New Hampshire Real Estate with Jay McGillicuddy

Hampstead New Hampshire Fright Night

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:53:21 -0500

Last night after dinner I took Monika out to go look at a house on Emerson Avenue that was all decked out for Halloween. These people decorate their house for Christmas too and it is magical.

I don't know how much money they spend every year but I do know the electric company sure does love them. I spoke with the owners father and he said Christmas was the most costly because they entertain the neighborhood for two weeks during the Christmas season. HAlloween isn't all that bad. LOL

Here is what we saw tonight.

HHO Browns Gas for our SUV

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:30:50 -0500

This is a partially bulit cannister that we built this weekend to install on our 2000 Ford Explorer.

What we have done is to create hydrogen gas through this container and pump it to our intake exhaust system of our SUV.

The test results from just one day is quite impressive by our standards.

Please read more if you would like to follow and see how our customization helps supplement our gas consumption.

New Hampshire Market Trends report...

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:00:27 -0500

The New Hampshire Association of REALTORS released their market trend report written by Peter Francese, as usual Peter make us really think about the future of New Hampshire’s real estate market.

Most REALTORS we’ve been talking to report an increase in activity, not a lot but an increase. June traditionally is a slow month with graduations and vacations but our personal Internet hits are up and we have customers out looking at homes.

We reprinted the report with permission from The New Hampshire Association of REALTORS on our New Hampshire Real Estate blog.

by Peter Francese

The future isn’t what it used to be!

That famous Yogi Berra quote pretty much sums up the situation. Who could have imagined a year or two ago the price of gas and heating oil rising above four dollars a gallon? Unless something is done to bring down fuel costs, housing throughout this region will become less affordable....

Read more here New Hampshire Real Estate Blog

I've been MeMe'd again

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:18:54 -0500

I have been MeMe'd again and this time by a New York Giants football fan. I think Danny Thornton likes to pile it on when a guy is down.

1. Who is your favorite musical artist? There are a lot of groups that are my favorite especially bands from the 60's. The one that really hits home for me is a band called Cream, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, this trio has got to be one of the best bands to come out of this era. There talent has been nothing less than short of spectacular. Their mix of Blues, Pop Rock and Psychedelic rock has made this band one of the all time greatest bands ever formed.

White Room (with lyrics)

2. Who is your favorite artist?

Helen Blake is my favorite artist. She was a client of mine that entrusted me with the sale of all her properties back in the mid 80's. She was a sweetheart and she painted a few pastels of our sailboat we had back in the 60's and she also gave me a nice bird of paradise painting that she painted. She was a very classy lady.

3. Who is your favorite blogger? While blogging is fairly new and I have only been reading blogs since November of '06 I think this is a tough question. I guess I can honestly say if I have you in my feed reader then you are my one of my favorites.

4. If you could meet anyone (alive or dead), who would it be and what is the most interesting thing about them? For me this is a no brainer. I would love to meet Jesus Christ as his life was amazing to say the least. Just to walk along side him and watch the miracles that he performed would be just spectacular.

5. What did you want to be when you grew up? I probably always wanted to be a professional sports player. I guess depending on the season we were in I wanted to be a professional in that sport. I am a sports fanactic and I truly love all the major sports and the not so major sports as well.

6. What is the most interesting piece of trivia you know? New Hampshire was the first state to say it no longer wanted to be a part of England.

We were also the first state to have a statewide MLS.

7. If you could live in any point in history what would it be and why? I would like to have lived back in the early 1600's when the Pilgrims landed here in Massachusetts and settled here. It would be amazing to live amongst some of these great leaders who left england to start a new adventure that changed the world.

8. What is the most interesting job you have ever held? I worked as a chef's assistance in Carmel Valley California at John Gardiner's Tennis Ranch. I was fortunate enough to see a few famous people I might not have ever seen. I saw Rhonda Flemming, Vivian Vance (Ethel on I love Lucy), Clint Eastwood, Johnny Carson and I just missed John Wayne by a week. The chef's I worked with were truly genuine caring people who really enjoyed what they did. This was a fun job as I received free room and board and at least two meals a day. Not bad for a twenty year old at the time.

