New Tool for Twitter Users - Tweeple Pages! - 02/26/09 11:23 AM
I've been busy lately building a new tool for Twitter. I'm very excited about this and felt like I had to share it with my ActiveRainers. I'm sorry if this seems self-promotional, but this is a FREE tool for Twitter users and can be really powerful for real estate agents. If you're not on Twitter yet head on over to my post Social Media in Real Estate - Part 1: Twitter to find out why you should be on there, signup real quick, then head back here to read about the newest tool for Twitter.
It all started with a simple … (80 comments)

Easily Add Photos To Your Blog Posts - 02/18/09 10:25 AM
In a previous post I talked about using Picnik as a way to create a custom header and background for your ActiveRain blog. This is a great use for Picnik, and really makes your blog stand out. However, there are many other uses for the site.
Adding images and photos to your blog posts makes them easier to read, more appealing to the reader, and can even help to illustrate a point or give an example of something.
If you're currently using images in your blog posts you may be finding them online or taking them from your computer, then putting … (34 comments)

How-To: Embed a Video in Your Blog - 02/10/09 01:23 PM
Video, video, video. It's the hot topic in real estate these days, and it's popularity and applications will only increase in 2009. Whether you're shooting a video tour of a property, a community video, or doing a vlog (video blog), video can help you get your message across in ways text can't.A future post will cover all the uses for video in real estate, tips for viral video, etc, but todays post is a simple how-to for embedding videos to your blog. Whether you're posting videos on YouTube, Viddler, WellcomeMat, ZIPVO, or any other popular video site, this video tutorial will … (28 comments)

Really Make Your ActiveRain Blog Stand Out With A Custom Header and Background! - 02/02/09 12:15 PM
I'm sure many of you have seen the blogs here on ActiveRain with custom headers and backgrounds and wondered how you could get your own. Brad Andersohn put together a great tutorial on how to use the ActiveRain Blog Customizer - The "NEW" ActiveRain Blog Customizer - Version 2.0 - and in it he mentioned a great site, Picnik.
Many people have asked me "James, how do I get a COOL ActiveRain blog like you?" and before Picnik existed I would have had to say use a program like Photoshop, Microsoft Paint, or any other image editing program. Well I am … (21 comments)

 
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