project blogger: Who Wants To be a Better Blogger? - 06/22/08 10:48 PM
Last year, Active Rain sponsored a contest called Project Blogger. It was a fantastic idea where the A-list bloggers tutored some of the newer bloggers. A competition was held and the winner was given a check for $5,000 to give to her charity. Mary Pope-Handy was awarded that prize; a worthy … (10 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Loose Ends - 06/20/08 06:56 PM
We all have fond memories of Project Blogger. http://activerain.com/groups/projectblogger
If you were around then, you might remember I put together a spreadsheet of the players at projectbloggerlinks.com
Well, life gets hectic sometimes, and I realized I had let the projectbloggerlinks.com domain name expire.
I went to redeem it, and found it … (6 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger - A Year Later - Where Do We Stand Now? - 04/05/08 12:05 AM
A year ago, about a dozen of us Project Blogger Apprentices were typing our fingers off in a fast paced, intense, super-scrutinized contest. We were all working hard and were more than a little stressed.
I thought it might be interesting to do a retrospective on the experience and to see … (21 comments)
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project blogger: Facebook Rocks! Happy Birthday Julie Ferenzi! - 10/08/07 06:14 AM
One of the best things that I have found with the Activerain network is often times we are lead to other great places on the web.
In September I joined Facebook, at first I thought it was quite silly.
Why, because I just had never been there before and I really … (18 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Followup... "The Rest of the Story" - 09/27/07 11:16 PM
Those of you who followed Project Blogger knew that one of my frustrations was that during the contest, I was writing my little heart out but Google couldn't find me. There was almost an allergic reaction between Google and Real Town, the platform where I've been writing my Live In Los … (6 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Winners! - 08/05/07 12:45 AM
Just before revealing the Project Blogger winner.
Look whose busy taking photos...while others are taking his photo.
Lot of suspense with this enormous check that Caleb kept a secret unitl the announcement that Mary Pope won the Project Blogger.
Everyone did such a great job and made each blogger proud to be blogging.
Congratulations to … (19 comments)
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project blogger: Photos from Bloggers Connect; Mary Pope-Handy and Frances Flynn Thorsen Win Project Blogger - but really, CARE does! - 08/04/07 08:29 PM
Matt Heaton with The Nice Guys from Trulia
There was no shortage of laptops, tablets, blackberries and treos at Bloggers Connect
Pat Kitano, Dustin Luther, Robbin Tippons, Aneil Dash were on the panel for Blogs and Social Networking (host was Jessica Swesey from Inman)Joe, Fran, Mary, Tisza, Drew, Kevin and Ardell wait to … (13 comments)
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project blogger: It's over--Project Blogger/Active Rain in San Francisco--The Dirt on the players! - 08/03/07 03:35 AM
UPDATE: I decided to do pics in the comments. If anyone has any pics they want to upload to share......feel free!
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Hello, Hello
Ok! Here's the down and dirty on all the AR & Blogosphere celebs:
1. Mary Pope!!!
She won! We love, love, love her. Such a truly nice person--it is almost scary. Thanks for the … (105 comments)
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project blogger: Fun With Tisza - 08/02/07 09:43 PM
Tisza Major-Posner drove up to Los Gatos from Claremont last Sunday and we had a chance to show her around our fair town on Monday. Thought the Active Rain and Project Blogger community would enjoy seeing a few photos of our fun in Silicon Valley and Santa Cruz.... Enjoy!Our home sits at the very … (3 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Winner Announcement at Blogger's Connect - 08/02/07 11:50 AM
And the winner is....Frances Flynn-Thorsen and Mary Pope-Handy!!!! Congrats to them and to all the contestants. Perhaps the best part of this whole exercise was that $5,000 was raised for CARE, a non-profit organization. (Sorry about the sucky photo. I took it with a cell phone and I guess my … (29 comments)
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project blogger: Inman's Real Estate Connect, Zillow,Trulia, RainTV! - 07/31/07 07:40 PM
Wow!!! What a busy fantabulous week! Last night Jon, Matt, and I attended an infamous Geek Dinner at Foreign Cinema, tonight we are are heading out to the "Beer with Bloggers" Zillow sponsored meetup, then a Trulia party, and tomorrow and then next day more of us Rainers gather together to … (9 comments)
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project blogger: On The Eve Of Blogger's Connect... This Simply Must Be Posted - 07/31/07 12:09 AM
ALL ONLINE DATA LOST AFTER INTERNET CRASH!!I was sent this YouTube Video by Steve Zehngut and tried, but could not resist posting here. That's right, it has no redeeming value apart from humor. I laughed so hard my stomach cramped up. So, this is either as funny as I think it … (46 comments)
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project blogger: Belated Project Blogger Judging Results for Week 3 - 07/27/07 11:48 PM
Opening Disclaimer
I want to make it clear that I am offering things up as I see them. These are my opinions as a somewhat educated observer. I am not saying I'm better by any means. An extra pair of eyes on anybody's work, can offer up information that perhaps … (7 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Voting: Vote for CARE! - 07/26/07 06:25 PM
As it has been said several times, in many ways, everyone who's participated in Project Blogger is "a winner". We've all learned a ton, made friends here, and grown as people and as bloggers. My Live in Los Gatos Blog is vastly improved over where it was on April 1st of … (4 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger - 07/25/07 10:48 AM
If you haven't been following the last 14 weeks of competition, just click on Project Blogger or you can always access it from the Project Blogger Banner on the Home page and go take a look. Twelve apprentices and coaches started the competition. Not all have hung in there. It has been … (0 comments)
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project blogger: When the well runs dry - 07/24/07 11:21 PM
I know Project Blogger is over, although the voting is not (don't forget to vote).....and yes that is shameless self promotion (as Jay would put it). But I promised some people that I would post about this subject because it was one of the most useful coaching sessions I had … (52 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Polls Open VOTE NOW - 07/24/07 01:33 PM
Today the polls open for audience voting in the Project Blogger competition. As many of you know that the infamous Poll Daddy experiment resulted in voting improprieties. It was flawed and abused. In order to correct that we ceased Poll Daddy voting.
To vote please select your blogger team, and email … (31 comments)
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project blogger: Bloggers Connect: Meet after Beer and Bloggers for Supper?? - 07/19/07 11:28 PM
July 31st is coming up fast and I know that I'll be seeing several of you at Bloggers Connect on August 1st and the reception the night before on July 31st. I'm thinking we should do some sort of dinner after the reception on July 31st. What do you say?I live … (20 comments)
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project blogger: Post Project Blogger: Finding the Balance, Looking for Normal - 07/18/07 11:32 PM
Months ago, I told my real estate coach, Joeann Fossland, that I really wanted to learn how to blog effectively for real estate. As the saying goes, be careful what you wish for! Seriously, I could not be happier. By hook and by crook, Joeann introduced me to Frances Flynn Thorsen. … (16 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Reviews Week #13 - 07/18/07 12:02 AM
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project blogger: Project Blogger Weekly Rankings - 07/17/07 01:21 PM
"Teams, lay down your keyboards," It's time to take a break. It's week 14 and contest blogging is done. I'm sure both coaches and apprentices are thankful ;). We're taking audience votes via email please send in your votes now. Voting closes this Friday. Follow the link for instructions. After … (238 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger -- Weekly Round-Up Week 14 July 9-15 (The final week) - 07/17/07 01:20 PM
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project blogger: Week 13 Judging is In - 07/16/07 07:28 PM
I was waiting for Caleb or someone else to publish this, but it's been 2 1/2 hours so I will. Pat Kitano, who's one of the mentors in this contest (though gone "inactive" - he and London really haven't been participating for weeks) did the judging for week 13. That said, … (0 comments)
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project blogger: Note to Collen Kulikowski: What was the reason for Project Blogger? - 07/15/07 05:29 PM
Today, Colleen Kulikowski sent me a message about my feelings and thoughts now that Project Blogger was wrapping up. I started to write her a response and after I wrote it, I figured it would be an appropriate post. Here it is:
ColleenSo nice to hear from you. Let's see how do I feel...all BS aside?I'm glad it's over. … (8 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger: A Loose End - the Budget. . . And Moving On, Not Moving Away - 07/15/07 12:17 PM
Today's the final day of the Project Blogger Contest, so a lot of the apprentices (and some of the mentors) are looking for some kind of closure as they wind down the efforts that will "count" in the competition. This is not goodbye! For most of us apprentices, it's more like … (11 comments)
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project blogger: Newest tech tool to analyze your blog site! Xinu - 07/14/07 11:56 PM
I ran across the newest site stats website on techcrunch. According to the site "Xinu is a service that provides a comprehensive overview of page statistics and data that leaves cookie-cutter sites such as Popuri for dead."