Taking cell phone calls while with clients/customer

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:29:39 -0500

I often find it amazing when I see agents walking around with clients/customers in the middle of demonstrating a home stop and answer their cell phone. Do they say excuse me? No, not these agents.

I know there are many reasons why we need to answer our phone. It could be we need to take a call from another agent we are meeting later on or we are waiting for more information about a house we are showing with these clients.

What about the agent that is sitting in the conference room writing a contract and stops to chit chat with a buddy. Is this rude or what? I see it all the time and I wonder what the clients are thinking.

A couple of weeks ago I had to meet an agent at a property he was showing in order to drop off an escrow check on a sale we put together. I pulled up in front of the house and waited for him to come out.

He exits the house on his cell phone which cracked me up and I get out of my car to hand him the check. He is still talking and talking to me at the same time. I just chuckled inside.

I am thinking where are his buyers? Out of the corner of my eye I notice the listing agent walking from the back yard with her phone in her ear. Where are the buyers? At least five minutes go by and both agents are still on their phones and then finally the buyers come walking out of the house.

Both agents say they have to run to whoever they were talking to and then they say goodbye. Everyone mingles in the middle of the street and off we all go.

I guess I might be "old school" but then again I wonder how the buyers felt being left alone to wander on their own while the agents are chit chatting. I guess I wouldn't mind being left alone to talk to my wife about the property but if my agent was taking phone calls that had nothing to do with us, that would bother me.

I feel if you are going to take a phone call then that phone call should be about the clients/customer, not about what tee time you have to make tomorrow or about your girlfriend taking little Johhny to the dentist.

If it's an emergency from home that is understandable and please keep your phone on silent. It's all about the client/customer not you.

We had 7 offers returned for best

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:56:15 -0500

"We had 7 offers returned for best. One was selected and approved Friday at 6pm."

Found this out on Sunday at 3:00 pm.

Showed the house Saturday morning at 11:00 am after Monika called to set up an appointment. I wrote the offer later in the day. Called the listing agent's office and got disconnected 3 times looking for information and the required disclosures and addendum's. Person answering the phone finally said she would leave a message for the listing agent and they would get me what I needed.

Never heard a thing and I finally emailed the listing agent Sunday morning letting them know I had an offer for them.

Met the buyer Sunday morning to collect the check, talked with the lender to get an updated per-approval. Monika called the listing agent, left a message, called her office left another message.

Monika called again for the third time and the person answering the phone said the "listing agent will call you back if she wants to" IF SHE WANTS TO.

WHAT!!!!

We called her office again about the offer and asked her how she would like me to deliver the paperwork. This is her response...

"We had 7 offers returned for best. One was selected and approved Friday at 6pm."

Friday at 6pm....WHAT !!!!

Time invested... 3 hours

Buyers time invested... 4 hours

Happen to luck out and get a an Unprofessional Listing Agent...priceless

Open House 17 Marilyn Park Drive Hampstead

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:24:56 -0500

****Open House****

Please come join me this Sunday May 4th from 1 to 3 pm at 17 Marilyn Park Drive in Hampstead NH.

If you’re a buyer looking for something different, looking for that quality construction of yesteryear but with all the modern conveniences and updates required for today’s busy lifestyle, this home is for you.

17 Marilyn Park Drive is located off of Route 111 in Hampstead.

Call or e-mail me if you need directions.

Working with an agent...no problem all agency relationships will be honored!

Jay McGillicuddy

603-548-7685 (c)

603-329-6625 (o)

Prudential Verani Realty

Hampstead NH

NewHampshireRealEstateBlogs.com

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Get a second opinion ...

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:35:10 -0500

I have a 2001 Saab 9-5 Wagon with a little over 100,000 miles. Seems to run just fine as I change the oil regularly at 3-5,000 miles faithfully. My wife Monika took the car to Concord, NH a couple of months ago to a REALTOR meeting and when she just about got there she could here some scraping noise and when she got out of the car she could see there was a problem. She asked for some help and a few guys said that there was metal hanging from under the car near the muffler.

