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Websites that implement Social Media

Brian Gute, Brian Gute - REMAX Advantage Plus (RE/MAX Advantage Plus) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:53:49 -0700

Recently I've launched a company that help local minneapolis agents acheive better results with their online presence. AgentProSearch (http://www.agentprosearch.com) provides agents with a full suite of online tools including; blogging, Social Media, Social Media training, Integrated IDX search, Search Engine optimization. We set up everything so you can focus on your business of helping consumers buy and sell homes.

In the matter of 3 days of launching the company we took on 15 new agent clients in the minneapolis market from 5 different brokerages. All of them were most interested in the social media aspect along with getting an easy to use search homes feature. The cost of our services made it a no-brainer as it is usually half the cost of services provided by other IDX providers.

We provide low-cost hands-on training with social media. The most recent edition of the Realtor magazine says "Connections Made, now what?" AgentProSearch gives you a hands-on approach for the "now what?". Our training classes are put on by a local company company that specializes in Social Media are separated out by an agents social media experience level. Hands on classes for novices will get them signed up for accounts on the varius social media sites and we'll go through a step by step action plan that will get them up and running. Intermediate users will get a detailed plan for realtors to implement strategies that will engauge and grow their networks.

As an agent in the Minneapolis market that has benefited from the social media boom I know first hand how hard it is to get going with all of these new tools.

Social Media can be daunting and dangerous if you use it in the wrong way. We teach best practices and what to do and not to do with these powerful business building tools.

See http://agentprosearch.com for more details and class schedules

Agents - please share your social media experiences in the comments section - whether it be blogging, youtube video, twitter, link-in.

Mobile vs. Text Message Mobile

Brian Gute, Brian Gute - REMAX Advantage Plus (RE/MAX Advantage Plus) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:21:22 -0700

The introduction of many mobile products to access area listing has been a great addition for agents but are they forgetting about the consumer. The percentage of people with an unlimited internet data plan is very small. The TMLS(text message listing system) allows 99% of cell phone users to access to the listings. TMLS is curently available for all of the Minneapolis Metro. Just text the house number and the first 3 of the street address and seconds later the listing info is delivered to the users cell phone. <p>Brokers and agents can increase their web traffic by licensing the service. Users can enter their phone number into a subscribed broker/agent site to see their texting history.

	Brian Gute CEO TextYouback brian@textyouback.com
*TMLS (Text Message Listing System)* TMLS for Real Estate video Mobile Mortgage. Giving your clients a reason to refer you. www.mobilemortgageofficer.com

powering mobile brands through interactive text messaging

TextYouBack to Launch mortgage broker tool

Brian Gute, Brian Gute - REMAX Advantage Plus (RE/MAX Advantage Plus) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:54:57 -0800

TextYouBack, mobile branding company, is about to launch a product to the mortgage industry. The "Rates" campaign is set to launch the week of February 11th, 2008. The rates campaign is a interactive text message campaign in which consumers can text the word "rates" to 865766 and retrieve information relating to mortgages. Lenders we have talked to love the idea of extending their reach to the SMS/Text medium and the ease of integrating the program with their other marketing efforts.

Text Messaging the latest tool for buyers

Brian Gute, Brian Gute - REMAX Advantage Plus (RE/MAX Advantage Plus) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:47:44 -0800

Real Estate meets SMS/Text Messaging. The TMLS (Text Message Listing System) is helping buyers get instant access to property information.

Once you try it once you'll be addicted. So easy to use... just number text the house number and first three of the street to:865766

The TMLS was built with the home buyers needs in mind.

Try the demo address - 12345 lin to 865766
THEY DO NOT SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH ANYONE
NO ANNOYING CALL BACKS
You are in charge

Don't forget to come back to Brian Gute's web site and login to the TMLS with your mobile number to see the full Listing with pictures.