I put in my site to get analyzed and Xinu delivers amazing amount of data … (3 comments)
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project blogger: The Best Of Julie Ferenzi - This Is Not The End - 07/14/07 01:04 PM
I STARTED WRITING THIS POST WEEKS AGO. I started Right after Julie Ferenzi emailed me early one evening to say she was contacted by a Wall Street Journal writer to be interviewed because of her blogs.
She was giddy. You could see the smiles in every word of her email. Later … (32 comments)
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project blogger: Buh-Bye Project Blogger - 07/13/07 11:13 AM
We only have a couple of days left of Project Blogger and I could not just let it end without saying good bye. It's been 14 gruesome weeks of this event and I call them gruesome not because they were unpleasant, but because it was a lot of work! All of … (49 comments)
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project blogger: 10 Traits of a Successful Woman - 07/12/07 03:01 PM
You're endowed with greatness, and only you can unlock the chest that contains that powerful, priceless commodity. A successful woman exhibits the following 10 traits. They're a part of her character; are they a part of yours?
1. She has a positive attitude. There's no energy that can mimic what's released … (9 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger -- Week 13 Round Up July 2- 8th - 07/10/07 06:48 PM
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project blogger: A New Blog: Haunted Real Estate - 07/09/07 11:01 PM
When Frances Flynn Thorsen and I first connected about Project Blogger, she asked me if I wouldn't like to do a blog on Haunted Real Estate since I already had a web page devoted to that topic. I really wasn't ready to do that - I just collected the stories. "How … (8 comments)
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project blogger: The Best "Puppy Palace"! Where to Board Your Pet in Tampa! - 07/09/07 09:09 PM
Another article in my "Pet Friendly" Series....
Every Pet Owner agonizes over boarding his, or her, pet! You've seen, and heard, all about my sweet, epileptic Yorkshire Terrier! She's a fussy eater, but is just adorable!
read the rest of the story at The Real Estate Sizzle
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project blogger: Video Service Comparison - Veoh, Brightcove, Photobucket, VideoEgg and YouTube - 07/09/07 09:25 AM
I shot some video of our hike to Flat Rocks yesterday.I've been wanting to show a comparison of a few video services and this is the right video to use.
Video sharing reviews are good, but most don't give you a common video to compare them. I wanted you to be … (38 comments)
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project blogger: Condo-Hotel Craze in Miami - 07/06/07 09:00 PM
Condo-Hotels have become extremely popular in the past couple of years because of many reasons and Miami is full of these type of projects in every price range imaginable.
Condo Hotels are usually luxury, high-rise properties in incredible and desirable locations. They are built in great vacation destinations near beaches, casinos, … (26 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger - Week 12 Judging - 07/06/07 06:41 PM
It's week 12 and we've got 2 more weeks to go.
We apologize for the delay in the Judging results for week 12, but they will be posted on Monday...
Have a great weekend!
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project blogger: Who Reads Your Blog? - 07/06/07 05:59 PM
When I write an article for The Real Estate Sizzle, I don't really think about who might read it. I just write about things that someone living in Tampa, or moving locally, or Internationally would like to know about. Sometimes I talk about things that help someone recognize me, or identify … (10 comments)
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project blogger: Signs With a New Look...Watch For Them In Your Neighborhood! - 07/05/07 09:02 PM
Here is a "Sneak Peek" at my new Sign Panel! The new signs debut next week.
The first "Sizzle" reader to find one of my "catchy" new signs, wins the contest of the week!
Let's call it..."Where, in Tampa, are the "sizzling" signs?"