So, when Monika was leaving the meeting in Concord she stopped off at a garage and they told her she needed a new muffler and that the heat shields were rusted. They told her the muffler was so loose that it was ready to fall off at any moment. When Monika got home I noticed it was loose but it wasn't all that bad. I called my mechanic and he said a new muffler would cost around $850.00 to install and he would order one and call me when it came in. I still have not heard from him.

Of course I procrastinated getting this done and although I knew the muffler was loose it hadn't fallen off.

We are headed to Washington D.C. for our annual REALTOR conference the second week of May. So, after much prodding and insisting I finally took Monika's advice to get a second opinion and get the muffler checked out. I called Meineke Car Care Center in Plaistow, NH. I had them change the oil and I asked them to give me a price for a new muffler. They took me in at 10:00 this morning and by 10:40 I was on my way home.

Ernie checked me in and as he returned from the shop and mentioned I didn't need a muffler as it was just fine and not leaking and it only needed to be anchored as it was a little loose. It is stainless steel and does not rust. The heat shield's were rusted but not falling off. He welded the piece that was loose to the frame and changed the oil and I was all set to go. It cost me $20.00 to get the welding done.

It pays to listen to your wife and get a second opinion. I am pissed at the garage in Concord as they were definitely trying to take advantage of a ~~women~~ woman.

Prudential Verani’s Web Marketing April 2007 vs April 2008

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:49:42 -0500

Our Web marketing statistics for April 2008 have just been released and I have included April 2007 also so we can compare the activity between the two years.

Broker showings were up from last year which seems to be a good sign or is it less buyers seeing more homes?

April 2008 Web Statistics

	Monthly Totals
Total Sessions	64,498
Page views for the month	486,334
Page views per visit	7.54
Absolute unique visitors for the month	25,086
E Leads received	622
Broker Showings on our listings	2856

April 2007 Web Statistics

	Monthly Totals
Total Sessions	72,607
Page views for the month	717,303
Page views per visit	9.88
Absolute unique visitors for the month	50,919
E Leads received	937
Broker Showings on our listings	2349

Jay McGillicuddy,REALTOR

Serving Southern New Hampshire and Rockingham County

NewHampshireRealEstateBlog.com

Prudential Verani Realty

Hampstead NH Real Estate

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WordPress 2.5.1 Upgrade a Complete Success or Is It

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:04:43 -0500

I hesitated upgrading to WP 2.5 for a few weeks and when we started making Listings by Address Blogs we were using WordPress 2.5 as a new install as opposed to upgrading from an already used blog.

I really liked the dashboard and the way you can upgrade your plugins within the plug-in directory as opposed to using ftp to upload your files. Uploading different types of media is now a breeze and when Monika mentioned how much she liked WP 2.5 I knew I had to bite the bullet and upgrade.

I first tried to upgrade my Real Estate Golfer blog over the weekend. I first backed up my blog by using this plug-in at IF... click the If graphic to get the plug-in.

Once I backed up the Real Estate Golfer I was ready to use the Instant WP Upgrade Plug-in which is another great plugin that does work... if all is right. LOL This Plug-in can be found at the following weblog. This is worth the effort to have as I have used it a few times to upgrade from earlier versions. Click on the graphic below from Zirona Open Source Consulting to get this great plug-in.

Well , I tried to upgrade the Real Estate Golfer but I ran into a glitch that didn't allow me to upgrade. I will have to figure that out later.

So, today I decided to back up the New Hampshire Real Estate Blog and try and see if I could upgrade it better than I did the Golfer blog.

With the press of a couple of buttons it went so smoothly I couldn't believe it. Now we will see if we have any glitches using it as it is almost to good to be true. If you need help please lmk and I will try and help.

Atkinson NH Golfing...it can't get any better

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:06:26 -0500

Real estate is networking and where better to meet future customers and clients than on a Golf Course. One of my favorite local places is the Atkinson Resort and Country Club and Golf resort. Not only does it have a great place to celebrate the 19th hole but it's also a pretty tough course.

Today I'll tell you about hole # 1

It is very short and a lower handicap player should use no more than a 3 wood off the back tees. I see so many players hit driver and get themselves in a lot of trouble.

So if you set up your shot right you'll be able to to come into this green with a short iron.

