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Grrrr, I read an article today that really pee'd the proverbial pee into my Post Toasties. But it was good that I read it and I wanted to pass it along to you. The article is called Marketing Word To The Wise (see Article on Marketing). It basically describes how the trend in marketing effects th...

This blog will be important for my current clients and informative for those who don't use us for our listing and transaction management. So, take the time to read all of this. So I'm sure that everyone has heard about the new MLS coming out. I believe that the launch date is August 17, 2008. Am ...

Every single time I go to the bathroom I forget to take my stupid key fob thingy. Consquently I end up walking through the front doors, saying hi to the girls, and then walking to my office the long way. I don't lose any sleep over this. First of all, I get to say hi to the girls in the front. Th...

As I left Jason's Deli last night after having my turkey sandwich on rye, I noticed the latest issue of NSide magazine. Now, here is a genuine caveat - A small portion of this article may be offensive to you. That is certainly not my intention. But in addition to giving Robert Elder some accolade...

I typically open up my e-mail with a resolution that I will have to deal with whatever is in the Inbox. Do you know what I mean? What I'm saying is that, an Inbox is a mine field at times. You can open up your e-mail to find letters from angry clients, angry agents, angry appraisers, lenders, and...

I'd absolutely love to get your thoughts on this one. In one of the last articles of this months Entrepreneur magazine, one of the big dogs of business was giving his ideas on how to get your staff involved in innovating the business. Wait, let me back up. The article was talking about how an own...

There are a lot of you that follow my blog. I love that. My post today has become completely jacked up. So, rather than missing out on articles and so forth, go to my www.soldtoclose.com. Dustin...

On with the topic… Do you remember being in high school, sitting in class with your eyelids feeling like someone tied 20lb weights to them; trying to put forth some sort of a shred of effort to listen to the monotone, lifeless orator in front of you, all the while wondering why your classroom see...

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Yesterday I talked about the importance of training staff, how that creates the well oiled machine that business owners crave, and I gave the example of Mr. Bonney's (owner of a large finance company) experience and wisdom. Today I want to talk about an owner mentality vs. an employee mentality. ...