http://activerain.com/blogs/divegirlusa Reach Delray Beach Realtor with Google Voice en-us http://activerain.com/blogsview/1360191/zmotion-kids-in-distress-ride-december-06th-2009 <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_tcRYPDbBbY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_tcRYPDbBbY&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" allowscriptaccess="always" height="344" width="425"></embed></object> "Kids In Distress Inlet Challenge Bicycle Ride “A Fun, Fit, and Friendly way to help the most vulnerable citizens – the children of our community.” Founded in 1979, Kids In Distress is a nationally accredited agency dedicated to the prevention of child abuse, preservation of the family and the care and treatment of abused and neglected children. The Kids In Distress Inlet Challenge starts at 7:00 am sharp on Sunday, December 6th. Join Team zMotion and experience a 100, 62.5 or 31 mile amazing scenic ride along A1A. You’ll have a great time and be cheered on by zMotion Volunteers while supporting a deserving cause. Registered zMotion riders need to meet at the zMotion booth at 6:00am to collect wrist bands, complete waivers and fuel up. The start point is located across from Bahia Mar and next to the Sheraton Yankee Clipper. Plus, participants receive a free T-Shirt and are invited to the Post Ride Celebration with plenty of complimentary food provided by Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., drinks, and music!" To register as a Zmotion Rider: http://www.zmotion.org <div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:24:32 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1360191/zmotion-kids-in-distress-ride-december-06th-2009 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1359998/how-to-create-and-use-iframes-and-tables-on-your-blog- <p></p><div id="reblogging_tag">Via <b><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1358579/how-to-create-and-use-iframes-and-tables-on-your-blog-">Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain)</a></b>:<br/><blockquote><p><strong>How To Create and Use iFrames and Tables on Your Blog </strong></p> <p><strong>Last week I promised to create a post explaining</strong> how to add iFrames and tables to your Blog posts.  Instead of making this a long drawn out technical "How To" tutorial, I decided to make it really easy for those of you interested in using this feature.  It is HTML based and does require a little HTML skill, but I think the way I'm about to show you will totally simplify the process and keep you from losing your sanity! lol~</p> <p><strong>The hardest thing you'll have to do is switch the tabs at the top of your New Blog Post</strong> from "WYSIWYG" to "HTML"  then you'll just need to copy the code onto the HTML page where you want your iFrame to appear, then save it.  Can't make it much easier than that. So let's start with the iFrame. The purpose of Adding an iFrame to a Blog post is so that you can share a large amount of information in a very small <em>(customized)</em> space.  Maybe a website, or an interactive page, or even an entire Blog for example.</p> <p><strong>Here's an iframe of a site I'm sure you'll all recognize. :-)</strong> </p> <center><iframe name="ActiveRain" src="http://activerain.com" height="350px" frameborder="yes" width="600px" scrolling="auto" style=""> </iframe></center><p> <strong>The size, color, width, height, URL, etc. can all be customized.</strong> Now for all you advanced HTML users and Bloggers, this is probably easy stuff, but for many of our members and friends, learning this type of stuff has been known to cause overdoses of Tylenol and in some extreme cases, even alcohol.  So here's a way for you to preserve your anxiety and stress for something a little more worthy.... I hope.</p> <p><a href="http://www.htmlbasix.com/iframe.shtml" title="The iFrame Generator for Beginners" target="_blank"><strong>HTML Basics</strong></a> has setup what they call an iFrame generator.  You just enter in the information, and it creates the iFrame for you, then just copy and paste the code into the HTML tab of your new Blog post. It looks like this:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/4/4/6/5/ar125944136656449.png" height="407" alt="" width="427" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Just enter the URL of ANY page you want to appear in your iFrame</strong>, never make it wider than 550pixels if you don't want to Blow Out your Blogs sidebar, select any height you want, give it a name, set the alignment, maybe add a border with some color, setup how you want it to scroll, and generate the code for your Blog post.  This is much easier than trying to explain the HTML which you're about to see once you generate the code anyway. Once you become familiar with the iframe code, you won't need the generator anymore. Now try it yourself. <p> <b>I added this iFrame to the Real Estate RainCamp SF so you can see who's coming</b><p> <center><iframe name="RainCampSF" src="http://raincampsf.eventbrite.com/" height="400px" frameborder="yes" width="600px" scrolling="auto" style=""> </iframe></center><p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Suggestions:</strong> Try using your MLS page, your IDX page, your Website, one of your Blog posts, maybe your AR Outside Blog, any page that's on the internet will work as long as you have the URL or website address.  You can use iFrames to add some additional value to your Blog if this is something you're interested in. Now just be creative and imagine all the ways your clients, visitors, and subscribers might benefit from your using custom iFrames in your Blog posts.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Are you ready for tables now?</strong> <strong><a href="http://www.quackit.com/html/html_table_generator.cfm" title="Create a Table with a Table Generator" target="_blank">Here's a link</a></strong> to a table generator, you'll be a pro in no time at all!  :-)<p> <center><table cellspacing="3" bordercolor="#FFCC00" border="1" cellpadding="3" width="400" style="background-color: #FFFFCC;"> <tr> <td><b>Some Table Scraps</b></td> <td><a href="http://revideoblog.blogspot.com" target="_blank">RE Video</a></td> <td><a href="http://retechworld.com" target="_blank">RETechWorld</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://agentassist.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Goal Planner</a></td> <td><a href="http://activebradsblog.com" target="_blank">ActiveBrads Blog</a></td> <td><a href="http://bradsdomain.com" target="_blank">iDomain</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://techknowbabble.blogspot.com" target="_blank">TechKnowBabble</a></td> <td><a href="http://wix.com/bandersohn/activebrad" target="_blank">AR Manual</a></td> <td><a href="http://thereblogged.blogspot.com" target="_blank">The REBlogger</a></td> </tr> </table> <p style="font-family: verdana,arial,sans-serif; 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<a href="http://www.retaggr.com/page/BradAndersohn/" title="~All Blogs and Sites Under One Roof~" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/1/8/6/2/ar125622189526818.png" height="31" alt="" width="31" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://arpromo.com/rainmakerdiscount" title="Join ActiveRain or Upgrade - Get Discount" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/5/7/3/1/ar125267614613754.jpg" height="14" alt="" width="80" /></a> "RainMaker" Special - <strong><a href="http://arpromo.com/rainmakerdiscount" title="Click Here for &quot;RainMaker&quot; Discount" target="_blank">Signup Here</a></strong> and Get New Member Discount<br /><a href="http://raincamp.com" title="RainCamp" target="_blank"><strong>RainCamp</strong></a>&trade; - <em>"Because The Way We Do Business Online Has Changed!"</em></p></div></blockquote></div><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:45:58 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1359998/how-to-create-and-use-iframes-and-tables-on-your-blog- http://activerain.com/blogsview/1359991/sunday-bike-ride-from-delray-beach-to-palm-beach <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4645933&amp;id=535120032&amp;op=1&amp;view=user&amp;subj=47767121136&amp;aid=-1&amp;oid=47767121136" id="myphotolink"><img src="http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs008.snc3/11558_233675165032_535120032_4645934_3032503_n.jpg" id="myphoto" alt="" /></a></p> <p>I gladly took the day off this Sunday and went for a fun early morning bike ride with Camp A1A riders and Camp Seaside/Zmotion Members. It was a beautiful day and great temperature. It is always so nice to ride to Palm Beach Island. So many beautiful homes, great landiscaping...and now getting all decorated for Christmas. So nice!! We went for a 48 Miles with ending average speed of 17 MPH.</p><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:39:16 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1359991/sunday-bike-ride-from-delray-beach-to-palm-beach http://activerain.com/blogsview/1352575/tuscany-on-the-intracoastal-for-rent <embed bgcolor="#ffffff" scale="default" src="http://www.realestateshows.com/show/player.swf" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swliveconnect="true" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="flashshowid=453120&amp;baseurl=http://www.realestateshows.com/&amp;playmode=embed" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" height="385" width="480"></embed> <br><br>SHOWS LIKE A MODEL TILE FLOORS THROUGHOUT. NEAT & CLEAN, DECORATED, FULLY FURNISHED, AND READY TO MOVE-IN.STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES. WATER FOUNTAIN & COURT YARD VIEWS. ASSIGNED PARKING SPACE IN GATED INTRACOASTAL COMMUNITY. RESORT LIVING AMMENITIES.THIRD FLOOR UNIT WITH COMMUNITY ELEVATOR. TASTEFULLY DECORATED, GRANITE COUNTETOPS AND STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES. BUILDING N. 4 WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO THE INTRACOASTAL CLUB HOUSE. BUILT IN 2001. WATER AND CABLE INCLUDED! UNIT HAS 1 ASSIGNED COVERED PARKING SPACE! HURRY UP! IT WON'T LAST! <br><br><br> <table border="0" width="749"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#F9F6F6">1/1 Fully Furnished for Rent at Tuscany on the Intracoastal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4316 Tuscany Way, Boynton Beach, FL 33435</td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.realestateshows.com/php/makejpg.php?filename=../shows/500000/455000/0000453120/01.jpg&amp;newwidth=375&amp;newheight=274" height="274" alt="Picture of House" width="375"></td> <td>SHOWS LIKE A MODEL TILE FLOORS THROUGHOUT. NEAT & CLEAN, DECORATED, FULLY FURNISHED, AND READY TO MOVE-IN.STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES. WATER FOUNTAIN & COURT YARD VIEWS. ASSIGNED PARKING SPACE IN GATED INTRACOASTAL COMMUNITY. RESORT LIVING AMMENITIES.THIRD FLOOR UNIT WITH COMMUNITY ELEVATOR. TASTEFULLY DECORATED, GRANITE COUNTETOPS AND STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES. BUILDING N. 4 WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO THE INTRACOASTAL CLUB HOUSE. BUILT IN 2001. WATER AND CABLE INCLUDED! UNIT HAS 1 ASSIGNED COVERED PARKING SPACE! HURRY UP! IT WON'T LAST! CALL NOW KARINA LEAL AT 561-350-3503 OR EMAIL karina@lealusa.com http://www.karinaleal.com</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.realestateshows.com/show.php?id=453120">Click to View Show</a><br> <br></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#EFF0F1" height="36">Details</td> <td width="4"> </td> <td bgcolor="#EFF0F1" width="234">Contact Info</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="170"> Asking Price:<br> MLS:<br> Sq. Feet:<br> Bedrooms:<br> Bathrooms:<br> # of Floors:<br> Subdivision:<br> Year Built:<br><br><br></td> <td> 1050<br> R3056220<br> 833<br> 1<br> 1<br> 1<br> Tuscany on the Intracoastal<br> 2002<br><br><br></td> <td> </td> <td><div> <br> <b>karina leal<br>Licensed Real Estate Broker</b><br> <p><img src="http://www.realestateshows.com/php/makejpg.php?filename=http://www.realestateshows.com/realtorphotos/42662/20091119051815.jpg&amp;newwidth=85&amp;newheight=107"></p> <p><img src="http://www.realestateshows.com/logos/Lealusarealty_logo01.jpg"></p> <p> <b>Dir</b> 561-350-3503<br> <a href="mailto: karina@lealusa.com">Email</a> | <a href="http://www.karinaleal.com" target="_blank">Website</a><br /> <a href="http://www.realestateshows.com/show/inventory.php?userid=42662">Other Shows</a><br /></p> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#EFF0F1" height="36">Property Amenities</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> - Range/Oven<br>- Full Refrigerator<br>- Washer/Dryer<br>- Dishwasher<br></td> <td width="217"> - Balcony<br>- Central A/C<br>- Central Heat<br>- Walk-in closet<br></td> <td width="102"> - Tile floor<br>- Living room<br>- Granite Countertops<br>- Stainless steel appliances<br></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#EFF0F1" height="36">Community Amenities</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>- Covered parking<br>- Guest Parking<br>- Security Gate<br>- Secured Entry<br></td> <td>- Gated property<br>- Swimming Pool(s)<br>- Basketball court<br>- Fitness center<br></td> <td>- Recreation Center<br>- Clubhouse<br>- Tennis court(s)<br></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img class="footerimg" src="http://www.realestateshows.com/php/makejpg.php?filename=../shows/500000/455000/0000453120/04.jpg&amp;newwidth=110&amp;newheight=83"> <img class="footerimg" src="http://www.realestateshows.com/php/makejpg.php?filename=../shows/500000/455000/0000453120/03.jpg&amp;newwidth=110&amp;newheight=83"> <img class="footerimg" src="http://www.realestateshows.com/php/makejpg.php?filename=../shows/500000/455000/0000453120/02.jpg&amp;newwidth=110&amp;newheight=83"> <img class="footerimg" src="http://www.realestateshows.com/php/makejpg.php?filename=../shows/500000/455000/0000453120/05.jpg&amp;newwidth=110&amp;newheight=83"></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.realestateshows.com/images/player/EHLLogoFlyer.jpg" height="20" width="81" /></td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:08:37 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1352575/tuscany-on-the-intracoastal-for-rent http://activerain.com/blogsview/1346686/what-is-raincamp- <p></p><div id="reblogging_tag">Via <b><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1343577/what-is-raincamp-">Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain)</a></b>:<br/><blockquote><p><span style="color: #cc6600;"><big><span><strong>What Is Real Estate RainCamp</strong></span></big>™<big><span><strong></strong></span></big></span></p> <p><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/7/7/2/8/ar125856055682777.jpg" height="95" alt="" style="float: left; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px;" width="95" /></p> <p><strong><a href="http://raincamp.com" title="RainCamp" target="_blank">Real Estate RainCamp</a></strong>™<strong> is</strong> <strong>a full day Conference/Seminar</strong> that is packed with valuable content, presentations, and some of the most useful and applicable ideas and processes that you can implement immediately into your Social Media, Networking, Blogging Strategy, and Business Plan.  RainCamp™ was created and developed for anyone in the Real Estate Industry looking for successful methods and tools to maximize and grow their online business in today's Modern Day Real Estate Market.  <a href="http://raincamp.com" title="RainCamp" target="_blank">RainCamp™</a> is a National Event now touring the Country.</p> <p><span style="color: #cc6600;"><big><span><strong>Modern Day Real Estate Marketing</strong></span></big></span></p> <ul> <li><em><strong>How do you stack up in the modern Real Estate Market</strong></em></li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;">Find out where you rank before we kick off the day. How does your social profile rate against your neighbor? How can you expand that presence and create connections that are meaningful in a professional manner? Understanding where you are is the only way to figure out where you need to go.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc6600;"><big><span><strong>Search Engine Marketing</strong></span></big></span></p> <ul> <li><em><strong>Learn how to target consumers that are MUCH closer to buying than an average Internet lead</strong></em></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong></strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;">Advertising is undergoing a radical transformation. As advertising dollars make an exodus from print to online marketing, do you know how to position your advertising budget to get the most impact out of each dollar? As most of your potential clients go online to make purchase decisions, knowing how to target them in the places they reside will be instrumental in ensuring they do business with you.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc6600;"><big><span><strong>Converting Leads Into Closings</strong></span></big></span></p> <ul> <li><em><strong>"Ten Days of Pain" lead conversion method - allows you to convert Internet leads efficiently</strong></em></li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;">Understand Pay-Per-Click advertising and how you can get leads cheap and effectively. It's one thing to learn how to drive traffic to your site, it's entirely different to actually convert that traffic into a commission. Learn the regiment required to get industry leading conversions with the prospects on your website. There is no reason the leads on your site should be treated like the rest of the industry treats theirs. Resolve to do something different.</p> <p><span style="color: #cc6600;"><big><span><strong>Social Media Networking and Marketing</strong></span></big></span></p> <ul> <li><em><strong>Discover what works and what doesn't work using the New Social Media Movement</strong></em></li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">Learn how to use Social Media to obtain a competitive edge in your market place. Gain an understanding of sites like FaceBook, Twitter, and others, and how you can incorporate them into your business plan to connect with and earn more clients.