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2008
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I am sitting here reading the August REALTOR magazine and the cover story is about Stepping into the Limelight. It covers the experience of 26 agents who take on the improv in Chicago. I so much agree that REALTORS need to work on their public speaking skills and learn how to think on their fee...
07/26/2008
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Hey friends in Tallahassee we just inked in March 4th and 5th of 2009 to come to Tallahassee. I always enjoy coming to your great city and so many of you attend my sessions each time I show up! I think this will be my 5th or 6th trip to your city. So the next time you see Susan or Christy at th...
07/26/2008
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About once a week I get an email from somebody wanting to know when I will be close to their city because they NEED to take one of my classes. I normally direct them to the local REALTOR association or MLS or even their broker to host an event. Many times it leads to me getting hired, but now a...
07/26/2008
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I am happy to announce the premiere of "Beauty and the Geek" in Sacramento, CA. For months now I have been telling attendees of my seminars we were planning on rolling out our newest presentation for keynote addresses and meetings. Anybody that knows me has already figured out which role I play...
07/24/2008
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My email has been overloaded with questions about the new Treo 800w. In fairness I have not received mine yet so I have been doing research the old fashion way, reading the specs and articles from others. Any of you that know me I look at Smartphones not for fluff but rather for business. This ...
07/22/2008
It's official I am coming to Montgomery, AL to offer 5 different 3 hour classes! The staff at MAAR/MLS is such a joy to work with! Together we picked a course selection that will appeal to all, from basic Contact Management, to Mobile Technology all the way to Today's Top Technology Trends. The...
07/20/2008
I enjoy getting the Sunday morning paper,turning on Sunday morning news programs and having a cup of coffee. As I am half reading and half listening I read and hear the word blog at the same time. It seems everybody is now either quoting or referring to blogs. I am again reminded how blogging h...
07/20/2008
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On Wednesday of this week local Real Estate Trainer Chad Kumpe ask me to make a guest appearance at a local seminar he was conducting. It worked out for me as I was leaving later in the day for 3 gigs in Indiana. He shocked me with a fact, 4% of the 1.2 million agents blog! So I looked at the ...
07/19/2008
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If you are like most people you just get too many emails a day, and the thought of downloading them all to your phone brings up visions of spam, shopping websites and just plain junk coming into your Smartphone. Well there is a setting you need to know about on both Palm operating Smartphones an...
07/19/2008
For those of you that own either a Treo 680,700p, 755 or Centro here's a hidden trick. Hold down your house button, sometimes called the home key and keep it held down. It opens up a drop down screen with the last 8 programs you opened. Then using your thumb on the five way navigator, scroll up...
07/19/2008
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Dick Betts
REALTOR® The Villages, Florida