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I've been a little Halloween loopy today gearing up for a Saturday night Halloween scare fest 
at the Ottoween house. We like to make the kiddies earn their treats and DARE to come up and get it. No children are harmed in the process, at least not physically....
For some reason I decided to tweet some thoughts on the Real Estate market to generate some home staging marketing for Halloween. After all we are home marketers!
Just want to share the tweets below and would love to hear yours too.
Enjoy your Halloween and may your listings not SCARE anyone away!
Happy Halloween!
TRICK OR TWEETS
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Some great sound advice from Lenn Harley! Reblogging below:
SET YOUR OWN COURSE AND STEER YOUR OWN BOAT. BUILD YOUR OWN UNIQUE INTERNET PRESENCE!
Just because it's there doesn't mean it's beneficial to you.
- How many contacts have you received in your e-mail box or by telephone from a company who said that they could "put you on page one of Google"?
- How many "social media" sites have you joined only to forget your login/password or can't figure out how to navigate?
- How many lead generation sites have you previewed that are full of non-real estate related ads?
- How many real estate related web sites/blogs have you reviewed that are so convoluted that you couldn't load a blog post??
- How many so called real estate related web sites have you joined only to be quickly bombarded by SPAM?
- How many real estate "Guru"s have you read about who promised to triple your business if you just attend this "FREE" seminar. BTW, the books and tapes on the table in the back of the room are not "FREE"!!
How many? Fess up! How many??
DON'T FEEL GUILTY. Just because it's there doesn't mean it's beneficial to you.
Time has value for real estate practitioners and we need to learn what has been and is profitable for our own businesses.
Look at the "social media" sites and determine which of them that appear to be beneficial to your business. If a web site includes a preponderance of non-real estate related pages, posts, etc., it may not be a good use of your time.
Fact is, our real estate practices are all different and a reflection of our own needs and personalities. If you are "on the Internet" to generate business only for yourself, one or two networks/blogs/social platforms or web sites may be sufficient to generate more buyer/seller business than you can handle.
My business is generating home buyers for my network of Agents/Brokers. So, I spend a lot more time on the telephone with prospective home buyers, getting relocation packages out (yes, buyers still like to get packages by mail), tweaking web sites, etc. than most agents/brokers. Years ago when I generated business just for myself, I was on the road most days previewing, showing, managing inspections and settlements. Today, I'm at my computer most days working hard developing and updating web sites and blogs, speaking with prospective home buyers and making referrals to real estate agents in my network. Big difference.
If you're working full time and generating a good income, don't worry about what others do.
Success is not always doing what others expect or claim to do.
Success is earning a decent living doing what you do for your own unique business.
ACTIVERAIN IS A TREASURE CHEST. It's probably no secret that I believe ActiveRain to be, in terms of $$$ and time invested, the most cost effective online web site/blog platforms available to real estate practitioners today.
The ease of use is critical for new members. The camaraderie, transparancy and personal outreach to all members is unique to ActiveRain. If you have a question about blogging for your business, just ask. You'll get answers.
ACTIVERAIN SPEAKS GOOGLE! The creators of ActiveRain speak Google so you don't have to! The benefits of the synergy between ActiveRain blog posts and member profiles and Google are unique. ActiveRain makes Google rank so easy, members benefit just by being here. How good is that for your business?
I learned this from my server logs and posted about it back on September 26, 2006.
Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988, Serving Maryland and Northern Virginia Home Buyers.
This post inspired by Martha Brown's post about searching for the perfect social media site.
I just received this flyer today from my friend Kathy LaMarr at CORT Furniture Rental. The CORT Irving,TX location is moving to new digs at Valwood Parkway in Carrollton and is having a clearance center inventory reduction and moving sale. Lot's a great stuff for any room of the house or office for you, your clients or just updating your inventory.
Hurry, sale ends October 23rd!!
