question of the day: Just Ask Barry- How do I expand my network?
- 11/06/06 02:24 PM
One question I keep receiving over and over again from real estate professionals is “what online services can help me expand my network?” One of my favourite face to face networking sites is www.Meetup.com. It maintains a very active list of over two million people that are categorized into various groups by interest and geography that usually meet once or twice a month. I have literally met hundreds of potential clients and business contacts in friendly dinners and casual gathering focused on topics I have an interest in. For example- just in the Seattle area I belong to the following meetup … (3 comments)
question of the day: Just Ask Barry- What is Technorati?
- 11/06/06 06:21 AM
As part of my Just Ask Barry articles- “I've heard a lot about Technorati, but - what does it do, why should we use it, and then HOW do we use it?” Sharon Simms. What is Technorati? Technorati is a search engine that indexes blogs. When you post an article to ActiveRain (or most blogs in general) the system sends out a message to various blog directories and search engines. This message is called a ‘ping’. When Technorati receives a ping, it sends an automated search spider to take a look at the recent article you just wrote. It … (11 comments)
question of the day: Writing Tips: I’ve got Writer’s Block, Now What?
- 11/05/06 04:12 PM
Typical Causes of Writer’s Block- Most of us have great ideas trapped in our heads. Yet we want everything we write to have a “perfect” quality to it. In normal talking, we have built up the experience to talk through our fumbles and errors while trying to keep ourselves at least partially graceful. Writing is different. When our thoughts are placed on a physical page before us, they seem concrete. We look at them and wonder if our words are wrong, we begin to question ourselves, and pretty soon every thought that is transcribed to the written word gets erased by … (7 comments)
question of the day: Absolute Tech for the Busy Office
- 11/05/06 01:12 PM
In searching for nifty tools to use with my office cohorts, I came across two little browser plugins that offer a great feature- the ability to share notes and information on websites that I visit. The first one is www.trailfire.com. It allows you to add notes, pictures, and video to any webpage you visit. Anyone who has the plugin installed can see your notes (or you can set the notes to private or friends only). You can used the trailfire plugin to create a virtual tour of different sites, and users are prompted with page buttons to walk through your comments. … (0 comments)
question of the day: Just Ask Barry- What is link popularity?
- 11/05/06 01:01 PM
As part of my Just Ask Barry line of answers- I shortened the question from a friendly reader here on AR. Link Popularity is the metric of quality AND quality of web sites linking to your site. The number and quality of sites has a good amount of significance in determining where your site ranks in search results. Many SEO companies concentrate a lot of effort on matching search terms and alliances with quality sites that include the terms you are looking to reach. Two very easy tactics for increasing link popularity you should consider added to your blog knowledge- Visit … (2 comments)
question of the day: Blogging 101- Historical Conversation
- 11/05/06 12:37 PM
In a radio interview I recently did, I briefly touched on one of the real benefits of blogging- historical conversation. What is historical conversation? Historical conversation is what happens when an article is taken from a blog and indexed by the major search engines. Very popular phrases and search terms used in a conversation will continue to pull up an article that was written two years ago along with all the commentary and discussion surrounding it. When a new visitor arrives and reads it for the first time, they have the ability to add additional remarks to the previous … (0 comments)
question of the day: Great blog site to learn about Tech... TechCrunch
- 11/04/06 04:13 PM
As most of my friends here are not techy blogger geeks like I am, I would like to take a moment and point you over to TechCrunch. According to TechCrunch itself- "is a weblog dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies. In addition to new companies, we will profile existing companies that are making an impact (commercial and/or cultural) on the new web space." Why am I pointing this out to all you Real Estate people? Easy- knowing about the latest and greatest internet sites and services coming out is VITAL to you maximizing the benefits they provide. … (2 comments)
question of the day: Blogging Just- Just Ask Barry
- 11/04/06 04:03 PM
I was thinking for awhile about what I could offer the ActiveRain community in terms of strange skills and professional outlook. Could I be superman and leap tall buildings? Probably not. Could I sing a Podcast for the ActiveRain slogan song? Probably, but you'd all turn me off and send me comments to keep my day job. So I'm offering an open 'Question of the Day' for members of Active Rain. As often as possible (baring holidays, special sporting events, and potential events), I'll sort through my comments and e-mails and provide an in-depth answer to any question related to blogging, online social … (1 comments)
One question I keep receiving over and over again from real estate professionals is “what online services can help me expand my network?” One of my favourite face to face networking sites is www.Meetup.com. It maintains a very active list of over two million people that are categorized into various groups by interest and geography that usually meet once or twice a month. I have literally met hundreds of potential clients and business contacts in friendly dinners and casual gathering focused on topics I have an interest in.
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