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My Wrap on Virtual REBarCamp

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Education & Training with Tech and Social Media Consultant
Just a quick post. Nah… make that more of a giant thank you!

VirtualREbarCamp The first ever Virtual REBarCamp was held yesterday and if you were one of the more than 2,000 people that attended there’s a few people you need to thank (so do I).

The Organizers

First off – the boys at Real Estate Tomato. Jim Cronin, Jason Benesch, Daniel Bates and Chris Hotz organized the event, secured the speakers, setup the technology. Once it started, these three were working feverishly behind the scenes to make sure each and every session went off as planned.

The Presenters

Then there were the session presenters. Unlike a typical REBarCamp, having a roundtable discussion was impossible. That said, most of the presenters provided solid content with little sales (yes, there were a few who went spammy). Remember, each and every one of these people took valuable time out of their day to provide valuable educational content for you.

Here’s a list of the presenters and the topics they covered.

Doug Devitre - YouTube For Real Estate
Frances Flynn Thorsen - Social Media Risk Management (part 1)
Brian Block - Broker’s View: Best Uses of Social Media in Your Brokerage
Glenn Sanford - The Real Estate Office of the Future
Scott Gray - Introductory SEO and Internet Marketing Strategies
Joseph Ferrara - The Future of the Real Estate Brokerage
Daniel Bates - Must-Have WordPress PlugIns for Your RE Blog
Brad and Bobby Carroll - The Value of Adding Posterous.com to Your Online Tool Belt
Beth Butler - Broker Blogging Strategies
Teresa Boardman - Flickr.com - A REAL Social Network
Kendra Todd - The 30-Min Branding Boot Camp: “The Brand Called You”
Donna Stott - Why Coaching is Critical To Success
Mark Burrell - Getting Started with WordPress for Real Estate.
Ginger Wilcox and Hal Lublin - Secrets of Web Success for 2010 (their session will be rescheduled)
Kathy Goughenour - 8-Step Formula for Writing Real Estate Blog Posts
Evan Russell - Agent Daily Goal Tracker
Frances Flynn Thorsen - Social Media Risk Management (part 2)
Mark Madsen - Mortgage Blogging Success
Tom Ferry - 3 Ways Top Producers Are Making Sales With Social Media
Suzanne Roy - Top Tips For Free (But Highly Profitable) Advertising Online
Scott Sambucci - Beat The Headlines, Be The Local Market Expert
Stefan Swanepoel - Social Media Trends of 2010
Ross Hair - Converting Social Media Into More Real Estate Closings
Mike Mueller - LinkedIn: The Red Headed Step Child of Social Media
Matthew Fetick - Top 10 Time and Money Saving Tech Tips
Michelle Carr-Crowe - It’s Raining Blogs; How To Be An ActiveRain Rainmaker
Steve Rosenbaum - The Best Free (& Nearly Free) Online Tools For Your RE Business

The Attendees

As the Rockstars always say, it’s the crowd that makes the show a success. Almost 2,000 people registered for the event – add to it those that didn’t register but went to a live in office Meetup (71 Meetups Registered) and it’s safe to say this event made an impact on a few people. Kudos for you if you attended!

Giving Back

Speaking of making an impact – the event was free. The education was priceless. This event was dedicated to Kevin Warmath (3/20/65 – 1/31/09) and we are collecting donations for his surviving family. Take a moment right now and click on the link above. Read his story. Give anything you can. ReTweet this post, share it on Facebook, spread the message. Pay it Forward.

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Jason Crouch
Austin Texas Homes, LLC - Austin, TX
Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653)

Mike - It was a fun event, and the "Tomato Chat" feature was interesting, too.  I was sad that Ginger and Hal's presentation had chronic audio issues, but all in all it was cool to be a part of this (presumably) inaugural event.

Nov 18, 2009 04:32 AM
John Novak
Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace - Las Vegas, NV
Henderson, Las Vegas and Summerlin Real Estate

Hi Mike - Stefan really brought a lot of energy and expertise to his presentation. Were these recorded and archived?

Nov 18, 2009 04:35 AM
Dan and Amy Schuman
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services - Solon, OH
Luxury Home Specialists

Mike, I got together with a bunch of other agents and other RE professionals here in Cleveland to watch the seminars and thought it was awesome. We enjoyed your presentation on LinkedIn and I immediately went home and made changes that you suggested. To add what John, above, asked, please let me know if the sessions will be available on line as I missed a few that I really wanted to see due to conflicts. Thanks for your time.

 

dan

Nov 18, 2009 04:39 AM
Mike Mueller
Tech and Social Media Consultant - Walnut Creek, CA

Jason - I loved the Tomato Chat.  I hung there most of the day

John - I believe they were and heard that they'll be offered up for replay down the road

Dan - Wonderful!  We had some issues getting it started (Room 3 crashed) but once up we hummed right along.

Remember:  Retweet, Reblog, share with your peeps on facebook and most of all - donate.

Nov 18, 2009 04:43 AM
Christine Bohn
RE/MAX Professionals - Gainesville, FL
The Bohn Team, Gainesville FL

Mike - It was a great event.  I enjoyed every session I attended, and there were sessions running at the same time that I missed.  It was FUN, it was informative....and the Tomato chat room was so much easier than trying to keep up on Tweet deck.   Education is priceless...so very true.  I have a few "NEW" things to check out too.

Nov 18, 2009 04:49 AM
Brian Block
RE/MAX Allegiance, Managing Broker/Branch Vice President - McLean, VA
Northern Virginia & D.C. Real Estate

Mike, this was definitely an awesome event and I was thrilled to be involved as one of the session presenters.  I'm just sorry I didn't get to listen to more of the sessions.  With the West Coast/East Coast time difference, I had to run out about 4 p.m. EST to go teach an IRL real estate licensing class.

Overall it was an excellent event despite a few technical glitches.  Everyone -- the organizers, presenters, and attendees did a great job!  I hope to be involved with many future Virtual and non-Virtual REBarCamps.

Nov 18, 2009 06:21 AM
Naomi Trower
Naomi Trower, Real Estate Broker, Premier Equity Group, Inc. - Santa Clarita, CA

Hi Mike!

I truly enjoyed your presentation and LinkedIn is definitely a social network that I have neglected the most. I couldn't figure out how to get past the 95% complete issue and then noticed that I needed 1 more recommendation. :) Recommendations are probably one of the main areas that I want to work on there. I'm still working on my BarCamp review but for an inaugural event, it was AWESOME!

Nov 18, 2009 06:21 AM
Lane Bailey
Century 21 Results Realty - Suwanee, GA
Realtor & Car Guy

It was a blast.  I think it was made all the better by hanging out with a bunch of like minds at Maxsell...

Nov 18, 2009 12:57 PM
John Thomas
E3 Green HOMES - Boulder, CO
EcoBroker, MSEE, MBA

Hi Mike,...Wow, sounds like a great event...I am kicking myself for missing it. Is any of the content available online for review?

Nov 19, 2009 09:33 AM
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