Billi Evans's (billimissourirealtor) Blog

Advertising. It's all about getting our names out. There are dozens of avenues to accomplish this from internet blogging to the simple business card. And one of the oldest and most effective forms of advertsing is good old fashioned word of mouth. A couple of weeks ago I got an email from a lady...

  We all have to start somewhere and it's no different on Active Rain. I look back upon my own decision to start blogging and my first visit here. I think about all the good advice I've been given and the new friends I've met.  In Southwest Missouri there are mega agents in the area just as there...

  Many years ago The Beatles put these lyrics to music and a classic was born. Over the last few weeks many people, but most importantly Margaret Woda, Alan May, Richard Yates, Donna Foerster and Glen Roberts all helped me reach a personal comment milestone. It all started when I wrote a blog abo...

  Years ago on Seinfeld, Kathy Griffen played a stand up comic who started using Jerry for comedy fodder. Everything Jerry did to stop Kathy kept coming back to haunt him in the form of new rants. It was a funny episode that I'm sure some of you may remember. Well today I had a comment on a post ...

  They call it Kewpiesta, a week long celebration of one time Ozarks resident Rose O'Neill and the Kewpie dolls she made. Every year the International Rose O'Neill Club gathers in Branson in recognition of the marvelous work Rose created and this year it will be held at Bonniebrook. So whether yo...

  If you are in Southwest Missouri this weekend you have to stop by and visit The Springfield's Rotary Club's 12th annual Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival. What is it you ask? It's over 60 teams from all over coming together to compete for the best barbecue in a 'Kansas City BBQ Society' Sanctioned event...

If you live in Southwest Missouri you are familiar with Nixa's Sucker Day. If not, I'm here to tell you about it. Since 1957 when local barber Finis Gold started this long standing tradition, the people of Nixa have closed up shops and shut down schools to eat deep fried fish (Suckers) grabbed fr...

  People usually love or hate their phones. I have a college age son who I'm not sure could not function without his. But I can't say much. I can't imagine a day at the office without mine neither. My office partner also has a college age son. He had bought an airline ticket to fly from Oklahoma ...

I've noticed that with each passing year good surprises happen less often. We become seasoned to the world and both Christmas and Easter become less about the magic of a surprise left by a mythical man or bunny to spur the economy and more about the religious side of each holiday. But sometimes s...

With Spring, I've decided to become a little more religious with my treadmill. I've promised to follow my Eat This - Not That guidelines. The lunches at Wendy's and Dairy Queen have been traded for Chipotles and Subway. And did I mention my probiotics? I think you get the point. After all, I'll s...