pdf: Email rather than Fax - 07/15/08 08:36 PM
When you submit an offer or make a counteroffer, many realtors still prefer to fax the documents to each other. Each time when you fax a document, you lose the clarity of the document. How many times have you seen an illegible contract after the contract being faxed back and forth several times.
In … (9 comments)
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pdf: Colorado Real Estate Contract PDF DOC - FREE - 07/14/08 10:02 AM
Colorado Real Estate Contract PDF DOC - FREE blog was designed to help real estate buyers and seller better understand the Colorado Real Estate Contract and provide them with a free copy of the contract and free Colorado Real Estate Contract assistance/services.
Need FREE assistance completing the contract: Contact Us … (0 comments)
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pdf: Utilize Craig's List Tip #1: Post With Link Back Bonus - 07/06/08 02:57 PM
According to a number of Realtor friends, a large chunk of inquiries about their services comes from their Craig's List marketing campaigns. In one case nearly 20% of his leads begin at Craig's List. What is the strategy in utilizing Craig's List?
Step 1
Create A Bonus
Create a (pdf-podcast-webinar) bonus … (19 comments)
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pdf: Realtor Marketing Tip #26: I-Newswire.com Free Press Releases Bring In New Traffic - 07/03/08 03:56 PM
One of the most effective marketing professionals happens to be a nationally recognized hyper local blogger by the name of John Harper aka theharperteam.com. One of John's strategies is to employ (for free) the reach and viral power of a site called I-newswire.com.
What is I-Newswire.com?
I-Newswire is press release aggregator. … (0 comments)
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pdf: 5 Reasons why Fax machines are obsolete - 07/02/08 09:59 PM
If you still depend on a fax
machine and this Blog post makes you angry, then good. You
should really think long an hard about what I post below. Now
if you cannot come to ween yourself off your fax machine addiction and
your fax machine still has thermal paper and … (20 comments)
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pdf: Print My Blog! - 06/06/08 07:54 AM
Recently, someone asked me if they could print one of my blogs so that they could share it with their family at the dinner table. I didn't see any problems with that, so I said of course (I actually felt honored).
Then several days ago, I read a blog Printing tip for AR … (18 comments)
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pdf: Convert Blog Posts to PDF E-Book - 06/05/08 09:15 AM
Downloadable, printable PDF file of this post.
Occasionally I write a tutorial-type blog post, and I think, this might be useful enough that someone would want to print it out for later reference. No, scratch that. ... I really should say I want to print it out for my own future … (18 comments)
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pdf: A solution to your PDF problems - Sun System's Open Office Free download - 04/01/08 04:01 PM
I have always been looking for the easiest way of doing things, not that I'm lazy, but I want to do as many profitable things as I can and be the most efficient. I had an issue with the conversion of some graphic documents (specifically Publisher files) to PDF's to send … (4 comments)
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pdf: Free tool for converting PDF's, Word Docs and more - 03/14/08 03:21 PM
I recently stumbled upon a web-based document converter that I think may be useful to many of you.
See http://convert.neevia.com/
This tool allows you to convert a bunch of different file formats to PDF or an image such as BMP, JPG. I can see this being especially useful for those of … (10 comments)
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pdf: In a perfect world.... - 03/08/08 04:34 PM
what technology would you use in and out of the office?
from phones to PCs... what would be your items of choice?
I'd love to know as i need to buy some new stuff and i'd like a review from people in the know!
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pdf: PDF To JPG Converter - 02/13/08 08:03 AM
My wife asked me the other day to convert a PDF to JPG. I told her it couldn't be done. Today I get an email from CRS and they told me it could be done. If you don't have this converter, here is a link to get it. Way to cool.
PDF … (2 comments)
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pdf: Try Something New: Prewritten Email Newsletter, Email List Mananement & Campaign Reporting - 01/31/08 01:37 PM
Newsletter Sample Wthout Personal Content
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pdf: Cool, FREE and Useful Online Image Editing Tool -- Check It Out - 01/30/08 10:34 AM
If you need a quick way to resize an image, consider Web Resizer. This free, online-photo-editing tool easily optimizes your images for use in email, blogs and websites.
This is especially useful if your on the road and not at your desktop with all your software.
Web Resizer is particularly handy … (4 comments)
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pdf: February 2008 Newsletter NOW Available -- Start Your Campaign This Week! - 01/28/08 02:22 PM
Newsletter Sample Wthout Personal Content
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pdf: Free Upgrade for AR Member: Prewritten Newsletter, List Management, Campaign Reporting - 01/16/08 01:58 PM
Newsletter Sample Wthout Personal Content
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pdf: eNewsletterSolutions Now Offers Email List Managment and Campaign Reporting, Along with Prewritten Newsletters - 01/08/08 09:46 AM
Newsletter Sample Wthout Personal Content
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pdf: A couple of great web based tools... - 01/07/08 04:21 AM
I keep a folder in my favorites section of web based tools that I find to be helpful with various tasks. Two that I often use are:
ShrinkPictures.com - a great way to reduce image size when posting photos to your website, MLS, ActiveRain, etc. This works especially well when you forget to … (6 comments)
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pdf: January 2008 Newsletter Available Now -- You Can Get Started ASAP! - 12/28/07 12:39 PM
Newsletter Sample Wthout Personal Content
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pdf: RSS -- You See It Everywhere Now on the Web -- Here's the Scoop. - 12/07/07 08:48 AM
RSS Feeds: What Are They?