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project blogger: Project Blogger...Week #11 Judging - 07/05/07 09:00 AM
I have to admit that I've not been keeping up with Project Blogger as well as I should. I did follow week 11's judging though and see that Ines was judged favorably. (Woot!) Neither did I weigh in on that brouhaha over week #10's judging. I really didn't have anything to … (4 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Round Up Week 12 June 25 - July 1 - 07/03/07 07:52 PM
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project blogger: The Power of Google...and An Unusual Name - 07/02/07 12:44 PM
Several weeks ago, someone hacked into my site, and my family has listened, as I have been working on "tracking down" the culprit and making some changes to insure that it doesn't happen again.
The other day, my 11-year old called me and said, "Mother, I found him!...that guy who hacked … (11 comments)
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project blogger: Haunted Houses...What Should An Agent Disclose? - 07/01/07 09:29 AM
For all the apprentices in Project Blogger...I couldn't resist my own ghost story...
In Florida, Realtors are required to disclose anything that "materially affects the property". We ask Sellers to complete, and sign, a very thorough questionnaire about everything from survey and drainage issues, plumbing, electrical, roof, zoning...everything "material" to the property. Realtors … (24 comments)
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project blogger: Blogs that Shook the Active Rain World. - 06/30/07 10:57 PM
There are some posts that are ment for the world to see.
Or at least those on Active Rain to see. There are posts that have just changed Active Rain completely. Either our mindset, or our blogging ideas, or the way we type our blogs. I have read a few articles, thought … (4 comments)
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project blogger: California Bungalow Estate for Sale in Miami - 06/29/07 10:34 AM
Every once in a while I have the pleasure of telling you about historically significant homes that are on the market for sale. This time, there is a California Bungalow Estate located in The Shorecrest subdivision of Miami’s Upper East Side. It is the original estate of the Renuart Family, owners … (27 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Word Search - 06/28/07 08:43 AM
If Ardell can hand out homework, I can certainly call for recess. Here is the latest AR Word Search Puzzle.
The goal? You must find the names of the Project Blogger apprentices and coaches. Words can be backwards, forwards, and diagonal. You may need to use Google to figure out some … (21 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger: Word 2007 will help me to continue blogging. - 06/27/07 10:48 PM
Honestly, I will admit when I created this post on South Beach's Lincoln Road it took me 16 hours to format this post! Why? Well because WordPress wasn't doing what it said it should be doing! 16 hours! I was in training an was bound and determined not to whine to Brad and … (12 comments)
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project blogger: I am Using My Blog to Help Local Charities....You Can Too! - 06/27/07 03:41 PM
My growing readership on the Real Estate Sizzle, and the participation in Project Blogger, has inspired me to use my blog to make a difference in my local community, and raise some monies for local charities. I found a great widget, that collects and tracks the donations. You can read my … (8 comments)
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project blogger: Investors that leave a sour taste in your mouth - 06/27/07 04:30 AM
I've been debating whether to post this or not and finally decided to go for it to get your opinions.
I would like to set the tone for this story about a Real Estate Investor who I will call JAKE. Jake purchased one of our listings before. He called without an agent, claimed he did … (85 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Round Up Week 11 June 18-24 - 06/26/07 04:34 PM
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project blogger: El Portal, Florida - 06/26/07 02:07 PM
El Portal is a small community just South of Miami Shores, between 85th and 91st Streets and between NE and NW 5th Avenues.
The city is a bird sanctuary and it is known for its beautiful trees and birds. You may also be one of the fortunate ones that will see … (18 comments)
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project blogger: Blogging and Real Estate are the Perfect Combination! - 06/26/07 08:12 AM
Real Estate is like acting. You know what I mean. No matter what your day is like, or what is happening in your life, there are certain times that you just need to be "on", be "happy", play the part...fake it!
You can't pick up your clients at the airport, for the … (5 comments)
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project blogger: Real Estate Blogs outside Active Rain - 06/25/07 11:49 PM
I have reached the LAST ASSIGNMENT! Wooo Hoo! It was a great exercise and made me think and re-think a bit on the value of reading other blogs, I really recommend everyone takes it on, at least for fun's sake.
