allen F. Hainge CyberStars(r). I got to thinking that it would be great to have a free online Webinar featuring some of these CyberStars(r), to let them share … (7 comments)
allen f hainge: What's Your Best Bet For Getting Visitors To Your Site, Blog or Podcast? - 08/15/07 09:33 AM
Where do your Web site visitors come from, i.e., how are they attracted to your site? Search engines? Pay-per-click? Personal promotion? Once you know the answer, you can effectively increase your efforts in that direction in order to attract visitors to your site. My take is based on research with a … (4 comments)
allen f hainge: Real Estate Marketing On You Tube: One Money-Making Example! - 08/12/07 02:53 PM
In preparation for a seminar I'm giving in Lexington, KY ("Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0") tomorrow, I was doing some research on how agents use YouTube for marketing themselves and their services. I came across the videos of one of my CyberStars(r), Sam Miller of RE/MAX Stars Realty, Mt. Vernon, … (13 comments)
allen f hainge: iPhone: An agent's next "must have" tool? - 08/10/07 11:59 AM
Several of my CyberStars(r) have already gotten the new iPhone....and they are finding some creative marketing uses for it. Here's one from Allen F. Hainge CyberStar(r) Ira Serkes of RE/MAX Executive, Berkeley, CA (www.BerkeleyHomes.com). Ira writes: "And I stumble across yet another cool marketing use for my new iPhone! "I uploaded my … (14 comments)
allen f hainge: Good, Short Interview On Real Estate Blogging Success - 08/09/07 11:32 AM
One of my CyberStar®, Bryan Bomba of RE/MAX Elite, Hinsdale, IL, is featured in an on-target interview with RealEstateBlogSites.com. The subject, of course, is blogging. It's a short interview, but he makes some good points with regards to effectively blogging to provide consumer information and to market yourself and your services. … (5 comments)
allen f hainge: Valuable Listing of HP Online Classes - 08/07/07 07:00 PM
A quick post about a very valuable site, HP's Online Classes. Lots of good online seminars here in several categories: Digital imagingDigital entertainmentSecurity solutionsHome officePersonal interests and hobbiesYou can find a list of classes here. It's a great day here on the lake in Reston....hope it's a great day wherever you are, too! … (6 comments)
allen f hainge: Cutting The Fat From Your Site....And Increasing Its Effectiveness! - 07/30/07 06:09 PM
Most agents have Web sites by now, but you know my views on their effectiveness: most of them don't earn money for the agent. Those agents who do make money from their sites keep up on what helps make their site accessible and effective. Here's one tip from Allen F. Hainge CyberStar(r) … (32 comments)
allen f hainge: You Have A Life Outside of Real Estate, Right? - 07/28/07 12:55 PM
Life is good. Oh, I, like everyone else, have my problems, but I also have blessings that give me a daily sense of gratitude. I'm grateful for my business, of course, teaching for the CRS technology course and teaching my private seminars nationwide, for my Web site consulting, etc. But my … (7 comments)
allen f hainge: Fun, Interesting, Useful Sites - 07/09/07 09:00 PM
For your use and enjoyment, here's a list of some fun, interesting or useful sites. The list comes from sites used and recommended by my CyberStars(r). I've included comments from aCyberStars(r) who uses a particular site. Enjoy & prosper! FreeConference.com A site to set up free phone conferencing (free to the person … (27 comments)
allen f hainge: No Whining! Comment on a Great Post - 07/03/07 11:26 PM
AR'er Ralph Nudi wrote an excellent post in the Tech Corner group praising "stealth sites." Rather than simply adding a comment to his post, I decided to post here in hopes that it will attract more readers to his post. I recommend that everyone wanting to market is or her … (5 comments)
allen f hainge: Top Agent Comments On iPhone - 07/03/07 09:15 PM
Sam Miller of RE/MAX Stars Realty, Mt. Vernon, OH, is one of my CyberStars(r) and one of the top agents in the country. One of the reasons why he's a top agent is that he embraces today's technology to market himself and to provide excellent service to his clients. Sam has … (4 comments)
allen f hainge: Internet Power: Are You REALLY Using It? - 07/03/07 07:46 PM
I was sitting on my balcony overlooking Lake Anne here in Reston and reading one of my favorite authors, Thomas L. Friedman. I've written in my newsletter and here, I believe, about the impact his book, "The World Is Flat," had on me an on my business. I recommend it for … (7 comments)
allen f hainge: Using Firefox? Please Note...And Check Your Web Site! - 06/25/07 08:23 PM
If you use Firefox, rather than IE, as your browser, here's something you should be aware of if you are not already. It effects your site viewing...and, most importantly, results you get from your own site. I was looking over one of my CyberStar's(r) sites, using Firefox, as I usually do. The … (4 comments)
Tips, Techniques and networking ideas from one of real estate's premier technology/marketing trainers and speakers. Allen learns from the CyberStars(r) (www.CyberStars.net) and shares his knowledge with you.
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