technology: The biggest mistake Realtors make on social networking sites - 01/16/09 06:46 AM
Social networking is not just the future, it's right now.  And there's a ton of agents who are jumping on sites like ActiveRain here or Facebook and countless others.  However I'll warn a lot of you, if you take a straight-laced and professional approach to it, you'll be making a big mistake, here's what I mean:
Be yourself, share your opinions, put up photos of your family, or pets, or travels.  Tell lame jokes from time to time, rant about something that annoys you that isn't industry specific. Basically, be human.  The modern consumer wants an experience, and they want to … (9 comments)

technology: Using Google Calendar with a sales team or for association work - 01/16/09 06:25 AM
I've seen the light, and it's Google Calendars.
No, I'm not a Google rep, I'm just really happy with my experience that I've had with Google Calendars, because of my sales team and my association, and I thought I'd share it quickly with you guys.  It's a great tool to use if you're looking to improve communication on scheduling with your associates, I can't say enough about it.
I'm in a mother-son sales team, I'm the tech-dork, Mom is the old school broker.  We're a great team b/c I bring a lot of new styles of communication and tech ideas to … (6 comments)