technology tools: A Couple of Useful Technology Tools that I Like - 09/27/07 12:22 PM
I was working yesterday using a couple of my favorite technology tools, and my client seemed interested in them, so I thought it might be a good idea to share them here at Active Rain. They have both become second nature to me, and since this forum is full of tech-savvy … (68 comments)
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technology tools: Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places? - 08/26/07 05:25 PM
Looking for love in all the wrong places? These words, from a famous country western song, are relevant if you feel "loved" when you have a number of qualified buyers today.
In most markets today, agents face an excess of listings and a shortage of buyers. They need qualified buyers, and … (8 comments)
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technology tools: Top Business Building Tips of The CyberStars(r) - 08/20/07 09:34 PM
A number of you have told me that you find the ideas and techniques I have posted, ideas I mainly learn from my Allen F. Hainge CyberStars(r). I got to thinking that it would be great to have a free online Webinar featuring some of these CyberStars(r), to let them share … (7 comments)
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technology tools: Real Estate Marketing On You Tube: One Money-Making Example! - 08/12/07 02:53 PM
In preparation for a seminar I'm giving in Lexington, KY ("Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0") tomorrow, I was doing some research on how agents use YouTube for marketing themselves and their services. I came across the videos of one of my CyberStars(r), Sam Miller of RE/MAX Stars Realty, Mt. Vernon, … (13 comments)
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technology tools: Cutting The Fat From Your Site....And Increasing Its Effectiveness! - 07/30/07 06:09 PM
Most agents have Web sites by now, but you know my views on their effectiveness: most of them don't earn money for the agent. Those agents who do make money from their sites keep up on what helps make their site accessible and effective.
Here's one tip from Allen F. Hainge CyberStar(r) … (32 comments)
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technology tools: You Have A Life Outside of Real Estate, Right? - 07/28/07 12:55 PM
Life is good. Oh, I, like everyone else, have my problems, but I also have blessings that give me a daily sense of gratitude. I'm grateful for my business, of course, teaching for the CRS technology course and teaching my private seminars nationwide, for my Web site consulting, etc. But my … (7 comments)
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technology tools: Fun, Interesting, Useful Sites - 07/09/07 09:00 PM
For your use and enjoyment, here's a list of some fun, interesting or useful sites. The list comes from sites used and recommended by my CyberStars(r). I've included comments from aCyberStars(r) who uses a particular site.
Enjoy & prosper!
FreeConference.com
A site to set up free phone conferencing (free to the person … (27 comments)
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technology tools: No Whining! Comment on a Great Post - 07/03/07 11:26 PM
AR'er Ralph Nudi wrote an excellent post in the Tech Corner group praising "stealth sites." Rather than simply adding a comment to his post, I decided to post here in hopes that it will attract more readers to his post. I recommend that everyone wanting to market is or her … (5 comments)
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technology tools: Top Agent Comments On iPhone - 07/03/07 09:15 PM
Sam Miller of RE/MAX Stars Realty, Mt. Vernon, OH, is one of my CyberStars(r) and one of the top agents in the country. One of the reasons why he's a top agent is that he embraces today's technology to market himself and to provide excellent service to his clients. Sam has … (4 comments)
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technology tools: Internet Power: Are You REALLY Using It? - 07/03/07 07:46 PM
I was sitting on my balcony overlooking Lake Anne here in Reston and reading one of my favorite authors, Thomas L. Friedman. I've written in my newsletter and here, I believe, about the impact his book, "The World Is Flat," had on me an on my business. I recommend it for … (7 comments)
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technology tools: Effective Web Sites To Check Out - 06/24/07 06:25 PM
So many agent sites...yet so few make money! It's not hard to be one of the agents who make money from hi or her site if you understand what makes an effective site...and focus your efforts on getting one.
One of our CyberStar(r) teams, Jeff & Paulia Kennedy of Trademark Real Estate, … (13 comments)
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technology tools: TinyURL: A Useful Tool For Email Marketing! - 06/17/07 01:50 PM
Email is a powerful marketing tool, as you know, email. One thing that makes it so is your ability to put a URL (Web site page location) into the body of the message. The URL might link to a new listing, an announcement regarding a client’s new house or … (9 comments)
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technology tools: "60 Minutes" Segment: Their Perception, Your Reality - 05/15/07 05:16 PM
Like many of you, I saw Sunday night's "60 Minutes" segment. I have also read the comments on AR regarding the segment. Like many of you, I see a disparity between the portrait of the "typical agent" shown on the segment and what top tier REALTORS do to earn our fee. … (28 comments)
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technology tools: My Tips/Techniques Blog Is Up - 05/08/07 07:14 PM
Just to let everyone know, I have begun my "CyberStars(r) News & Views" blog. It emphasizes real estate sales and marketing tips, many of whicxh I learn from my CyberStars(r). You can find it at http://blog.cyberstars.net.
If you have ideas for topics you would like to see addressed, let me know … (2 comments)
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technology tools: Marketing On You Tube: Are You There? - 05/03/07 05:25 PM
Erik Bjorklund of EMit Mortgage, Duluth, GA, wrote an insightful and extensive post on the impact of YouTube. Lots of good examples of why YouTube has become a force in the areas of marketing and communication. I want to extend Erik's comments here to include something that I think is vital … (6 comments)
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technology tools: The Peabody Ducks - 04/28/07 06:07 PM
While in Orlando speaking at the Realty World International Convention, I stayed at the Peabody Hotel. While there, I took this photo of the famous Peabody Ducks...and was reminded of how important branding your business is!
