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Attention MA professionals! Free networking event!

Kristen Blanchet,CDPE, Broker Associate, MA & NH (RE/MAX Prestige) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:38:42 -0700

Hi everyone!

I'm the chairman of the YPN committee (Young Professional Network) at the Northeast Association of Realtors and we are having a networking event this Thursday, June 16th from 7-10pm. The event will take place at the Brewery Exchange on Cabot Street in Lowell in the Harvard Room. This event is open to everyone!
You do not need to be a Realtor to come and network with us! Feel free to pop on in and bring a friend or two!

Kristen Blanchet, CDPE

Broker Associate

RE/MAX Prestige

(978)866-2094

kblanchet@remaxprestige.com

www.sellyourden.com

Have You Ever Wondered How To Get Those Social Media Buttons On Your Blog??

Kristen Blanchet,CDPE, Broker Associate, MA & NH (RE/MAX Prestige) — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:21:30 -0700

For those of you that have been wondering how to get social media buttons on your web page or blog this is a fantastic help from Melissa McKinney!!

Via Melissa Mckinney~Fayetteville NC Home Finder (Realty World Integrity First):

Have you ever wondered how everyone gets those Social Media buttons at the end of their blogs?? Well I did, I made it way harder than what it is!! I do that often.. I thought you needed a HTML link or something of the sort. It took me a little while to get it but now that I have I am going to give you step by step instructions. I think that sometimes when someone is trying to help you get somewhere they leave out steps because to them they are obvious, for me sometimes not so much... So I am going to try to not skip a step!

First thing that you want to do is find the buttons that you would like to use, The web is FULL of free Social Media buttons so have fun looking!

Social Media Buttons I got mine here!

When you download them save them to your desktop. I like to put things there that I am getting ready to use so that it is easy to access. It is probably going to be in a little zipper file. Click on that and then you will probably see a couple of things but there will be something like ”icon list” or something to that effect. Click on that then you may see an option of sizes to choose from, I picked the larger. Once you click on that it will take you to a list. At the end of each file in that list should be the name, like Facebook, etc. If you would just click and drag and drop it to your desktop. You should see the button there. So do this for each Social media that you wish to use.

Now you are going to go to your Home page in AR. If you look to the left you will see a link “Settings” click there. Scroll down to “Signature”. Here you can put a photo, text, of anything that you would like to appear at the end of every blog that you write. This is going to work much like writing a blog but on a smaller scale. So while we are here if you have not personalized your signature go ahead a get that done. Add maybe a photo, your web address, contact information, you get the point. I will wait....

OK, you are going to click where you want the button and then you are going to click the "add photo" option in the tool bar, looks like a photo of a tree. When the search box comes up you are going to go to your desktop and choose the first button that you want to upload. Once the button is in the signature box you are going to click on it. You will then see the box around it meaning that it is ready to make changes to. Up in the tool bar of that box you are going to click “link” looks like a three chain links, When that box opens you want to put the link associated with that button. For example if I were doing my Facebook fan page button in the link box I would put:

http://www.facebook.com/fayettevillenchomefinder

Now you have just made that photo a click able link!!! Continue with these steps until you have uploaded and linked all your social media buttons! When you are finished DO NOT forget to click “Update”. Now your cool like everyone else!!

I even added them to my web site, don't they look fabulous?!

By the way this "linking" of pictures can be done with any photos. Go ahead click the photo of my web page or the Social buttons throughout this post...

"The Right Agent Makes All The Difference In The World"

Creating Homes One Family At A Time

Melissa McKinney

www.FayettevilleNcHomeFinder.com

fayettevillenchomefinder@gmail.com

Call or Text 910-987-0567

Kristen Blanchet, CDPE

Broker Associate

RE/MAX Prestige

(978)866-2094

kblanchet@remaxprestige.com

www.sellyourden.com

Foreclosure help!

Kristen Blanchet,CDPE, Broker Associate, MA & NH (RE/MAX Prestige) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:03:27 -0700

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Visit houselogic.com for more articles like this.

Kristen Blanchet, CDPE

Broker Associate

RE/MAX Prestige

(978)866-2094

kblanchet@remaxprestige.com

www.sellyourden.com

Middlesex County Market Watch! Q1

Kristen Blanchet,CDPE, Broker Associate, MA & NH (RE/MAX Prestige) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:22:28 -0700

As of the 1st quarter in 2010 the average sales price in Middlesex County has dropped slightly to $459,400. This is down from the end of 2009, with the 4th quarter coming in at $466,400. The average days on market has stayed the same at 86 days and many of the towns within Middlesex County did see an increase on their average sales prices. If you would like information on any specific towns feel free to let me know!

Kristen Blanchet, CDPE

Broker Associate

RE/MAX Prestige

(978)866-2094

kblanchet@remaxprestige.com

www.sellyourden.com

Essex County MArket Watch! Q1

Kristen Blanchet,CDPE, Broker Associate, MA & NH (RE/MAX Prestige) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:08:13 -0700

The numbers are in! The average sales price in Essex county was slightly raised in the first quarter of 2010 to $388,900. This is up from $387,300 to end the 4th quarter of 2009. It may be a small increase but, any improvement is good news as far a I'm concerned!