From the back tees it plays about 350 yards and trees abound the right side and the left has a line of trees and a road that is O.B. which leads to the clubhouse.

A long sand trap hugs the left side of the fairway at about 150 yards out and many a tee ball finds it way in the sand. The right front of the green is also guarded by a large bunker and the green is firm and slopes front to back. So, a nice lofted approach shot is necessary.

The course is 6500 yards from the back tees.

Next I'll break down the next few holes for you.

Golf Season is here and the Atkinson Resort and Country Club is a great place to spend a few relaxing hours golfing.

This is part one in a series of amazing NH Golf brought to you by the Real Estate Golfer

Jay McGillicuddy,REALTOR

Serving Southern New Hampshire and Rockingham County

NewHampshireRealEstateBlog.com

Prudential Verani Realty

Hampstead NH Real Estate

NH Real Estate Market Trends First Quarter 2008

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:23:22 -0500

The New Hampshire Association of REALTORS recently published their market trends report and this month Peter Francese looks back at the first quarter state wide activity level.

As we’ve said before real estate is local…even in NH the market is very different from area to area.

Market activity in our little corner of NH has picked up significantly and we’re seeing a lot of multiple offers, especially with the bank owned homes. Spring is here and many buyers are out and about looking and buying real estate. This past weekend alone we attempted to negotiate 5 offers on 5 different properties. So activity is increasing...make no mistake about that.

We've Reprinted the entire market trend report with permission from NHAR on New Hampshire Real Estate Blogs.com

Jay McGillicuddy,REALTOR

Serving Southern New Hampshire and Rockingham County

NewHampshireRealEstateBlog.com

Prudential Verani Realty

Hampstead NH Real Estate

31 Circuit Drive Kingston NH 03848

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:02:57 -0500

Waterfront on Powwow Pond with over 3,500 +/- sq ft of living space!

31 Circuit Drive in Kingston NH 03848 is a wonderful waterfront home that is loaded with extras, tile, granite, Irrigation system, C/A + Vac w/hide a hose system, intercom, elegant entertainment area w/incredible kitchen, water views throughout, dock, out building. Pow Wow Pond is ideal for the fisherman and bird watcher.

Check out the 31 Circuit Drive listing blog site at http://nhwaterfronthomesforsale.com MLS# 2716150

Be sure to visit our other listing Blog sites...

17 Marilyn Park Drive Listing Blog this is a huge home ideal for someone who dares to be different located in Hampstead NH.

39 Boulder Drive Danville 03819 Contemporary in excellent condition and with professionally landscaped grounds.

Please don't miss this excellent opportunity at 14 Higgins Ave Sandown NH this Cape style home has a ton of potential and room for horses too!

Are you looking for a great commercial condo opportunity... look no further 2 Mary E Clark Drive Hampstead NH offers a fantastic location and is in excellent condition both in and out.

If you are looking for a home or investment property in Southern NH or want a list of Bank owned homes, contact us and we'll send you a list of available properties.

Thinking of selling your Southern NH home? Call us and let us show you how we can show case your home using our custom internet marketing program.

Jay McGillicuddy,REALTOR

Serving Southern New Hampshire and Rockingham County

Monika McGillicuddy Real Estate Training

NewHampshireRealEstateBlog.com

Prudential Verani Realty

Hampstead NH Real Estate

I'm an equal opportunity joker

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:40:15 -0500

I'm an equal opportunity joker and to prove it I'm posting this funny video I found in my wife Monika's e-mail. I figured she might have trouble posting it or would need my help anyway...so I might as well have at it. LOL

Funny but Monika got this video from none other than Doreen McPherson who just posted on her own blog some really funny dumb male photos LOL!

All in good fun....enjoy!

Open House 17 Marilyn Park Drive Hampstead

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:25:05 -0500

****Open House****

Please come join me this Sunday April 20th from 1 to 3 pm at 17 Marilyn Park Drive in Hampstead NH.

This home boasts 9 rooms with 3 bedrooms, hardwood floors, multiple baths, formal dining room and spacious living room plus a sunken family room with a separate office or study.

Patio, Pool you name it!