</p> <p><span style="color: #cc6600;"><big><span><strong>Real World Social Media Success Stories - LOCAL PANEL</strong></span></big></span></p> <ul> <li><em><strong>Listen to pros that are utilizing what they preach and have outstanding success doing it</strong></em></li> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;">Listen to real agents on the street who are using Social media to enhance their business. Let them tell you how they did it. Not every story is the same but the critical component is this: They took the leap and the rewards are well worth the effort.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc6600;"><big><span><strong>30 Technologies You Don't Know About But Should</strong></span></big></span></p> <ul> <li><em><strong>Discover 30 technology tools that can be seamlessly integrated into your business</strong></em><br /></li> </ul> <ul> </ul> <ul> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;">Does this really need an explanation? Yes it does, so you'll need to come and hear it. </p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc6600;"><big><span><strong>Becoming the Online Mayor of Your Community</strong></span></big></span></p> <ul> </ul> <ul> <li><em><strong>Understand what it means to be the "Online Mayor of your Community"</strong></em></li> </ul> <ul> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong></strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;">The end game of all real estate social media strategies. Learn how to put yourself at the online center of your real community. This is market area "farming" and done by the cutting edge elite. Take full advantage of the resources available and create a plan to put yourself in the middle of the flow of information in your market.<a href="http://twitter.com/benkinney"></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc6600;"><big><span><strong>Hyper-local Blogging for Business and SEO</strong></span></big></span></p> <ul> </ul> <ul> <li><em><strong>Learn how to use Hyper-Local Blogging to land you on the first page of GOOGLE</strong></em></li> </ul> <ul> </ul> <p style="padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;">What is Hyper-local? Why does it matter? How does focusing on hyper-local content give you more qualified leads that are ready to act quicker? Find out how to target your next client by providing the information they are looking for when they are really getting close to buying. Learn the methodology of a newer agent who has leveraged the Internet to become a Mega Producer.</p> <ul> </ul> <ul> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><big><span style="color: #666666;"><strong><a href="http://raincamp.com" title="RainCamp" target="_blank">RainCamp</a></strong></span></big>™<big><span style="color: #666666;"><strong> - <em>"Because the way we do Business has changed!"<br /><br /></em></strong></span></big></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><em><span style="color: #999999;"><big><big><big><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><small>About The Speakers:</small></strong></span></span></big></big></big></span></em></p> <p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;"><strong><a href="../../osobluwtr">Ben Kinney</a></strong>, Mega Producer, Keller Williams</p> <p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;"><em>Featured: 2008 Realtor Magazines annual "30 under 30", RIS Media "Power Team" report, WCAR </em><em>Realtor of the Year and Quarter</em></p> <p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;"><strong><a href="../../blogs/arbob">Bob Stewart</a></strong>, Director of Social Media Strategy, ActiveRain</p> <p style="text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;"><em>Bob is responsible for growing and maintaining ActiveRain's vibrant community of real estate professionals. 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Discount" target="_blank">Signup Here</a></strong> and Get New Member Discount</p></div></blockquote></div><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:07 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1346686/what-is-raincamp- http://activerain.com/blogsview/1345111/delray-beach-spanish-wells-townhome-for-sale <div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 720px; text-align: left; background: ;"> <div style="margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0px; height: 58px;"> <h1 style="font: 14px Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; color: #fff; padding-top: 25px; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 25px; text-align: left;">COMPLETELY RENOVATED DELRAY BEACH TOWNHOME </h1> </div> <div style="padding-top: 5px;"> <h2 style="color: #666666; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-left: 23px;">3001 SAN CLARA DR # 4-D, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33445 <span style="font-size: 10px;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3001 Spanish Wells # 4-D, DELRAY BEACH 33445&amp;t=m" target="_blank" style="color: #fd887a; text-decoration: none; text-decoration: underline;">View Map</a></span></h2> <div style="width: 370px; float: left; padding-left: 26px; padding-top: 10px;"> <div style="width: 375px; height: 274px;"><a href="http://www.realestateshows.com/flyer.php?id=0000452108" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; color: #fd887a; text-decoration: none; text-decoration: underline;"><img src="http://www.realestateshows.com/php/makejpg.php?filename=../shows/500000/455000/0000452108/04.jpg&amp;newwidth=375&amp;newheight=274" border="0" height="274" alt="Picture of House" width="375"></a></div> </div> <div style="float: left; overflow: auto; margin-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 15px; width: 290px; height: 290px; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666; font-size: 10px;"> <p>LOOK NO FURTHER! COMPLETELY REDONE TOWNHOME IN DESIRABLE DELRAY BEACH. NEW EVERYTHING! NEW PAINT, NEW STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES, NEW A/C, NEW WATER HEATER, TILE FLOORS THROUGHOUT DOWNSTAIRS/LIVING AREAS, BEAUTIFUL WET BAR IN LIVING ROOM.ALL NEW PARQUET FLOORS IN STAIRWAY AND BRAND NEW CARPET IN THE BEDROOMS. YOU HAVE 2 FULL BATHS COMPLETELY REDONE UPSTAIRS ( 2 MASTERS) AND A HALF BATH DOWNSTAIRS, ALL 3 WITH NEW CABINETS. THIS 2/2.5 TWNHSE HAS A PRIVATE FENCED PATIO. THE COMMUNITY OFFERS COMMUNITY POOL, TENNIS COURT AND CLUBHOUSE, PLUS A PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT. NO AGE RESTRICTIONS. JUST A FEW MILES TO THE BEACH, DOWNTOWN DELRAY, RESTAURANTS AND SHOP.SHOW AND SELL! </p> </div> <div style="clear: both;"> </div> </div> <div style="width: 540px; float: left;"> <div style="overflow: auto; margin-left: 27px; text-align: left; font-size: 10px; color: #666; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> <h2 style="color: #5b7094; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; width: 490px; padding-top: 8px; padding-left: 2px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #daddde; background: #f2f2f2; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Details</h2> <div style="width: 400px; height: 16px;"><div style="float: left; width: 166px;"><span style="color: #5b7094; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Asking Price:</span></div> <div style="float: left; width: 174px;">155000</div></div> <div style="width: 400px; height: 16px;"><div style="float: left; width: 166px;"><span style="color: #5b7094; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">MLS:</span></div> <div style="float: left; width: 174px;">R3067338</div></div> <div style="width: 166px; float: left; color: #666; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> <div style="width: 400px; height: 16px;"><div style="float: left; width: 166px;"><span style="color: #5b7094; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Sq. Feet:</span></div> <div style="float: left; width: 174px;">1200</div></div> <div style="width: 400px; height: 16px;"><div style="float: left; width: 166px;"><span style="color: #5b7094; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Bedrooms:</span></div> <div style="float: left; width: 174px;">2</div></div> <div style="width: 400px; height: 16px;"><div style="float: left; width: 166px;"><span style="color: #5b7094; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Bathrooms:</span></div> <div style="float: left; width: 174px;">2</div></div> <div style="width: 400px; height: 16px;"><div style="float: left; width: 166px;"><span style="color: #5b7094; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"># of Floors:</span></div> <div style="float: left; width: 174px;">2</div></div> <div style="width: 400px; height: 16px;"><div style="float: left; width: 166px;"><span style="color: #5b7094; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">HOA/Maintenance Fees:</span></div> <div style="float: left; width: 174px;">310</div></div> <div style="width: 400px; height: 16px;"><div style="float: left; width: 166px;"><span style="color: #5b7094; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Subdivision:</span></div> <div style="float: left; width: 174px;">SPANISH WELLS</div></div> <div style="width: 400px; height: 16px;"><div style="float: left; width: 166px;"><span style="color: #5b7094; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Year Built:</span></div> <div style="float: left; width: 174px;">1980</div></div> </div> </div> <div style="width: 500px; overflow: auto; margin-left: 27px;"> <h2 style="color: #5b7094; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; width: 490px; padding-top: 8px; padding-left: 2px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #daddde; background: #f2f2f2; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Property Amenities</h2> <div style="width: 166px; float: left; color: #666; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> <ul style="line-height: 13px; margin-left: 0; padding-left: 1px; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> - Full Refrigerator<br>- Washer/Dryer<br>- Dishwasher<br>- Wet Bar<br>- Fenced Yard<br> </ul> </div> <div style="width: 166px; float: left; color: #666; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> <ul style="line-height: 13px; margin-left: 0; padding-left: 1px; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> - Central A/C<br>- Central Heat<br>- Walk-in closet<br>- Tile floor<br> </ul> </div> <div style="width: 166px; float: left; color: #666; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> <ul style="line-height: 13px; margin-left: 0; padding-left: 1px; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> - Living room<br>- Dining Room<br>- Granite Countertops<br>- Stainless steel appliances<br> </ul> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both; width: 500px; overflow: auto; margin-left: 27px;"> <h2 style="color: #5b7094; font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; width: 490px; padding-top: 8px; padding-left: 2px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #daddde; background: #f2f2f2; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Community Amenities</h2> <div style="width: 166px; float: left; color: #666; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> <ul style="line-height: 13px; margin-left: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> - Swimming Pool(s)<br>- Clubhouse<br> </ul> </div> <div style="width: 166px; float: left; color: #666; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> <ul style="line-height: 13px; margin-left: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> - Tennis court(s)<br> </ul> </div> <div style="width: 166px; float: left; color: #666; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"> <ul style="line-height: 13px; margin-left: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> - Manager on-site<br> </ul> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both; padding-left: 27px;"> <img src="http://www.realestateshows.com/php/makejpg.php?filename=http://create.realestateshows.com/shows/500000/455000/0000452108/06.jpg&amp;newwidth=110&amp;newheight=83" border="0" style="border: #666666 2px solid;"> <img src="http://www.realestateshows.com/php/makejpg.php?filename=http://create.realestateshows.com/shows/500000/455000/0000452108/05.jpg&amp;newwidth=110&amp;newheight=83" border="0" style="border: #666666 2px solid;"> <img src="http://www.realestateshows.com/php/makejpg.php?filename=http://create.realestateshows.com/shows/500000/455000/0000452108/11.jpg&amp;newwidth=110&amp;newheight=83" border="0" style="border: #666666 2px solid;"> <img src="http://www.realestateshows.com/php/makejpg.php?filename=http://create.realestateshows.com/shows/500000/455000/0000452108/01.jpg&amp;newwidth=110&amp;newheight=83" border="0" style="border: #666666 2px solid;"> </div> <div style="padding-left: 27px; padding-top: 3px;"> <img src="http://www.realestateshows.com/images/player/EHLLogoFlyer.jpg"> </div> </div> <div style="width: 173px; float: left;"> <div style="text-align: center; overflow: auto; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: #666;"> <h2 style="text-align: left; color: #5b7094; font-family: Tahoma, Times, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; padding-top: 3px; padding-left: 2px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #daddde; background: #f2f2f2; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px;">Contact Info</h2><strong>karina leal</strong><br /> <br /> <br /><br> <img src="http://www.realestateshows.com/http://www.realestateshows.com/images/dot.gif"> <p style="line-height: 14px;"> <b>Dir</b> 561-350-3503<br> <a href="mailto: karina@lealusa.com" style="color: #fd887a; text-decoration: none; text-decoration: underline;">Email</a> <br /> <br /> <br /> </p> <p style="line-height: 14px;"><strong> </strong> </p> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both; height: 25px; padding-left: 27px; padding-right: 15px; text-align: left;"> </div> All information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. </div> LOOK NO FURTHER! COMPLETELY REDONE TOWNHOME IN DESIRABLE DELRAY BEACH. NEW EVERYTHING! NEW PAINT, NEW STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES, NEW A/C, NEW WATER HEATER, TILE FLOORS THROUGHOUT DOWNSTAIRS/LIVING AREAS, BEAUTIFUL WET BAR IN LIVING ROOM.ALL NEW PARQUET FLOORS IN STAIRWAY AND BRAND NEW CARPET IN THE BEDROOMS. YOU HAVE 2 FULL BATHS COMPLETELY REDONE UPSTAIRS AND A HALF BATH DOWNSTAIRS, ALL 3 WITH NEW CABINETS. THIS 2/2.5 TWNHSE HAS A PRIVATE FENCED PATIO. THE COMMUNITY OFFERS COMMUNITY POOL, TENNIS COURT AND CLUBHOUSE, PLUS A PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT. NO AGE RESTRICTIONS. JUST A FEW MILES TO THE BEACH, DOWNTOWN DELRAY, RESTAURANTS AND SHOP.SHOW AND SELL! <div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:36:59 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1345111/delray-beach-spanish-wells-townhome-for-sale http://activerain.com/blogsview/1344962/raincamp-is-coming-to-new-york-city-january-12th-2010 <p></p><div id="reblogging_tag">Via <b><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1341190/raincamp-is-coming-to-new-york-city-january-12th-2010">Bob Stewart - ActiveRain (ActiveRain)</a></b>:<br/><blockquote><h3 style="text-align: center;">ActiveRain will be bringing our third RainCamp&trade; to the Big Apple on Tuesday, January 12th. We have teamed up with the folks at Inman to kick off Real Estate Connect New York City 2010.<br /></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://raincamp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/6/0/5/7/ar125859065475065.png" height="125" alt="" width="220" /></a><a href="http://inman.com/raincamp" title="Real Estate Connect" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/8/3/7/1/ar12585878517385.png" height="125" alt="" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" width="242" /></a></p> <p><br />Take advantage of the unique opportunity to not only attend RainCamp&trade; and learn how to implement proven internet marketing strategies, but also to attend Real Estate Connect where the leaders in real estate and real estate technology come together to map out the future of our industry. Get <a href="http://inman.com/raincamp" title="Sign up for both Raincamp and Real Estate Connect" target="_blank">special group pricing</a> through ActiveRain for a chance to attend both events, RainCamp&trade; and Real Estate Connect.</p> <h3><br />"What's RainCamp&trade; All About?"<br /></h3> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em><strong>Hyper Local Blogging</strong></em>: How focusing on things within your city can get you a better client than focusing on your city</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em><strong>Search Engine Optimization</strong></em>: What are the best practices to get your website (yep, your website can still rank well) to rank well in the search engines. And also what tools can you use to get better results out of your site(s).</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em><strong>Converting Leads into Closings</strong></em>: Ben Kinney, one of our speakers and a Mega producing agent with Keller Williams, will share with you the secrets of how his team converts their internet leads into closings. This presentation is worth the price of admission alone as Ben demonstrates the method his team uses to take full advantage of every lead they generate.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em><strong>Facebook and Twitter</strong></em>: How can you leverage social networks to expand your sphere of influence. The business applications of these two particular networks are exploding at the same time it's a fine balancing act to mine them in a manner that doesn't alienate your followers. We'll help you understand the nuances.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em><strong>Social Media Success Stories</strong></em>: We'll have agents from around the country explain how they are using their online presence to impact their bottom line. Does this stuff really work? Yes it does and you'll have access to people that are making it work for them.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em><strong>30 Technologies You Don't Know about but Should</strong></em>: Our resident techno-geek Brad Andersohn will share with you 30 technologies that you can start using the next day that can help organize and bring efficiency to your online life.</p> <h3 style="text-align: center; padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://inman.com/raincamp" title="Register for Raincamp" target="_blank"><img title="Register for Raincamp NYC" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/5/6/3/2/ar12585872223655.jpg" height="50" alt="Register for Raincamp NYC" width="150" /></a></h3> <h3><br /></h3> <h3>"What's the Big Deal?"