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Vote for me, and I'll set you free!

By
Real Estate Agent with Jameson Sotheby's International Realty

Zillow seems to be having a "favourite blog" contest, and I have voters!!

I'm currently a little behind, as the favourite has 40%, and poor li'l ole me has 1% of the vote... (I'm stunned to have 1%).

Feel free to click on the link and stuff the ballot box (you can vote once every 24 hours). you may have to reduce your view, as the voting mechanism is "touchy"... scroll way down and the box you see on the left, will be waaaaaay down to the right.  When you click on it a window will come up allowing you to vote, but if you haven't "reduced" your view, you might not be able to click the "vote" button.

My campaign is simple.  If elected, I promise to do nothing different than I'm doing now.  I promise not to have a swelled head (well, I can't promise that with Mr. Realtor Knowledgey... his head arrived swollen.)

I promise to continue to be irreverant, and hand out what I consider to be some of the best real estate advice, for the modern world ANYwhere!

I am currently the ONLY ACTIVE RAIN BLOG, in Chicago, nominated!

thankyew, thankyew very much.

(Good Night Cleveland)  Elvis has left the building!!

Posted by

 ALAN MAY, Realtor®   
Specializing in Evanston Real Estate and North Shore Real Estate

Jameson Sotheby's International Realty, 2934 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201
Office: 847.869.7300      Cell: 847.924.3313      Email: Almay@aol.com

Evanston Real Estate & North Shore Real Estate
Licensed in Illinois

   

Comments(66)

Bill Hills, CMPS®
MSI (Mortgage Services III, LLC) - Chicago, IL
Luxury Mortgage Banker

Done!  You're climbing fast.    Good luck!

Aug 05, 2010 05:05 AM
Jenna Dixon
Momentum Real Estate Group LLC - Marietta, GA
55 & Over | New Constructions | Horse Farms

16%...Movin' on up!

Aug 05, 2010 05:14 AM
Maureen McCabe
HER Realtors - Columbus, OH
Columbus Ohio Real Estate

so it is true Chicago voting?  'Vote early and vote often'??  I will go back.  This has to be special for Chicago, right?  Everywhere else, one vote per person is the norm. 

Aug 05, 2010 05:18 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Bill - thanks man!

Jenna - (let's see, let's see... I need to say something "mean")... "oh yeah!?"

Marueen - I dunno... but it's status quo here in Chi-town, one-vote-per-person???  whaaaa?

Aug 05, 2010 05:30 AM
Morgan Evans
Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Manhattan, NY
LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON

I will jump on the band wagon and vote for you now! Good luck with the competition.

Aug 05, 2010 06:46 AM
Missy Caulk
Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI
Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

Ok I can't figure it out. I tried this AM from another site, and it keeps taking me to Zillow's city where ya'll live. Dang, I will vote for you if I can figure it out.

Maureens link took me to the same page.

Help!

Aug 05, 2010 06:56 AM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

Stuffed.  Way to campaign!

POAD speed = LOAD speed ?

Aug 05, 2010 07:04 AM
Jenna Dixon
Momentum Real Estate Group LLC - Marietta, GA
55 & Over | New Constructions | Horse Farms

You weren't supposed to see that "mean" comment.  Dang!  But, I said I kinda liked it, so it's okay.

Aug 05, 2010 07:13 AM
Claire Record
Keller Williams Realty--Boerne Hill Country - Boerne, TX

If you win...then you need to take us all out for a virtual lunch.  I'd like a good steak please. 

Aug 05, 2010 07:55 AM
Claire Record
Keller Williams Realty--Boerne Hill Country - Boerne, TX

P.S.  I can't find the ballot box.  help.

Aug 05, 2010 07:58 AM
Anonymous
rockinblu

Claire,

Below is a great link that Alan provided. Sometimes you have to reduce the zoom to access the vote button.

http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Chicago-IL/#poll

Aug 05, 2010 08:24 AM
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Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Morgan - thank you...

Missy - click on the better link, and it should just "pop up" after a moment.

Virginia - ohh... that makes sense.

Jenna - I see everything... (ya li'l freak, ya!)

Claire - the ballot box is right next to the steak.

rockinblu - you're the man... and thanks for nominating me... this is kinda fun, dontcha think...?

Aug 05, 2010 08:30 AM
rockin blu
Austin, TX

Alan,

You're quite welcome and obviously given the support from so many, very deserving of being in the contest.

It is fun, and hopefully you'll do well in spite of the oversight on Zillow's part not to include you in the first place. It seems they're a little strict on the boundary issue, but I'm glad they saw fit to include you after they found my email in the junk.

I dunno, but there's got to be some justice in emails of mine being in the junk. lol

Aug 05, 2010 08:51 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Rockinblu - some kind of poetic justice, eh?

Aug 05, 2010 09:18 AM
rockin blu
Austin, TX

LOL

Hey Alan,

Why doesn't my profile photo show up on my posts like youses.

 

OK, I'm gonna hafto stop that, or people are goin' to think I dunno any betta. However, I am serious about the profile photo. I feel so unworthy. Everyone else is so snazzy.

Aug 05, 2010 09:47 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Rockin' - Photos and profile information only show up if you've joined Active Rain (which you can do for free), and the photo doesn't show up 'till you've gotten past 10,000 points.

You have to join as a Rainmaker (I think that's $29.00/month) for your posts to be "outside" posts and crawlable by Google's spiders (gee, I hope I s'plained that right)... but you don't have to pay just to blog.  And honestly, I think your blogs would be well received here... you should try the free membership, and see what happens... you'd be past 10,000 points in a nanosecond... let me know if you want me to send you an invitation (if you join under my invite, then I get 10% of your points - you still get your full points... I just get a 10% spiff!)...

Aug 05, 2010 10:20 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Erica - thank you very much... what is the name of the Somer's site... so i can go vote for them... 'cause their blog is excellent

Aug 05, 2010 10:56 AM
rockin blu
Austin, TX

Alan, thanks for the info. I can get 7 Shiner Bocks at the Continental Club for $29.00 (not including tips). Looking at your point total, you don't need the measly points you would get off my probable very, very, infrequent posting on this site anyway. 

See you/r (posts) around. I'm off to vote. My 24hrs are just about up.

Aug 05, 2010 11:01 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

rockin' - fair enough.

but keep in mind... you don't need to pay to have a regular membership.

Aug 05, 2010 12:10 PM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

got it... consider it voted.

Aug 05, 2010 01:20 PM