17 Marilyn Park Drive is located off of Route 111 in Hampstead.

Call or e-mail me if you need directions.

Working with an agent...no problem all agency relationships will be honored!

Jay McGillicuddy

603-548-7685 (c)

603-329-6625 (o)

Prudential Verani Realty

Hampstead NH

NewHampshireRealEstateBlogs.com

Female Drivers

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:07:37 -0500

Well it looks like I'll probably tick off a lot of members here but I thought you'd all get a kick out off this video I stumbled upon a little while ago. Now the good news is that all females can show this to their significant others and tell them that they no way associate their own driving skills like this video. If you come up with a Male Drivers Video I'll be more than happy to post it here. Enjoy!!!

Female Drivers

Real estate is more than selling

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:50:25 -0500

Today, I took Monika's clients into a home they have under-agreement. These buyers are really excited about buying their first home and they had contacted Monika last night about getting access today and measure for window treatments. Monika couldn't make it as she had already booked an other appointment. One of the nice things about working together as a TEAM is that we are able to cover each others appointments when needed.

Seeing the excitement of these first time home buyers was really gratifying. The home they are buying is a terrific value and in very good condition. It is a HUD owned home and has water rights to Big Island Pond, which is a very desirable pond with high property values.

We spent about an hour in the home and for me personally it was a very well spent hour. Just seeing and feeling the excitement of these buyers was a perfect topper for my Sunday afternoon and a great reminder of why I enjoy being a real estate agent.

Looking for someone to spend a Sunday with? Give me a call.

Pawtuckaway Lake Nottingham NH

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:54:44 -0500

Today we helped good friends and fellow ActiveRain blogger Judy and Mike Tuscano move into their new home.

It ended up being a great day weather wise as the fore casted rain held off. Moving in the rain would not have been fun.

Mike and Judy will be living lakeside on Pawtuckaway lake.

At one point I took a break and walked down to the waters edge. There is still ice floating in the lake but I could just imagine what a few weeks will bring.

Pawtuckaway lake is pretty popular with nearly 1000 acres. Monika and I have enjoyed kayaking the lake in the past and are pretty excited to be friends with someone living on the lake. LOL... We hope they don't mind us visiting often.

I took this little film of a Babbling Brook right out side Mike and Judy's back door...just listing to it makes me feel totally relaxed. Can you imagine listening to this everyday or a at night while sleeping?

Priceless...

Online Videos by Veoh.com

Hampstead, New Hampshire Real Estate Sales Activity

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:46:59 -0500

Hampstead New Hampshire sales activity from January through March 2007 compared to January through March 2008.

These atatistics show that solds are up and sold prices on average are down and median prices are off as well. Days on market are up too as well as price per square footage decreasing. Looks like as prices are declining that activity has picked up.

I know we had our busiest December and January on record. Let's hope this pace continues.

Hampstead Home Sales January Through March 2007

	Price		$/Sq.Ft.		Days on Market
Total	Average	Median	Average	Median	Average	Median
Sold 5	$314,300	$325,000	$143	$144	113	98

Hampstead Home Sales January Through March 2008

	Price		$/Sq.Ft.		Days on Market
Total	Average	Median	Average	Median	Average	Median
Active 51	$363,629	$349,900	$178	$154	162	96
Recently Sold 9	$303.278	$275,000	$135	$120	180	150
Under Contract 9	$320,422	$289,900	$119	$108	90	61
Contingent 1	$159,900		$239		257
Overall 70	$347,404	$347,400	$166	$148	157	99

Tripods are great but if you need something else

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:46:31 -0500

I stumbled upon a great little video. If you are tired of lugging around your tripod and sick and tired of deleting blurry pictures or shaky videos you need to check this out. This little stabilizing tool will fit right in your pocket or purse and cost you about $ 1.00 or less.

I have a tripod and sometimes it can be a pain in the neck setting up and taking it down and lugging it from room to room. Although the tripod fits well in my trunk along side my golf clubs I can now not worry about it's bulkiness.

$1 Image Stabilizer For Any Camera - Lose The Tripod - video powered by Metacafe

Golf season has arrived in New Hampshire

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:15:42 -0500

This is my 19th consecutive year playing in the Wilderness Golf League. We play at Campbell's Scottish Highlands Golf Course in Salem, NH.