</h3> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">Our first RainCamp&trade; in Seattle was an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwIQmZHqX1s" title="Rainergy Running Wild!" target="_blank">amazing success</a> and the 250 people in attendance walked away with practical applications they could put to use the next day in their businesses. Knowing that the internet is here to stay and has a profound impact on how you conduct business, making sure that you have concrete means to take advantage of it's power is paramount to staying ahead of your competition. Raincamp&trade; is eight hours (we give you a lunch break if you want it) chalk full of education intended to help you take full advantage of the powers of the net. Your understanding of the different facets of internet lead generation, lead management, and lead conversion and how they fit into your business plan will ensure that you have a successful 2010 and beyond.</p> <h3><br />"Could Real Estate Connect Be As Cool?"<br /></h3> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">It sure is!! ActiveRain has been able to negotiate a fantastic group rate for our members for the Real Estate Connect Conference at the Marriot Marquis in Time Square as well. Real Estate Connect, for those of you that have never attended (since I don't have to tell those of you that have), is the source to keep you in tune with a rapidly evolving real estate industry. No one knows exactly what direction the market will take in 2010, but if there is one constant in this market, that constant is change. Real Estate Connect brings together over 1300 of your peers to help you assess that change and how it will affect your bottom line. The best and brightest minds in the industry make this annual trek to New York City and converge with one goal in mind, determining how to stay ahead of their competition.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">Many ActiveRain members will be sharing as in years past.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><a href="http://activerain.com/lindadavis" title="The amazing Carnac!" target="_blank">Linda Davis</a> (Carnac to her fans)<br /><a href="http://activerain.com/srascoff" title="Zillow COO Spencer Rascoff" target="_blank">Spencer Rascoff</a> (Zillow)<br /><a href="http://activerain.com/mattgoyer" title="Redfin Director of Online Marketing" target="_blank">Matt Goyer</a> (Redfin)<br /><a href="http://activerain.com/pchaney" title="Social Media Handyman Paul Chaney" target="_blank">Paul Chaney</a> (Bizzuka)<br /><a href="http://activerain.com/mitchster" title="eHomes Realty Network Founder and Broker" target="_blank">Mitch Ribak</a> (the eHomes Realty Network)<br /><a href="http://activerain.com/tomferryyourcoach" title="Coach to the Big Hitters" target="_blank">Tom Ferry</a> (Super Coach extrodinaire)</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">and a few more before it's all said and done.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">The lineup of <a href="http://www.inman.com/conferences/real-estate-connect-new-york-city-2010/speakers" title="The best and brightest in the industry" target="_blank">presenters and speakers</a> is a cross section of the thought leaders from every facet of the real estate industry. Amazing people with amazing talent and ground breaking ideas. If you've never been to a real estate connect, I implore you to work it into your schedule. You will not be disappointed.</p> <h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://inman.com/raincamp" title="Register of Real Estate Connect" target="_blank"><img title="Register for Inman Connect NYC" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/8/0/7/2/ar125858736227089.jpg" height="50" alt="Register for Inman Connect NYC" width="150" /></a></h3> <h3><br /></h3> <h3>"Bob, Shut your mouth.....It can't get BETTER, can it?"</h3> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">Yes, it can get better and it does. How many of you would love a custom video for your website, blog, or the signature line of your email, or for just about anywhere you can stick a video? We mean a HIGH quality video done by a professional videographer with <a href="http://turnhere.com/" title="TurnHere Internet Video" target="_blank">TurnHere</a>. The videos can focus on a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn8piOnpm64" title="Local neighborhood video" target="_blank">Local neighborhood</a> or community, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oU-g83FeMc" title="Realtor profile" target="_blank">you as a Realtor&reg;</a>, or even if you're not a Realtor&reg; there is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfxQ0Dxl27Q" title="Vendor?, Loan Officer?, Inspector? It doesn't matter" target="_blank">some cool stuff</a> they can do for you too. <strong>The Inman team will be giving one of these videos (a $500 value) to the first 50 people that sign up for Real Estate Connect through ActiveRain</strong>.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">(this is where the guy on the pharmaceutical commercial comes in and rattles on like an auctioneer so fast you can barely understand what he's saying. Luckily we are in print so they call this the 'fine print': Must register for Real Estate Connect before November 30th 2009 and must shoot the video before December 31st, 2009 in order to be eligible for the free custom video)</p> <h3><br />"This Must Cost One Million Dollars, Right?"</h3> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">Yes, you are correct. However, since you are an ActiveRain member you are going to receive a $999,331 discount. In fact, when you <a href="http://www.inman.com/raincamp" title="Sign up for RainCamp and Real Estate Connect 2010 NYC" target="_blank">sign up for Real Estate Connect</a>, you will get access to RainCamp&trade; as part of your Registration for the Real Estate Connect Conference all for $669.00. This offer will be good until December 15th. (Of course, you'd be crazy to wait that long because you want to be one of the first 50 to jump on this deal so you get the free custom video from TurnHere.)</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;">If you can't make it for the Real Estate Connect Conference and would like to join us for RainCamp&trade; only, you can <a href="http://www.inman.com/raincamp" title="Sign up for Raincamp" target="_blank">register here for $109.00</a></p> <h3><br /></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="agent_signature"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Do you care what I'm doing and thinking?</strong> (I can not for the life of me imagine why) If you do, you can find me on some of these places........but remember, if you are offended by anything you see or hear, I didn't force you to follow me!!:</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: small;"><a href="http://twitter.com/activebob" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/6/5/6/6/ar125053794666568.png" height="64" alt="Follow Me on Twitter" width="64" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; 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font-size: 18px;"><b><br />1/1 Fully Furnished for Rent at Tuscany On the Intracoastal</b> </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div id="rb-slideshow" style="width: 640px;"><br /><object id="rb-oSlideshow" height="400" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="640"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://listings.realbird.com/sshow.swf"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="dataFile=http://listings.realbird.com/F6F6C6C7/48921/VTXML.aspx&amp;showLogo=false&amp;showVersionInfo=false"><br /><embed name="SOsshow" bgcolor="#ffffff" src="http://listings.realbird.com/sshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="SOsshow" flashvars="showLogo=false&amp;showVersionInfo=false&amp;dataFile=http://listings.realbird.com/F6F6C6C7/48921/VTXML.aspx" height="400" width="640 " style="" /><br /></object><br /></div><br /><div id="rb-container" style="width: 640px;"><br /><table width="100%"><br /><tr><br /><td width="150"><br /><br /><br /><b>Overview</b><br /><br /><a href="http://listings.realbird.com/Real_Estate/1-1-Fully-Furnished-for-Rent-at-Tuscany-On-the-Intracoastal/Boynton_Beach/FL/F6F6C6C7/48921.aspx?tab=maps" target="_blank">Maps</a><br /><br /><a href="http://listings.realbird.com/Real_Estate/1-1-Fully-Furnished-for-Rent-at-Tuscany-On-the-Intracoastal/Boynton_Beach/FL/F6F6C6C7/48921.aspx?tab=photos" id="photoTabLink" target="_blank">Photos</a><br /><br /><a href="http://listings.realbird.com/Real_Estate/1-1-Fully-Furnished-for-Rent-at-Tuscany-On-the-Intracoastal/Boynton_Beach/FL/F6F6C6C7/48921.aspx?tab=description" target="_blank">Description</a><br /></p> <p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></td><br /><td><br /><table cellpadding="10" width="100%"><br /><tr><br /><td style="background-color: #EDEDED;"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #000;"><b>$1,050</b></span></td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td><span style="font-size: 14px;">Condominium<br />For Sale</span></td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td style="background-color: #EDEDED;"><br /><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #000;"><b>Main Features</b> </span><br /></td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">1 Bedroom<br />1 Bathroom<br /></span><br /></td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td style="background-color: #EDEDED;"><br /><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #000;"><b>Location</b> </span><br /></td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td><br /><div style="font-size: 14px;">4316  Tuscany Way<br />Boynton Beach, FL 33445</div><br /></td><br /></tr><br /></table><br /></td><br /></tr><br /></table><br /></div></p> <p><hr style="color: #EFEFEF;" /><br /><table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;"><br /><tr><br /><td style="width: auto; text-align: left;"><img src="http://www.realbird.com/Files/Photos/F6F6C6C7.jpg?633941399944157270" border="0" id="member_photo" alt="Karina Leal" /><br /><br /></td><br /><td style="width: 100%; padding-left: 10px;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Karina Leal</span><br /><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br>Leal USA Realty<br />(561) 3503503<br /><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com" target="_blank">http://www.karinaleal.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://activerain.com/blogs/divegirlusa" class="nohover" title="Meet us on ActiveRain" target="_blank"><img src="http://listings.realbird.com/3rd/icons/social/activerain.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/karinaleal" class="nohover" title="Follow us on Twitter" target="_blank"><img src="http://listings.realbird.com/3rd/icons/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a> <br /><div style="clear: both;"></div><br /><br /><br />Listed by: Karina Leal / Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503</div></td><br /></tr><br /></table></p> <p><table width="100%" style="text-align: left;"><br /><tr><br /><td><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Our recent listings</b></span><br /><div><br /><a href="http://listings.realbird.com/Real_Estate/1-1-Fully-Furnished-for-Rent-at-Tuscany-On-the-Intracoastal/Boynton_Beach/FL/F6F6C6C7/48921.aspx" target="_blank">1/1 Fully Furnished for Rent at Tuscany On the Intracoastal</a><br /><a href="http://listings.realbird.com/Real_Estate/Intracoastal-Views---Shows-like-a-Model-/Hypoluxo/FL/F6F6C6C7/41540.aspx" target="_blank">Intracoastal Views / Shows like a Model!</a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><table><br /><tr><br /><td><br /><img src="http://listings.realbird.com/3rd/icons/rss/feed-icon-16x16.png" /><br /></td><br /><td><br /><a href="http://www.realbird.com/feed.aspx?f=rss&amp;id=F6F6C6C7" target="_blank">Subscribe to our listing feed</a><br /></td><br /></tr><br /></table><br /></td><br /></tr><br /></table></p> <p><table width="100%" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal;"><br /><tr><br /><td><br /><table><br /><tr><br /><td><img src="http://listings.realbird.com/3rd/icons/fam/house_go.png" /></td><br /><td><a href="http://listings.realbird.com/home-search/?rb_id=F6F6C6C7&amp;bq=[item%20type:housing][location:@%22Boynton Beach, FL, 33445%22%2b5mi][listing type:for%20sale][price:1050..]&amp;orderby=price(float%20USD)&amp;sortorder=ascending" target="_blank">See more Boynton Beach, FL real estate for sale</a></td><br /></tr><br /></table><br /></tr><br /></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.realbird.com/?afID=15224" title="Powered by RealBird.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://listings.realbird.com/images/poweredby_realbird.gif" alt="Powered By RealBird.com" style="border: 0px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="clear: both;"></div><br /><img src="http://listings.realbird.com/images/EqualHousing.gif" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="clear: both;"></div><br /></div></p> http://www.karinaleal.com/tuscanyontheintracoastal<div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:24:06 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1344117/boynton-beach-rental-fullly-furnished-1-1-at-tuscany-on-the-intracoastal http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339562/horrible-hundred-not-horrible-at-all- <p>We had so much fun!&nbsp;We had around 100 Zmotion riders attending the even and around&nbsp;2000&nbsp;riders total. The horrible Hundred&nbsp;was perfectly organized, marked and the rest stops had delicious food/fuel to refill&nbsp;:)&nbsp;</p> <p> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559253&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs056.snc3/14358_222821325032_535120032_4559253_4600095_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559254&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs076.snc3/14358_222821330032_535120032_4559254_3190319_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559255&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs076.snc3/14358_222821335032_535120032_4559255_783426_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559256&amp;id=535120032"></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559257&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs076.snc3/14358_222821345032_535120032_4559257_2126264_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <p>I made an early turn into Sugarloaf and my friends followed me. We ended up getting there at around mile 36. My computer turned off by itself at 48 miles. When I turned it back on I forgot to set the counter back ...LoL Seriously!</p> <p> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559243&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs076.snc3/14358_222821265032_535120032_4559243_5424148_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559244&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs056.snc3/14358_222821270032_535120032_4559244_6651721_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559245&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs056.snc3/14358_222821280032_535120032_4559245_7941063_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559246&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs056.snc3/14358_222821285032_535120032_4559246_1622881_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559247&amp;id=535120032"></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <p>We arrived back at the finish line with the racers that completed the 100 miles route. One of my racing friends finished in 4 hours and 10 minutes. WoW!!!!&nbsp; The ride back to the hotel was cool, 3 miles of some big hills. I got there at 1 PM and had lots of time to change and then wait for everyone else to come back.&nbsp;</p> <p> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559203&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs076.snc3/14358_222815020032_535120032_4559203_5912655_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559204&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs056.snc3/14358_222815025032_535120032_4559204_7820172_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559205&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs056.snc3/14358_222815030032_535120032_4559205_6112329_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559206&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs056.snc3/14358_222815035032_535120032_4559206_2236601_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Sounds like they even had massages at the finish line.&nbsp;I didn't see any accidents and sounds like everyone&nbsp;got back home safe. Thanks South Broward Wheelers for the great organization and thanks to the&nbsp;Zmotion Club for making us feel so special and VIP!&nbsp;I love ZMotion!</p> <p>Fun, fun, fun!