website: Omnipresent... Social Networking... - 07/13/08 10:08 AM
It starts with putting yourself out there...
A few months ago, I had a post about My Social Networking Strategy (not linked as it was Member's Only). In the post, I laid out the different portals i was going to leverage for Social Networking. If you don't have a plan... you … (16 comments)
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website: Social Media Anti-Marketing... - 07/12/08 09:05 AM
This is not hard core real estate talk... it is not real estate talk AT ALL...
My wife has been an avid scrapbooker. In fact, she was a Creative Memories Consultant (dealer) for a few years. It is quite fair to say that she really enjoys scrapbooking. And it has been … (5 comments)
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website: Pulled the trigger on the OB - 07/08/08 03:13 PM
I have been looking at that little tidbit on my ToDo list for a few days now... and so I finally pulled the trigger for the outside blog.
GwinnettGarageGuy
Hit it up, take a look.
I haven't really had the time to tweak it out, with the change to Diamond Dwellings … (9 comments)
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website: Teasing and hinting and everything but saying... - 07/08/08 12:02 AM
I joined Diamond Dwellings Realty today. Matt Fagioli and Diamond Dwellings are a finalist for the Inman Innovators Award for a Brokerage or Franchise. Pretty cool.
After talking with Matt over the last few weeks, he has gotten me incredibly excited about the possibilities for this brokerage model. It is designed … (4 comments)
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website: Embrace the change... - 07/05/08 11:39 PM
Embrace change...
I was looking for the clip in Wayne's World where Rob Lowe's character asks Garth (Dana Carvey) what he thinks of the changes to Wayne's World as it goes corporate. In the clip, Garth replies to Rob Lowe, "Change? We fear change." I see that as all too … (7 comments)
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website: Real Estate and Restaurants... - 07/05/08 05:10 PM
Does it seem odd to compare the disparate industries?
Real Estate and Restaurants...
It is actually more of a contrast... There is something that the real estate industry, from the giant franchises all of the way down to hyper-local "Mom and Pop" shops, could learn. And it comes from all sorts … (12 comments)
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website: Changing Brokerages? Focus? Just Keeping Up? - 07/05/08 02:45 PM
If you are, you might not have thought about something that is VERY important... Social media and online ads... the old ones.
That's right. I sat down and started looking at everywhere I had promoted myself... and the list started to get long. And when I ran a search in Google, … (10 comments)
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website: Mission Impossible? - 07/04/08 11:43 PM
Mr. Bailey, you did a pretty fair job creating a listing blog for a listing that was almost $1m.
So now we have a challenge for you...
Your mission, should you decide to accepti it is to take a more normal priced property... priced under $200k, and create a … (10 comments)
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website: Woo hoo... June eNewsletter is out - 06/19/08 03:01 PM
I have finally put the last nail in the June GarageHomesUSA - LaneBailey.com eNewsletter. And it has mailed. There are a couple of really good stories in it.
If you aren't already a subscriber... why? It is free, and a way to catch up on some of the posts from various … (3 comments)
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website: But what do I want to look like? - 06/19/08 09:53 AM
Many of the active bloggers here on Active|Rain seem to have outside blogs as well... or they have A|R blogs in addition to their outside effort... whatever...
But, one question I hear a lot is...
What should it LOOK like?
Well heck... It should look cool, not take a month to … (13 comments)
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website: Automatic Valuation Tools... I just picked one up... - 06/14/08 09:59 AM
I just added one to GarageHomesUSA.com the other day. They are great for what they are... as long as the limitations are kept in mind. Here is the direct link. Feel free to wander over in a moment...
AVTs have become all of the rage in the last couple of years. … (5 comments)
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website: What DOES that guy sound like? - 06/06/08 04:59 PM
I did a cheesy one for the contest a while back, but I decided to let actual professionals video me for an agent profile. Similar script, better place than the Gallery (hallway) in my house... And way better sound.
So, here I am...
GarageHomesUSA.com Lane BaileyI'd like to thank … (4 comments)
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website: MagToo... Panorama toy - 05/31/08 11:35 PM
I have been looking around for a good way to put Panorama pictures on my blog and website. I have long been able to just post them flat, but I wanted a rotating display that was more interactive.
While in the search, I just ran across a site called MagToo that … (14 comments)
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website: Cool Tool for Buyers! - 05/28/08 09:47 PM
On our newest listing, we have really rolled out the tech. Of course the seller gave us a great canvas, but here are a few of the cool tools we are employing:
Single Property Blog. Instead of a couple of pages, or worse yet, a page, we decided to go whole … (7 comments)
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website: Can you feel the (Google) power? - 05/24/08 11:39 AM
I sure can.