Have you noticed more and more websites and blogs are offering "RSS feeds." You see them everywhere. Just what are they and who are they for?
In short, RSS is an acronym for Really Simple Syndication, an XML-based format for content distribution.RSS takes the latest headlines and summaries … (10 comments)
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pdf: Useful, FREE color tool so you can easily match colors - 11/30/07 11:29 AM
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pdf: December 2007 Newsletter NOW Available -- Get Started for 2008! - 11/27/07 10:48 AM
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
Newsletter Sample With Personal Content
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pdf: In case your fingers and back arent' stiff enough -- try this. - 11/12/07 10:02 AM
OK, I'm sure you're not spending more than 10 hours a day blooging on AR -- so I thought I'd share some other blogging tools with you so suck up the other 14 hours of the day.
Blog this, blog that, blog, blog, blog. Unless you've been hiding in a cave somewhere, … (2 comments)
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pdf: 8 Fun Things to Do With Your Family This Weekend - 11/09/07 08:41 AM
If you're anything like me, you have great intentions of spending quality time with your spouse and kids. But, when you actually get that free moment, you spend too much time trying to figure out what to do. And, sometimes the time between figuring out what to do and starting to … (2 comments)
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pdf: See What Your Email Newsletter Will Look Like -- for FREE! - 11/08/07 09:29 AM
We want to create a personalized, email newsletter for you -- for FREE -- so you can evaluate it, and possibly become a customer.
Click here to fill out a very short form and get your sample: http://www.enewslettersolutions.com/samples/sample_request.htm
I think you'll like what you see -- and you can start 2008 off ahead … (5 comments)
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pdf: A very useful tool to have at your fingertips. - 11/08/07 08:48 AM
Like your 3rd grade teacher often said: "Look it up."
A useful and fun online tool, Wikipedia, is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. You may not want it to be your only source for information, but it's very handy for getting quick information on thousands of topics. Check it out … (2 comments)
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pdf: Subscriber management services save you a lot of time. - 11/06/07 09:22 AM
If one of your marketing goals is to effectively use your website and email to get more business, at some point you will need subscriber management software, also known as campaign management software. There are thousands of companies out there that do this, but in my opinion, Constant Contact is by … (2 comments)
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pdf: Having trouble making a decision? Here's a helpful tool. - 11/06/07 09:00 AM
Having trouble making a decision? Not sure what your next step should be? Maybe you should take a survey.
I came across this tool and found it quite useful -- for times you need a little input.
SurveyMonkey.com allows anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily. You can create more than … (5 comments)
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pdf: Evite a Great Way to Invite Family and Guests to Your Holiday Party - 11/03/07 09:21 AM
Now that Halloween is over and Thanksgiving and Christmas are on our minds, it's time to gear up for holiday those holiday shindigs, gatherings, and other social gatherings.
Creating, sending and managing guest lists can be exhaustive. However, using Evite makes it sooooo much easier.
Evite is a free, social planning site featuring … (4 comments)
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pdf: Informal Poll: How much time do you spend "blogging" each week? - 11/02/07 09:02 AM
I'm pretty new to blogging, and I'm already finding it easily takes up 30 minutes every morning. That's 2.5 hours per week and 10 hours per month. Is this a good use of time. Really?
How much time do you spend "on the Blog" and do you think it's worth the time?
I'll … (7 comments)
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pdf: Very Good Anti-Virus Software -- and It's FREE for Personal Use. - 11/02/07 08:48 AM
Happy Friday!
Being in the email newsletter business, www.eNewsletterSolutions.com, I know first-hand how important keeping your computer and emails "clean" is. And, if you've ever had a virus, and had to go through removing it -- or worse -- having to reformat your hard drive, you probably do to.
There's no reason … (6 comments)
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pdf: Useful and FREE 411 Directory Assitance - 11/01/07 08:40 AM
I'll say upfront this is by no means bullet-proof -- but it does come in useful when you have no other alternatives.
Do you avoid using directory assistance because you don't want to pay the $1 to $3 charge? If so, you're not alone. But, there's a free directory service -- so … (1 comments)
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pdf: Some FREE online courses too cool not to share - 10/31/07 09:42 AM
I came across this info and checked it out -- and some of it is really worthwhile, especially the language section.