&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559193&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs076.snc3/14358_222814955032_535120032_4559193_2100195_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559194&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs056.snc3/14358_222814965032_535120032_4559194_7546288_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559203&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs076.snc3/14358_222815020032_535120032_4559203_5912655_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559204&amp;id=535120032"><img src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs056.snc3/14358_222815025032_535120032_4559204_7820172_s.jpg" alt="" /></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Karina</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4555824&amp;id=535120032"></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559194&amp;id=535120032"></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559194&amp;id=535120032"></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559194&amp;id=535120032"></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559194&amp;id=535120032"></a><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4559194&amp;id=535120032"></a></p> <p>From your album: <br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=173147&amp;id=535120032">"Horrible Hundred 2009"</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/">Add a caption</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:54:13 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339562/horrible-hundred-not-horrible-at-all- http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339390/skydiving-in-florida-titusville-space-center-with-dean-o-flaherty-tandem-master On my way to Clermont to ride the Horrible Hundred with our ZMotion cycling team, I convinced my friend to stop by Titusville for her first Tandem Skydiving Jump. I've done mine in Oahu Hawaii last September and as my instructor said, it is really addictive and so much fun. In Hawaii I got the full video/pictures package, at this time in Florida, I was more concerned about making sure Roccio was having fun at her jump, and didn't really care for having my video...but, after all, someone told me that my instructor was actually one of the best videoman's and a Tandem Master. So, if you ever consider skydiving in Florida, ask to jump with Dean O'Flaherty. Besides having over 17,000 jumps and 18 years of experience, he made me feel very comfortable and at easy. The jump was perfect and fun. My friend was all relaxed before getting to the airplane. On her way to the jump she asked to give up...but, off course, she had lots of fun with her jump as well. <object height="432" width="576"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/222826765032" /><embed allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.facebook.com/v/222826765032" allowscriptaccess="always" height="432" width="576"></embed></object> <br><br>I don't have a copy of Roccio's video, so here is my video from Hawaii....Paradise North Shore Oahu...The best!<br><br> <object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xVX7Q7YawmI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xVX7Q7YawmI&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" allowscriptaccess="always" height="344" width="425"></embed></object> <div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:28:23 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339390/skydiving-in-florida-titusville-space-center-with-dean-o-flaherty-tandem-master http://activerain.com/blogsview/1336929/7-things-every-real-estate-agent-should-love-about-facebook-s-business-pages <p></p><div id="reblogging_tag">Via <b><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1027006/7-things-every-real-estate-agent-should-love-about-facebook-s-business-pages">Dustin Luther (4Realz.net)</a></b>:<br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dustin-Luther/56068536934"><img title="Become a Fan of Dustin Luther's Facebook Page" src="http://4realz.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/fan-me-on-facebook1.png" height="105" alt="Become a Fan of Dustin Luther's Facebook Page" style="float: right;" width="200" /></a>About a week ago, I gave some background on what I've been up to and asked the <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1019752/1-Tip-for-Successful-Blogging" target="_blank">AR community what type of topics they'd suggest I cover.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; The first topic of interest was SEO, so I decided to start with a post that gave the <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1021999/Blogging-SEO-Begin-at-the-Beginning" target="_blank">anatomy of blogging SEO</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'll come back with some more SEO stuff in the near future (including some background on generating quality inbound links), but first I thought I would dive into the 2nd area of interest: Facebook Pages.&nbsp;&nbsp; (By the way, there was also some interest in affiliate programs so I wrote a bit more on <a href="http://4realz.net/2009/04/are-you-leaving-affiliate-money-on-the-table/" target="_blank">affiliate programs for real estate</a> on 4realz.net)</p> <p><strong>Facebook Profile vs Facebook Page </strong></p> <p>Every one of the <a href="http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=72353897130" target="_blank">200 Million people</a> who have joined Facebook has (by definition) created a Facebook Profile. Your profile creates the "hub" with which you can engage with others (friends), groups, games (applications) and/or business pages.&nbsp;</p> <p>A Facebook Page is a bit different than a profile and <strong>reserved for businesses, brands, and other professionals</strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>If you plan to use Facebook to generate business, then there are a ton of reasons to market yourself through a Page instead of your standard profile.&nbsp; Here are just a few:</p> <ol> <li><strong>One-way Connection</strong>. People connect to your Facebook Page by becoming a "fan" of you (or your business) instead of a "friend."&nbsp; This is a one-way connection much closer to Twitter in that people can follow your Facebook Page and you never have to "conect" with them as a friend.&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Easy Updates</strong>. You can update your Facebook Page in much the same way that you can update your Facebook Profile... This means it's trivial to share status updates, photos, videos, and links with your the people who follow you.&nbsp; <br /></li> <li><strong>Top-of-mind</strong>. The ability to easily update your users allows you to stay top-of-mind with the relevant target audience.&nbsp; I use my page to update<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dustin-Luther/56068536934" target="_blank"> professionals interested in social media and online marketing</a>.&nbsp; If you become a "fan" of my page (and I recommend it!), then my updates will enter your "news" feed on the homepage of your Facebook account so you can be regularly updated with useful information.&nbsp;&nbsp; </li> <li><strong>Going Viral.</strong>&nbsp; When one of your friends comments on one of your status updates (could be text, links, video, etc.), then you're much more likely to get seen by their "friends".&nbsp; And, as your content becomes more popular, you're that much more likely to be featured in the "highlights" area of Facebook's homepage.&nbsp; For most agents, "friends of clients" are some of the best source of business and Facebook has made it possible to relatively easy get in front of these people!</li> <li><strong>Friends vs Fans</strong>. Facebook limits you to 5,000 friends, which almost definitely sounds like a lot (who has 5000 friends???).&nbsp;&nbsp; Except for the truely gifted networkers, most agents will never reach 5,000 friends. However, for an agent in a decent sized-community, it's entirely conceibable for 5,000 people of&nbsp; your area to follow you (or become fans) if you consistently provided information they found valuable... especially as it's so much easier to go viral with Facebook than any other tool. <br /></li> <li><strong>Permission Farming</strong>.&nbsp; Savvy businesses and brands have learned that consumers, like myself, are more than happy to become a fan if they remain relevant and interesting.&nbsp; Do the same for your community and I'm convinced you could quickly hit the sweet spot of the terms Jim Marks coined:&nbsp; <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1026820/Permission-Marketing-meets-Farming-enter-Permission-Farming" target="_blank">Permission Farming</a>.&nbsp; </li> <li><strong>Timing</strong>.&nbsp; It's still early... some savvy agent in your community is likely to figure out how to successfully use Facebook to reach your market over the next year or two.&nbsp; The sooner you get in there, the quicker you'll be able to set yourself up as the dominant real estate voice on Facebook in your community.&nbsp;</li> </ol> <p><em>Convinced you should set up a Facebook Page?&nbsp; </em></p> <p><img title="create a FB Page" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/9/1/7/2/ar123963653127198.png" height="79" alt="create a FB Page graphic" style="border: 1px solid black; float: right;" width="277" />It's really easy... From any existing Facebook Page (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dustin-Luther/56068536934" target="_blank">mine for example</a>), click on the text "Create a Page" at the bottom of the left-panel to get started.&nbsp;</p> <p>And when you're ready to get serious, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dustin-Luther/56068536934" target="_blank">become a fan of my page</a> so you can follow my updates as I explore the many ways you can use Facebook to generate business!</p> <p>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dustin-Luther/56068536934"><img src="http://4realz.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/fan-me-on-facebook1.png" height="186" alt="" width="350" /></a>&nbsp;</p></blockquote></div><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:31:02 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1336929/7-things-every-real-estate-agent-should-love-about-facebook-s-business-pages http://activerain.com/blogsview/1336926/the-google-story-a-video-story-book <p></p><div id="reblogging_tag">Via <b><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1310246/the-google-story-a-video-story-book">Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain)</a></b>:<br/><blockquote><p><strong>The Google Story - A Video Story Book</strong></p> <p>This just came out and was put together by the folks over at <b>Google</b>.  A two minute video that I expect will go viral shortly.  Takes you back from the beginning before Google, in 1995, when two mathematicians meet for the first time at Stanford.  Then you're fast forwarded onto the present "Google Wave!" It's Creative, It's Brilliant... It's Google. :-)<p> <center>"It's already had over 100 views!!"</center><p> <center><object height="315" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/28eBTvvT0HA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/28eBTvvT0HA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;border=1" allowscriptaccess="always" height="315" width="500"></embed></object></center><p> <center>Get ready, I think they might be about to <b>"Turn The Page!"</b></center><p><div class="agent_signature"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://activerain.com/blogs/activebrad/rss" title="Get an RSS Feed and Updates " target="_blank"><br /><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/5/4/0/6/ar125622193660456.png" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;pub=xa-4a8af50b0b3c81e7" title="150 Ways To Share This With Others" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/6/2/1/5/ar125622201551269.jpg" height="27" alt="" width="30" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="http://twitter.com/BradAndersohn" title="Follow Me On Twiiter" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/7/1/6/7/ar125622091176175.png" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.facebook.com/brad.andersohn" title="Facebook Friends" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/7/7/1/6/ar125622098361775.png" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=11101969&amp;trk=tab_pro" title="Connect On LinkedIn" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/1/5/9/2/ar125622113829519.png" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradandersohn/" title="Flickr Photos - Sets and Collections" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/6/3/7/1/ar125622126617367.png" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/bandersohn" title="Youtube Video Library" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/0/4/1/5/ar125622142251409.png" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://activebradsblog.com/" title="Visit My Outside Blog" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/1/6/0/5/ar125622323450612.gif" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="http://friendfeed.com/bradster" title="Friends Feeds" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/0/1/9/6/ar125622176969108.png" height="26" alt="" width="25" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.retaggr.com/page/BradAndersohn/" title="~All Blogs and Sites Under One Roof~" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/1/8/6/2/ar125622189526818.png" height="31" alt="" width="31" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://arpromo.com/rainmakerdiscount" title="Join ActiveRain or Upgrade - Get Discount" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/5/7/3/1/ar125267614613754.jpg" height="14" alt="" width="80" /></a> "RainMaker" Special - <strong><a href="http://arpromo.com/rainmakerdiscount" title="Click Here for &quot;RainMaker&quot; Discount" target="_blank">Signup Here</a></strong> and Get New Member Discount</p></div></blockquote></div><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:27:07 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1336926/the-google-story-a-video-story-book http://activerain.com/blogsview/1336911/tuscany-on-the-intracoastal-condo-for-rent-1-1-fully-furnished This fully furnished 1/1 at the Tuscany on the Intracoastal Gated Community shows like a model!!! Tile floors throughout, stainless Steel appliances, granite countertops in the kitchen, light and bright unit with views to the court yard/water fountain. Only $ 1,050 p/month for rent for a 12 months lease. Call now Karina Leal at 561-350-3503 to set up your private showing or email karina@lealusa.com Karina Leal is your Delray Beach Real Estate Broker! http://www.karinaleal.com <div id="rb-wrapper" style="width: 640px;"> <div style="width: 640px;"> <span style="color: #000; font-size: 18px;"><b> 1/1 Fully Furnished for Rent at Tuscany On the Intracoastal</b> </span> <br /> <br /> </div> <div id="rb-slideshow" style="width: 640px;"> <object id="rb-oSlideshow" height="400" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" width="640"> <param name="movie" value="http://listings.realbird.com/sshow.swf"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="FlashVars" value="dataFile=http://listings.realbird.com/F6F6C6C7/48921/VTXML.aspx&amp;showLogo=false&amp;showVersionInfo=false"> <embed name="SOsshow" bgcolor="#ffffff" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://listings.realbird.com/sshow.swf" id="SOsshow" flashvars="showLogo=false&amp;showVersionInfo=false&amp;dataFile=http://listings.realbird.com/F6F6C6C7/48921/VTXML.aspx" height="400" style="" width="640 " /> </object> </div> <div id="rb-container" style="width: 640px;"> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td width="150"> <br /> <b>Overview</b><br /> <a href="http://listings.realbird.com/Real_Estate/1-1-Fully-Furnished-for-Rent-at-Tuscany-On-the-Intracoastal/Boynton_Beach/FL/F6F6C6C7/48921.aspx?tab=maps" target="_blank">Maps</a><br /> <a href="http://listings.realbird.com/Real_Estate/1-1-Fully-Furnished-for-Rent-at-Tuscany-On-the-Intracoastal/Boynton_Beach/FL/F6F6C6C7/48921.aspx?tab=photos" id="photoTabLink" target="_blank">Photos</a><br /> <a href="http://listings.realbird.com/Real_Estate/1-1-Fully-Furnished-for-Rent-at-Tuscany-On-the-Intracoastal/Boynton_Beach/FL/F6F6C6C7/48921.aspx?tab=description" target="_blank">Description</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </td> <td> <table cellpadding="10" width="100%"> <tr> <td style="background-color: #EDEDED;"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #000;"><b>$1,050</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="font-size: 14px;">Condominium<br />For Sale</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #EDEDED;"> <span style="font-size: 16px; color: #000;"><b>Main Features</b> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span style="font-size: 14px;">1 Bedroom<br />1 Bathroom<br /></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #EDEDED;"> <span style="font-size: 16px; color: #000;"><b>Location</b> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div style="font-size: 14px;">4316 Tuscany Way<br />Boynton Beach, FL 33445</div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <hr style="color: #EFEFEF;" /> <table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;"> <tr> <td style="width: auto; text-align: left;"><img src="http://www.realbird.com/Files/Photos/F6F6C6C7.jpg?633937439417628746" id="member_photo" border="0" alt="Karina Leal" /><br /><br /></td> <td style="width: 100%; padding-left: 10px;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Karina Leal</span> <div style="font-weight: normal;"><br>Leal USA Realty<br />(561) 3503503<br /><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com" target="_blank">http://www.karinaleal.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://activerain.com/blogs/divegirlusa" title="Meet us on ActiveRain" class="nohover" target="_blank"><img src="http://listings.realbird.com/3rd/icons/social/activerain.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/karinaleal" title="Follow us on Twitter" class="nohover" target="_blank"><img src="http://listings.realbird.com/3rd/icons/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a> <div style="clear: both;"></div> <br /><br />Listed by: Karina Leal / Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503</div></td> </tr> </table> <table style="text-align: left;" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Our recent listings</b></span> <div> <a href="http://listings.realbird.com/Real_Estate/1-1-Fully-Furnished-for-Rent-at-Tuscany-On-the-Intracoastal/Boynton_Beach/FL/F6F6C6C7/48921.aspx" target="_blank">1/1 Fully Furnished for Rent at Tuscany On the Intracoastal</a><br /><a href="http://listings.realbird.com/Real_Estate/Intracoastal-Views---Shows-like-a-Model-/Hypoluxo/FL/F6F6C6C7/41540.aspx" target="_blank">Intracoastal Views / Shows like a Model!</a><br /></div> <br /> <table> <tr> <td> <img src="http://listings.realbird.com/3rd/icons/rss/feed-icon-16x16.png" /> </td> <td> <a href="http://www.realbird.com/feed.aspx?f=rss&amp;id=F6F6C6C7" target="_blank">Subscribe to our listing feed</a> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table style="text-align: left; 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height: 2700px;"></iframe><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:06:45 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1336911/tuscany-on-the-intracoastal-condo-for-rent-1-1-fully-furnished http://activerain.com/blogsview/1336823/delray-beach-townhome-for-sale-at-spanish-wells- <p>I have just listed Delray Beach Townhome at completely renovated at Spanish Wells off of Linton Blvd between Congress Avenue and Homewood Blvd. This property shows like a model, new and top of the line stainless steel appliances, beautiful backspash in the kitchen, tile floors in the living areas, freshly painted, new carpet in the bedrooms, and best of all, it is priced to sell quickly!