Ten hours ago I posted up a blog entry about a listing. This morning, I ran a search on the address. The A|R post rank #1. Trulia was also on the front page at #2. My blog came in #3. Under the #1 ranking there were actually two … (8 comments)
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website: The white flag is waving, and... - 05/23/08 09:45 PM
Not the surrender flag, but the white flag denoting the last lap of the race. And it has been a marathon.
It has been a month in the making. There are a lot of details that will only come out over a cold drink in a dark room, but let me … (7 comments)
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website: What Technology do I think consumers want? - 05/16/08 09:44 PM
And if you are a consumer, I'd LOVE for you to post up with your desires here...
Generally, there are three classes of technology I am going to talk about:
Stuff I am currently working into the mix.
Stuff I will be looking closely at working into future listings.
Things that … (6 comments)
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website: Newsletter #3 is on the way... - 05/07/08 11:29 PM
If you are one of my subscribers, the newsletter is sending as I write. If you aren't a subscriber, you should be... I have a few great posts from LaneBailey.com, and as always, the best of them make it over to GarageHomesUSA.com as well.
Of course, I will never sell, rent, … (0 comments)
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website: Want coverage for your car show? - 05/03/08 10:47 PM
As mentioned on my other blog, LaneBailey.com, I am a car guy, and I need a business excuse to go to more car shows… I can tell my wife that I am “networking”… Seriously.
photo credit: omniNate
So, to that end, I want to have a new feature on GarageHomesUSA. It … (2 comments)
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website: So many Social Networks... I'll show you mine - 04/24/08 10:34 PM
So, I announced a while ago that I was building a Social Networking Strategy. Well, part of that strategy is integrating all of the various networks so that consumers can follow me from one to another. If they find me on Twitter, I want them to know about my blog. If … (8 comments)
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website: Qassia, worth a try. - 04/13/08 09:35 AM
Qassia is a backlink generating website. Adam Waldman had sent an invitation to me a couple of weeks ago... I just finally got around to checking it out.
The basic deal is that we write small posts (called intels) and for each one we get a backlink. The backlinks are not … (14 comments)
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website: Are you in a car club? - 04/11/08 11:53 PM
Since my website is geared towards auto enthusiasts looking for homes, it is a great place to find people that are relocating to the Atlanta area that are going to be looking for a new car club. Since I have a little space, and I know that people moving here that … (4 comments)
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website: Newsletter #2 has mailed!!! - 04/10/08 02:44 PM
I have found a better newsletter solution, and sent out Issue #2 of the GarageHomesUSA & LaneBailey.com newsletter. This is by subscription only, and sign-up is available on LaneBailey.com (top of the page, right side). It is what is referred to as a "double opt-in", meaning that you sign up, and … (5 comments)
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website: I'm almost there... - 04/03/08 10:04 PM
but not quite.
I've been working on my video contest entry. I still think I need some work. I'd love to hear some impressions. Don't worry, I can take it. I already am not loving appearing on camera... and I know that I need better actors... but hey, fast and cheap. … (16 comments)
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website: I give up... - 04/01/08 09:28 AM
That's right.
The tide is overwhelming. I have to give in to the peer pressure. Why should I try so hard to be different?
Everyone says that I need to have my picture there instead of an impersonal logo. That is what everyone else does to be memorable. The average agent sets … (25 comments)
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website: Do you Twitter? - 03/31/08 11:13 AM
Are you a Twittering consumer?
I'd love to hear from you.
I have recently re-introduced myself to Twitter. I had jumped on last year, but quickly grew bored. I wasn't really familiar and didn't have much of a handle on it. But, through the support of other agents and real estate … (11 comments)
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website: Ego? Marketing? or Just 'cuz everyone else does it? - 03/30/08 12:13 PM
I've been wondering about this for a while... and I've done it, too... but that is changing (and before I saw this).
Why do real estate agents insist on having their picture on everything? And I'm not even going to hit the 35 year old pictures or those that are seriously retouched... … (130 comments)
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website: More ways to publicize your blog... - 03/22/08 09:58 PM
↑ Grab this Headline Animator
↑ Grab this Headline Animator
I've been using FeedBurner for a few weeks, and one of the handy dandy tools they have are these groovy headline animators.
So, I added them to my email signature... and I have something similar on both blogs, … (26 comments)
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website: Free March offers for sellers... - 03/11/08 11:28 PM
March is looking to be a really busy month...