I will make this a List of some of my favorite Blogs … (13 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Coaching - learn or not? - 06/25/07 11:17 PM
The punishment continues. I know it's a little harsh to call it punishment.....and it is making us think. So here's something I've learned from Project Blogger coaches.
JEFF TURNER - I could easily dedicate a whole post or two to Jeff alone. I've learned from Jeff to keep it real, to be … (11 comments)
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project blogger: Take It To The Streets: YouTube Videos, Viral Emails, And You. - 06/25/07 11:45 AM
I received this YouTube video in an email from Mike Whitman. It came with this message: "Pass this on to your friends who live in Santa Clarita. This is an important issue." And it is. But this post is NOT about the Santa Clarita City Council's tax idea to buy open … (21 comments)
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project blogger: For The Techie In You: A Behind the Scenes Look at My Blog - 06/25/07 12:00 AM
I recently asked Brad Carroll to write a guest post about “The Making Of My Blog”. When I received the finished piece, I knew why he has grown so quickly in Active Rain. He has a straight forward, give you all the facts approach that truly seeks to educate his readers. … (39 comments)
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project blogger: My 10 favorite Active Rain Bloggers - 06/24/07 11:29 PM
I don't know if you heard, but Project Blogger Apprentices have been PUNISHED!!
I do think this is a great exercise for everyone, so feel free to take on the challenge and list your 10 favorite top ten favorite Active Rain Bloggers.
1)The Lovely Wife (for spark, humor and personality and passion)
2)Broker Bryant (for … (27 comments)
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project blogger: There's No Fluff In This Blogger's Reach - 06/24/07 03:12 PM
It was back in April that I gave the last update on Jackie Colson-Miller's (www.RealEstateSizzle.com) progress in the Project Blogger competition. Now that we are more than half way through the contest, I figured I should give an update as to her site's statistics and changes over the last couple of … (2 comments)
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project blogger: Great Advice From Some Project Blogger Coaches - 06/24/07 01:07 AM
Ardell gave out some homework to the apprentices. I already did, My Ten Favorite Blogs Outside Of ActiveRain, and My Ten Favorite Blogs Inside of ActiveRain. And since I've always been one to get homework out of the way... Here is my one piece of advice from each coach that taught … (11 comments)
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project blogger: My Ten Favorite Blogs On ActiveRain - 06/24/07 12:02 AM
Ardell gave out some homework to the apprentices. I already did, My Ten Favorite Blogs Outside Of ActiveRain. And since I've always been one to get homework out of the way...
Here are my top ten ActiveRain Blogs. In no particular order, and with very little commentary. This was hard, since … (24 comments)
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project blogger: My Ten Favorite Blogs Outside Of Active Rain - 06/23/07 11:29 PM
Ardell gave out some homework to the apprentices. I'm not big on whining, but I thought I'd do the assigments anyway. Here are my top 10 blogs outside of ActiveRain. In no particular order.
MacRumors.com - I check this one every day even if the feed reader says it hasn't been updated, … (19 comments)
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project blogger: Light Poles and Advanced Imaging Technology - 06/23/07 05:14 PM
For some reason I've got photos on my mind this week. I wrote about how far we should take digital photo retouching earlier in the week and last night about Autostitch and three inexpensive apps built on it's imaging technology.
On my way to the donut shop this morning (maybe that's … (33 comments)
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project blogger: The Top Ten Blogs Outside of Active Rain - 06/23/07 11:30 AM
When I first started as ARDELL's Apprentice, she told me to check out Noah Rosenblatt of Urbandigs. First because she thought he and I would have a similar style of talking and writing, and second because Noah won the Most Innovative Blog Award given by Inman News last year. But he … (10 comments)
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project blogger: My Top Ten Favorite Active Rain Bloggers - 06/23/07 04:33 AM
1) Laurie Manny - I am so crazy about Laurie Manny that I can do an impersonation of her. Not blog like her, but talk like her. Now don't everyone call her or she won't get any work done! But I LOVE her voice!!! She definitely be IQueenie!!! I was blown … (16 comments)
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project blogger: Brain Dead Simple Panoramas - Autostitch - 06/23/07 01:05 AM
I've been casually following Autotstitch for a long time. It was experimental for some time, not available on the Mac and the claims they made were pretty bold. "Autostitch is a breakthrough technology for panoramic photography, VR and visualisation applications. This is the first solution to stitch any panorama completely automatically, … (73 comments)
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project blogger: Florida Tax Reform for non-homesteaded properties - 06/22/07 11:08 AM
We are reading all kinds of articles about the proposed Florida Tax Reforms. Because a lot of our customers are absentee owners, second home owners and commercial property owners they keep contacting us about how the proposed tax reform will impact them.
