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It's Raining Possibilities

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In case you haven't heard, the rain makers are giving us a new way to stand out from the crowd! In his post Lights.....Camera........Action!! Bob Stewart announced that a new video feature will be added to the front page of Active Rain and we're invited to provide our own videos as content!

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Here are just a few ideas to get your brain juice flowing...

- an excellent tutorial Should Realtors Video Blog? by Jeff Turner, president of Real Estate Shows

- also check out Jeff's recent video post Google + Twitter = Super Tuesday Political Conversation Watch

- see how agent Cyndee Haydon from Clearwater, Florida makes great use of video with her client testimonials

- a very cool use of niche video can be seen at Wine Library TV, I thank Michael Martine of Remarkablogger for his post on February 8th, 2008 that turned me on to this site and concept.

So what are some of the possibilities for real estate? How about interviews in your local market with satisfied clients, i.e. testimonials like Cyndee is doing! Maybe highlights of little league games in your home town? Or even tutorial type videos with local home inspectors showing some of the basics every homeowner should be aware of before buying or selling a home? The possibilities endless!

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(teddy bear in pjs from dkiamges.com)

As I commented in Bob Stewart's post, I'm not sure if the world is read for the marti in the morning in my pj's drinking coffee marketing show but... this opens up a whole new world to us here in the Rain, we just have to take advantage of it.

More info on the Flip Camcorder mentioned in Bob's post...

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- here is a link to the Flip Camcorder reviews on Amazon.com

- and more detailed info from the Pure Digital Technologies website

Would you like fries... I mean a tripod with that camcorder? Amazon.com info & review

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And now, some of the must read marketing posts from this past week...

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In no particular order, here are some of the best Active Rain marketing posts from this past week...

- My Kids' Orthodontist Is On The Buffini System & My Kids Love It! by Steve Scheer

- Are you a Google Juicer? ActiveRain Offers You Some Incredible SEO Power by Jason Crouch

- Becoming Armed & Dangerous...The Antidote to the Slippery Slope of Recession Anxieties! by Lola Audu

- Talking to Strangers by Tracey Thomas

- Are You Treating Your Website Like an Ugly Step-sister? by Bobby Carroll

- Facebook Loves ME! And somedays I love it back! by Michelle DeRepentigny

- Under the Magnifying Glass - The Listing Presentation by Fran Gatti

- Local Valentine Post Challenge by Chris Elizabeth Griffith

- Brand your Active Rain Blog, get a domain name and Promote, Promote, Promote yourself! by Janie Coffey

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- Internet Explorer Hostage by Chris Elizabeth Griffith

- A Desktop in your Pocket by Michael Eisenberg

- You Asked For It, You Got It! That Cool Tool I Use To Get Those Screen Shots and Torn Edges! by Katerina Gasset

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- In the Wake of the Storm... by Melissa Grant

- "A Matter of Trust" - The ActiveRain Community Guidelines Revisited by Rich Jacobson

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Posted by marti garaughty on 02/10/2008 03:24 PM

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Originally posted at: The Blog Artist: It's Raining Possibilities, the marketing week in review...

52 Comments on It's Raining Possibilities, the marketing week in review...

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2008

Marti.... wow.... some excellent ideas here. I need to get one of these little gizmo's. And I agree, Cyndee's client testimonials is a great idea. Something that I know a local realtor is starting implement. And something that I am looking into.

Overall, thanks for taking the time in putting all of this together. I have much reading to do. thanks

Thanks for the endless list of tips and possibilities for utilizing all we have here. Thanks for your time to put these together every week as well marti. :)

This is an exicitng addition to Active Rain. I must admit I haven't tried doing any vidoes yet and don't have the equipment. I am going to have to look into further as I can see it is a very important tool to have. Thanks for you review of the week. I was very busy and missed a few of these.

Jeff... I absolutely love Cyndee's testimonial videos. Talk about crediblity and the human touch!

Sally... you're more than welcome, thx for stopping by, always great to see you. ;-)

Joan... hi, I guess for most of us the online video thing is new territory but then again, so was blogging not too long ago.

I just LOVE your week in reviews! Thank you Marti...I appreciate your efforts.

Marti, some great ideas. As the 1st vidio piece suggested, I am going to have to get a vidio camera (or just use my powershot) to see how I come across before I get to involved with video. Also, thanks for turning me onto the wine guy. AJ

Marti - As usual terrific work putting together all the great posts for the past week!

Monika... thanks so much, coming from you that means a lot!

Alan... same here, video is new territory for me as well but the possibilities look so exciting!

Bill... thx for the feedback, it's appreciated.

Marti, I have to bookmark this and come back later! Wow you have put alot in here!

Marti,

WoW, this is a magnificent post so filled with good stuff. I still have to write another post tonight for one of my groups, however I'll be back to check out all of your links tomorrow as there are many posts here that I've missed.

Marti in his pjs is very cute.....perhaps it's just the world needs!

