blogging: The Blog Post "Circle of Life" - 10/29/09 09:19 PM
It all starts with a consumer... a consumer that needs to know the answer to a question. Maybe they have emailed... or asked during a listing presentation... maybe even just mentioned it at a party.
But at the heart there is a question... and a consumer.
Lane, shouldn't we list with … (3 comments)
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blogging: Lane's Active Rain Ambassador Series - Part V... Some Random Musings... - 10/21/09 01:17 PM
No, the series isn't wrapping up... But there are a few things that I have wanted to say that were too short for their own post, but didn't fit neatly in other posts...
Community...
Active Rain is a social network, at least as much as FaceBook, and certainly more that … (5 comments)
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blogging: Lane's Active Rain Ambassador Series - Part III... Ready to Blog, Now what? - 10/18/09 11:25 PM
OK, so you've joined Active Rain, tweaked your profile (Part I), started to do a little lurking (Part II)... now you are ready to hit the ground and run.
Step 1...
Let go of perfection. Many of us want every post to be perfect. Let go... It isn't going to happen. … (10 comments)
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blogging: Lane's Active Rain Ambassador Series - Part II... Where to Start? - 10/18/09 12:28 AM
For someone diving into Active Rain to really get the most out of it, it can be a pretty daunting task. There are more than 162,000 members and there are literally thousands of blogs posted every day. There are industry leaders, incredible performers and hugely interesting people posting up information all … (7 comments)
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blogging: Lane's Active Rain Ambassador Series - Part I... Your Profile - 10/16/09 11:55 AM
One of the very first things a new member to Active Rain should do is "tune their profile". In order to wring the most performance out of it, we have to make sure it is optimized...
Here are a few things we are optimizing for:
Keyword rich, location and niche specific … (43 comments)
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blogging: How often do you unplug? - 10/04/09 11:15 PM
My answer would be almost never... and constantly.
A couple of times per year I try to break away from the machines and enjoy a little real off-time. Not much... just a few days here and there. Heck, I've been known to work through issues while waiting my turn on the … (13 comments)
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blogging: Have you read? - 09/26/09 10:14 PM
Chris Brogan?
He was just the keynote speaker yesterday at the New Media Atlanta event here in Atlanta. Honestly, I knew from the bio that Matt Fagioli sent out (excitedly) that Chris co-wrote Trust Agents... but I hadn't heard of the book, and I didn't know he was "significant".
So shoot … (7 comments)
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blogging: Are you going to New Media Atlanta? - 09/24/09 08:12 PM
Tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 25th) is the day... There are still a few tickets available for purchase at the event... and there is even a little time to grab a ticket online.
So, are you going to New Media Atlanta?
If you have been to REtechSouth, you have an idea of what … (2 comments)
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blogging: Starting a Blog? Need something to write about? - 09/20/09 10:46 PM
Start a series...
I think that having a series is one of the greates things you can do in order to spur your creative blogging juices... as well as establish a regular blogging schedule.
New blogs, as well as blogs that have been around for a while, need fresh content... … (16 comments)
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blogging: Were you there? Active Rain/Blogging/Social Networking workshop... Lilburn - 08/28/09 12:14 PM
I mentioned it last week...
Garner Creek at Parkview hosted a workshop on Blogging, ActiveRain and Social Networking on Thursday, August 27th. During the workshop, the main questions we covered were:
Why blog?
Why Active Rain should be your platform?
How to incorporate blogging and ActiveRain into a comprehensive social Media … (1 comments)
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blogging: 8 Cool Tools... Avoid Analysis Paralysis... #6 - 08/23/09 10:07 PM
Analysis Paralysis...
If you haven't heard the statement, it is summing up the "Ready, Aim Fire, Aim Fire, Aim" menality. Basically, spending forever making the plan, and then never following through and actually "doing" the plan.
And then...
There is the opposite side of the coin... "Ready, Fire, Aim". That doesn't … (7 comments)
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blogging: RSS... another of the 8 Tools for the Coolest Real Estate Agents... #5 - 08/21/09 09:45 PM
RSS... Really Simple Syndication. Rich Site Summary.
Most of us know what it is... but few are really leveraging it to help create business or simplify our lives...
For those that don't know, RSS is a news feed. Basically, by subscribing to a website's RSS feed, each time the site … (17 comments)
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blogging: In Atlanta? Interested in Active Rain and Blogging? Take a look... - 08/20/09 02:05 PM
I just got the confirmation from Corey at Garner Creek at Parkview. We are going to be presenting a seminar and discussion about Active Rain, blogging and Social Networking at GarnerCreek at Parkview in Lilburn on Thursday, August 27th.
The program will start at 11:00am, and lunch will follow at Noon. … (10 comments)
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blogging: 8 Tools #3B "Sweet Embeddable You"... after - 08/17/09 11:26 PM
So, just a moment ago I posted the other half of this blog. I worked VERY hard to make it visually unappealing and kind of boring. I did that on purpose. For a purpose.
You see, there are SO many ways to add rich media to your WordPress and Active|Rain posts.
… (9 comments)
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blogging: Social Media Breakfast Atlanta #2 is almost here! - 08/16/09 10:11 PM
That's right...
Some of you might remember the first Social Media Breakfast - Atlanta event that Ken Cook and I hosted July 23rd at the Duluth Diner in Gwinnett County. There were a lot of folks that just couldn't make it all of the way over the Gwinnett County...
Event #2 … (4 comments)
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blogging: Impress With WordPress... Tools for Web 2.0 Agents, #2 - 08/15/09 09:36 PM
This is the second in a series of posts on tools and technologies for real estate agents that want to compete in a Web 2.0 world.
Let's get this out of the way at the top of the show... There are two "brands" of WordPress to pick from. The one I … (10 comments)
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blogging: 8 Tools the Modern Real Estate Agent HAS to Have... #1 - 08/14/09 09:27 PM
OK, these are presented in any specific order... but over the next couple of weeks, I will be posting up useful tools for real estate agents to utilize in a Web 2.0 world. There are so many tools, sites and technologies... and every day there are new ones entering our sights.
… (68 comments)
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blogging: A Little Blogging VaCay... - 08/07/09 10:21 PM
That is right... I took a vacation from blogging. I haven't missed more than a handful of days in two years on my blog at LaneBailey.com. I have pre-written posts, and even post-dated a couple by a few hours.
But the last post I put up on that blog was Sunday. … (8 comments)
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blogging: Why bother with a blog? There are all of these other tools... - 08/01/09 05:10 PM
I get asked that question pretty regularly. I am active here on Active|Rain... I'm even an Ambassador. I'm linked up on LinkedIn. I'm showing my face on FaceBook, with 4 business pages and a personal page. I am a solid light on Flickr. I tweet on Twitter, Digg and find things … (65 comments)
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blogging: Social Media Breakfast Atlanta #1... a great time - 07/23/09 08:16 PM
The first Social Media Breakfast Atlanta event was this morning at the Duluth Diner. At 7:00am, about 20 dedicated Social Media Adventurers gathered to discuss better ways to deploy social media for their businesses.
Ranging from neophytes to experienced, the common thread was a desire to learn and grow.
The first … (6 comments)
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