Kristen Blanchet, CDPE

Broker Associate

RE/MAX Prestige

(978)866-2094

kblanchet@remaxprestige.com

www.sellyourden.com

The new tax credit can be used towards closing costs!!!

Kristen Blanchet,CDPE, Broker Associate, MA & NH (RE/MAX Prestige) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:50:49 -0700

In case you haven't heard the tax credit plan can now be used towards certain closing costs and down payments! This is great news for all of the first time buyers out there! Make sure you take advantage of this great program before December 1st...more info is available here http://www.realtor.org/RMODaily.nsf/pages/News2009052901?OpenDocument

Kristen Blanchet, CDPE

Broker Associate

RE/MAX Prestige

(978)866-2094

kblanchet@remaxprestige.com

www.sellyourden.com

The Suze Orman show...she should be xxxx...

Kristen Blanchet,CDPE, Broker Associate, MA & NH (RE/MAX Prestige) — Sun, 18 May 2008 03:15:03 -0700

So, I don't know if anyone watches this show but, it has seriously disturbed me. Not only has she said tonight on tv that people should finance their credit card debt and other unsecured debt into their houses but, she has also crapped on people who are having finacial problems. She has crapped on single moms and how they should not get their 'haircut'....i personally think shes a joke...how about you?

Kristen Blanchet, CDPE

Broker Associate

RE/MAX Prestige

(978)866-2094

kblanchet@remaxprestige.com

www.sellyourden.com

The Word of the day! Gas prices yikes!

Kristen Blanchet,CDPE, Broker Associate, MA & NH (RE/MAX Prestige) — Sun, 18 May 2008 00:13:41 -0700

Gas Prices...eek! Bad fuel Day is the "word of the day"

The mood or feeling one experiences after having just filled his or her vehicle with $4.00+ per gallon gasoline. (Usually consists of a sense of great economic despair, impending doom, anger, frustration, depression and/or a combination of all the above)

"Leave me alone. I'm having a bad fuel day!

So, how do you feel about it?

Kristen Blanchet, CDPE

Broker Associate

RE/MAX Prestige

(978)866-2094

kblanchet@remaxprestige.com

www.sellyourden.com

Referrals made easy!

Kristen Blanchet,CDPE, Broker Associate, MA & NH (RE/MAX Prestige) — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:17:04 -0700

This is now day 2 on Active Rain for me and I must say I'm impressed! I'm already hooked! Finding this site came at the perfect time since I have a referral to send out to a Brooklyn, NY agent. At the previous company that I worked for sending a referral was very tedious and time consuming. I'm very pleased at the ease of sending referrals through this site. Within one minute my referral was sent out to everyone in this fantastic community! Its great to have a network like this and I look forward to sending out plenty of referrals now!

Kristen Blanchet, CDPE

Broker Associate

RE/MAX Prestige

(978)866-2094

kblanchet@remaxprestige.com

www.sellyourden.com

Day 1 at AR

Kristen Blanchet,CDPE, Broker Associate, MA & NH (RE/MAX Prestige) — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:25:25 -0700

Hi everyone! I happened to stumble upon the active rain site today and immediately signed up! I wish I had known about this network sooner. The amount of info and ideas I've read today is much more than I could have expected. If anyone has any suggestions or tips for getting started please let me know! Thanks!

Kristen Blanchet, CDPE

Broker Associate

RE/MAX Prestige

(978)866-2094

kblanchet@remaxprestige.com

www.sellyourden.com

Open houses...do they work?

Kristen Blanchet,CDPE, Broker Associate, MA & NH (RE/MAX Prestige) — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:43:37 -0700

I recently was interviewed by a reporter for the Boston Globe. She was doing an article on open houses and how effective they really are. I personally think that open houses are only benificial to the realtor that is hosting it. In my experience i've never sold a house doing one. I believe serious buyers make appointments. Open houses are fantastic way to find new buyer clients but, for sellers, its just another day to find something to do and keep the house looking its best.

Ironically, I got a call from a seller this week that had read the article and looked me up online. I went over for a listing appointment and he asked me if I would do an open house every week for him. My comments above were all in the article!

Kristen Blanchet, CDPE

Broker Associate

RE/MAX Prestige

(978)866-2094

kblanchet@remaxprestige.com

Kristen's Blog

Attention MA professionals! Free networking event!

Have You Ever Wondered How To Get Those Social Media Buttons On Your Blog??

Foreclosure help!

Foreclosure Counselors: What They Can and Can't Do

Website Resources for Foreclosure Help

Foreclosure Help: 5 Pros You Need on Your Team

Facing Foreclosure: What to Do Right Now

Avoid Foreclosure Rescue Scams

Middlesex County Market Watch! Q1

Essex County MArket Watch! Q1

The new tax credit can be used towards closing costs!!!

The Suze Orman show...she should be xxxx...

The Word of the day! Gas prices yikes!

Referrals made easy!

Day 1 at AR

Open houses...do they work?