The Peabody Ducks premiered at the original Peabody Hotel in Memphis in the 1930's. Lore … (10 comments)
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technology tools: Is your Email boring? - 04/26/07 10:10 AM
Are you sending a plain email? Do you have a signature page? In Todays world we send out more emails than ever but it seems in my market that very few Realtors have a branded email. Companies and Realtors always send letters on branded stationary. We are always trying to make ourselves stand out … (40 comments)
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technology tools: I've gone live on Inman News! - 04/25/07 09:31 PM
Imagine how surprise I was to receive this in the mail today.
You're article went live on Inman News today. http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=62968..
Once again, congratulations! Joel Burslem joel@inman.com
Last week I blogged about a contest Inman News was having on which technology tools have saved you the most time. I encouraged activerain members to … (13 comments)
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technology tools: Lead Followup is Crucial: Which Automatic Followup System Is Right For YOU? - 04/07/07 02:31 PM
Here's an unbiased look at the "Big Three" automatic folloup systems for real estate: My Home Management Club, RealProSystems and Rainmaker e-central. My comments are occasioned by a comment to one of my blog posts. My friend George Tallabas (www.tallabas.com), an active AR contributor, wrote the following after I mentioned RealProSystems, … (13 comments)
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technology tools: The "Web Site Loop": Your Blog + Your Web Site - 04/07/07 02:38 AM
Want to earn more while working less? If so, remember the following:
Your Web site and your consumer blog are your biggest, most cost effective money makers, the most effective marketing tools we in real estate have ever had. They are for my CyberStars(r), and they can be for you, too. … (21 comments)
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technology tools: Skype: No-Cost, High Quality Calling To Those Far Away! - 04/01/07 06:47 PM
I am attending a train-the-trainer workshop for CRS instructors here in Chicago. Just before we were ready to start our session today, my "computer telephone" rang. Really....it sounds like a regular telephone ringing. I answered it, and it was my son Chris, who lives in Japan. I saw him on the … (4 comments)
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technology tools: Looking for your favorite - 03/28/07 07:56 PM
The ideas are plentiful on the Active Rain Network. Everywhere I look someone is sharing something good. I've seen technology tools, new farming techniques, and so many more tools of our trade that its hard to implement.
What have you implemented after seeing it on this network?
What was your favorite technology tool or tip … (2 comments)
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technology tools: Listen To Dr. Phil, or "How's It Workin', Pal?" - 03/27/07 12:01 PM
I don’t watch a lot of television…usually just mysteries and other British programs on PBS, that wonderful new series now showing on the Discovery Chanel, soccer matches and (I confess) CSI. When I’m on the road doing seminars, however, I confess to being guilty of “channel surfing.” Recently, I saw … (6 comments)
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technology tools: Are 35+ Million Eyeballs Enough For Your Message....For Free? - 03/24/07 11:31 AM
Imagine placing your marketing video in front of 35+ million viewers on the Web at no cost to you. That's real estate marketing today, a radical departure from "the old days." It is a valid, powerful marketing tool that is within reach of all of us.
You've heard about YouTube and MySpace, … (3 comments)
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technology tools: It Makes My Blood Boil! - 03/19/07 09:05 PM
Dad Gum It! My blood boils when I see the views some agents have when it comes to taking time off from this business!
Lynda Eisenmann wrote a nice post, "Are You Taking Four Months Off A Year?" Lynda is right on target, and everyone should read her post.
Why am … (80 comments)
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technology tools: Your Auto Responder's Message: “I Don’t Really Care About You” - 03/19/07 10:26 AM
You have auto responders on your Web sites, right? These bits of stored text go out automatically when you get an email inquiry from your sites. I have seen hundred of auto response messages during the course of my Web site evaluations, and most say something like this:
“Thanks for your … (16 comments)
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technology tools: CRS Courses: Another Big Advantage! - 03/11/07 05:22 PM
Just got through teaching the CRS 206 technology course for two days in Reno with my co-instructor, Mike Selvaggio. As usual, it was a great experience, and the attendees left with a severe case of "brain overload" due to all the techniques, tools and sysems they were exposed to during … (8 comments)
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technology tools: Active Rain and VisiStat - 03/10/07 07:32 PM
Visistat - another one of my favorite things!
In the past, I've blogged about how I use VisiStat to track visitors to my Eastern CT Real Estate Blog. I love watching the visitors show up on the live statcaster on my desktop. Sometimes when we are feeling goofy, I'll yell … (55 comments)
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technology tools: Neat Listing Product, Reduced Price - 03/06/07 08:27 PM
Just received word on a price reduction for a product that's a real money maker: AgencyLogic Power Sites. Most of my CyberStars(r) use it and have been very happy with the results.You can see an example of a listing at http://6724sobrante.com. Basically, you just upload photos & text, they do the … (2 comments)
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technology tools: These are a few of my favorite things! - 02/22/07 07:01 PM
Many bloggers here are super geeks aka techy genuises. You know who you are. You can look away now. For those of you still looking, I'd like to share a tiny corner of my REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY TOOL KIT:
Contact Management: Agent Office is my contact management software of choice. It works well especially … (54 comments)
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technology tools: It's ok to get Snippy! - 10/02/06 10:51 AM
No, this has nothing to do with the 2000 presidential election. My cyberpro friend Les Sulgrove, from Des Moines, Iowa found this little online tool. Many of you are already using snag-it. Well, SNIPPY is like son of snag-it. ok...maybe grandson of snag-it. Not all the bells and whistles but quick and easy to use. This … (10 comments)
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