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Facebook business page, Twitter, QR codes, iPad, apps...good Lord, what next?

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Real Estate Agent with Alain Pinel BRE 01367196

From time to time, I appreciate folks who provide lists of what helped them be more efficient and effective as communicators. These are some folks on my long list of Active Rain mentors. Let's see YOUR list!

God help the REALTOR who doesn't keep up with some of the newest tools and technologies available to us. In this age of blazing speed of communications, it is easy to be overwhelmed.

Folks on Active Rain have a distinct advantage over those who aren't here. Because on Active Rain we are introduced to a delightful and abundant array of services and resources. Even if we don't use all of them, we at least have knowledge of, and the option to choose and pick what will work for us, or what we're comfortable enough to use.

HATS OFF AND KUDOS!

Thankfully, we have so many mentors and teachers around us.  I bookmarked so many -- and can't remember all and I hate to leave anyone out.  But for the Active Rain newbies (and some oldies), here are some posts that may pique your interest. These folks are but few of the points of light.

Lorena Yao -- How  to add colors and buttons to your description (4 part series to show your blog personality)

Bill Gassett --- Add your blog posts to LinkedIn with NEW application

Kat DeLong - Put your John Hancock here --- how to make a FANCY SIGNATURE

Nathan and Everand of Castellum Realty - Top 75 "Free" Photo sites and top 45 photo stock sites

Chris Mayr --- 8-day tutorial about Facebook 

Craig Daniels -- if you haven't seen his Week in Tech Newsletter yet, you're missing something

Rebekah Radice --- 5 creative ways to use QR codes in real estate marketing

Nestor and Katerina Gassett - Free new editor to jazz up your Active Rain blogs and web pages

Brad Andersohn -- if you can only remember one name, remember Brad's. Just check out his site for an extraordinarily long list of tips, tools, tutorials, etc. Here's one about Growing your business on Active Rain,

 

Comments(20)

Myrna Ziller
Guarantee Flex Office Fig Garden Village - Fresno, CA
National Association Of Realtors ( N.A.R.)

Pacita:

Excellent Informative Blog. I sure bookmarked it. Thanks for sharing with us. Yes, technology is ever so much changing and there is no telling what will come up next.  It is an adventure.  Myrna :) :) :)

Jun 29, 2011 06:49 PM
Tom Arstingstall, General Contractor, Dry Rot, Water Damage Sacramento, El Dorado County - (916) 765-5366
Dry Rot and Water Damage www.tromlerconstruction.com Mobile - 916-765-5366 - Placerville, CA
General Contractor, Dry Rot and Water Damage

Great list here Pacita. You are right there is a lot of good stuff out there. I have seen some from your list already, and refer to it often. Will be checking the others soom.

Bookmarked.

Suggested.

Thanks!

Jun 29, 2011 06:49 PM
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

Thank you Pacita for the mention! I appreciate it very much. That is an awesome list and I am honored to be listed in that group! Katerina 

Jun 29, 2011 07:11 PM
Dave Halpern
Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827 - Louisville, KY
Louisville Short Sale Expert

Thanks for delivering such a great list of blog posts about valuable tools and techniques.

Jun 29, 2011 07:11 PM
Pacita Dimacali
Alain Pinel - Oakland, CA
Alameda/Contra Costa Counties CA

Myrna --- if I could include all the interesting and helpful blogs I've bookmarked and found on Active Rain --- I'd have a long series of blogs. Glad you found this helpful.

Tom -- the best thing we can do for others on Active Rain is to keep repeating the various tutorials --- either link to them, or reblog them. We are all the better for it.

Nestor and Katerina --- you teach us so much....how can one choose just one of your posts?

Dave -- glad you like the list.

 

Jun 29, 2011 07:18 PM
MichelleCherie Carr Crowe .Just Call. 408-252-8900
Get Results Team...Just Call (408) 252-8900! . DRE #00901962 . Licensed to Sell since 1985 . Altas Realty - San Jose, CA
Family Helping Families Buy & Sell Homes 40+ Years

Great job of putting a few goodies together for people like me. Thanks.

Jun 29, 2011 08:27 PM
Doug Bullwinkel
E Mortgage Capital, Inc. NMLS 1416824 - Roseville, CA
Mortgage Loan Officer NMLS #281609

Another bookmark for my inventory of informative posts.  Thanks for putting this together for us.