Rick and I decided to write a post only on … (16 comments)
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project blogger: Find The Perfect Place to Live - 06/22/07 08:23 AM
It's Friday...we need a little "Fun and Frolic" today...
Take a few quizzes and find out some interesting things about yourself...
Trying to find the perfect place to live...this might give you the perfect answer!
Find the rest of the fun on The Real Estate Sizzle....
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project blogger: Project Blogger -- Week 10 Judging Results - 06/21/07 10:18 PM
Dear Active Rain/Project Bloggers, First and foremost I stand up and applaud all of you for Blogging. 35% of the Realtor world still doesn't use websites so I am awed that you guys are out there using progressive technology and doing the right thing. I also respect each of you for … (83 comments)
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project blogger: A Blockparty For Your Blog? SiteNeighbors.com - 06/21/07 10:43 AM
As their FAQ states, SiteNeighbors.com is a "non-hierarchical alternative for finding interesting blogs."
That's a fancy way of saying, they're trying to make connections that wouldn't be made in a normal fashion. And for a new blog, this may drive some traffic your way.
What they do is simple, though I'm … (37 comments)
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project blogger: Fisher Island's life line - 06/21/07 07:58 AM
Fisher Island, the private residential community only accessible by private ferry and helicopter, is looking for options for dock space for their daily barge service that carries food, household supplies and construction materials across the bay. This daily barge is considered the island's "life line" since it provides residents with everyday … (19 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Round Up Week 10 June 11-17 - 06/20/07 05:06 PM
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project blogger: Blog marketing help everyone can benefit from - 06/19/07 09:43 PM
I can honestly tell you that before Project Blogger began, I had no idea that a blog needed marketing. I figured blogging was enough! Write key-word rich articles with all the right tools and Voila!
Well....you can try that route, but I can tell you that it takes so much more than … (39 comments)
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project blogger: Active Rain Featured Posts: How To Write Them, Why You Might Care! - 06/19/07 01:10 AM
As an apprentice in the Project Blogger competiton, I feel like I've been through a serious "immersion program" with blogging. Suddenly not only do I care about developing the blog outside of Active Rain, but I'm consistently writing one here. Turns out that 10% or so of my posts are "featured". … (10 comments)
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project blogger: Hurricane Season - we're not talking football - 06/18/07 10:30 AM
Can you guys believe Rick actually wrote his first post, Hurricane Season - are you ready? .He woke up yesterday, grabbed the hurricane preparation guide provided by Miami-Dade County and said, "This is definitely blog material!".
Usually I would grab the publication, do some research and post, but this time he blew … (25 comments)
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project blogger: Vote for your thoughts on Florida Tax Reform on The Real Estate Sizzle - 06/18/07 08:34 AM
The Tax Relief Plan was passed by the Florida Legislature last week. I am going to continue to post my thoughts on the issue, right up until Floridians vote on January 29, 2008.
I'd like to get thoughts from my readership, so, Floridians, please register your vote on my poll at...
The Real Estate … (20 comments)
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project blogger: How Far Is Too Far With Photo Editing? - 06/16/07 07:49 PM
Just because you CAN digitally retouch a photo, it doesn't mean you should.Some digital retouching is obviously overdoing it. I'm a fan of photo retouching in general. Because a great deal of digital photo editing is perfectly appropriate and certainly would not be misleading the consumer. It's a life saver for … (148 comments)
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project blogger: Miamism Fridays - the concept - 06/15/07 06:52 PM
A lot of you know that our new website went live less than one month ago. Mary McKnight's team at RSS Pieces has done an extraordinary job of cranking it out in record time and I am so thankful. Still tweaking some small issues, but I guess websites are always a … (41 comments)
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project blogger: Absentee owners at ease - 06/15/07 06:00 PM
We have several listings from sellers that do not live in Miami. Some of them live outside the country, some of them outside of Florida. What these sellers have in common is that they hired us because they felt confident and sure that we would handle the sale of their real … (10 comments)
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project blogger: Just because someone knows you, does that mean that they will HIRE you? - 06/15/07 05:47 PM
I've been in this Project Blogger for 10 weeks now. I won't bore anyone by doing a 10-week re-cap. During this competition, I have been hearing things like "finding your voice" and "clients getting to know you" for success in blogging.