</p> <p><img title="Spanish Wells Townhomes Delray Beach" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/6/7/4/ar125817489147637.JPG" height="600" alt="Spanish Wells Townhomes Delray Beach" width="800" /></p> <p> The owners are finishing up the last details and I will be posting the new pictures of the property on Monday. If you are looking for a 2 bedrooms 2.1 baths townhome in West Delray Beach for $ 155,000. contact me now and lets set up your private showing! You can email karina@lealusa.com or call 561-350-3503. http://www.karinaleal.com</p> <iframe src="http://listings.realbird.com/home-search/?rb_id=F6F6C6C7&amp;bq=[item type:housing][location:@%2233483%22%2b15mi][bedrooms: 3+][bathrooms: 2+][listing type:for sale][property type:single family][price:250000..380000]&amp;q=pool&amp;orderby=modification_time" frameborder="0" height="2700" width="100%" style="width: 100%; height: 2700px;"></iframe><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:12:49 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1336823/delray-beach-townhome-for-sale-at-spanish-wells- http://activerain.com/blogsview/1335047/are-you-coming-to-nar-this-weekend- <p></p><div id="reblogging_tag">Via <b><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1330132/are-you-coming-to-nar-this-weekend-">Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain)</a></b>:<br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://www.realtor.org/convention.nsf/" title="Click Here for all the NAR Details" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/2/0/9/1/ar125795946819025.png" height="103" alt="" style="border: 1px solid black; float: right; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px;" width="104" /></a></p> <p><strong>If you're coming to <a href="http://www.realtor.org/Convention.nsf/" title="NAR Convention 2009 - San Diego" target="_blank">NAR</a> in <a href="http://www.visitsandiego.com/maps/" title="Directions and Map to Convention Ctr." target="_blank">San Diego,</a></strong> I hope you'll stop by and see us. Traditionally in the past, ActiveRain hasn't had a booth on display where we've shared our goods and promoted the Network.&nbsp; This year will be no different, except we will have our own small section of Real Estate at the convention.&nbsp; Sound confusing?&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Good, then you'll read on.....</em></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://marketleader.com" title="Check Us Out!" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/3/2/8/9/ar125789243598232.png" height="76" alt="" width="240" /></a><a href="http://activerain.com" title="Check Us Out Too!" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/1/0/8/0/ar125789326708014.jpg" height="50" alt="" width="191" /></a></p> <p>Our friends over at <a href="http://marketleader.com" title="The Industry's Marketing Partner" target="_blank">MarketLeader</a> have graciously offered to share their "Large Acreage" lounge with us, and I get to come be the AR mascot for two whole days.&nbsp; Jon and Bob are finally letting me out! lol~&nbsp; I'll have my laptop with me, so If you don't come by and see me, and I see you, it's likely that I'll be offended and remove points from your ActiveRain account. <em>(just kidding..lol)&nbsp; </em>Seriously, stop by and see us.&nbsp; It will be an informal, comfortable lounge type setting, where you can relax, rest your weary feet, and just chill with us.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>We'll be giving away some really cool stuff,</strong> answering some questions if you have to ask them, but mostly we'll be there to support NAR and all the wonderful members that we're hoping to see this weekend.&nbsp; We are also going to be doing a joint drawing: Two RainCamp tickets and a $100 <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1257890774_1">American Express card</span> giveaway for some lucky winner to enjoy dinner during a <a href="http://raincamp.com" title="RainCamp" target="_blank">RainCamp</a> event of their choice during the 2010 tour.&nbsp; We'll be there all day Saturday and Sunday.&nbsp; The drawing will occur <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1257890774_2" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #0066cc; cursor: pointer;">on Sunday</span> at the end of the show.</p> <p><strong>MarketLeader will be giving away a 10 day cruise,</strong> so you might want to stop by and see what that's all about too?&nbsp; I'm Looking forward to getting out of the office for a couple days, learning a few new things, mingling with some old and new friends, and most of all, creating some great memories in Sunny Southern California. <em>(it will be sunny right?)</em>&nbsp;</p> <p>So just drop by, say hi, leave us your card, chat for a bit, and we'll do the rest!&nbsp; If you want access to the entire NAR event on your cell phone, you can download the "NAR 2009" app on to your <a href="http://www.realtor.org/convention.nsf/pages/NARMobile?opendocument" title="Add NAR 2009 To Your Cell Phone" target="_blank">cell phone here</a>&nbsp; How cool is that?<a href="http://www.realtor.org/convention.nsf/pages/NARMobile?opendocument" title="Add NAR 2009 To Your Cell Phone" target="_blank"><br /></a></p> <p>Until then, travel safe, and "<strong><em>Be All You Can Be</em></strong>" you can and DO make a difference in the world!&nbsp; :-)</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.realtor.org/convention.nsf/" title="Click Your Mouse Here To Visit NAR" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/7/9/0/3/ar125795930230979.png" height="67" alt="" width="480" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Our <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Lounge</span> Booth is <a href="http://iebms.heiexpo.com/iebms/oep/oep_p5_floorplan.aspx?sessionid=fg5fbmfg5fgpfcofc9" title="Click For Inter-Active Floor Plan Map" target="_blank">#2425</a> on the main aisle</strong></p><div class="agent_signature"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://activerain.com/blogs/activebrad/rss" title="Get an RSS Feed and Updates " target="_blank"><br /><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/5/4/0/6/ar125622193660456.png" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;pub=xa-4a8af50b0b3c81e7" title="150 Ways To Share This With Others" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/6/2/1/5/ar125622201551269.jpg" height="27" alt="" width="30" /></a> &nbsp; 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<a href="http://activebradsblog.com/" title="Visit My Outside Blog" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/1/6/0/5/ar125622323450612.gif" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="http://friendfeed.com/bradster" title="Friends Feeds" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/0/1/9/6/ar125622176969108.png" height="26" alt="" width="25" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.retaggr.com/page/BradAndersohn/" title="~All Blogs and Sites Under One Roof~" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/1/8/6/2/ar125622189526818.png" height="31" alt="" width="31" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://arpromo.com/rainmakerdiscount" title="Join ActiveRain or Upgrade - Get Discount" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/5/7/3/1/ar125267614613754.jpg" height="14" alt="" width="80" /></a> "RainMaker" Special - <strong><a href="http://arpromo.com/rainmakerdiscount" title="Click Here for &quot;RainMaker&quot; Discount" target="_blank">Signup Here</a></strong> and Get New Member Discount</p></div></blockquote></div><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:11:40 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1335047/are-you-coming-to-nar-this-weekend- http://activerain.com/blogsview/1335044/activerain-channels-real-estate-technology-and-tools <p></p><div id="reblogging_tag">Via <b><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1328504/activerain-channels-real-estate-technology-and-tools">Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain)</a></b>:<br/><blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>ActiveRain Channels - Technology and Tools - It's A "Discovery Channel" <br /></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Everyone knows how excited I get</strong> about all the new, cool, and useful technology that's available here and out on the web. Turns out, <em>and it's no surprise</em>, that I'm not the only one who loves to share tech tips and tools with others.&nbsp; Many of us create posts on AR, sharing our findings and information with others in hopes that it will be helpful to them in their business.&nbsp; We add them to&nbsp; channel, give them a topic, submit them to our Blog, then we go on about our day.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Today I saw a post by member <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1326531/how-to-cheat-with-wordle-the-word-cloud-website-" target="_blank">Jim Lee</a> sharing <a href="http://www.wordle.net/" target="_blank">Wordle</a></strong>, a cloud tagging tool that was very interesting. Then I saw he added his post to the <a href="http://activerain.com/action/channels/technology_and_tools" title="You've Got To Visit This Channel" target="_blank">Technology and Tools Channel</a> on ActiveRain.&nbsp; Curiosity always gets the better of me, so I clicked on the Channel and was "Blown Away" at all the members who had written posts about various <strong>Technologies and tools</strong> they had discovered too.&nbsp; Want some Tech and Tools?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/5/4/5/6/ar125779316965454.png" height="65" alt="" style="border: 1px solid black;" width="600" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Here's what I discovered, there is a ton of content covering...</strong></p> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="../channels/technology_and_tools/topics/technology">Technology</a> | <a href="../channels/technology_and_tools/topics/twitter">Twitter</a> | <a href="../channels/technology_and_tools/topics/google">Google</a> | <a href="../channels/technology_and_tools/topics/websites">Websites</a> | <a href="../channels/technology_and_tools/topics/photography">Photography</a> <br />&nbsp;<a href="../channels/technology_and_tools/topics/video">Video</a> | <a href="../channels/technology_and_tools/topics/facebook">Facebook</a> | <a href="../channels/technology_and_tools/topics/social_networking">Social Networking</a> | <a href="../channels/technology_and_tools/topics/seo">SEO</a></h2> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Each of these links within the Channel will take you even deeper</strong> where you'll find even more focused content on each subject matter.&nbsp; There is an alphabetically sorted "Topic" index at the bottom of the Channel that you can search through in detail. There's even a "Most Popular Topics" index on the right hand side of the Channel page.&nbsp; As you click on specific topics, you'll notice a "Top Contributor" section within that Sub-Channel.&nbsp; This Channel Navigation structure applies to EVERY ActiveRain Channel.&nbsp; Did you know this?</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/1/1/7/ar125779490571113.png" height="195" alt="" style="border: 1px solid black;" width="302" /><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/9/6/8/9/ar125779472798693.png" height="197" alt="" width="190" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;">Holy Cow! I work here everyday and didn't even realize how much the Channels have grown.&nbsp; It's awesome!!</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/6/6/7/0/ar125779586207664.png" height="205" alt="" style="border: 1px solid black; float: left; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px;" width="161" /><strong><em>Just out of curiosity... again,&nbsp;</em></strong> I used the <a href="http://activerain.com/search" title="Search for ANYTHING on ActiveRain" target="_blank">search tool</a> on AR and searched for "<a href="http://activerain.com/search?cx=016483636732923014967%3Ajjjq9jpey6w&amp;cof=FORID%3A11&amp;q=tips+and+tools&amp;sa=Search#1124" title="Search results using ">TIPS and TOOLS</a>."&nbsp; WOW!&nbsp; More than 800 posts have been written just using these two keywords.&nbsp; For me personally, this will save me a ton of time looking for exactly the kind of stuff I love and that I'm always searching for.&nbsp; Talk about discovering a goldmine, I'm feeling like a 49er today!! lol~</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>There are so many areas to find great content on ActiveRain:</strong> The feature board, the Blogrolls, inside the groups, subscribed bloggers etc., just don't forget to grab your remote control once in a while and skip through some of the ActiveRain Channels. It's just like your television, you never know what you'll discover until you start flipping through some of the channels.&nbsp; Also, make sure that you're adding your content to the proper channels so you'll get additional exposure to those looking for your specific topics.&nbsp; <br /><br /><br />The <a href="http://activerain.com/action/channels/technology_and_tools" title="Discover Technology and Tools Here" target="_blank">Technology and Tools Channel IS</a> My new "Discovery Channel!"</p><div class="agent_signature"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://activerain.com/blogs/activebrad/rss" title="Get an RSS Feed and Updates " target="_blank"><br /><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/5/4/0/6/ar125622193660456.png" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;pub=xa-4a8af50b0b3c81e7" title="150 Ways To Share This With Others" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/6/2/1/5/ar125622201551269.jpg" height="27" alt="" width="30" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="http://twitter.com/BradAndersohn" title="Follow Me On Twiiter" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/7/1/6/7/ar125622091176175.png" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.facebook.com/brad.andersohn" title="Facebook Friends" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/7/7/1/6/ar125622098361775.png" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=11101969&amp;trk=tab_pro" title="Connect On LinkedIn" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/1/5/9/2/ar125622113829519.png" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradandersohn/" title="Flickr Photos - Sets and Collections" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/6/3/7/1/ar125622126617367.png" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/bandersohn" title="Youtube Video Library" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/0/4/1/5/ar125622142251409.png" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://activebradsblog.com/" title="Visit My Outside Blog" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/1/6/0/5/ar125622323450612.gif" height="25" alt="" width="25" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="http://friendfeed.com/bradster" title="Friends Feeds" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/0/1/9/6/ar125622176969108.png" height="26" alt="" width="25" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.retaggr.com/page/BradAndersohn/" title="~All Blogs and Sites Under One Roof~" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/1/8/6/2/ar125622189526818.png" height="31" alt="" width="31" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://arpromo.com/rainmakerdiscount" title="Join ActiveRain or Upgrade - Get Discount" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/5/7/3/1/ar125267614613754.jpg" height="14" alt="" width="80" /></a> "RainMaker" Special - <strong><a href="http://arpromo.com/rainmakerdiscount" title="Click Here for &quot;RainMaker&quot; Discount" target="_blank">Signup Here</a></strong> and Get New Member Discount</p></div></blockquote></div><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:09:55 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1335044/activerain-channels-real-estate-technology-and-tools http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325143/coral-trace-villas-for-sale-and-for-rent-delray-beach-gated-community-in-florida <p>SCENIC LAKE VIEWS FROM YOUR SCREENED PORCH/PATIO, LIVING&amp;DINING ROOM, KITCHEN &amp; MASTER BEDROOM. TILE FLOORS THROUGHOUT LIVING AREAS, 1-STORY VILLA WITH OVER 1,600 SQ FT, BUILT IN 2002. CATHEDRAL CEILINGS IN KITCHEN &amp; LIVING ROOM.JACK &amp; JILL BATHROOM BETWEEN 2ND &amp; 3RD BEDROOMS. SPLIT FLOORPLAN W/ MASTER ON OPPOSITE END.THIS 3/2.1 CHARMING VILLA WITH ONE CAR GARAGE IS IN PRESTINE CONDITION LIKE WHEN NEW! LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! IN THE HEART OF DELRAY BEACH, MINUTES AWAY FROM THE BEACH, DELRAY DOWNTOWN &amp; ALL ITS RESTAURANTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. EASY ACCESS TO THE TRI RAIL,I-95, TURNPIKE , AMTRAK AND THE FREE SHUTTLE BUS TO DOWNTOWN IS LESS THAN 1 MILE AWAY. CORAL TRACE FEATURES ELECTRONIC GATED ENTRY, TWO PRIVATE TENNIS COURTS, COMMUNITY POOL, SUN DECK &amp; OUTDOOR SPA/JACUZZI, BILLARD ROOM, LAKE SIDE CLUBHOUSE ( WITH FULL KITCHEN) WHICH YOU CAN RENT FOR PRIVATE PARTIES, EXERCISE ROOM, GAME ROOM &amp; CARD ROOM. SPRINKLER SYSTEM, BASIC CABLE, LAWN SERVICE, EXTERIOR EXTERMINATING, WI FI IN THE POOL AREA AND CLUBROOM = ALL FOR LESS THAN $ 500 PER QUARTER. THE ASSESSMENT HAS NOT INCREASED IN THREE YEARS! CALL NOW FOR SHOWING INSTRUCTIONS. PLEASE GIVE US 24 HOURS NOTICE FOR TENANT'S CONVENIENCE. ALL ROOM SIZES ARE APPROX. SQ FT TAKEN FROM TAX RECORD &amp; MAY NOT BE RELIABLE. <a href="http://www.karinaleal.com/coraltracedelraybeach">http://www.karinaleal.com/coraltracedelraybeachflorida</a><br /><br />FOR SHOWING INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE CALL KARINA LEAL 561-350-3503 OR email karina@lealusa.com <a href="http://www.lealusa.com/">http://www.lealusa.com</a></p> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img src="http://images.craigslist.org/11c1f71453k43o83l98c8553b20c387ff1852.