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Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked."
-Carol Williams   

Does getting Featured here in The Rain sometimes feel like a roll of the dice? Not anymore. I'm always open to member suggestions on posts that should be Featured but somehow got missed. 

Giving deserving posts more exposure is what Second Chance Saturday is all about.  As you read blog posts during the week, be sure to TAG ME in the comment section of any post you wish to nominate as Feature-worthy.  Then watch for it in the next edition of Second Chance Saturday.


We Can't Go Back  
By: Lou Ludwig 
"As I see it..."  

6 Ways Technology Can Improve the Real Estate Business  
By: Samuel John 
"The astronomical difference that tech brings us to the world will never stop. People are always focused on finding new ways that can make our lives easier."

Will Buying New Shoes Become You Unfair / Competitive Advantage? 
By: Ron and Alexandra Seigel 
We ask our clients, "what can you do better than anyone else?" Identify your unfair/competitive advantage and find a way to capitalize on it!  Here is an example. 

If Your Marketing Isn't Working, Is This the Reason Why? 
By: Marte Cliff 
"90% of marketing doesn't work because it doesn't get done."  -Neil Bradman 

Should We Look At A Home That's Been On the Market a Long Time?   

By: Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
"Buyers may think that if a house hasn't sold and has been on the market a long time, it must be because the house may have some serious issues. 

This 2020 Don't Miss Out On These Technologies 

By: John willson 
"In spite of the fact that moving at a more slow pace contrasted with different ventures, technology trends in real estate will keep on causing significant disturbances." 

Do You Ask Or Take Advice   
By: Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 

"Are you willing to take advice or are your ears closed and you have already determined your course."  

How Pricing Your Home Right Makes A Big Difference 
BY: TIM GRISSETT 
" This strategy actually increases the number of buyers who will see your home in their search process."

Double Feature:
Niche Marketing: How to Stand Out
 
By: Pamela Cendejas 
" You don’t have to develop new concepts to interact with your target market."

Outside Feature: 
From Quora:
Q:  How was it possible that a family could be supported comfortably on a single income in, for example, the 1950s, yet today people struggle with two incomes?
Answer here.

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Also, be sure not to miss these ActiveRain weekly series:

Kathy Streib's What I Learned This Week In The Rain.
  (Published every Sunday) 

Bill Spears Ask An Ambassador (Published every Tuesday)

Debb Janes' YouTube Thursdays   

Anita Clark's FaceBook Fridays

 

 

 

Posted by

Carol Williams

"Information is FREE.
Knowledge, Experience & Integrity Are Priceless."

- Carol Williams

Retired: Real Estate Broker/Owner, Property Manager 
Coaching, goal setting, and marketing consultant

Active: Golf & Travel Blogger
"Golf isn't a sport. It's a lifestyle."
SeniorWomenGolfers.com
TopTeamCarol@gmail.com
 

Happy March !




Comments(44)

Marte Cliff
Marte Cliff Copywriting - Priest River, ID
Your real estate writer

Thanks for the inclusion, Carol! And now - off to get some good reading done.

Feb 15, 2020 09:52 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thank you very much, Carol, for sharing your list of suggested blog posts.

Feb 15, 2020 10:11 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Hi Carol lots of interesting picks.  I've missed a lot this week as I've got lots going on here.  But maybe I'll have some time later today.  Have a fabulous time playing golf!!

Feb 15, 2020 10:15 AM
Marte Cliff
Marte Cliff Copywriting - Priest River, ID
Your real estate writer

I loved the Quora article. We do think we NEED all sorts of things that we didn't need in the 50's. And those things cost money we didn't need to spend back then.

Every time I drive by a hospital with an overflowing parking lot I think about why people are sicker today. Gee, could it be the unhealthy, lethargic lifestyle and the food laced with dozens of chemicals? Could it be the "supersizing" of so many bodies?

Feb 15, 2020 10:22 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Carol,

Thank you for including our post in your Second Chance Saturday feature.  We appreciate it, and I enjoyed writing this one, because so many think that stuff will give them the unfair advantage instead of their unique brilliant selves.  A

Feb 15, 2020 10:57 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Carol:

Thanks for a terrific reading list -I only saw one of these.

Enjoy your weekend!

Jeff

Feb 15, 2020 11:21 AM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Nina Hollander 
Thanks for checking in, as always.  Hope you're having a great weekend.

Feb 15, 2020 02:59 PM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Michael Jacobs 
It's worth coming back to read the answer.  Ponder worthy for sure!

Feb 15, 2020 02:59 PM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Debb Janes EcoBroker and Bernie Stea JD 
You know we'll be here whenever you have the time.  Travel safe!

Feb 15, 2020 03:00 PM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Will Hamm 
I thought it was a great answer.  What did you think? 

Feb 15, 2020 03:02 PM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Marte Cliff 
We always appreciate your wisdom because you're always right on!  Our lifestyles are so much different than when we were young... and it takes a lot of money! We could certainly survive on much less.

Feb 15, 2020 03:05 PM
Marte Cliff

Carol - I think we were healthier and perhaps happier with less. We didn't eat all that junk food. We didn't spend all day plunked in front of a TV or computer. If we had TV, we didn't watch it steadily - we read, played cards, played games, did puzzles, and actually talked to each other!


And - we didn't have to have storage for tons of things we bought but never use!

Feb 15, 2020 04:24 PM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Alexandra,
We each have special skills and talents and we need to use them to our advantage, don't we? 
Ron and Alexandra Seigel 

Feb 15, 2020 03:07 PM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Jeff Dowler, CRS 
I hope you enjoyed this week's selections.  Have a great weekend.

Feb 15, 2020 03:08 PM
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Anna Banana Kruchten Broker/Owner, CRB, CRS 
I've played twice this week! More to come. Fun. Fun. Fun. 

Feb 15, 2020 03:55 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Carol- I've seen a few that I need to check out!!! Thank you for doing this. 

Feb 15, 2020 07:31 PM
Ray Henson
eXp Realty of California, Inc. (lic. #01878277) - Elk Grove, CA
Realtor

Thank you for sharing highlighting so many great posts week after week.  

Feb 16, 2020 03:27 PM
John willson
LINESGRAPH - Las Vegas, NV
2D, 3D Floor Plan Rendering & Drafting Services

Hey Carol, Thanks for giving me a spot on your Second Chance Saturday.

Feb 16, 2020 08:31 PM
Kat DeLong
Realty ONE Group Mountain Desert - Prescott, AZ
REALTOR

Another great list! Thanks so much for sharing each week!

Feb 17, 2020 07:47 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

As always, I love your list, Carol - and unlike the norm, I have actually read a couple of your selections this week!

Hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

Feb 17, 2020 07:51 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

I constantly ask myself how I could have missed that one...

Happy Wednesday Carol Williams 

Feb 26, 2020 04:34 AM