Success in Real Estate

Website SEO Score -  Website GraderFirst off - let me preface this blog by saying I know NOTHING about search engine optimization.  I know just enough to be considered dangerous, but I am learning more every day.  If you are an seo guru, like our own Karen George, then this is probably not news t...

Chandler AZ Community Blog: Festival & Celebration After attending yesterday's blogging conference, I came home and put my creativity to work. Sometime while The Phoenix Real Estate Guy (Jay Thompson)  was speaking, I decided that my own community needed an on-line forum to communicate.  Even aft...

Staging Arizona Real Estate:  Value of Your Service: Putting a price tag on what you do If someone called you and asked you "How much does it cost?" or "What is your price?" What do you say?  Do you put a dollar amount on the "perceived value" of your service or are you hourly? What is the value ...

Thank You Shailesh Ghimire for coordinating Phoenix, Arizona's First Blogging ConferenceAlthough I didn't take any pictures to commemorate the occasion and neither Matt Heaton nor Brian Brady were in attendance,  I wanted to say THANK YOU  to those fine folks who put together the first of hopeful...

      For those of you who shop at IKEA - you get it.  It's not just another "store" - it's an experience.  Drop the kiddies off in the kiddie-care area for a couple of hours and begin your adventure.  Heck - sit down and have a nice lunch too (meatballs anyone?). So, for those of you depend on I...

On Father's Day, we decided to take a drive. We flipped a coin and decided to head north. (It certainly must be cooler up there!)...We drove for a little while and came across this great education opportunity called Montezuma's Castle.  This is the Sinagua legacy.Part of the National Park Service...

Home Staging, Property Merchandising, Redesign, Redecorating, Fluffing, Property Staging, Neutralizing ....      Let me be the first to admit it - I love staging and it's been very rewarding journey. But ...  it's not all fun and games, is it?   We have nannies and before/after school care.  We d...

  While surfing around A/R this morning, I came across one of the pillars of A/R - Tony Marriott's blog entitled "Getting Ready For Showtime" Tony's Blog includes a Top 10 Checklist of things to do prior to "showtime"- that is before putting your house or listing on the market or MLS.  As a self-...

 Want more business?How about more referrals? Then consider the power of a hand written note.I am almost fanatical about writing notes. Right after an appointment with a perspective client, I send them a note expressing my appreciation for their time.  When someone says something complimentary ab...

Today, tomorrow and yesterday - everyday is a day filled with learning opportunities and if I keep my eyes open, I may just happen to recognize them. If I'm smart, I implement them. So, when I went to buy a new car, it dawned on me that I could learn alot from this entire experience. "So, what di...