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I'm curious...if you are not using Outlook why not?
In my year of experience dealing with top producing agents. I have seen a lot of things that work well for agents and a lot of things that don't. It seems every real estate agent and every team of realtors has their own ways and means of making things work.
One … (0 comments)
We have all be bombard with the terrible national news concerning the housing market. In fact the local news media has basically regurgitated the same stats and figures the AP disseminates with very little if any local numbers or content included. In an effort to educated the Baton Rouge public on the … (0 comments)
If you use Microsoft Outlook there is a new free add-on to help you organize your inbox. It is name XOBNI which is In Box spelled backwards. There was a write up in the New York Times today. It is a free download and creates a side panel to the right, … (4 comments)
This is my first blog on this website and I'm really excited. Brunswick County has consitently been one of the top 30 fastestgrowing counties in the US. The maount of growth that I've seen in just 5 years is phenomenal. The best signs for an investor are: Growing infrastructure, Water and … (3 comments)
What Image is your Email Address Sending? bobsdad @ yahoo.com ... realestateguy72 @ hotmail.com ... sexychick @ Aol.com What message are you sending every day as you email potential clients, hand out business cards, and pay good money for advertising? Everyone knows that they are free email services, so right … (1 comments)
I was reading an article on stated loans. The article was pretty typical regarding these loans about the history og the loan, and how lenders intended these loans to be used for professionals with unpredicatable income. However, stated income loans or liar loans became an industry standard. 
If you are entering multiple contacts from the same company, there is no need to retype company name and address information. Outlook provides a simpler solution.
Are you tired of waiting so long for your photos to upload to the internet? Many of us take our own digital pictures and most cameras are 5 mega pixel or greater that they sell today. Knowing that my digital photos are much more than any monitor can display and I … (2 comments)
CONTACT MANAGEMENT IS PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF OUR BUSINESS AS IT KEEPS US RECEVING REPEAT BUSINESS. As everyone knows, the best customer is a repeat customer! 
If you're like me, firing off an email without spell check can be deadly, especially when sending one to a potential client. For those of you who choose Microsoft's outlook program, you can easily incorporate the user friendly spell checker. When in Outlook select Tools. Next choose Options. Click on the … (5 comments)
Have you ever tried to send merged e-mail using Microsoft Word and Outlook?Microsoft Word allows you to create merged e-mail so that you can send individual, personalized e-mail messages to multiple contacts through Outlook.There are a couple of important things to keep in mind when preparing your contacts for your e-mail … (9 comments)
Mark GundlachReal Estate Consultant714-654-3750
I'm currently working on an article about managing your client list, including both short-term and long-term prospects - specifically, what is the best database for real estate agents?
I have been using Top Producer for the last few years, primarily as a database and a calender. I used Microsoft Outlook previous to TP, but the problem was that when I hired an assistant, she needed to have access to our database and my calendar. One of the great things about Top Producer is that the information is stored … (17 comments)
How to get the most Referrals from your contact list.
Can someone please send me an invite or link to this group please? I can't find it! I must have brainache... :(Thank-you! … (0 comments)
Plaxo? Yes, Plaxo!
This 1970's style CRM can still kick some hind end if used properly.
While moving one of our Metro Brokers Offices at Southglenn, in Littleton Colorado, to a new location in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, I came across a box with written contacts and yes, spare Index cards. I remember in … (6 comments)
I am sure it depends how hard your area has been hit with the mortgage situation, but in california as you know it is "well not the best place right now". Something to keep in mind is the scams that are poping up could affect your listing. Near Sacramento there is a … (3 comments)
I attended the Sovereign Bank Economic Outlook Breakfast this morning at the Providence Westin. This is the 3rd year I've attended this event, and each year seems to bring a larger crowd. The event's purpose is to unveil the results of a survey conducted in the 4th quarter of the year … (2 comments)
There are sure a lot of avenues to communicate with people, so how much is too much in your signature block at the end of an email? Who will you connect with? Do you use different signature blocks for different people?
Microsoft Office 2007Logging Telephone CallsEvery phone conversation should be noted. In MS Outlook there is a way to help with this note keeping. •1. Go to your contact list. •2. Then click on the contact.•3. Once you click on the contact, go to Actions at the top.•4. In the drop down … (6 comments)
I've been looking at purchasing a content management system and have yet to settle on one. I currently use Outlook and am doing OK with this but want something geared towards keeping in touch with Real Estate clients and their needs. I'd like to be able to see my clients, their … (5 comments)
Montana is still a great place to live AND buy and sell real estate. There was an article that just appeared in the Daily Interlake that quotes Paul Polzin, director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana.
The ongoing effort to increase affordable housing in the city took a step forward with the grand opening of the Crestwood Affordable Housing Development last week. 
