Hello, can you hear me now?? I'm a realtor with no phone apps....I feel so naked...so unadorned...
But why don't you, you ask? Well, good reader, I have no CELL SERVICE out here. And you know WHAT ELSE? It's a good thing.
Tell you why.
In the world of convenience, instant gratification and 900 ways of getting in touch with someone immediately via every new form of friggin' technology one can grasp in the millisecond that you turn around or sneeze, I am realizing that sometimes
Simplicity is Good
I have one phone number, basically. Keeps it easy for my clients. I have one e-mail, no twitter, no ipad/pod, no blackberry or whatever bird or fruit contraption you might have.
tWEEt!
There's an article in the March 2011 REALTOR magazine, written by Katherine Tarbox on the latest technology of "Foursquare" a location-sharing app, TIME calls it "the new twitter".
You know what my Foursquare is? My neighbors! People drive into our community and end up talking with my neighbors about Fishhawk Lake. We all wave and talk...even if we don't know you. People are taking leisurely walks
and are being stopped by potential buyers, getting asked questions about our community and they share information and tell them that there's a local realtor here or that my fliers are on the bulletin boards around the lake (as well as in the flyer boxes everywhere) or they will sometimes even bring them to my door.
Katherine Tarbox goes on to add at the end of her article:
...see who's in your vicinity so that you can strike up a conversation and strengthen your connection. Because as powerful as technology is, it's the personal touch that still makes the biggest impact.
Works for me!
Some photos courtesy of:http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/
Gayle Rich-Boxman
Broker, Vernonia Realty
Specializing in Fishhawk Lake Recreation Club
"Your Gateway to the Lake!"
Direct: (503)755-2905
My website: http://www.lakehomesatfishhawk.com/
My blog: http://fishhawklakerealtor.wordpress.com/
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