I have been selling real estate for 15 years now. When I started in the business, I … (30 comments)
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project blogger: Property Tax Reform Passed by the Senate...Will The Voters Agree? - 06/14/07 06:52 PM
Today, the Florida Senate passed a tax-cut plan that would cut the average tax bill....by a mere pittance. The new system would increase homestead exemptions, giving homeowners a 75 percent write-off on their first $200,000 in market-based ‘'just value'' and an additional 15 percent write-off on the next $300,000. Those homestead properties who … (3 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger -- Week 9 - 06/14/07 06:45 PM
Thanks to ActiveRain for inviting me to be a judge for Project Blogger. Each of the contestants who submitted posts this week look to be doing well with their blogs. There was no shortage of relevant, local content. Here's the link to the posts that were submitted.
Judging Criteria
Judging … (19 comments)
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project blogger: Scheming tactics redefined - 06/14/07 02:18 PM
I'm taking a deep breath before I write this because I know Ardell has hit a nerve with a lot of people in her last post What Does "Bait and Switch" Blogging Say About You?. First I want to clear up that I did not take this as a personal attack … (55 comments)
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project blogger: The Secret to a Great Blog - 06/13/07 10:23 AM
Inman knows it ... Curbed knows it ... The Property Grunt knows it ... Joeann Fossland knows it ... and Mary Pope-Handy knows it.
Here's the secret!
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project blogger: Fluff Goes In My Fluffernutter, Not On My Blog - 06/13/07 06:56 AM
I love Fluff! That ooey, gooey Marshmallow Creme that is the "key" ingredient in a "Fluffernutter". For those of you from New England, you know exactly what I mean. Take 2 slices of Wonder Bread. Spread Peanut Butter on one slice and Fluff on the other. Slap them together and "voila"...Fluffernutter! Delicious! Wash it … (19 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Round Up Week 9 June 4-10 - 06/13/07 01:20 AM
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project blogger: Historic Cuban Barrel Tile - 06/12/07 09:47 AM
A lot of you will be reading this thinking it's a bit boring (at least Rick thinks so), but I wanted to address this because a lot of our customers are constantly asking us about certain elements of historic homes......so here it is....proceed with CAUTION:
Historic Cuban Barrel Tile is one … (30 comments)
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project blogger: Embed Dynamic Maps In Your Wordpress Blog Posts - 06/12/07 12:28 AM
When two people email you in the span of three days with the exact same question, it's time to throw the answer out into the blogosphere for more people to find it.
The question: Can I embed a Google map right inside my Wordpress blog post?
The answer: Yes, you can embed … (15 comments)
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project blogger: Is Your Blog Slow? Reduce Your Photo Sizes - 06/11/07 07:27 PM
If your blog loads slow, people won't stay to read it... no matter how well written it might be. If I've never visited a blog before, nothing will make me leave faster than slow load times.
And nothing contributes to slow load times more than large photo files. I've been working … (25 comments)
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project blogger: Bloggers Connect & Project Blogger Podcast - 06/11/07 07:12 PM
I can't wait for Bloggers Connect in July. It is a one day prelude to the annual Inman Connect San Francisco conference which is always a highlight of my year. Most of the AR development team is going to be there and Matt and me will be present to award the … (10 comments)
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project blogger: Vacations for Miamians.....and others - 06/11/07 04:00 PM
Where do people from Miami go on vacations? This could be a loaded question, since we do go everywhere around the world, but when talking to my friend from Colorado, Mariana Wagner, the subject came up. Miami is known to be a great vacation spot so outsiders sometimes wonder where locals … (29 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Radio - Tune In Today At 11AM PST / 2PM EST - 06/11/07 10:37 AM
Inman News is launching their Inman Talk channel on TalkShoe.com.
