real estate marketing: Take MUCH Nicer Vacations: Use These 6 Tools! - 10/12/08 06:39 PM
OK...we hear a lot about the latest and greatest "tech tools." It would help if we learned more about using them to get more listings and make more sales. Here is an attempt to take 6 of today's top tools and use them in a step-by-step system to help you get … (5 comments)
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real estate marketing: What's Really Working Re. Today's Technology? - 09/19/08 04:53 PM
Our CyberStar(tm) technology networking group is having a discussion on "what works" when it comes to making money, saving money and saving time with today's technology. Lots of input from various members, but I want to share this one from CyberStar(tm) Sam Miller of RE/MAX Stars Realty, Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Sam is … (10 comments)
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real estate marketing: Are You Paying Attention To The "Groundswell"? - 08/19/08 03:03 PM
So many books, both business and non-business, have influenced my life and the way I run my business. One that I'm reading now is destined to make that list: "Groundswell" by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff.
The authors define a "groundswell" as "a social trend in which people use technologies to … (2 comments)
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real estate marketing: For Most Other Agents (Not Us): Can I REALLY Do It "All By Myself? - 08/08/08 07:00 PM
(Here's an expansion of the latest post to my blog. I post it here because I am grateful for what ActiveRain has done to help agents get up to speed with marketing to today's consumer. I post it here, too, in the hope that some readers will find some ideas … (4 comments)
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real estate marketing: Cn U Txt? Buyers & Sellers Can! - 04/22/08 04:56 PM
I’ve been absent from ActiveRain for awhile, focusing on getting my business in order, starting my own real estate marketing blog (Real Estate CyberStar™ Tips) and traveling a bit. Time to get more active here, and I appreciate those of you who have posted on my previous blogs.
To kick … (27 comments)
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real estate marketing: 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)
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real estate marketing: 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)
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real estate marketing: Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places? - 08/26/07 05:25 PM
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)
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real estate marketing: 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)
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real estate marketing: 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)
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real estate marketing: 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. … (4 comments)
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real estate marketing: 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)
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real estate marketing: 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)
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real estate marketing: 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)
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real estate marketing: 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)
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real estate marketing: Effective Web Sites To Check Out - 06/24/07 06:25 PM
So many agent sites...yet so few make money! It's not hard to be one of the agents who make money from hi or her site if you understand what makes an effective site...and focus your efforts on getting one.
One of our CyberStar(r) teams, Jeff & Paulia Kennedy of Trademark Real Estate, … (13 comments)
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real estate marketing: TinyURL: A Useful Tool For Email Marketing! - 06/17/07 01:50 PM
Email is a powerful marketing tool, as you know, email. One thing that makes it so is your ability to put a URL (Web site page location) into the body of the message. The URL might link to a new listing, an announcement regarding a client’s new house or … (9 comments)
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real estate marketing: Does Your Web Site Have "Stick To Itness"? - 05/22/07 10:45 AM
NAR research shows that home buyers and sellers are interviewing agents 6-9 months ahead of their sale or purchase...without most agents knowing it. How? By searching agent Web sites in order to choose the best agent to work with.
The key to getting the consumer to choose you, of course, is deep, … (7 comments)
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real estate marketing: "60 Minutes" Segment: Their Perception, Your Reality - 05/15/07 05:16 PM
Like many of you, I saw Sunday night's "60 Minutes" segment. I have also read the comments on AR regarding the segment. Like many of you, I see a disparity between the portrait of the "typical agent" shown on the segment and what top tier REALTORS do to earn our fee. … (28 comments)
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real estate marketing: Allen's "Must Have Tech Tools" List - 02/01/07 05:00 PM
The following list of some tech tools I have found valuable originally appeared in my online newsletter last year. I use technology to help me save time, save money, make money and, in general, to make my life easier and more productive. I highly recommend each of the following if they … (13 comments)
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real estate marketing: Blogs vs. "Real Estate Blogs" - 07/28/06 07:27 AM
Blogging has helped the businesses of my CyberStars(r) (www.CyberStar.net)...and my business as well.
There are a number of companies now that offer to create a real estate blog. These blogs are, in most cases, different from "ordinary" blogs, and it can be confusing to decide whether to go with an ordinary … (1 comments)
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