Ahhh...email. What did we do before it came along? Do you even remember the days of handwriting a letter, placing it in an envelope, sticking on a stamp, and delivering it to the post office?Of course you do! Most of us still do it today as a form of direct marketing.The … (4 comments)
Are we already in a recession? The news commentators, politicians, and economic pundits won't say so until after the fact. News about the upcoming 2008 election continues to eclipse most news including economic news. A recession, no matter how weak or strong, is not likely to be openly discussed until the … (0 comments)
I'm a big believer in using technology to help me stay organized every day. Thanks to Microsoft Outlook, long gone (for me) are the days of using paper calendars and address books to keep track of my tasks, appointments and contacts. I also use a Blackberry, which easily syncs to Outlook. Somewhere … (4 comments)
A few years back, I happened upon Top Producer 7i and a few weeks later I cancelled my subscription. I hated the program. It was slow (especially since I could not get broadband at my house), the email functionality was disfunctional and I had heard a rumor that the company was … (17 comments)
Who else is using the newest microsoft office 2007 suite? I had upgraded back in January 2007 and never looked back. There are a lot of the same old standy by features we all expected. The new goodies are the reason we looked to upgrade. The navigation looks the same unless … (5 comments)
Here is a link to my weekly "REAL ESTATE NEWS CHANNEL":
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This week's segments are full of interesting and useful information that I think you will enjoy whether you are a buyer, seller, homeowner, or renter.
Some of the topics covered this week are:
Real Estate Outlook - If … (2 comments)
I have a small beef with the national real estate news media. I was reading an article from CoStar Group about the 2008 real estate outlook. I like Costar because they're pretty straightforward and reliable. 
Is anyone else having this problem this morning?
Technology is a wonderful thing, but only if you understand how to use it. For many professionals, keeping on top of technology is challenging, time-consuming and often counterproductive to taking care of the business at hand. How then, do we manage to "be all" and "know all" without jeopardizing our core … (0 comments)
Paul Wagner is an expert with Outlook and wrote the following last week from his California home: Many of us depend on our data for our business and so I thought I would give you some ways to protect yourself should you need to consider evacuation.1) Always keep a "fire folder". If you … (3 comments)
Seems like every time there is a computer catastrophe, we get the opportunity to learn that there's a better way. It also seems that whenever there is a meltdown, I'm out of town! I was attending a meeting in Temecula with my local chapter of Certified Residential Specialists® when my Treo700 … (19 comments)
Although I have asked this question before, I want to give it another shot. Can anyone recommend a really really good sync option/program/service to sync Outlook 2007 between two or more computers. There seem to be a wide variety of options but before I put down the cash, I was hoping to … (10 comments)
I clicked online today and read the most interesting article about being happy. It said, "Being optimistic in middle age increases life span by at least 7.5 years-even after accounting for age, gender, socioeconomic status, and physical health, according to a large Yale University survey."
I find it really hard to fathom how most agents are getting their work done these days. I'm not a huge technology expert, but I am finding that some successful agents are not utilizing their technology wisely. I recently found out about 'blogging" and putting my listings free on multiple sites! … (2 comments)
I don't know about you, but I get a lot of emails that I may or may not ever have the chance to read, but which I don't want to unsubscribe from. But what happens is that they clog up my inbox. I can have upwards of 200 unread emails in … (4 comments)
Do you get tons of email everyday like I do? Most professionals do these days. Some of it is wanted email and some of it (lately a lot of it) is unwanted email from people we don't know pushing everything from Viagra, to the next great stock to other unmentionables... Microsoft … (18 comments)
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We have ran August's MLS statistics for both Mobile and Baldwin County. The sales numbers in our South Alabama area took a dip from July's sales numbers both in number of sales and median selling price. Historically August real estate sales has been slower than July because most families want to … (0 comments)
Most everyone who uses any version of Outlook, knows how to enter a contact. One neat feature to do when you add a contact is to put them in a Category. Categories will make life easier when you want to bring up a group of people that conform to what you are looking for. … (46 comments)
Monroe Ohio had always been a small bedroom type community. Most people left their keys in their cars, left their homes unlocked, everybody knew everybody, etc. It was a little like our own little Mayberry. The low population kept us at "Village" status for many many years. Maybe this was all … (1 comments)
Categories vs FoldersHi, I am curious to the active Outlook users.How do you sort your contacts in folders or do you use categories and why? Also if you use both and what criteria do use? PS What other topic would you all like to see discussed here? Thanks Rob … (5 comments)
For a long time I've used ACT for contact management, calendars, etc and Outlook for e-mail (I really like Eudora better, but it doesn't mesh with my team as well, who are used to using Outlook.Recently I bought an iPhone - yes, I paid $200 more than you can get it … (19 comments)
Increased response time—the best way to keep conversions from competitors. Every Agent should recognize how critical customer response times are. They’re absolutely key to converting leads before your competition can. This is especially true in today’s ultra-competitive “email-it-now” business environment—where prospects and customers expect almost instant responses. That’s why one of … (7 comments)
I am new to Active Rain, but kind of a fool for technology. 