Jun 29, 2011 08:32 PM
Kat DeLong
Realty ONE Group Mountain Desert - Prescott, AZ
REALTOR

Pacita; THANK YOU so much for the mention. I really appreciate it! And I love the other mentions, too. Great posts to go check out.

 

Have a fab' holiday weekend!

Jun 30, 2011 12:44 AM
Loreena and Michael Yeo
3:16 team REALTY ~ Locally-owned Prosper TX Real Estate Co. - Prosper, TX
Real Estate Agents

I remembered that post. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Giving is truly a part of this culture, isn't it?

Jun 30, 2011 12:50 AM
Bill Gassett
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA
Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate

Hi Pacita thanks so much for your kudo's. I am always glad to help out anyone who needs it.

Jun 30, 2011 01:16 AM
Craig Daniels
Tech Training for You! - Staten Island, NY
Technology Instructor/Project Consultant

Pacita - thanks VERY MUCH for the mention - always love having new persons come visit my blog - now I'm off to visit some of the linked articles above that I had previously missed! :) thx

Jun 30, 2011 03:11 AM
Jane Peters
Home Jane Realty - Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles real estate concierge services

I always know where to go when I have a technology question.  My AR bookmarks or the Search bar.  

Jun 30, 2011 03:59 PM
Pacita Dimacali
Alain Pinel - Oakland, CA
Alameda/Contra Costa Counties CA

Michelle --- there were so many to choose from...perhaps I'll put together another list. Thanks for dropping by.

Doug -- I had bookmarked so many. Just need to stop and take action!

Kat -- thanks for sharing your stuff, too

Lorena -- you always have some good and meaningful things to say

Bill -- It is obvious you truly want to help. And from time to time, I know you'd straighten out some folks, too! Some good lessons learned!

Craig --- the Rain has so many great resources. Consider yourself as one.

Jane --- you're so right!

 

 

Jun 30, 2011 06:08 PM
Deborah D
San Ramon, CA

Thanks Pacita for the list of blog posts you prepared. This is very helpful. Thanks again.

 

Deborah

Jun 30, 2011 08:07 PM
Rebekah Radice
Imagine WOW! Digital Marketing Agency - Burbank, CA
Social Media Marketing, Coaching & Training

What a terrific list Pacita!  I can't wait to read through all of these articles.  And thank you so much for mentioning mine....I really appreciate that!!

Jul 01, 2011 02:02 AM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

There is no reason to do a Google search for help on these topics when all of the answers are right here on Active Rain. You're going to find these posts in Google anyway, so you may as well just do a search on Active Rain for those answers.

Jul 02, 2011 04:08 AM
Cari Dandy
Russ Lyon Sotheby’s International Realty - Scottsdale, AZ
Homes for Sale - Scottsdale AZ

I like this! I sometimes feel so overwhelmed by all there is to learn and DO, but it's great to have the resources handy here!  Thank you!

Jul 03, 2011 03:52 AM
Pacita Dimacali
Alain Pinel - Oakland, CA
Alameda/Contra Costa Counties CA

Deborah -- glad you found this useful.

Rebekah -- you have some fabulous blogs and so many to choose from.

Elizabeth -- you are so right. Active Rain is such a terrific resource.

Cari -- there is only so much we can do...so let's choose what we want to do and are comfrotable doing.

 

 

Jul 03, 2011 02:32 PM
InCom Web & e-Marketing Solutions
InCom Real Estate Web & e-Marketing Solutions - Toronto, ON
Marketing Coordinator

Thank you for this excellent list! I've been poring over helpful AR articles. I love it! As a newbie, there's a resource for everything. Have spent a lot of time reading Brad's articles :) Thanks again for yet another much-appreciated point in the right direction!

Jul 05, 2011 07:00 AM
Brad Andersohn
Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA
ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Thanks Pacita for the mention, and everyone else here for all the love and kudos... it's a pleasure and honor to be included along with some of the other greats mentioned in your list/post above. 

Hope you had a fabulous 4th and I hope to make it out to your area again soon.  Just let me know when and where and I'm there!!  :-)

Jul 05, 2011 07:21 AM