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td><img src="http://images.craigslist.org/1f91351g23k43o03p98c83ee399d6f8a11845.jpg" alt="" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://images.craigslist.org/12c14a1313n53o73pc8c8da3f1336e4ca1a5e.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td><img src="http://images.craigslist.org/1f513b1493nf3kb3p28c8812e5d5ea3b51fa1.jpg" alt="" /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:44:06 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1325143/coral-trace-villas-for-sale-and-for-rent-delray-beach-gated-community-in-florida http://activerain.com/blogsview/1322538/raincamp-is-coming-to-san-francisco <p></p><div id="reblogging_tag">Via <b><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1318434/raincamp-is-coming-to-san-francisco">Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain)</a></b>:<br/><blockquote><p><strong>RainCamp is Coming To San Francisco</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.uniquevenues.com/UCSFMissionBay" title="Click For Larger Photo Image" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/7/0/5/3/ar125728710835076.png" height="86" alt="" width="131" style="float: left; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px;" /></a><strong>The ActiveRain <a href="http://raincamp.com" title="RainCamp.com" target="_blank">RainCamp</a> Tour is Official!</strong>  Our first ever <a href="http://raincamp.com/post/1248637/raincamp-our-new-training-program-starts-in-seattle-wa" title="RainCamp Seattle" target="_blank">RainCamp in Seattle</a> was sold out in just two weeks.  Now there's a demand by many of our members and non members to bring RainCamp to cities all across the Country.  As you can imagine, this is a huge undertaking for our staff and team. There are so many details that go into setting up this event, but our members and guests are not only worth it, they deserve it.</p> <p><br /><strong>The <a href="http://raincamp.com/post/1243949/activerain-raincamp-better-than-summercamp-for-kids-" title="See The RainErgy Generated in Seattle" target="_blank">"Rainergy" and "Buzz"</a> that comes from a RainCamp</strong> is like no other event I've ever experienced.  You have to witness it for yourself to understand and grasp the full value and impact it will have on you, your Business, your relationships in your community, and the industry.  Here's what a few of the folks from RainCamp Seattle had to say:<p> <center><object height="315" width="500"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ka26s30xtis&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999&amp;hd=1&amp;border=1" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ka26s30xtis&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999&amp;hd=1&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" height="315" width="500"></embed> </object></center> <p><strong>RainCamp is coming to San Francisco on December 2nd, 2009</strong> for a full day packed with great content, presentations, and some of the most useful and applicable ideas and processes that you can implement immediately into your Social Media, Networking, and Blogging Business Strategy and Plan. The Location and Venue we've selected is once again a "Top Notch" off the hook spot.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><big><big><big><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>How is RainCamp different from other Conferences? </strong></span></span></big></big></big></span></p> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Assess how you stack up in the modern market. </li> <li>Listen to people that are practicing what they preach, and having outstanding success doing it.</li> <li>Learn the methodology of a newer agent who has leveraged the Internet to become a 'Mega Producer'.</li> <li>Walk away with executables you can put into action immediately.</li> <li>Hard core real estate technology education. <strong>This is not a fluff event!!</strong></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999;"><big><big><big><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>What Do You Get?</strong></span></span></big></big></big></span></p> <div class="km" style="text-align: left;"> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>An Action Packed Day:</strong> At a State-of-the-art conference and meeting room is just the beginning of our package at Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF.  They have Gorgeous meeting rooms with City and Bay views. Great layout with plenty of seating, wireless Internet Access, and much more.<em>  </em>All the comforts and ammenities of a 5-Star Resort.  <em>"This is one of San Francisco's only full-service conference facilities."</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/7/1/7/2/ar125733851227172.jpg" height="34" alt="" width="192" /><big><big><big><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>  <br />San Francisco</strong></span></big></big></big></p> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><big><big><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Date:</strong> December 2nd, 2009</span></big></big></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><big><big><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Time:</strong> 9:00am - 4:00pm<br /></span></big></big><big><big><span style="color: #993300;"><small><em>(registration 8:00am)</em></small></span></big></big><big><big><span style="color: #993300;"><em><br /></em></span></big></big></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><big><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Location:</strong><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1257262234_8"> Mission Bay Conference</span> Center at UCSF<br /> 1675 Owens Street, Suite 251, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1257262234_9">San Francisco 94143</span></span></big><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1257262234_9"><br /></span><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=1675+Owens+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94143-5803&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=58.164117,72.246094&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Owens+St,+San+Francisco,+California+94158&amp;t=h&amp;z=17" target="_blank">GOOGLE MAP</a> | <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=1675+Owens+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94143-5803&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=58.164117,72.246094&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Owens+St,+San+Francisco,+California+94158&amp;t=h&amp;z=17" target="_blank"> Yahoo Map</a> | <a href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&amp;address=1675%20Owens%20Street,%20Suite%20251&amp;city=San%20Francisco&amp;state=CA&amp;zipcode=94143" target="_blank">Mapquest Map</a> | <a href="http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&amp;style=r&amp;lvl=100&amp;where1=1675%20Owens%20Street,%20Suite%20251%2CSan%20Francisco%2CCA%2C94143" target="_blank">Microsoft Map<br /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><big><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Facility:</strong> Wireless Internet Access and Power Available<em><br /></em></span></big></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><a> RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW! </a></strong></span></p> <p><center><a href="http://raincampsf.eventbrite.com?ref=ebtn" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.eventbrite.com/registerbutton?eid=431147574" border="0" /></a></center></p> <p><strong>There will be approximately 140 seats setup classroom style (with tables)</strong> reserved for attendees with laptops.  It is all open seating so those seats are first come first serve the day of event.  We are limited to only 500 seats max capacity, so register right away. There will be On-site paid parking available, street parking and/or complimentary shuttles from the <strong><a href="http://www.bart.gov/" title="Visit BART for SF Information" target="_blank">BART</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.caltrain.com/" title="Caltrain Station Information" target="_blank">Caltrain</a></strong> stations.  If you're wanting overnight accommodations, here's the <strong><a href="http://www.uniquevenues.com/UCSFMissionBay/venue_subpage/accommodations" title="Unique Venues, Dining, Accomodations etc." target="_blank">Unique Venues Site</a></strong>.</p> <p><strong>RainCamp tickets are available NOW </strong>at a retail price of $159. However, we have reserved 50 tickets for our <em>"early adopters"</em> at a price of $99. This is a great value, so make sure you register today before they're gone, it will sell out.</p> <p><em><strong>"When is RainCamp Coming To Your Town?"</strong></em>  We'd love to come to every Major City, and may do so eventually, but currently we are starting in San Francisco, then in no specific order, we'll be in Miami, Washington DC, Dallas, New York, Atlanta, Arizona and more.  I'll be announcing those date and locations soon.  We're still working out all the calendar and venue details.</p> <p><strong>This is our last West Coast event planned for a while, </strong>and<strong> </strong>we are really looking forward to coming to the "City By The Bay" and bringing the "Rain-Storm" with us.  Just like in Seattle, we'll be hosting another exclusive "VIP" event/gathering after RainCamp, we'll have more details about that coming up later.  It's going to be a day you'll never forget, I hope you can make it to join us.  We put a ton of heart, soul, preparation, and passion into RainCamp, and we don't want anyone to miss out.  So RSVP NOW! :-)</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Check out the <a href="http://raincamp.com" title="RainCamp.com" target="_blank">RainCamp.com Blog</a></strong>.  Also follow the twitter stream using #raincamp.</p> <p><em>Photo Source:</em> <em><a href="http://www.uniquevenues.com/UCSFMissionBay" title="UCSF Mission Bay" target="_blank">UCSF Mission Bay</a></em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=http://activerain.com/blogsview/1318434/raincamp-is-coming-to-san-francisco" title="Tweet This Twitter" target="_blank"><img src="../../..http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/7/4/8/3/ar125632699838476.png" height="23" alt="" width="71" /></a>  <a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http://activerain.com/blogsview/1318434/raincamp-is-coming-to-san-francisco" title="Share on FaceBook" target="_blank"><img src="../../..http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/4/9/4/9/ar125632748194947.png" height="24" alt="" width="132" /></a> <center><div style="display: inline;"><iframe src="http://www.eventbrite.com/tickets-external?eid=431147574&amp;ref=etckt" height="275" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" width="100%"></iframe><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/r/etckt"><img src="http://www.eventbrite.com/s.gif" border="0" alt="Events" /></a></div></center><div class="agent_signature"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://activerain.com/blogs/activebrad/rss" title="Get an RSS Feed and Updates " target="_blank"><br /><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/5/4/0/6/ar125622193660456.png" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; 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Discount" target="_blank">Signup Here</a></strong> and Get New Member Discount</p></div></blockquote></div><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:22:36 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1322538/raincamp-is-coming-to-san-francisco http://activerain.com/blogsview/1317595/the-activerain-point-system <p></p><div id="reblogging_tag">Via <b><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1312203/the-activerain-point-system">Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain)</a></b>:<br/><blockquote><p><strong>The ActiveRain Point System</strong></p> <p><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/0/1/8/9/ar125694646498103.png" height="63" alt="" style="float: left; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px;" width="123" />ActiveRain awards members points based on participation and their individual involvement within the network and community.&nbsp; While there is a much more complicated and technical explanation of how the point system works, this post is to provide you a general overview of how points are earned and distributed that to ALL ActiveRain members.</p> <p>ActiveRain points are earned based on a members individual activities and efforts. Points are accumulated over the duration of the Calendar week which <strong>"<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256940367_0">Starts Monday morning at 12:00am Central Time</span>, and Ends <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256940367_1">Sunday night at 11:59pm Central Time</span>."</strong></p> <p>The following are some ways you can earn points and move up the "Featured Member" ladder in your Local Area.</p> <ul> <li>200 Points for each Blog Post <br /><em>(Max 10 per Week) (50 Word Minimum Required)</em><br /><br /></li> <li>25 Additional Points when Post is added to Channels with a Topic<br /><br /></li> <li>400 Points for Featured Post on ActiveRain.com<br /><em>(Excludes Posts Featured in ActiveRain Groups)</em><br /><br /></li> <li>25 Points For Each Comment<br /><em>(Max 10 Per Day) (Comments on Your Own Posts Excluded)</em><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/2/6/5/6/ar125694607365621.png" height="209" alt="" style="border: 1px solid black; float: right; margin-left: 40px; margin-right: 40px;" width="191" /><br /><br /></li> <li>25 Points for Each Reblogged Post<br /><em>(Max 10 Per Week - These do not Include Your Own Posts)</em><br /><br /></li> <li>ActiveRain Profile Points<br /><em>(Building Your AR Profile will Build points)</em><br /><br /></li> <li>Received Comments on Blog Posts<br /><em>(No Blog Post to exceed 450 pts.)</em><br /><br /></li> <li>100 Points - Logging In To ActiveRain Each Day<br /><em>(This applies 7 days a week)</em><br /><br /></li> <li>250 Points When Someone Accepts Your AR Invitation<br /><em>(Must Sign Up under Members Invite Code)</em><br /><br /></li> <li>10% of Total Points Earned By New Members Invited By You<br /><em>(IE: Invited Member Earns 1000 pts. - You Earn 100 Pts.)</em><br /><br /></li> <li>ActiveRain and Member Approved Contests - Points Will Vary<br /><em>(These show up as Bonus Points in your Point Summary)<br /><br /></em></li> <li>Staff Awarded Bonus Points - These are issued by the AR staff<em><br />(Member Humanitarian, Paying It Forward, </em><em>Helping Others </em><em>etc.)<br /></em></li> </ul> <p><strong>Weekly Point Scenario:</strong> The potential of points available per week, per member would be as follows: 1750 for max comments, 2000 for max Blog posts, 700 for logging in daily, 250 for adding to Channels/Topics, and 250 for max ReBlogged posts.&nbsp; The Weekly potential of points would be 4950<em> (this does not include featured posts, comments received, invitation and percentage points, contests, and staff awarded bonus points.) </em></p> <p><em><strong>Point Disclaimer:</strong></em> <span style="color: #990000;"><em>The Points System created by the ActiveRain Network was developed and implemented to motivate, inspire, and reward members for their participation and involvement within the community. These points are subject to change at the discretion of the ActiveRain Mgmt. Team, with or without cause, warning, or notice. </em></span></p><div class="agent_signature"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://activerain.com/blogs/activebrad/rss" title="Get an RSS Feed and Updates " target="_blank"><br /><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/5/4/0/6/ar125622193660456.png" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;pub=xa-4a8af50b0b3c81e7" title="150 Ways To Share This With Others" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/6/2/1/5/ar125622201551269.jpg" height="34" alt="" width="38" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://twitter.com/BradAndersohn" title="Follow Me On Twiiter" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/7/1/6/7/ar125622091176175.png" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.facebook.com/brad.andersohn" title="Facebook Friends" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/7/7/1/6/ar125622098361775.png" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=11101969&amp;trk=tab_pro" title="Connect On LinkedIn" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/1/5/9/2/ar125622113829519.png" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradandersohn/" title="Flickr Photos - Sets and Collections" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/6/3/7/1/ar125622126617367.png" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/bandersohn" title="Youtube Video Library" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/0/4/1/5/ar125622142251409.png" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://activebradsblog.com/" title="Visit My Outside Blog" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/1/6/0/5/ar125622323450612.gif" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://friendfeed.com/bradster" title="Friends Feeds" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/0/1/9/6/ar125622176969108.png" height="36" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.retaggr.com/page/BradAndersohn/" title="~All Blogs and Sites Under One Roof~" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/1/8/6/2/ar125622189526818.png" height="40" alt="" width="40" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://arpromo.com/rainmakerdiscount" title="Join ActiveRain or Upgrade - Get Discount" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/5/7/3/1/ar125267614613754.jpg" height="14" alt="" width="80" /></a> "RainMaker" Special - <strong><a href="http://arpromo.com/rainmakerdiscount" title="Click Here for &quot;RainMaker&quot; Discount" target="_blank">Signup Here</a></strong> and Get New Member Discount</p></div></blockquote></div><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:07:28 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1317595/the-activerain-point-system http://activerain.com/blogsview/1317586/tuscany-on-the-intracoastal-fully-furnished-for-rent-1-050-p-month-boynton-beach-florida <p>1 BEDROOM 1 BATH FULLY FURNISHED CONDO AT TUSCANY ON THE INTRACOASTAL FOR RENT FOR $ 1,050 P/MONTH FOR A 12 MONTHS LEASE IN BOYNTON BEACH FLORIDA</p> <p>SHOWS LIKE A MODEL TILE FLOORS THROUGHOUT. NEAT &amp; CLEAN, DECORATED, FULLY FURNISHED, AND READY TO MOVE-IN.STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES. WATER FOUNTAIN &amp; COURT YARD VIEWS. ASSIGNED PARKING SPACE IN GATED INTRACOASTAL COMMUNITY. RESORT LIVING AMMENITIES.THIRD FLOOR UNIT WITH COMMUNITY ELEVATOR. TASTEFULLY DECORATED, GRANITE COUNTETOPS AND STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES. BUILDING N. 4 WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO THE INTRACOASTAL CLUB HOUSE. BUILT IN 2001. WATER AND CABLE INCLUDED! UNIT HAS 1 ASSIGNED COVERED PARKING SPACE! HURRY UP! IT WON'T LAST!