laura monroe: Brian Gardner Designs a NEW Wordpress Theme Just for Real Estate Agents & Brokers - 10/26/09 12:03 PM
Brian Gardner with Studiopress.com has been one of the masters of WordPress Theme designs for quite a while now. His designs are know for having "clean code" which in itself creates the optimum environment for having great search engine "readability". He has once again created a new theme, only this … (13 comments)
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laura monroe: FREE SEO Tool for ActiveRain Bloggers and Outside Bloggers! - 08/20/09 01:53 PM
As a blogger here on Active Rain it's obvious that we get excited over SEO, or free search engine optimization tips and tools that will make our lives easier. We put a lot of thought of thought into drafting and organizing posts that will help make our blogs easy to find … (12 comments)
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laura monroe: So, You're a Lurker...6 Reasons to Become an ActiveRain BLOGGER! - 08/12/09 03:55 PM
I wrote this back in 2007, and have gottena kick out of seeing how far we've come as a community.
I did leave AR for a while, wound down my blogging and have ventured more into Twitter and Facebook. But in doing so I realized … (60 comments)
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laura monroe: Branding: What Color is Your Brand? - 08/09/09 12:28 PM
Thoughts of the Day... Colors and Branding.
I love color. I'm also in the middle of changing up my branding and stumbled across this great little nugget. Although my colors have been chosen, now I at least know WHY I chose them..for how they made me feel. What do your colors … (8 comments)
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laura monroe: FREE TOOL ALERT: Online Scheduling Software That Boosts Your Business and Your Leads - 08/08/09 02:39 PM
FREE Cool Tool ALERT!Yes, It's that time again..the time where I jump on my blog in excitement, when my little fingers can't type fast enough to get the word out, about a cool new tool!
As a real estate virtual assistant, not only am a booking my own consultations … (9 comments)
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laura monroe: RE Bar Camp San Francisco: Top Real Estate Strategies You Need to Implement Right Now! - 08/06/09 01:07 PM
So I drove home from my second experience at RE Bar Camp in San Francisco with a bit of urgency..after experiencing some amazing sessions! When I walked out of Trulia Headquarters, I realized what I walked away with was not just "ideas" or "new technology" or "tips"..I walked away with some … (16 comments)
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laura monroe: Considering a Real Estate Virtual Assistant? Know What You Are Paying For? Read & Learn - 06/09/09 08:24 PM
So you've heard about using a Real Estate Virtual Assistant, you've heard how its a great way to amp up your productivity and allow you to do more business.
You've heard that you can use a VA only when you need one..sort of pay-as-you-go and that sounds like it actually might … (9 comments)
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laura monroe: Real Estate Agents in California: Are You Prepared for July 1st?? Pass it On! - 06/08/09 02:22 PM
Hey, check this out this reminder. I wanted to pass this along! (this kind-of stuff is good to know...pass it on..)
Also, if you do marketing for Real Estate Professionals in California make sure you have this info on hand for printed materials!
Effective 7-1-2009!! SB1461 Disclosure … (12 comments)
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laura monroe: Wishing All My Special Friends a Happy and Blessed Easter! - 04/11/09 10:11 PM
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laura monroe: Get Exposed with Postlets & Social Media! A Great Way to Tell Your Friends & Followers About Your Properties - 03/06/09 08:32 PM
This is so cool! It's no secret that syndicating your listings to as many places as possible is key to reaching buyers or sellers in the media that they are comfortable with. While I was doing some syndicating of listings the other day I was happy to notice that … (22 comments)
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laura monroe: 10 Days of Outsourcing to Your Real Estate Virtual Assistant- Day 3 - 01/18/09 06:15 PM
Delegating to a Real Estate Virtual Assistant doesn't have to be difficult or expensive! Welcome to Day Three of Outsourcing Ideas you can let your real estate VA handle for you! This is a quick and easy to read resource you can always come back to:)
Delegation Day … (14 comments)
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laura monroe: 10 Days of Outsourcing to Your Real Estate Virtual Assistant- Day 2 - 01/13/09 04:20 PM
Delegation Day Two
Problem: Your web-generated leads & past clients are not being properly followed up with, put into 8 X 8, 12 Direct, 33 Touch, or 5 or 10 Year Campaigns because you are too busy taking care of other day to day tasks. Before you know it … (9 comments)
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laura monroe: Xobni Combines Outlook Contacts with Social Media and makes Connecting Super Easy! - 01/10/09 11:07 PM
Well..I did it..I recently downloaded Xobni (Inbox spelled backwards) and am really liking it!
Xobni is a plug-in for Outlook that allows you connect to your contacts by having a super fast email search function, attached conversations, AND connect to them directly through Social Networking like Facebook, Skype and Linked … (4 comments)
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laura monroe: Don't Let 2008 Slip into the Blogosphere! 3 Ways to Use Your Blogs of 2008 to Revitalize Your Website! - 01/01/09 01:58 PM
Happy New Year!
As I reflect on all that we have accomplished on ActiveRain in 2008, I have to sit back in awe of the amount of growth in members, and in blogging talent! So much hard work has taken place in this challenging year and I have still learned … (52 comments)
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laura monroe: FREE TOOL ALERT: All -In -One Video Converting Tool, Perfect For Beginners! - 07/19/08 12:26 PM
OK, I don't know about the rest of you, but I am on a quest to learn more about all of these video trends we are learning about here on AR, because frankly I only see it becoming more and more valuable to our businesses. As a real estate virtual … (35 comments)
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laura monroe: FREE Cool Tool Alert! Resize Your Photos All At One Time, Not 1 by 1 - 06/20/08 08:50 PM
I'll make this quick, because that is what this tool is all about!
When I work with agents on their listings, I'm almost always emailed the file of photos for our marketing, MLS, websites etc. Every so often I wil be emailed a HUGE file of photos that are extremly … (46 comments)
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laura monroe: Real Estate Virtual Assistants Laura Monroe & Jen Wilson to be Featured on Real Estate Radio USA! - 05/07/08 06:26 PM
Whoa This is BIG! (see below!)
For Immediate Release:
Real Estate Radio USA has extended an invitation to Real Estate Virtual Assistants, Laura Monroe of Creative Agent Solutions.com of California, and Jen Wilson of Agent Solutions of Calgary, to be the FIRST EVER GUEST Virtual Assistants on their radio talk show on Friday … (21 comments)
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laura monroe: Active Rain & Twitter Saves Agent (and Me) From Potential Ethics Violation! - 05/06/08 11:11 AM
Yep! It happened! I threw out a question on my Twitter stream to @Mizzle asking about a property flyer headline written by a client that I questioned as a possible ethics code violation. Her immediate reply:
I let my client know that I thought it might be a … (53 comments)
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laura monroe: Laura Monroe- IREAA's Featured Real Estate Virtual Assistant of the Month - 04/12/08 12:11 PM
Talk about a milestone! Please forgive me a head of time if this sounds like self-promotion..but well it is! I am honored to say that I have been chosen as the Featured REVA of the Month for the International Real Estate Virtual Assistants Association or the IREAA for short.
"The International Real … (16 comments)
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laura monroe: The Creative Critic: A Little Hump-day Humor for Virtual Assistants - 03/12/08 04:00 PM
Have you ever just had one of those days...? This is dedicated to all of you creative Virtual Assistants out there! (My favorite team of clients just sent this to me;)If you have ever worked on a project or two where more than one opinion mattered then you can probably relate.
Enjoy … (7 comments)
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