Greetings, The RESA-Dallas Chapter had a very successful launch in September and we
look forward to another great meeting! You won't want to miss this month's information packed discussion.
We are excited to announce that Dan Eason, President of Energized Seller is the featured speaker for our October 21st meeting. Dan will share information on how to set yourself apart from the competition and stage your real estate business for success!
Some of you have already joined Dan's site, Energized Seller as professional members and this will be the perfect opportunity for you to meet Dan and put a face to the name. Dan is working hard to continue to provide value to home sellers and real estate professionals alike.
RESA-Dallas Chapter meetings are open to anyone interested in home staging regardless of affiliation with other organizations; home stagers, Realtors, Investors and trade services we welcome YOU!
You do not need to be a RESA member to attend!
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Staging Your Business for Success Dan will cover
Sweet Basil Restaurant - Dallas, TX Please RSVP by Friday the 16th. We have the capacity available for up to 70 Attendees Click on the appropriate link, and send. |
If you'd like to assist a senior citizen this holiday season please read the
flyers below to see how you can help the Collin County Meals on Wheels Holiday program this year. Although the September 30th date has passed (by only one day) for the Harvest Boxes I'm sure they'll be happy to receive your call should you be able to assist any of their programs.
Plano East Senior High Theatre proudly presents, EAT (It's not about food) (EAT) as the first show of the fall season. Written by local playwright in residence at the Dallas Children's Theater Linda Daugherty, EAT first debuted at the Dallas Children's Theater in the spring of 2008. 
In a highly relevant, informational and at times, lighthearted drama, EAT uncovers the dangerous and baffling world of eating disorders affecting boys and girls, men and women. Eat explores the causes and warning signals and takes a hard look at the role society, media and pressure for perfection play in the spread of this disease. Woven together in a series of individual stories of young people struggling with the disorder this play for our times is a must see for anyone who wants more information on eating disorders.
EAT will be presented for FREE as a community service to spread the message about eating disorders.
Ms. Daugherty graciously visited the cast and crew to explain how she came to write EAT, and answer questions the students had about the play.
Dr. Katie Sternweis, who heads up the Intensive Outpatient Program for eating disordered patients at Children's Medical Center Dallas (CMC), also came to Plano East to speak to the cast about eating disorders to give them insight into the disease and offer them answers to the many questions they raised about the disease. Dr. Sternweis along with other professionals from CMC will be heading up the after show talk backs that will be available to parents, students and teachers at the end of each show.
Opening night is October 8th 7:00 PM. EAT runs through October 9th and 10th at 7 PM each night. On Saturday a 2 PM matinee will be offered as well as the evening show.
With the generous assistance of the professionals from Children's Medical Center, educational materials provided by The Elisa Project and the assistance of Dallas Children's Theater, we invite the community to attend this powerful and relevant play.
Date: October 8th, 9th, 10th
Time: 7:00 PM each evening with a 2:00 PM Matinee on Saturday and 7:00 show on Saturday as well
EVENT: Free Play. EAT (It's not about Food). All ages.
Doctors and Professionals from Children's Medical Center Dallas from the Center for Pediatric Psychiatry and Eating Disorders will be on hand after each show for audience talk backs.
LOCATION:
Plano East Senior High School Fine Arts Building
3000 Los Rios Blvd.
Plano, TX 75074
Contact: Lisa Hale, Theater Director, 469-752-9247
The Real Estate Staging Association RESA-Dallas Chapter has formed and we are excited to start our meetings and share our mission with you!
RESA is the only worldwide, non-profit, member governed association open to ALL home stagers regardless of affiliation or training.
We invite YOU to join us this month as we host our first meeting. Please see details below for more information and feel free to RSVP on this blog or email me at karen@homestarstaging.com
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF RESA TO ATTEND!
Hope to see YOU there!
DALLAS CHAPTER
Yes! I will attend this event.
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Karen Otto, Home Stager, Plano, TX 469)964-0516 www.homestarstaging.com
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