</p> <p>For additional information please call 561-350-3503 or email <a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p><img title="tuscany on the Intracoastal" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/9/5/1/0/ar125726765001595.jpg" height="235" alt="Tuscany boynton beach florida" width="285" /><img title="Boynton Beach Florida Tuscany" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/9/3/0/0/ar125726769200395.jpg" height="231" alt="Tuscany on the INtracoastal Boyton Beach fl" width="271" /></p> <p><img title="Patio of Tuscany unit on the INtracoastal Boynton Beach" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/8/7/9/0/ar125726774209789.jpg" height="196" alt="Tuscany on the INtracoastal Boytnon Beach Florida" width="262" /><img title="Patio of Tuscany unit on the INtracoastal Boynton Beach" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/7/8/6/9/ar125726782296874.jpg" height="200" alt="Patio of Tuscany unit on the INtracoastal Boynton Beach" width="279" /></p><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:04:47 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1317586/tuscany-on-the-intracoastal-fully-furnished-for-rent-1-050-p-month-boynton-beach-florida http://activerain.com/blogsview/1317542/1-car-garage-detached-for-sale-at-the-yacht-club-on-the-intracoastal-for-25-000-cash-in-hypoluxo-florida <p>CASH BUYERS ONLY! THIS IS A ONE CAR GARAGE FOR SALE INTHE YACHT CLUB GATED COMMUNITY BEHIND BUILDS N. 140/160.BUYER MUST OWN OR RENT A CONDO UNIT AT THE YACHT CLUB IN ORDER TO BE APPROVED BY THE ASSOCIATION TO BUY THIS ONE CAR DETACHED GARAGE.CASH BUYERS ONLY! THIS IS A ONE CAR DETACHED GARAGE FOR SALE INTHE YACHT CLUB GATED COMMUNITY BEHIND BUILDS N. 140/160. BUYER MUST OWN OR RENT A CONDO UNIT AT THE YACHT CLUB IN ORDER TO BE APPROVED BY THE ASSOCIATION TO BUY THIS ONE CAR DETACHED GARAGE. CASH BUYERS ONLY! CURRENTLY RENTED FOR $ 150 P/MONTH ON A MONTH TO MONTH AGREEMENT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CALL KARINA LEAL/OWNER AGENT AT 561-350-3503 OR EMAIL <a href="mailto:KARINA@LEALUSA.COM">KARINA@LEALUSA.COM</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/0/2/9/8/ar125726657889207.jpg" height="400" alt="" width="512" /></p><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:44:08 -0600 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1317542/1-car-garage-detached-for-sale-at-the-yacht-club-on-the-intracoastal-for-25-000-cash-in-hypoluxo-florida http://activerain.com/blogsview/1313790/add-50-000-to-your-bottom-line-hit-your-target-with-your-links- <p></p><div id="reblogging_tag">Via <b><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1013493/add-50-000-to-your-bottom-line-hit-your-target-with-your-links-">Bob Stewart - ActiveRain (ActiveRain)</a></b>:<br/><blockquote><p><img title="Make sure your links are strong" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/8/8/0/4/ar123869604140886.jpg" height="247" alt="Make sure your links are strong" style="margin: 6px; float: right;" width="329" />Linking from your posts to your IDX home search site should be one of the primary strategies you employ as you create content for your blog. How you create these links and where you send the person clicking on them could make the difference in how your readers interact with you. The proper implementation of this strategy could be the difference between converting your blog readers into clients and ultimately business and simply being someone providing information out of the goodness of your heart.</p> <p><strong>Remember, you should be blogging for business!</strong></p> <p>It is no secret that consumers want the information they are after in the easiest, most direct fashion possible. One need only look at Google's insane traffic numbers to prove that point. Google does a great job of letting consumers search for exactly what they want and returning results that are relevant to the search they just did. Are you employing a similar technique when you create links on your blog posts? In most cases the answer is NO.</p> <p>Sometimes the answer is no because you don't know where you should actually be linking (or maybe even that you should be linking at all) and sometimes the answer is no because even if you wanted to, your site doesn't allow you to link to the right place. In a lot of the cases I come across on ActiveRain it's probably a combination of both.</p> <p>So first let's deal with where you want to be linking when you create links in your blog posts. You want to send the person to the exact information you just told them you were going to provide with the link you created. Does that make sense? Let's do an example:</p> <p><strong>The correct way:</strong></p> <p>(Click on the link below and see where it takes you. DO IT, I'll wait! Now once you are taken there, pay attention to the URL that we land on. It is specific to the exact link that we created, and more important takes to the results that we said we were going to deliver)</p> <p><a href="http://www.servingdowntownseattle.com/listings/area/seattle/propertytype/single/maxprice/300000/beds/3/" title="Homes for sale in Seattle under 300K with 3+ bedrooms" target="_blank">Affordable homes in Seattle under $300,000 with 3+ bedrooms</a></p> <ul> <li>sends us to: http://www.servingdowntownseattle.com/listings/area/seattle/propertytype/single/maxprice/300000/beds/3/&nbsp;&nbsp; See that URL? It's exactly what we just said we were going to send them to.<br /></li> </ul> <p>Maybe our blog post for this specific search was referring to affordable homes for new families in the Seattle area. New families need at least 3 bedrooms, and they generally can't afford much more than $300,000. So does it not make sense to send them to a SPECIFIC search on your website that delivers the information that your reader thinks they are about to find?</p> <p><strong>The way many people are doing it:</strong></p> <p>(In this example you can only mirror the wording for the above link if you can create a unique URL to a search of that nature. Otherwise, you are simply sending them to a page where they expect one thing, homes for sale in Seattle under $300,000 with 3+ bedrooms, and they get something else.........the home page of your website or a search page where they can then do that search on their own)</p> <p><a href="http://www.servingdowntownseattle.com/" title="Home page for servingdowtownseattle.com" target="_blank">Affordable homes for sale in Seattle</a></p> <ul> <li>sends us to: http://www.servingdowntownseattle.com/&nbsp;&nbsp; See that URL? It's the home page of her site. Now she has to depend that the person will actually perform the search once they reach the site. Her site makes it really easy to find that search function. It's right there, at the top left of the page, the place a person's eye naturally falls so she has a better chance of them performing the search then most people do.......but why even take the chance if the post they were reading was about affordable homes for families buying their first home?</li> </ul> <p><strong>Biggest Folly I see when people include a link: Linking to your home page</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/1/9/3/1/ar123869705113916.jpg" height="174" alt="" width="218" /></p> <p>What if, unlike our home page above, the home page of your website doesn't make it so obvious how someone actually searches for homes? Here are three completely random examples that I just pulled from ActiveRain members in Seattle:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.murphybrown.com/" title="Homes for sale in Seattle" target="_blank">Affordable homes for sale in Seattle</a> (http://www.murphybrown.com/)<br /></li> <li><a href="http://www.seattlecondohotline.com/" title="Homes for sale in Seattle" target="_blank">Affordable homes for sale in Seattle </a>(http://www.seattlecondohotline.com/)</li> <li><a href="http://mssold.net/" title="Homes for sale in Seattle" target="_blank">Affordable homes for sale in Seattle</a> (http://mssold.net/)<br /></li> </ul> <p>Please click on those sites and you tell me how long it takes you to actually get a list of homes for sale in Seattle? 5 seconds? 30 seconds? you couldn't figure it out? (I'm dead serious!! This is important!! Do it! Click on those links and figure out how long it takes the consumer to find homes for sale in Seattle) How about on your own website? It's going to be hard to judge your own website, hopefully you know how to quickly access your search feature. Have someone else try it then, your spouse maybe or a friend. Stand and watch them do it. How long did it take them?</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>"Remember, consumers have an average attention span of 3-5 seconds.&nbsp; When they&rsquo;re scanning your website for an answer to their question or problem, they want to find it quickly.&nbsp; An effective website doesn&rsquo;t force a customer to frantically search their website</em>."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.wisdomcreativegroup.com/news.php?action=detail&amp;id=12" target="_blank">Is your website consumer focused?</a></p> <p><strong>The better place would be to link them directly to the home search function on your site</strong>:</p> <p>Most of you have the ability to do this with your site. For the three examples above, here are the links to the home search portions of their site:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.murphybrown.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Listing.SearchPropertyNeighborhood&amp;st=wa" target="_blank">Affordable homes for sale in Seattle</a> (http://www.murphybrown.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Listing.SearchPropertyNeighborhood&amp;st=wa)</li> <li><a href="http://www.seattlecondohotline.com/Seattle_WA_listings/index.shtml" title="Homes for sale in Seattle" target="_blank">Affordable homes for sale in Seattle</a> (http://www.seattlecondohotline.com/Seattle_WA_listings/index.shtml) This one was actually tough. I still couldn't really figure out how to access a complete home search and I've seen way more real estate websites than any consumer</li> <li><a href="http://lakere.com/search/property_search.php?county=no_king" title="Homes for sale in Seattle" target="_blank">Affordable homes for sale in Seattle</a> (http://lakere.com/search/property_search.php?county=no_king) This one redirects away from her site to what appears to be the brokers site. I wonder if it tracks that traffic as having been sent from her and if that consumer registers does she get the contact?<br /></li> </ul> <p><img title="Hit the mark with your links" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/0/1/1/5/ar123869664451108.jpg" height="281" alt="Hit the mark with your links" style="margin: 6px; float: left;" width="281" /><strong>The best place to link them is directly to a specific search that best matches your blog post:</strong></p> <p>Of these three completely random sites, none of them have the ability for you to create custom URL's out of the search functionality. They all use database queries to pull up the results that you search for. Anytime you are searching on the murphybrown.com site, you remain on that same URL and the home search results load in a framed solution. There is nothing wrong with that per say, but if you are writing a blog post about Affordable homes in Seattle under $300,000 with 3+ bedrooms, the only options these sites provide for linking out of the post to the home search is to drop the consumer on the front of the home search page. And if that's the case, can you really make your link say '<a href="http://www.servingdowntownseattle.com/listings/area/seattle/propertytype/single/maxprice/300000/beds/3/" title="Homes in Seattle under 300,000 with 3+ bedrooms" target="_blank">Affordable homes for sale in Seattle under $300,000 with 3+ bedrooms</a>' if the link actually takes them to a default home search page?</p> <p><strong>What kind of options does your current home search solution give you? </strong></p> <p>If a consumer is reading your blog post, chances are they are already a highly targeted visitor. Does it make sense to take a highly targeted visitor that knows they want to look at affordable homes in Seattle under $300,000 with 3+ bedrooms and send them to a page that forces them to figure out how to actually navigate a search to obtain the information they desire? Remember above? You have 3-5 seconds.</p> <p>If you haven't heard, ActiveRain is offering an IDX solution, Vision, through a partnership with Market Leader. The site I was using above in the example is one of those sites, servingdowntownseattle.com.</p> <p>You can find out more <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/988701/I-can-see-clearly-now-ActiveRain-and-Vision" title="ActiveRain offering IDX solution" target="_blank">information about it here</a> and you can get started with <a href="http://activerain.com/action/vision" title="Sign up for Vision" target="_blank">your own Vision site here</a>.</p> <p>(Disclaimer: I only used $50,000 in the title line to grab your attention. I don't know how much you will add to your bottom line. The more content you produce the better your chances and the more targeted your links the better your chances of adding real dollars to your bottom line.)</p><div class="agent_signature"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><strong>Do you care what I'm doing and thinking?</strong> (I can not for the life of me imagine why) If you do, you can find me on some of these places........but remember, if you are offended by anything you see or hear, I didn't force you to follow me!!:</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: small;"><a href="http://twitter.com/activebob" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/6/5/6/6/ar125053794666568.png" height="64" alt="Follow Me on Twitter" width="64" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.facebook.com/activebob" target="_blank"><img title="Follow Me on Facebook" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/9/9/6/2/ar12505378126992.png" height="64" alt="Follow Me on Facebook" width="64" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/activebob" target="_blank"><img title="Lets get Linkedin" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/2/5/1/0/ar12505379701524.png" height="64" alt="Lets get Linkedin" width="64" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://activerain.com/blogs/arbob" target="_blank"><img title="My Outside Blog" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/1/9/2/7/ar125053799672916.png" height="64" alt="My Outside Blog" width="64" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/24346698@N05/" target="_blank"><img title="Follow my Photo Stream on Flickr" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/4/8/9/6/ar125053802569847.png" height="64" alt="Follow my Photo Stream on Flickr" width="64" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/optimus840" target="_blank"><img title="Watch my Crazy Movies on YouTube" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/6/5/9/9/ar12505380399568.png" height="64" alt="Watch my Crazy Movies on YouTube" width="64" /></a></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p></div></blockquote></div><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:07:04 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1313790/add-50-000-to-your-bottom-line-hit-your-target-with-your-links- http://activerain.com/blogsview/1313788/building-managing-and-protecting-your-online-reputation <p></p><div id="reblogging_tag">Via <b><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1297312/building-managing-and-protecting-your-online-reputation">Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain)</a></b>:<br/><blockquote><p><strong>How Do You Manage And Protect Your Online Reputation?</strong></p> <p>A few weeks ago I was reading an article about "BIG Corporate Companies" that were missing the boat by not getting involved in Social Media. <em>"They are missing out on the ability to track and manage their brands, their names, their business and reputations"</em> or something to that effect.&nbsp; It got me thinking about how important it is to connect on-line and know what's going on around you at all times, or at least as much as possible.</p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>"The On-line world is also the Off-line World making them both one in the same.&nbsp; What happens Off-line ends up online, and what happens On-line gets spread quickly Off-line and visa versa. It's known as "viral" in both worlds.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/5/6/0/2/ar125701644620652.jpg" height="107" alt="" width="600" /></p> <p><strong>How do you manage and protect your reputation </strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">in the off-line world?</span>&nbsp; In order to build, protect, or manage your brand or reputation, you have to interact so you can hear the chatter, the rumors, the buzz, the testimonials, or even the whisper when someones talking about you or your company? No matter what, whether it's good or bad, people do talk.&nbsp; In the social media world, even more-so.&nbsp; Good news travels fast, and often times, bad news travels even faster.</p> <p><strong>How do you know when someone is talking about you, </strong>your company, or your business <span style="text-decoration: underline;">in the on-line world?</span>&nbsp; What are people saying or whispering on LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace or FaceBook?