They are kicking it off with a question-and-answer style discussion around the topic of blogging and the Project Blogger competition. The guests for today's introductory show will be Jackie Colson-Miller, Julie Ferenzi, Jim Cronin and me.
Jessica Swesey, Managing Editor of Inman … (15 comments)
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project blogger: Biggest Week Ever on The Real Estate Sizzle...915 Visits and #1 on Google! - 06/11/07 08:15 AM
It was an Amazing week for The Real Estate Sizzle! The site hit 217 visits in one day and 915 for the week...for the first time ever! And two articles, one about "Property Tax Reform in Florida" and another about "Putting Your Face on a Bus Bench", both got the #1, #2 and … (8 comments)
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project blogger: Active Rain Party in Long Beach, CA: Great Success! - 06/10/07 01:43 AM
11:30 pm Saturday Night:Just in from Parker's Lighthouse in Long Beach, CA, where about 60 or 70 of us celebrated Active Rain's first birthday. It was great fun!! What I loved best was meeting so many people where either I've been reading their blogs on AR or vice versa (they'd been … (13 comments)
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project blogger: Sex And Real Estate - The Conclusion - 06/09/07 09:39 AM
Buying a home is not about information. If you've ever bought a home, you know this is pure fact. Searching on the Internet for a house may be about information, at first, but the act of actually BUYING the home is not. It never has been. It never will be.
Sex And … (41 comments)
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project blogger: Would you put your Face on a Bus Bench??? - 06/08/07 07:43 AM
Eight years ago, this month, I attended a South Tampa Chamber of Commerce luncheon. It was the same year I started putting my photo on my business card. As an aside, I HATE to have my picture taken, but I understand how important it is for marketing. At the event, I exchanged cards … (25 comments)
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project blogger: The Latest News on Property Tax Reform in Florida - 06/07/07 06:49 PM
The Joint Select Committee on Property Tax Relief and Reform met on May 21, 2007. Here is their condensed outline of the agreement reached, along with my comments in RED. This is not the FINAL plan, but it has been agreed upon by the committee, and the letter was issued by … (2 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger -- Week 8 in Review -- - 06/07/07 06:02 PM
Many thanks to the Active Rain gods for the opportunity to judge Project Blogger. Two months in and the apprentices are finding their stride. Go here to review all of the posts submitted by Project Blogger apprentices this week. For all the apprentices who were wondering how the big-Z ended up … (31 comments)
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project blogger: Educated low ball offers - 06/07/07 12:35 PM
We just received an offer that was $200,000 under listing price for one of our miami waterfront listings. We are required to present all offers by law but went ahead and asked the cooperating real estate agent if she had done research on the house and pulled comps, or if this … (43 comments)
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project blogger: I Saw This Today... - 06/06/07 02:55 PM
I saw this on a billboard today and I had to post it!
"Never regret anything that made you smile!"
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project blogger: Audio Conference: Starting a Real Estate Blog From Scratch - 06/06/07 02:13 PM
SPECIAL EVENT – Exclusive Inman News Audio Conference Next Monday, June 11, 2007 at 11 a.m. Pacific / 2 p.m. Eastern “Building from the Ground Up. Real Experiences Starting a Real Estate Blog from Scratch.” Hosted & Moderated by Inman News Managing Editor, Jessica Swesey Starting a real estate blog … (8 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Update - #5 - 06/06/07 01:32 PM
Wow - so Tisza has gotten two live client leads from blogging since my last update, which is absolutely fantastic!! I think that is cause for celebration by itself.
Sure, it would be great to actually "win" the Project Blogger competition, but personally, I get much more out of seeing Tisza … (3 comments)
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project blogger: Market Conditions for Miami Shores, Bay Harbor Islands, Surfside and El Portal - 06/05/07 09:23 PM
Real Estate Market Conditions don't appear to have changed a great deal since last month, but we are seeing more movement with regards to showings and more offers coming in. In addition, great news starting to appear from economists throughout declaring that HOUSING SLUMP IS OVER!
Here are market conditions for Miami … (6 comments)
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