I had an opportunity to do a podcast interview with Gary Vaynerchuck of WineLibrary.com. Gary was the keynote speaker at the recent Inman Connect conference in NY. In the discussion he expands on his vision of the RE Pro of the future and passionately shares some meaningful and actionable methods for capitalizing on social media. Tune in and check it out.
As of today we have eliminated the $49 set up fee for MLBroadcast. Now there's no reason for you not to become a broadcaster of your content. For only $29 you can convert your listing or community photos to professionally narrated videos that are broadcasted to a wide network of video podcasting and web video sites like YouTube or iTunes. If you haven't tried it yet, visit http://www.mlbroadcast.com and get started today!
A Redfin seller gets her geek on. Check out the link to Guy Kawasaki's guide to Twitter while you're there. Nobody gets more out of Twitter than Guy. Just ask him. No need - I did it for you, listen here.
The idea of broker reciprocity is a good idea on the surface, and I am not promoting that you abandon your efforts to market the entire database of your listings, however, Matthew makes some really great points in this post. I have always been amazed that agents do not see the importance of creating a quality, public facing presentation in the MLS for their listings. They still seem to be written in agent to agent RealtorSpeak and let's face it, the vast majority of them are crap. Crap photos, terrible copy and overall just really sloppy efforts. It's food for thought that you wouldn't want to pollute your professional marketing materials with someone elses lack of effort. What do you think the solution should be? What alternatives are there? Do you abandon a display of IDX entirely or do you think you should be able to sanitize the listings for your prospects' protection. It's an interesting dilemma.
That's it for now. I'm kinda of trying to get my bearings on what to post here at my AR digs. I'd love it if you could tell me what you would like to hear about in the world of Real Estate marketing, technology and new business models. Lemme Know
Without the support of Active Rain, Rich, Brad and the avid AR members that were in attendance, REBarcamp Houston wouldn't have been nearly as successful. I owe a debt of gratitude to this great group of people.
This event has sparked a renewed interest in my involvement with AR primarily because of the passion of the team in place at AR and their sincere desire to provide tools that work and the education to put them in motion. The best attended sessions of the day were conducted by Rich and Brad. They were extremely dynamic and the attendees walked away with valuable knowledge and insight.
We will be posting a full wrap up story at the official REBarcamp Houston site as soon as I catch my breath. The AR posts, photos and multimedia are plentiful and very fun to view.
Thanks to the sponsors, friends, volunteers and my family for making this so enjoyable and successful.
I had a ball at Real Estate barcamp Houston yesterday!
Some functions are fun and some are not! This was just wonderful! I didn't completely understand what to expect with a "Free form forum" but I will say it was great. The presentations were fun and informative.
I was able to meet so many Rainers that I felt I was home.
Is that strange? After getting to know so many people through comments, following their lives and seeing their pictures each day I felt like it was a homecoming!
Adding hugs, face to face conversation, and sharing space with others just strengthened the bond I feel for these people! And, I got to meet so many for the first time that I will be including in my sphere that I had been missing.
The sessions covered everything from upcoming technology to how to utilize today's technology! The keynote speaker, Paul Chaney is as inspiration in person as his blogs portray.
Don't miss the next one. I will let you know ahead of time before the next sign up as space will be limited. Michael Price wants to keep it intimate enough for some great networking and exclusivity.
REBarCamp Houston is an exhilarating gathering of minds & passions in a spontaneous, eclectic, organic, open format event where real estate professionals and technology experts share new discoveries/trends happening in the industry, and discuss their practical application in the present and future of real estate. Get connected with experts - show, tell, share, and learn. Go deep with the innovators of the industry and discuss ways to incorporate on-line strategies, such as blogging, new media, tech tools, social networks, search optimization, and much more, into your business.
And the best thing, it's FREE!!!
In today's challenging market, you need an advantage and skillset that will set you apart from the masses, and empower you for greater success. REBarCamp Houston will help to equip and launch your marketing efforts with a renewed vision and effectiveness!
Keynote speaker, Paul Chaney, co-author of "Realty Blogging" and President of the International Blogging and New Media Association, will open the event with his usual talented enthusiasm. Paul also plans on conducting a few of the sessions as well.
ActiveRain is pleased to be one of the event sponsors, and Community Builders, Brad Andersohn and Rich Jacobson, will be on-hand to facilitate several break-out sessions, including "Boot Camp for Beginning Bloggers," "Social Media 101," and "7 Steps of Effective Blogging."
If you're anywhere near Houston and you've always wanted to meet ActiveRich or ActiveBrad, you're gonna get your chance. The intrepid AR community captains are bringing the rain to REBarcamp Houston. Haven't piqued your interest enough with that? How about Jeff Turner? Ever want to know how he keeps that huge brain of his inside that shiny dome? Come to REBarcamp Houston and ask him about his perspective on technology, new media and more. Have you set up your Zillow profile yet? Want to know more about Zestimates or the Mortgage Marketplace? No problem, Drew Meyers will be bringing his insights from Zillow down from Seattle as well. Did you know Trulia just hired a community manager? Did you know it's none other than Frances Flynn Thorsen herself? That's right the social media maven is going to be trekking to Houston to share with you how to kick start, energize and maximize your social media skills. What about data? Altos Research is sending Scott to tell us why its more important than ever. BuyWaterfronts.Com will be there to show talk about their new start up too. How about the Geniuses from Agent Genius, Lani and Benn? They will be here to share their blogging and social media chops too. Those are just the sponsors sending people to the event. Check out the web site to see how generous people from all over the country have become involved. Click through to their sites, check out their wares and thank them for helping us put together what promises to be one awesome event.
I need a small favor from those that have RSVP'd already. I need you to do it again, (WE NEED ALL SPONSORS TO RSVP AS WELL) we have a new form that drops into a spreadsheet. Our old form gave us some fits and I think we missed some folks. If you haven't RSVP'd, what are you waiting for?
Many people may not be aware that my beautiful bride is the operator of one of the first independant virtual tour studios in the US. Laurie has been operating Sitetraffic.Com in the Houston area for 13 years and is the best real estate photographer in the area bar none!
She recently set up her Active Rain profile and blog. Take a look, welcome her and encourage her to share her experience with the community.
Well, I guess getting to know someone better through a podcast interview really paid off! - Paul Chaney, author and president of the International Blogging and New Media Association will be joining us a REBarcamp Houston to deliver our Keynote presentation. How cool is that?
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