Excellent work,

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Marti - thank you so much for the kind mention! :-) We have gotten great feedback from those client testimonial videos and great SEO too - one is almost always on page 1 for our key search term - I also enjoy doing local interviews with specialists like contractors, roofers, carpet cleaners, etc.

P.S. Here's the direct link to our client testimonial page - I've got some new one's to add too :-)

I loved seeing the wine video on Michael's blog (we have similar tastes in the blogosphere) - I also enjoyed the video panel Jeff hosted at Inman's connects.

Working on customizing videos in 2008 - I'll keep you posted. Thanks for keeping me in mind!

ANother great week in review... my this is a savvy bunch! Thanks Marti!

Marti, very nice. My brain hurts just thinking of the myriad ways to market myself. Argh!@# I DO love your post though......and again, like your icon. I gotta check out you working in your p.j.'s! ;-)

Thank you, I missed some of these posts that I just read!

I missed many posts this week and last...I see some gems in this one for sure!

Thank you for the mention Marti. There are many great posts here with terrific ideas.

Karen... yeah I know, this group has some amazing & prolific members, this was just the tip of the iceberg a good info.

Jo... speaking of prolific bloggers!!! Thx for stopping by, an extra teddy bear in the world definitely wouldn't hurt these days. Stay warm my Canadian friend.

Cyndee... thx for the heads up, I just updated the link to your video testimonials. I also saw your comment on Michael Martine's blog, you have excellent taste in reading material!

Julianna... definitely a great group of writers & thinkers here, enjoy the new posts.

Teri... I'll let you know if I ever get up the nerve to post the morning pj pics. ;-)

Kim... nice to see you, enjoy the new stuff.

Midori... hi as well, I love that your new AR outside blog is up and running, I can't wait until that feature is available system wide.

Steve... thanks for the excellent contribution to the group.

Thanks so much for the mention. There is so much great stuff on this list. I'll have to get busy reading.

Just one more closing & I'm getting a video camera...then I can join the ranks. Vidiot Nation, here I come!

Marti,

Great post and thanks for including me in there. I read everyone of the posts and learned a bunch of new stuff. I purchased a name for my blog as Janie suggested. I'm really excited about it. Thanks for bringing all these great posts to our attention.

Hi Marti, Great collection of posts as usual! Sweet Dreams,

Ginger

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2008

Tracey... thx for the contribution to the group, we all appreciate it.

Kent... I'll look forward to your first video post, should be fun.

Fran... thx for the power post, it was an amazing read!

Ginger... you're up late(as usual), we have to form an AR night owls group. ;-) Sweet dreams to you as well, thx for popping in.

Nice job as usual Marti....nice list of blogs! I read most of these but will have to see a few others.

Hi Marty, Thanks for some great articles to read & comment on today! I had seen Cyndee's testimonials and think they are a great marketing tool. Thanks for including a link to my post as well.

Neal... hi and thx. I'm scrambling myself to catch up on my reading, it's getting crowded here in the Rain.

Lola... thx for the excellent post. I also love Cyndee's approach to testimonials, it's such a credible & down to earth way to connect.

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2008

Hi Marti - Thanks so much for mentioning my "Google juicer" post. I hope you're having a terrific week. I see some posts I need to check out soon.

Jason... another great but super busy week for me, thx for the excellent post, much appreciated!

Hey Marti,

I want a wallpaper with a lot of RED (fire element) to have it all the time in my screen.... also...can be point presentation...................or moving.................or I'm asking too much???? THat will be excelent FENG SHUI. Thanks

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2008

This blog is the exact reason that I subscribe to this blog. thank you for the great info!

Maria... hi there, are you asking about a new wallpaper for Active Rain or you'd like me to design a wallpaper for your business/website?

I'll be adding new AR wallapapers when I have free time and I'm always open to suggestions. I'm also launching a new project in a few weeks where we'll be offering custom & branded wallpapers, widgets, blog headers/logos, etc... to everyone. I'll keep you informed as things progress.

Darryl... thanks for the really nice comment, I do it. Also check your email, I just answered your question about your outside blog and sent you some suggestions re domain names.

Marti,

Thanks for all the wonderful bookmarks.

I hope to read more of your reviews!

Best Wishes

Brian... thx for stopping in, more reviews on the way. ;-)

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2008

wow Marti, I have my reading cut out for me this week! Thank you so much for the mention and the current feature. Your group has the BEST Info!! Thanks for presenting it to us in such a concise manner, I know that takes alot of time!! and it is appreciated by all! Janie

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2008

Janie... thx for the excellent post/contribution to the group. great new profile pic BTW!

marti- Thank you SO much for the link love. Somehow I missed this post and I was just checking my google alerts and I got one on this post! Thanks so much! My goal this year is to learn how to do the videos. I also will apply podcasts. I know how, just have not taken the time to do all of is. Too busy commenting and posting, etc. What a great idea Bob is implementing. I have a great tutorial and also some software that will upload your videos to 10 sites with one touch. Katerina

Katerina... thx for the great contribution, looking forward to seeing the new video upload tool you mentioned.

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