blogging: Blogging Tips, Solve Don't Sell - 09/01/08 05:57 PM
Some real estate professionals blog for different reasons. Here on AR it is mostly professional to professional contact, but if you are not already you should definitely be targeting a good portion of your posts directly at the consumer. This short video talks about being solution driven rather than selling. My first "real" job (just added the word "real" because I actually had several jobs, try and guess which one is NOT true. 1 - Santa Clause at a XMAS tree farm 2 - hand model (for watches) and 3 - a swim instructor). Gotta keep these posts fun, but really....when … (10 comments)

blogging: Do you have input for a NAHREP seminar about blogging/social media? - 08/31/08 07:17 AM
Hola a Todos, I need your feedback. Can you help me out?
I am a moderator for a panel titled "Online Social Networking and Blogging for Business" It will be Monday morning September 29th at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, AZ. We have three dynamic speakers lined up:
Ricardo Bueno - author of Ribeezie.com, Industry-Reports.com, check out his profile on AR
Jay Thompson - author of the Phoenix Real Estate Guy, check out his profile on AR
Kevin Boer - author of 3 Oceans Real Estate and you can check him out on twitter
I have met all three of these … (8 comments)

blogging: Photos and Thoughts Post NAHREP Regional Convention in Anaheim - 08/18/08 05:37 AM
Hola, Como estan?
A big shout out to all the NAHREP community that was able to make it to the regional conference in Anaheim. It was a blast! The vibe was great. As always I made some new friends, learned a ton and got a great lift of energy from the group. This event made me even more FIRED UP for the national conference in Phoenix. If you haven't booked yet, you should get on it!
Also a big felicitaciones/congrats to the local leadership and national support that helped pull this off. It was a fantastic event!

Some of the … (3 comments)

blogging: ActiveRain en español - 02/05/08 09:06 AM
Les escribo un post para las personas que trabajan en bienes raíces y cuyo idioma nativo es el español. Actualmente estamos trabajando en un portal que tiene elementos parecidos a ActiveRain sino que está más enfocado al consumidor. El primero de abril vamos a lanzar la versión BETA cerrado, es decir que tendrá el privilegio de participar en la primera etapa. Buscamos hasta 5 personas por estado para que los profesionales creen su cuenta y tengan una plataforma bilingüe enfocada al comprador hispanohablante. Las personas que partipen como usuarios BETA serán destacados en nuestro directorio de profesionales de bienes raices a … (0 comments)

blogging: E-book about real estate blogging - 01/02/08 05:26 PM
This week I decided to start working on an e-book about blogging for real estate. Over the last couple days I surfed the NET and couldn’t find any really solid e-books focused specifically on real estate blogs (if you have found one please send it to me). In the next couple of weeks I should be finished with the first version. The e-book will be free to anyone interested.
Some of the topics covered are:
Case studies/success stories of real estate bloggersBlogging and SEOMulti-language blogs (how to reach new markets)Ideas for blogsDifference between a blog lead and a regular leadThe future … (2 comments)