twitter: Why Your Company Should Use Social Media
- 05/06/10 11:14 AM
The other day I finally got my personal website, JamesShiner.com, up and running. I posted an interesting blost post video there today that I wanted to share with you. Here's an excerpt: "Statistics like the ones in the video below always amaze me. I've been a proponent for social media since it first hit the web. I've been telling clients for years that they need to get their business on Facebook and Twitter, that they need a blog, and that engaging with customers on these platforms will increase their business." Read the full article here. … (1 comments)
twitter: New Twitter Title Tags Increase Google Juice
- 03/24/09 05:35 AM
If you're been on Twitter.com lately checking out a users profile you may have noticed the new title tags. They used to be "Twitter / ZipvoJames" but in a change that went live yesterday they are now "James Shiner (ZipvoJames) on Twitter"
Anyone who knows about search engine optimization knows that this is huge! This move will help get your Twitter profile to the top of the search results when someone searches your name. If my past posts, the recent press, or your friends haven't convinced you to get on Twitter yet, hopefully this does. Not only will Twitter help … (11 comments)
twitter: Tune Into The "Twitter Tuesday Show" Tomorrow at 12 Noon EST (I'll Be On There!)
- 03/23/09 06:25 AM
Join hosts Jason Crouch and Ken Cook for an hour as we explore various social media topics in a fun, laidback, freeform, sound-effect-laden format. It's pretty much a "morning zoo" atmosphere, but cleaner. Topics include blogging, Twitter, Facebook, and pretty much whatever we are in the mood to talk about that day. This week, we are very excited to welcome James Shiner, founder and CEO of Zipvo.com and the new Twitter resource site TweeplePages.com. Zipvo is the video driven media site for real estate related content. They just announced their 13,000th user! TweeplePages is a directory of Twitter users organized by … (5 comments)
twitter: Turning Lemons Into Lemonade - My Day At The Airport.
- 03/22/09 04:21 AM
So we've all heard the expression "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade!" and try to do that as much as we can. But sometimes it's hard when you get lemon after lemon and get sick of lemonade! Well I am a big believer of all sayings like this. There's also "turn negatives into positives" and "everything happens for a reason" and one of my favorites "when one door closes, another door opens". Comforting someone with one of the above sayings is easy. But living your life by them is much more difficult. Sometimes you wonder "why me!?" or simply just … (3 comments)
twitter: New Tool for Twitter Users - Tweeple Pages!
- 02/26/09 03:23 AM
I've been busy lately building a new tool for Twitter. I'm very excited about this and felt like I had to share it with my ActiveRainers. I'm sorry if this seems self-promotional, but this is a FREE tool for Twitter users and can be really powerful for real estate agents. If you're not on Twitter yet head on over to my post Social Media in Real Estate - Part 1: Twitter to find out why you should be on there, signup real quick, then head back here to read about the newest tool for Twitter. It all started with a simple … (80 comments)
twitter: Really Make Your ActiveRain Profile and Blog Stand Out With Widgets, Badges, Photos and More!
- 01/29/09 08:46 AM
The other night I was searching the ActiveRain site for information on how to populate my right column with widgets, links, buttons, photos, etc. I couldn't find the information anywhere, and as you can see from my photo to the left here, my column was plain. It was boring. There is so much you can put between "Email Me" and the Tags drop down. This post is going to tell you how.As some of you may know, you can put HTML in that side column to make it really stand out and offer people ways to get in contact with you, … (93 comments)
twitter: A Fun Twitter Success Story! Gary Vaynerchuk Comes to Boston.
- 01/26/09 05:02 AM
As you may or may not know I am a big fan of Twitter and think it's a very powerful tool to connect with people online. (For more on Twitter read my previous post - Social Media in Real Estate - Part 1: Twitter) Last week I was looking through some tweets and noticed the following tweet from Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) of WineLibraryTV.comI live in the Boston area and I have a really nice 40" flat screen TV that we use at trade shows. I shot Gary an @reply and a few minutes later got one back. After a few DM's … (8 comments)
twitter: Social Media in Real Estate – Part 1: Twitter
- 01/12/09 02:33 AM
There are a number of free tools out there that can help you market yourself and your listings through the use of social media. Whether it’s posting an item on Facebook, blogging on Active Rain, uploading a video to ZIPVO (my employer), or posting a tweet on Twitter, these tools can help you get connected and stay connected with your buyers and associates. If you haven’t heard some or any of the above sites, do not panic. In this series of posts I’m going to teach you how to use each of them to enhance your online presence free and easily. … (10 comments)
My name is James Shiner and I write about real estate technology, tips, tricks, news and social media. You will learn how to market yourself and your properties effectively online.
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The other day I finally got my personal website, JamesShiner.com, up and running. I posted an interesting blost post video there today that I wanted to share with you.
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