&nbsp; What about your past or current clients, your sphere of influence, or even your competitors?&nbsp; Would you even know?&nbsp; I think many of the Larger Companies and Businesses DO know the power of Social Media Marketing and the importance of Networking.&nbsp; I see it more and more, they are wanting to stay close and connected to what's being said about their products, their services, their company and business, or even them as individuals.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/6/9/1/2/ar125683578821969.png" height="71" alt="" width="501" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/8/6/8/8/ar125683582688684.png" height="19" alt="" width="501" /></p> <p><em>Managing and Protecting your online reputation isn't just for the Big Corporate Companies.... </em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/5/3/4/7/ar125644200574352.png" height="32" alt="" style="border: 1px solid black;" width="491" /></p> <p><em>...it should also be important to you.</em></p> <p><strong>Here's some ideas and suggestions</strong> that can help you in the new <span style="text-decoration: underline;">on-line</span> social media and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">off-line</span> networking world.&nbsp; Let's start with the simplest and basic of all tools.&nbsp; When was the last time you ran your name or Company using Google?&nbsp; <a href="http://google.com" title="Google Search" target="_blank">Google Search</a>.&nbsp; This is typically the first thing we learn and try to do regularly to see what shows up in the search engine results.&nbsp;<em> </em>This is a great and basic way to find out how about your online Internet presence.&nbsp; What shows up?&nbsp; I still do this on a weekly basis.</p> <p><strong>Next, there are some free and simple tools available</strong> to help you get a better handle on what's being said across the WEB.&nbsp; Start with <a href="http://www.google.com/alerts" title="Google Alerts" target="_blank">Google Alerts</a>, it's an easy way to setup specific keyword searches.&nbsp; Once those specific words or terms are found and indexed, notifications are emailed directly to you.&nbsp; Setup alerts for your name, your company, employees, your brand etc.&nbsp; Some even setup Google Alerts for their competition or other specific business topics or "interesting" terms and phrases.&nbsp; This is a good start to keeping yourself connected and informed.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Many of you will remember the "viral" video "United Breaks Guitars!?!"</strong>&nbsp; I wonder how long before United knew they were famous on Youtube? I bet they have multiple alerts setup now... maybe not...&nbsp; :-O</p> <div class="v120WideEntry" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="v120WrapperOuter"> <div class="v120WrapperInner"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo" title="United Breaks Guitars" rel="nofollow" id="video-url-5YGc4zOqozo" target="_blank"><img title="United Breaks Guitars" src="http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/5YGc4zOqozo/default.jpg" alt="United Breaks Guitars" style="float: left; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px;" /></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="video-main-content" id="video-main-content-5YGc4zOqozo" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="video-title video-title-results"> <div class="video-short-title"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo" class="yt-uix-hovercard-target" title="United Breaks Guitars" rel="nofollow" id="video-short-title-5YGc4zOqozo"><strong><br /></strong></a></div> <div class="video-long-title"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo" title="United Breaks Guitars" rel="nofollow" id="video-long-title-5YGc4zOqozo" target="_blank"><strong>United Breaks Guitars</strong></a></div> </div> <div class="video-description" id="video-description-5YGc4zOqozo">&nbsp;www.youtube.com</div> <div class="video-description">Full Story: www.davecarrollmusic.com - In the spring <strong>...</strong></div> <div class="video-facets"><span class="video-rating-list " id="video-average-rating-5YGc4zOqozo"> </span> <strong><span class="video-date-added" id="video-added-time-5YGc4zOqozo">3 months ago</span> <span class="video-view-count" id="video-num-views-5YGc4zOqozo">5,796,268 views</span></strong> <span class="video-rating-grid " id="video-average-rating-5YGc4zOqozo"> </span> <span class="video-username"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/sonsofmaxwell" class="hLink" id="video-from-username-5YGc4zOqozo">sonsofmaxwell</a></span></div> </div> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><em>Now you can stop reading right here of course, unless you'd like to go a little deeper....</em></p> <p><strong>Ok, you're still reading so you must want more.</strong>&nbsp; You should consider what happens and what gets said on sites like Twitter and Facebook.&nbsp; Let's be honest here, if someone wants everyone else in the world to know something, they post it on Twitter and Facebook.&nbsp; It's the fastest way to gather and spread information, but at the same time, it's the fastest and easiest way to build or destroy a name or reputation.&nbsp; Look what happened to Wal-Mart and Target last Christmas. A classic example of the "Thrill of Victory" and the "Agony of Defeat."</p> <p><a href="http://searc.twitter.com/" target="_blank">Search.Twitter.com</a> is a tried and true method of finding out who is talking about you and what they are saying. <a href="http://www.twittergrader.com/" target="_blank">Twittergrader</a>, and <a href="http://www.facebookgrader.com/" target="_blank">Facebookgrader</a> are a couple of other products you can check out from <a href="http://www.hubspot.com/" target="_blank">Hubspot.</a>&nbsp; If you're looking for more of that "visual" display of your online presence, then check out <a href="http://www.spezify.com/" target="_blank">spezify</a>. This one is not only informative, it's fun and entertaining at the same time. <a href="http://www.addictomatic.com/" target="_blank">Addictomatic</a> is another one you should visit, you'll love the compilation of content it will pull up using various resources to do all the work for you.&nbsp; I always suggest starting with your name or company when visiting and trying these sites.&nbsp; You will be surprised at some of the things you'll find.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/6/2/1/2/ar125673963321261.png" height="91" alt="" width="600" /></p> <p><strong>Now let's dig really deep for gold!</strong>&nbsp; Measuring your online presence and influence. <a href="http://www.klout.com/" target="_blank">Klout.com</a> and <a href="http://www.onlineidcalculator.com/" target="_blank">OnlineIDcalculator.com</a> each have devised their own internal way for determining your influential impact in the on-line world.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.socialmention.com/" target="_blank">SocialMention</a> which is a similar service will &ldquo;grade&rdquo;&nbsp; your results based on your participation in a variety of places.&nbsp; The last site I'll mention is <a href="http://steprep.com" target="_blank">StepRep</a>, this is one I use daily.&nbsp; You can receive daily email updates on the results Steprep finds, and the social networking aspect of it certainly can't hurt when building a positive reputation.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/1/1/0/5/ar125673967950113.png" height="56" alt="" width="436" /></p> <p><strong>We've all seen what can happen to a company or individual via the Social Networks</strong> albeit from a single tweet, a note on a FB wall, a Video on Youtube, a photo on Flickr, or even a Blog post or article on a website.&nbsp; There is great power in the hands of those millions of consumer messages that get transmitted over the cyber-lines each and everyday.&nbsp; No one can protect your good name or business but you.&nbsp; That was until now... there is online help.&nbsp; Sleep better at night knowing you have done your best to manage and protect your business and reputation.</p> <p><em>Don't forget your ReBlogged posts, it's good to keep up with what others are saying and adding to them.</em></p> <p><strong>These may not be the catch-all, fix-all,</strong> but it's a start to "managing and protecting your online reputation."</p><div class="agent_signature"><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://activerain.com/blogs/activebrad/rss" title="Get an RSS Feed and Updates " target="_blank"><br /><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/5/4/0/6/ar125622193660456.png" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;pub=xa-4a8af50b0b3c81e7" title="150 Ways To Share This With Others" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/6/2/1/5/ar125622201551269.jpg" height="34" alt="" width="38" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://twitter.com/BradAndersohn" title="Follow Me On Twiiter" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/7/1/6/7/ar125622091176175.png" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.facebook.com/brad.andersohn" title="Facebook Friends" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/7/7/1/6/ar125622098361775.png" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&amp;key=11101969&amp;trk=tab_pro" title="Connect On LinkedIn" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/1/5/9/2/ar125622113829519.png" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradandersohn/" title="Flickr Photos - Sets and Collections" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/6/3/7/1/ar125622126617367.png" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/bandersohn" title="Youtube Video Library" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/0/4/1/5/ar125622142251409.png" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://activebradsblog.com/" title="Visit My Outside Blog" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/1/6/0/5/ar125622323450612.gif" height="35" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://friendfeed.com/bradster" title="Friends Feeds" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/0/1/9/6/ar125622176969108.png" height="36" alt="" width="35" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.retaggr.com/page/BradAndersohn/" title="~All Blogs and Sites Under One Roof~" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/1/8/6/2/ar125622189526818.png" height="40" alt="" width="40" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://arpromo.com/rainmakerdiscount" title="Join ActiveRain or Upgrade - Get Discount" target="_blank"><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/5/7/3/1/ar125267614613754.jpg" height="14" alt="" width="80" /></a> "RainMaker" Special - <strong><a href="http://arpromo.com/rainmakerdiscount" title="Click Here for &quot;RainMaker&quot; Discount" target="_blank">Signup Here</a></strong> and Get New Member Discount</p></div></blockquote></div><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:04:22 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1313788/building-managing-and-protecting-your-online-reputation http://activerain.com/blogsview/1305085/is-there-a-social-network-for-you- <p></p><div id="reblogging_tag">Via <b><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1043433/is-there-a-social-network-for-you-">Dustin Luther (4Realz.net)</a></b>:<br/><blockquote><p><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/4/3/6/3/ar124029962836345.png" height="68" alt="Technopalooza" style="float: right;" width="185" />I spent a decent amount of time recently revising a presentation for <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=60697537788" target="_blank">Technopalooza</a>, a tech event that's been organized by the Arizona Regional MLS (<a href="http://www.armls.com/" target="_blank">ARMLS</a>). The title of the presentation I'm going to be giving is:&nbsp; <strong>Using Social Networks to Build and Engage Your Community</strong>.</p> <p>I definitely don't want to give the "whole" thing away, <em>(at least not before I get a chance to present it to a live audience!)</em>, but I thought I'd give a taste for how I organized the presentation so that you can (hopefully) get a better idea of which social networking sites you should be using to build your business.</p> <p>First off, based on the title, I broke the presentation into three parts:</p> <ul> <li>Part 1: "Using Social Networks"</li> <li>Part 2: "Building and Engaging YOUR Community"</li> <li>Part 3: "To"</li> </ul> <p>The insight I thought I'd share is from <strong>Part 1 </strong>of the presentation and it's the idea that there's a social network for everyone, but every social network is not right for you.</p> <p><img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/8/9/5/6/ar124030006865989.jpg" height="236" alt="social network for everyone" style="float: right;" width="315" /></p> <p>The idea is that if you look at the three types of personalities that tend to do well online (and by "do well" I mean generate traffic to websites), they are:</p> <ul> <li>Community Builders</li> <li>Connectors</li> <li>Mavens </li> </ul> <p>I like to think of the <strong>community builders</strong> as the social fabric that keeps everyone engaged.&nbsp; I thought about calling these people "social networkers", but "social network" has a pretty different and fuzzy meaning so I decided not to go there.&nbsp; The value of these people is that they are often the ones to organize events, bring people together in social settings, introduce new people to the "rules", etc.&nbsp;</p> <p>I use the term <strong>connector</strong> for the people who are more the business networking type.&nbsp; These are the people who attend lots of conferences, have a huge rolodex of names and are always on the lookout for ways to connect people together so they can do business together.&nbsp; I had lunch last week with a true connector.&nbsp; The guy organize monthly dinners at a very nice local restaurant for 8 (different) people each month even when there's no obvious way he's going to make money (yet!).</p> <p>The <strong>mavens</strong> are the first-movers and the people who are always looking for the next big thing. Traditionally, these guys have been some of the best bloggers around because they're always looking for the next big trend. <em>(I could be wrong, but out of the three, I think this one best describes me). </em></p> <p>Once you identify where you fit into this mix, I think you'll have a much easier time finding the social network that will not only drive the most business your way, but that you'll enjoy engaging in.</p> <ul> <li>For example, for the <strong>community builders </strong>out there... try out <a href="http://twitter.com/" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think you'll find there's a huge community of people out there just waiting to engage with you.&nbsp; And for the people who treat this right, there's a huge potential for generating referrals from the connections you'll make using the tool!</li> <li>For <strong>connectors</strong>, there's no more popular business networking tool than <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; Engage over there.&nbsp; Start making a ton of connections with other business-minded networking folks.&nbsp; And when you hear about a great business opportunity for someone, look to spread the news to your linkedin connections.&nbsp; This will give you an awesome opening to start up a connection and start a dialog in a way that people on that social network want to engage!</li> <li>And for the <strong>mavens</strong>, I'm completely smitten with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dustin-Luther/56068536934" target="_blank">Facebook Pages</a> (not a Facebook Profile mind you, but a <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1027006/7-Things-Every-Real-Estate-Agents-Should-Love-about-Facebooks-Business-Pages" target="_blank">Facebook Business Page</a>!).&nbsp; Functionally, these are kind of like twitter, except general chatter is really not appropriate, so instead you can focus on topics and conversations that are related to your business or interest&nbsp; (in my case, it's <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dustin-Luther/56068536934" target="_blank">using social media to generate business</a>!) <br /></li> </ul> <p>My hope is that for at least a few of the folks reading this post, it can help bring some clarity to how you might engage with people on the various popular social networks!</p> <p>And just to close the loop, in Part 2 of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=60697537788" target="_blank">the presentation I'll be giving at Technopalooza</a>, I talk about how to build your own community, which is where I talk about the importance of blogging and creating dynamic local content (<strong>all great ActiveRain stuff</strong>!).&nbsp; In Part 3, I talk about how "to" bring all the pieces together and actually use the social networks to build traffic and interest in YOUR community.&nbsp; <strong>If there's any chance you can make it on Wednesday, then I look forward to seeing you in Mesa! </strong><strong><br /></strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dustin-Luther/56068536934"><img src="http://4realz.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/fan-me-on-facebook1.png" alt="" width="200" /></a><a href="http://twitter.com/tyr"><img src="http://4realz.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/twitter.jpg" alt="" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinluther"><img src="http://4realz.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/connect-linkedin.png" alt="" width="200" /></a></p></blockquote></div><div class='agent_signature'><p>Karina Leal</p> <p>Leal USA Realty</p> <p><a href="http://www.karinaleal.com">http://www.karinaleal.com</a></p> <p>561-350-3503</p> <p><a href="mailto:karina@lealusa.com">karina@lealusa.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> Karina Leal, Delray Beach Broker Boynton Beach, Boca Raton (lealusa.com) (Leal USA Realty 561-350-3503) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:31:55 -0500 http://activerain.com/blogsview/1305085/is-there-a-social-network-for-you- http://activerain.com/blogsview/1305063/how-to-buy-a-bank-owned-property <p>HOW TO 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