We started at the earliest point on the calendar we can. Some years we have been extended out due to weather conditions. This year was bright and sunny but awfully windy. Our first group started at 3:50 and it was about 44 degrees. We were the 3rd group and when I finished it was 38 degrees.

At times while standing on the green you had to brace yourself from being pushed by the wind. I also had to switch hats from my golf hat to my winter knit hat to keep my ears warm. Decked out with a nice heavy sweater and an extra large wind breaker and walking the course I stayed fairly warm. I also used my winter golf gloves to keep my fingers from freezing.

It was great to be back on the golf course and to start a new golf season with great friends.

39 Boulder Drive Danville New Hampshire 03819

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:47:28 -0500

Monika and I just listed 39 Boulder Drive in Danville NH !

This is a Gorgeous Contemporary style home located in Colby Woods that is truly in move-in condition…all you’ll need to do is unpack and enjoy! The huge sunny open concept kitchen boasts granite counter tops, tile floor and cabinets galore. The living room is large enough to hold all your furniture while still feeling cozy.

Wall-wall carpeting in the bedrooms and office/guest room with plenty of closet space. A wonderful dining area over looking a professionally landscaped spacious back yard and patio area all designed for outside enjoyment. Fire up the Barbecue and enjoy life the way it was meant to be enjoyed. All this plus central vac, laundry room and a 2 car garage with direct walkout to the yard, shed and patio.

This home is being marketed using the Prudential Value Range marketing system…. PVRM# 32-Seller will entertain offers in the range of $244,900 - $284,876 Mls # 2713380

Come take a look… you’ll fall in love! Call Jay or Monika at 603-548-7685 to set up an appointment.

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker
Hampstead, NH
Prudential Verani Realty
Office Phone: (603) 329-6625 Ext.: 1446
Cell Phone: (603) 548-7685
Email Me

American Truckers Strike

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:48:38 -0500

Let's all support our truckers. I think we can all agree that the price of fuel has also impacted our business. Buyers must factor in the cost to fill their cars up...it effects how much they can qualify for. Food costs more..everything costs more.

On April 1st 2008 OIDA (owners and independent drivers association) is supporting a nation wide truck shut down. You've probably all heard about this on the news. What you may not have heard is that they are asking all Americans to be proactive and to call your Senator and/or Congressman on April 1st and tell them something needs to be done about the high diesel cost. This cost is passed on to you the consumer. Everything you buy gets transported on a truck. Think about it ...Everything. Take a few minutes tomorrow and make that call....who knows, maybe... Together Everyone Achieves More..(TEAM)

Lets make a difference!

Moving Domains and Blogs can be a Nightmare

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:19:35 -0500

I've been buried in a moving nightmare...Nope not selling my house and moving but moving our website and blogs over to our new server Blue Host.

Blue host has been great as I wrote in a previous post WP.org to hell and back but my old web host company has been less than average...guess that's why I'm leaving them.

Anyway it's been a long weekend and our main blog NewHampshireRealEstateBlogs.com is still not up. I think I have everything else pretty much under control, at least I hope.

I certainly have learned a lot in the last few months and now I'm starting to learn how to change some of the style sheets in WordPress.org

I know I have a long way to go but I feel I have accomplished a few new tricks of the trade so to speak.

How to Create a Favicon for Your Blog or Website

Jay McGillicuddy~Real Estate Broker (Prudential Verani Realty) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:05:32 -0500

Favicons are those little icons you see in the address bar next to the http:// at the top of a web page.

I always wondered how they were created and placed in the address bar. I stumbled upon it and decided to create my own from an image I have on my computer. You can actually use any image you want or you can find free ones availble on the net.

I used the following website to create our Favicon you see above.

Or you can go to Favicon Generator and create yourself one.

Once you download your Favicon you will need to unzip the file and upload it to your website in your root directory and then you will need to place the following line of code after the <head> tag of your index page: <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico">

It is best to use a square graphic and of course I used a round one and I will probably change it after I post this.

I was able to place the line of code in our Wordpress blog in the header file.