website: 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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website: Do you think THAT is how you can "earn my business"? - 10/29/09 03:09 PM
I had a website company call me today... They wanted me to buy into their system. Since I have two closings in the next two business days, my time might be called a little crunched...
So, I asked for the quick version...
Two hours later we were approaching the "what is … (8 comments)
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website: 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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website: 101 Cars I Must Drive... It's a wrap... - 09/27/09 09:52 PM
I just completed a 101 post series. In fact, I wrapped it up just about an hour ago. I have been working on it for almost a year... When I started, I was going to "dribble" the posts at random times, but I figured out after a few weeks that I … (7 comments)
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website: Minor Tweaks... For Now... - 09/13/09 11:04 PM
A few days ago I wrote about my overwhelming desire to mess with my blog. I get this from time to time... I just can't help it.
As a hot rodder, I like to tweak things. When my wife sees a nice car, truck or Jeep, I see a platform to … (3 comments)
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website: It's that time of year again... Let's Tweak my Blog... - 09/08/09 10:32 PM
I can't help it. Each year, as summer wanes towards fall, I get the itch to mess with my blog. I don't know why... I just can't help it. I like it. I think it is pretty cool, but I just want to mix it up again.
So, because I know … (7 comments)
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website: 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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website: 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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website: 8 Tools #3A "Sweet Embeddable You"... before - 08/17/09 11:34 PM
Ok, so if you have been following along, you have seen that you really need both a self-hosted WordPress blog and an Active|Rain RainMaker blog.
You say, "OK there Skippy, now what?"
Well bunky, you need content... GREAT, compelling, addictive content. And you need to present it in a great, compelling … (6 comments)
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website: 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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website: 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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website: 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.
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website: 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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website: Get your FEED on... and talk about Twitter, FaceBook... etc... - 07/19/09 11:05 PM
Social Media Breakfast Atlanta is getting ready to happen! It is coming this Thursday, July 23rd. From 7-9am, Ken Cook and I will be hosting the first (of what we hope are many) event at the duluth Diner on Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Duluth, GA.
We are excited to bring this … (6 comments)
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website: Hanging out on FaceBook with Fan Pages... - 07/19/09 09:45 PM
If you haven't seen the new FaceBook Business Pages, here is a great sample. These are the pages I have set up for the ventures I'm involved with. These are pretty cool!
They don't take much time to set up, and Jeremy's blog about how to set them up walks us … (2 comments)
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website: Dear Spammer... - 07/16/09 10:34 PM
You suck.
Ok, now that we have that out of the way, let's make a few things clear... And this might even be good stuff for my A|R friends to know...
There are two broad categories of links that you will find on the pages here at Active|Rain, as well as … (14 comments)
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website: Are you using FireFox? - 07/12/09 04:18 PM
If you aren't you should be... It is simply a better browser...
I know, I know. Your MLS doesn't work on it, and the franchise you are part of doesn't support it. Well... there are two points you need to know.
There isn't a reason in the world you can't have … (50 comments)
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website: BuddyPress, Update #1 - 06/07/09 11:39 PM
This hasn't been an easy game to play...
Granted, I have had a pretty busy week and haven't been able to spend as much time as I wanted to get this deployed. But, the simple fact is that it hasn't gone smoothly.
There are three basic components to the package...
WordPress … (2 comments)
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website: Mobile & Listed... - 06/07/09 10:15 PM
I just made two updates on my other blog that I think are worth noting.
Listings!
The first is that I was able to re-deploy the Lane’s Listings section. Now you will see the page tab near the top of the site. Hovering over it will show you my current personal … (2 comments)
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website: Let's go grab a bite... Atlanta Social Media Breakfast - 06/07/09 12:05 AM
If you haven't been reading Ken Cook's blog, you might not have noticed that we nailed down the time and location for the first Atlanta Social Media Breakfast.
The event will take place on July 23rd at the Duluth Diner on Peachtree Industrial Blvd. We will have the whole place to … (2 comments)
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