Study anthropology or the history of jazz, gain new skills related to your job, learn a new language, or just study subjects that interest you -- all for FREE -- online. … (10 comments)
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pdf: Sending an email newsletter to a group of recipients - 10/31/07 09:36 AM
I know MOST of you ARers are pretty internet saavy, however -- this is still useful as I'm surprised at how many times I see somebody send me an email that shows the entire list of recipients.
So, here's the ticket:
When you send an e-mail, you have three choices in the way … (11 comments)
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pdf: November 2007 Email Newsletter Available Now to Real Estate Professionals - 10/29/07 03:08 PM
November 2007 eNewsletter
Email
- No Content | Email
- Content Top | Email
- Content Bottom | Email
- Content Distributed
Print
- No Personal Content | Print
- With Personal Content
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pdf: Tools of the Trade Tip 3 - 09/20/07 12:08 AM
The third Tools of the Trade Tip is on how to get flyers made. A lot of my business involves helping my clients understand the market, understand the processes and systems involved in buying a home and selling a home. Lawrence Kansas Real Estate is no different than any other area … (1 comments)
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pdf: Tools of the Trade Tip 1 - 09/19/07 11:31 PM
The first Tools of the Trade Tip is on how to get various documents into .pdf files. I have had lenders, appraisers, title companies, and other industry related professionals send me documents which could not be opened.
PDF stands for Portable Document Format and is a universal format that preserves most if … (1 comments)
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pdf: HELP with some .PDF's - 08/31/07 09:38 AM
A majority of my files print with no problems. But it always seems when I'm running late, and need the package printed fast, I get that one .PDF file that prints a page a minute or so. I use Windows XP Professional on my main computer, and Windows Media edition on … (10 comments)
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pdf: What to Put In Your Relocation Guide: Why & How - 06/04/07 10:06 AM
Do you want to distinguish yourself in the real estate business? Then position yourself as a top relocation expert. How? By creating a comprehensive and personalized Relocation Guide. This post will show you what, why & how.
PART 1: RELOCATION GUIDE OBJECTIVES
Development of a high quality Relocation Guide can help your business … (9 comments)
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pdf: Free PDF Conversion Software - 05/07/07 12:56 PM
The Adobe PDF file format is a standard for most city, state, and federal government agencies.
Have to correspond with a client or prospect who doesn't have the same version of Microsoft Word as you do? PDF is a great option. Adobe provides the Acrobat reader for free.
Another option for scanning … (2 comments)
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pdf: Useful real estate tool, pdf writers - 04/11/07 01:15 PM
I recently had a client who wanted a specialized report. I was able to create the report using ConnectMLS, but then was not able to e-mail it as requested, however ConnectMLS allowed me to print the report. I purchased Nitro pdf a while back and, using that, I was able to … (15 comments)
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pdf: How do Realtors, Lenders and Attorneys prefer to receive their documents from the Title Company? - 04/04/07 10:01 PM
There are a few options on how you can receive your documents pertaining to Real Estate Settlements.
1. Of course there is the good old USPS. In this fast moving environment that is akin to the "Pony Express"
2. Many professionals still opt for the fax when receiving their documents. The … (9 comments)
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pdf: Publish PDF's easily (for free) with Open Office - 02/02/07 11:32 AM
For all of us without the infinite budget for software, or time (patience) to learn about it. You can now publish Real Estate Brochure's (or any Word Document) quickly and easily to Adobe's PDF format. Oh, and it's also free. Here's how:
Work up your property brochure as normal, save it … (1 comments)
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pdf: ZipForms - I can actually read it! - 10/11/06 09:11 AM
ZipForms makes legibility so much easier for all involved. Filling in the blanks using typed text instead of the agent's scrawl ensures a consistency of appearance, and if we are lucky enough to be working with an agent to is really up to speed, then we also receive the files in … (0 comments)
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pdf: From Baltimore to Denver - By Snail Mail - Love, Margaret Rome - 09/19/06 08:20 PM
From Baltimore with love. At least that is how I interpreted the note I received from Margaret Rome. She could have sent it by pony express with the speed it reached me. Neither one of us were the epitome of efficiency in this process. A few weeks back I posted a blog … (8 comments)
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pdf: FAX to E-MAIL service - 09/14/06 05:06 PM
I been using a fax to e-mail service for several years and would hope that others would see the benefits, not only is it cheap at around $8 a month it gets delivered to your e-mail in a PDF format, its a local phone number or toll free number, then you … (8 comments)
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pdf: Disclosure Documents, the Easy Way - 07/21/06 02:31 PM
Customer service is key. This idea from Robert has long been used by many of the Allen Hainge Cyberstars. It is so much more convenient for clients and a real time saver for us as agents.
Disclosure Documents, the Easy Way Submitted by Robert Drummer, Clearwater, Florida,813-842-3134, robert@hometeamtampa.com Our MLS allows us to upload PDF files in … (3 comments)
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