active rain tips: Charlotte Regional Realtors® Association Technology Day--A BIG Hit with Local Attendees - 06/21/09 07:32 PM
Charlotte Regional Realtors® Association Technology Day--A BIG Hit with Local Realtors®!
June 20, 2009 marked the first Technology Day sponsored by Charlotte Regional Realtors® Association and the buzz amongst the attendees was that this conference was a HUGE hit! From Social Networking 101 including Twitter to Facebook to LinkedIn, Branding, Real Estate Photography, Centralized Showing Service, Real Fast Forms (RealFast2Go), GIS/Polaris Mapping, Syndication of Listings, Outlook for Realtors®, Palm, Treo & Blackberry use, area MLS tips and, of course, blogging.
I was honored to be asked by the Association to teach a blogging class and what forum … (43 comments)
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active rain tips: Social Media & Flies--Catching them with Active Rain & Honey Works BEST! - 05/17/09 10:24 AM
Social Media & Flies--Catching them with Active Rain & Honey Works BEST!
Initially when the rave for social media seemed just that--THE rave--I was a bit resistant. It seems that so many barriers were standing in the way of my figuring each new 'thing' out and I just didn't have the time, nor the inclination. I have to admit though, that I've found an interesting correlation to those in the real estate business who are successful with the full scope of social media and Active Rain--positivity.
Had I never joined Active Rain, I probably would have continued down the … (82 comments)
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active rain tips: 2009 New Year's Resol-YOU-tions! - 12/31/08 05:41 PM
2009 New Year's Resol-YOU-tions!
Yes, it's that time again (thank goodness)! Time to take a moment (or several) to reflect on your past year in business and set your goals for 2009! If you have already done so, congratulations! One of the first things that I learned in this business is that you can only fly by the seat of your pants for SO long! A business plan is a MUST in this business and you must constantly tweak it in order to increase your success. While reflecting, be a little critical of yourself, your practices and your expenses; see how … (48 comments)
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active rain tips: Send Your Posts to Twitter (and Facebook Too) with EASE! - 12/08/08 08:33 PM
Send Your Posts to Twitter (and Facebook Too) with EASE! This post is a follow-up to the many emails and comments on my post about communicating with Generation-Y. Believe me, this is the easiest thing to accomplish and you'll just love having your post sent over to Twitter and Facebook without even having to think about it--after the initial re-direction of your posts! You can accomplish this easily for Twitter from your Active Rain home page in a matter of seconds; Facebook requires you to do this from their site. Here are VERY simple instructions to accomplish this in no … (94 comments)
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active rain tips: Are YOU Connecting with Gen Y-ers? - 12/08/08 10:38 AM
Are You Connecting with Gen Y-ers? Do you Tweet? Do you use Facebook? What about using a Blackberry? Do you text? If you're not doing all of the above and you want to tap into one of the most important generations that will be buying in 2009, then you'd better get to it! Gen X-ers (born 1965 - 1976) started the trend and now we have a new generation who is incredibly tech savvy. Those born between 1977 and 1994, known as the Generation Y-ers are not into cold calls or even friendly phone calls! They prefer to text and text … (108 comments)
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active rain tips: How Do You Eat YOUR Jellybeans? - 11/17/08 07:38 PM
What's YOUR Active Rain Style? What is Your Active Rain Style? Ronald Reagan once said, "You can tell alot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jellybeans." Many have analyzed this quote to present Reagan's real meaning of his words. What does this have to do with Active Rain?
We're constantly trying to analyze our methods of blogging and commenting here in the Rain! Who comments on whose posts? How do you learn what program to use to better present your posts? Who do you subscribe to? Who do you 'associate' with here in the Rain? Are you a groupie … (58 comments)
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active rain tips: Five COMMITMENTS to Boost Your Business - 10/24/08 11:00 AM
Five COMMITMENTS To Boost Your Business 1. Commitment to Mastery: Are you committed to offering only the best? Are you committed to learning everything that you possibly can to become a master of your profession? Think about this--in a busy market, we are able to balance the art of showing homes or listing homes AND maintaining contact with our sphere. Consider this--double up on your sphere contact AND work on earning another designation. If you've tightened your budget, use the phone for your sphere contacts and use Active Rain for your 'education.' Phone a few extra people in your sphere each day--you … (37 comments)
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active rain tips: Active Rain & Reciprocity - 06/22/08 10:52 AM
Active Rain and Reciprocity
Active Rain & Reciprocity
rec·i·proc·i·ty
-noun 1. A reciprocal state or relation. 2. Reciprocation; mutual exchange. 3. The relation or policy in commercial dealings between countries by which corresponding advantages or privileges are granted by each country to the citizens of the other.
How does this term, reciprocity apply to Active Rain? I've spoken with a few Active Rainers about my 'habit' here in the Rain: I login, go to my BLOGS tab and look at the right hand column. Here lies the Active Rain members to whom I have subscribed. I … (60 comments)
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active rain tips: $2.5 - $3m Listing--Thanks to Active Rain! - 06/14/08 11:03 PM
$2.5 - $3m Listing--Thanks to Active Rain!
$2.5 - $3m Deal Sealed--Thanks to Active Rain!
Earlier in the week, I wrote about a Seller who had phoned to have me list her home in the $2.5-$3m price range in PRIME Charlotte. I found out at the appointment that I was competing with some hard- hitting REALTORS in the area and was rather 'stunned' if you will, because I thought they had already researched and found who they wanted to list their home--ME!
Honestly (and humbly), my face and name are ALL over the place and my business is … (19 comments)
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active rain tips: The Right Attitude is a MUST in Networking - 06/04/08 12:03 PM
The Right Attitude is a MUST in Networking In our business, attitude is everything! Today, reading our local news (why, oh why, do I?) a quote from one our prominent businessmen eluded to the fact that Ken Thompson lost his top-dog position with Wachovia as a result of the economy; 'someone had to take the fall!' The fall for the distress of all banks across America? The fall for the economy? Or, possibly the fall for some bad decisions that cost him his job? However well-liked the guy is, the general concensus is that it is the latter.
When times … (62 comments)
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