New baby!!The start of the spring marketGetting ready to buy media placements for my website, GarageHomesUSA So, to help kick things off, I am going to offer up some free services for sellers. I want to try out some cool new products to … (5 comments)
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website: I am a Blogamist... - 02/18/08 09:57 AM
I have another blog. Over there I coined a term.
blogamy
But, yep. I've been keeping another blog and hiding it. The letters on my lapel, the late nights when you hear typing in the other room... Always having to find more ideas. It is from 17 posts a week (some are for … (12 comments)
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website: What is it with ugly websites? - 02/16/08 01:06 PM
Apparently they work...
As I was wandering through Seth Godin's blog the other day, I saw him mention it. I saw it a few months ago on a design forum. I noticed a mention on Real Estate Webmasters. It has almost become common knowledge.
The sites that are getting massive traffic are … (9 comments)
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website: I now have my new logo - 01/31/08 07:04 PM
I got the first draft back in November... actually while I was at the NAR Convention in Vegas. It has obviously been a long road. And, while it isn't perfect... yet... I am quite happy with the concept. I have installed a small version on my website, and will be … (18 comments)
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website: My own magazine? - 01/17/08 11:20 AM
Yep.
In (what I hope to to be) the last incarnation of my website for a while, I will be making it an online magazine. I am building the February issue, which will be the debut on the site right now. Each day it changes just a little, but come the … (2 comments)
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website: Are you a seller with an expired listing? (poll) - 01/17/08 10:52 AM
Ok, I'm teasing a little.. The poll is on my website.
I am trying to look at expired listings and see what went wrong, from the perspective of the seller. I have struggled with whether I should post the link directly to the poll, but have decided that I should.
I … (0 comments)
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website: A better real estate video - 01/17/08 09:37 AM
We Rock Chicago - Curb Cut Media - Chicago, IL 60646Here is a better real estate video. It is well worth the time to take a look. Whether we like it or not, this is the wave of the future.
While over at Real Estate Radio yesterday, I ran across this story … (38 comments)
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website: New Year's Resolutions... - 01/01/08 02:42 PM
One thing I have learned in my life is that when I publish something, and publicize it, I have to follow through... let's try it with the least likely to follow through of all events...
New Year's Resolutions
I just have a couple... in order to make it likely that I will succeed. … (5 comments)
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website: Do you Plugoo? - 12/24/07 03:48 PM
I just thought I'd pass along something I've been playing with on my blog for a couple of days (which is why you may have seen it appear or disappear on the site).
It's called Plugoo.
It is a plug-in that let's me chat you a viewer on my blog. It will send … (10 comments)
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website: Blog Anthology, Posts 151 - 165 - 12/23/07 09:35 PM
I have been quite happy with the change to WordPress. One of the great things is the level of control I can have over the presentation of the site. It is a lot of fun to try to make the site more user friendly, as well as deliver better content and … (0 comments)
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website: I just can't hold back any longer - 12/13/07 11:07 PM
There are three things in music of which I'm not a big fan.
ReggaeElvisLed ZeppelinNow, I'm not against any of them. Just, none of them hit my top 287 list. But, when one takes a little of each, and blends them together, there is magic. I wish I'd had my thinking … (10 comments)
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website: Blog anthology, Posts 138 - 150 - 12/13/07 04:39 PM
Once again, I have a little discrepancy in the numbers. This time, it’s because of the platform change and now there are actually numbers next to the list on the back end… I must have mis-counted previously. Hopefully that jazz is behind me.
The next post in the series was about … (0 comments)
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website: MLS? Zillow? Trulia? - 12/13/07 12:46 PM
I ran across a blog post by Jay Thompson regarding a story in the Wall Street Journal about on-line home searches. He noted that in his area the WSJ had it wrong. He researched the numbers for the local MLS, Trulia and Zillow. His findings were that Zillow only showed about … (4 comments)
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website: Making the change, from Blogger to WordPress - 12/10/07 10:32 AM
It is a big change for me. I started seriously blogging back in June on Active Rain. In July I picked up Blogger (Blogspot). I wanted an outside platform that would be more configurable. But, everything was fine with Blogger. I changed the theme a bit to better fit with … (0 comments)
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website: Post Parking... or where do you get all of your material? - 12/10/07 10:21 AM
I have two blogs and a dynamic (meaning not static) website. All of these platforms thrive on fresh material on a timely basis. In a couple of these cases, the timely basis means I have to put up a new post each day. In another, I limit myself to around 10 … (4 comments)
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website: Scholarship twarted, but not abandoned - 12/06/07 02:32 PM
Call me the King of Plan B…
As always, I try to have a plan B. This one still needs more development, but I am getting there.
I have been trying to work with Parkview High School here in Gwinnett County for the last several weeks on a $1000 scholarship for … (4 comments)
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website: I know... it's officially a rut! - 12/05/07 08:51 PM
This is yet another technology post... and there are so many other things I want to blog about... but I just can't move past this until I get it out. I'll include a bonus for those few of you that stick it our for a few minutes.