Avoid having to perform double entries of your transaction activities by exporting the activities from Transaction Point to your Outlook or Outlook Express using the iCalendar feature.
TRIDEC Annual Tri City Regional Economic Outlook Forum ~ TRAC Facility ~ The annual Tri City Regional Economic Outlook Forum is one of the most prestigious and anticipated networking events in eastern Washington. More than 400 of the region's top business leaders, and local and state government officials attended last year's … (0 comments)
There have been quite a few posts about backing
up your computer and how important it is. I'd like to add to this and
stress how important it is to also backup your email programs if they are not
web-based programs like Yahoo! For most of us, the majority of … (2 comments)
We are looking for a small handful of betas to specifically test a vFlyer Plugin for Outlook developed by the good folks at vFlyer Labs that allows you to quickly insert flyers into Outlook. About a week ago, Rich Jacobson posted a question on his blog in regards to using vFlyer … (1 comments)
Recently an article in Inman News cited opinions from different sources that seem to indicate what I have thought all along. The real estate "recovery" will be here when we see it. Some experts feel it will be by the end of the year, "By Christmas we will probably see most … (1 comments)
There I was just sitting minding my own business as I was listening to a bit of metal looking over the days activities on Outlook.
I've been a loan officer for 20 years. Every once in a while you have to re-invent yourself. I not only reinvented myself professionally, but personally as well. I moved from CT to Hilton Head Island, SC which is 951 miles away from my market. This isn't such a big deal … (1 comments)
It is very easy to become depressed and discouraged in the real estate business. This is especially true if you are a newbie and the flow of income is not as frequent as one would like. However, having a positive attitude is mandatory if one is to survive in this business. … (0 comments)
Ok, you have all these names in your contact database in Outlook. What can you do with them? Did you know you can send out form letters to all of them? Put them on Mailing Labels? Below are a few steps to make this happen. Practice makes perfect, just try this … (1 comments)
I've found that sometimes, after corresponding a few times with a new client, my emails erroneously end up in their Spam folder. Often they don't even know I've responded to their emails unless I can reach them some other way. How many important emails are you missing?
Do you give others a wide berth...or are you in a bumper car that is constantly getting hit and you did not see it coming? Do you carry a carrot in your pocket or are you armed and ready with a big stick with the safety off? Do you bask in the … (0 comments)
Does it seem like homes continually get bigger and bigger with each new development? Well that perception is real. According to research by the National Association of Home Builders, American homes are getting bigger and better.Average finished area (sq.ft.)1950 - 983 sqft1970 - 1,500 sqft1990 - 2,080 sqft2004 - 2,349 sqftTwo … (0 comments)
As busy professionals, we are always challenged for time and there is always too many things to! If we could clone ourselves, we would be able to accomplish more tasks every day. So, I wanted to start a list of simple time management techniques that are fast, simple and easy to integrate … (3 comments)
So, what's with all the recent posts from Ray Cobel in the Real Estate Virtual Assistants Group?
Considering migrating to Top Producer? Here are a few more reasons to give this product serious consideration. Top Producer announced today:In our ongoing effort to provide you with the industry's most advanced sales and marketing system, we have updated Top Producer 7i to include the following new features and enhancements:Top Producer … (20 comments)
Here is a handy little trick for the tech geeks out thereThis came from the Illinois Asscoiation of Realtors:#1: You can have Outlook set up to view Web pages, making it easier than ever to multi-task! Click on VIEW in the menu bar and select TOOLBARS Make sure that WEB is … (2 comments)
One of the most common questions I get from my clients is how to make labels from Outlook contacts. Here's the step by step (also available at my website http://www.jeffmeucci.com/). You might want to print this one out...it's a few steps.Step One: In Microsoft Outlook contacts, first select the contacts you … (2 comments)
How many times have you heard the story I LOST ALL MY CONTACTS OR E-MAILS!!!! if you had to put a price on your personal data how much would it be?If you have a personal story on this situation or a similar situation please share it.
Real estate across northern British Columbia continues to boom, as the hot economy pushes up prices and home sales.
Microsoft has announced that they will be releasing their latest Microsoft Office 2007 applications in January 2007, around the same time as Windows Vista is being shipped. Some have questioned the wisdom of releasing two of their biggest income producing products at the same time. However, after spending some time with both Vista … (2 comments)
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If I'm not out & about I am at home, and most likely spending a good part of my day on the computer. I use PowerPoint, Word, Outlook & Excel on a daily basis. I have had extensive training on all of them, but I find myself still learning everyday. I … (4 comments)