It all starts out … (9 comments)
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website: Just when you think you got it licked... - 12/04/07 02:23 PM
(I thought about naming this Adventures in Web Management Part 715)
So, last week I found a GREAT theme for my Joomla site, www.GarageHomesUSA.com. It is really cool out of the box, and it has a lot of room for mods that I wanted to do anyway. So, I figure...
I got … (0 comments)
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website: Another in the never ending series of posts about building a website... Part ZCXII - 12/01/07 10:38 AM
I think I have done around 121,894 posts about building my website... Ok, maybe not, but it seems like it.
Last night I crashed it. Bad. Like off-line for hours bad.
But, I learned (or was reminded about) a few things.
Always back up files before making changes. I did, and … (16 comments)
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website: Open property search - 11/20/07 03:39 PM
I've gone and done it now... I opened up the search capability on my website. Search the MLS without having to register or give up your private information.
As long as there have been real estate agents, we have been gatekeepers of information. In the early days, agents and brokers held … (6 comments)
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website: Lend me your "too cool" garage... ok, at least tell me about it. - 11/08/07 06:37 PM
I was going to call this post "A funny thing happened on my way to the Search Engine Results..." and then start it with... I got hijacked. It was one of them long-tailed searches. They sure are sneaky. But, I got hijacked with a different idea, sooo...I got hijacked. It … (13 comments)
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website: Client Gateway for Buyers... a cool bonus - 11/05/07 08:09 PM
One of the great features I offer to buyers is the Client Gateway. If you aren't familiar, it is a custom private webpage that lists all of the properties that meet the criteria we decide on. As new listings are entered into the MLS, they show up in the Client … (2 comments)
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website: Web progressions - 10/24/07 02:50 PM
I got to thinking after responding to a post, and I thought I would expand upon that and write a whole new post.
Gayle Rogers points out the drawbacks of a company website for real estate practitioners in her post Websites that Your Company Provides. She outlines her experience with building … (8 comments)
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website: Blog post anthology - 10/22/07 02:39 PM
I have been blogging here since June, and on my "other platform" since July. I have a lot of posts... over 150 here, and over 100 on Blogger. For those that have been reading me for only a short period of time, that might be interested in other things I have … (4 comments)
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website: Does advertising need to be "good" to be effective? - 10/18/07 02:12 PM
Since I am in the process of getting my new website together, I have been on the track of marketing and advertising. I know that good SEO will bring some folks in, but I also know that if I don't market and advertise the site, it won't get the traffic it … (8 comments)
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website: The New (real estate business) World Order - 10/17/07 03:18 PM
Real Estate as a business is changing all of the time and on multiple fronts. Whether one is an agent, buyer, seller, investor, or support person there have been many changes over the last several years, and there will be many more changes. For buyers, the biggest change is the greater … (0 comments)
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website: What Technology is absolutely imperative? - 10/12/07 11:54 AM
I'm (still) in the midst of writing my technology plan. Of course, the options are daunting and plentiful. I have adopted some technologies, but even those are going to require me to get real training to fully implement. Keep in mind that I work primarily from home, and only visit my … (16 comments)
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website: Nothing, nothing, nothing... jet blast - 09/30/07 11:11 PM
I used to have a favorite writer named Satch Carlson. He wrote for Autoweek Magazine back in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He had a statement that I have found to be prophetically true...
He was talking about the heater controls in an old truck. The fans speeds were "nothing, nothing, … (2 comments)
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website: Looking for Garage Geek Agents - 09/28/07 12:41 PM
Are you a car person? Do you know what a 220V outlet is, and why someone might want three in the garage? Can you recognize an epoxy coated garage floor, racedeck, or acid stained concrete... and know the strengths and weaknesses of each?
In preparation for the launch of my new website, … (18 comments)
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website: Vision - 09/27/07 09:01 PM
This is a left-over from my alphabet series. I decided to write a stand alone post rather than to play the alphabet game again (BTW, I already have another X and another Q... so that's not a problem).
There are so many different ways to look at vision... was that a … (0 comments)
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website: Shhhh... Can you keep a secret? - 09/25/07 09:00 PM
This is a serious work in progress.
Three days ago, I didn't know anything about Joomla. I got past the installation, and started populating with content. The first thing on the agenda is getting all of the articles and pertinent blog posts migrated (copied) to the new site as well as … (8 comments)
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website: Can I call a moving company for content? - 09/23/07 08:02 PM
I have taken a step. In a few weeks, I'll be making a big change in my real estate career. I'm not ready to announce it yet, but one of the parts is an all new website. Because of the HUGE amount of content I have created do to blogging... and … (7 comments)
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