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ActiveRain Week in Review - 1/1 to 1/7... The First Week in 2007 Edition

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Real Estate Agent with United Realty Group, Inc. BK641413
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Regional & Local Content
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 Monika McGillicuddy gives us a glimpse into the "best of the best" of her southern New Hampshire communities.

  Ann Cummings, another member from NH, also published a photo-filled post on Exeter, NH.

 

  Mitchell Hall provided us with a truly awesome example of a combination neighborhood guide and market report for Greenwich Village in NYC.

  Elaine Reese gives us the low-down on Powell, OH - a golfing community.

 

  janeAnne Narrin, one of ActiveRain's eco-friendly Realtors, offers up an image of Elvis seen in a Diner near Asheville, NC.

  Carole Cohen ("3C") is intrigued by builders who help revitalize neighborhoods such as those in Cleveland, OH.

  Bryant Tutas gave us a taste of what central Florida market conditions have been like in recent years and how Mother Nature can have an effect on those market conditions.

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ActiveRain Community / Localism.com
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  Maureen Francis asked us to vote for the Most Memorable Post of 2006 and although there was only one winner, there were 10 honorable mentions.


  Linda Davis (a.k.a. "Carnac from Connecticut") wrote what will likely be one of the most (if not the most) memorable posts of 2007 with her "2007 ActiveRain Predictions".

  Craig Schiller shows us how we can stand out in 'the Rain' and take what we've learned to Localism.com.

 

  Mark Flanders explains how you can put Localism.com to work for you.

 

  Matt Heaton updated us on points, dashboard changes, and other stuff...

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Great Educational and Marketing Posts
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  Angus Woodbury ("Moo") inspires us to take the long way home.

 

  Don Fabrizio-Garcia continued his series on various mistakes sellers can make when selling their home, this time focusing on exclusions.

Jeff Belonger Jeff Belonger provides us with a good primer on how we can improve our People Skills in his 2-part series.

 

  I can tell that George Souto is a "glass half full" kind of person by reading his post: "The Word that Salespeople Should Love to Hear... NO!!!"

  Lenn Harley showed us how to handle the "agent telephone interview".

 

  Gabriel Silverstein asks the question we each have to answer for ourselves: "Is an IDX link bad for lead generation?"

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Technology, Blogging, SEO and more
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  Ines Hegedus-Garcia wraps up the popular series of posts on reviews of the Realty Blogging book.

 

  Brian Brady provided us with the highlights of the first Arizona Real Estate Bloggers Round Table.

  Mark Flanders offers up some SEO tips for your ActiveRain blog.

 

Chris Griffith Chris Griffith pushes us to take the tech plunge with 10 cutting edge ideas for the real estate industry.

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Our Humorous Side
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  Kristal Kraft shares more of her awesome photographs and pleads with the "Snow God" to stop the madness.

 

  If you haven't already met The Codgers... now is the time to do so!  Their brand of humor is like no other here on ActiveRain.

Rich Jacobson Rich Jacobson shows us an example of a home stager's nightmare!

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Other Notable Posts
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  Angus Woodbury shared his personal story with us on the "life of an unrepresented buyer" - complete with all the bumps along the road.

  Mariana Wagner continued her informative series on the Realtor Code of Ethics - this time focusing on OPM - Other People's Money.

  Jeff Turner shows us that we can gain universal wisdom by paying a visit to the refrigerator door.  My apologies to ActiveRain's home stagers and virtual tour vendors... I know how you dislike the "refrigerator file".

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Maureen McCabe
HER Realtors - Columbus, OH
Columbus Ohio Real Estate

Great stuff Leanne, thanks for the recommendations. 

Congrats all who were recognized during the first week of 2007!

Jan 12, 2007 11:28 AM
Jeff Belonger
Social Media - Infinity Home Mortgage Company, Inc - Cherry Hill, NJ
The FHA Expert - FHA Loans - FHA mortgages - USDA loans - VA Loans

Leanne.... done... You did a great job here. I loved how creative that you were with the pictures. It was great talking to you today. Here is part two in regards to this weeks in review.  Ringing in 2007 -- Active Rain Week in Review -- 01/01/07 - 01/07/07  

 This actually worked out well, because we were able to get more people mentioned....  and thanks for the mention.

Jan 12, 2007 12:34 PM
Angus in Naperville IL
RE/MAX of Naperville - Naperville, IL

Hi Leanne! Thanks for the mentions! The pics are a great touch! Great job, now I have more to check out.

moo

Jan 12, 2007 12:42 PM
ASHEVILLE REALTY REFERRAL RESOURCE 828-776-0779
REAL ESTATE REFERRAL NETWORK - Asheville, NC
CONTACT janeAnne365@gmail.com
Leanne...So appreciate the mention, and thanks especialy for the enrgyyou put in to creating this list. I will enjoy reading and commenting on all these posts.
Jan 12, 2007 02:36 PM
Craig Schiller
Trempealeau, WI

HOLY COW! This LOOKS great! Thank you for doing this. I got me some reading to do. You and Jeff really did a nice job pulling this all together. (OK yours is prettier!)  But thank you so much. This really does help me catch up on things on something I may have missed.

Me

Jan 12, 2007 03:50 PM
Derek and Mariana Wagner
The Artisan Group- Keller Williams Premier Realty - Colorado Springs, CO
The Artisan Group - Colorado Springs REALTORS®
Leanne- Thank you for the mention!! THis is SUCH a great layout. I love the pictures and how you integrated the post into your synopsis. :)
Jan 12, 2007 04:17 PM
Rick & Ines - Miami Beach Real Estate
Majestic Properties - Miami Beach, FL

Leanne - awesome format - easy to read and pleasant to the eye - YOU GO GIRL!!

Thanks so much for the mention and here I go to check out the ones I missed - THANKS!

Jan 12, 2007 04:27 PM
John Novak
Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace - Las Vegas, NV
Henderson, Las Vegas and Summerlin Real Estate
I believe this is the first 'Week in Review' in color. You've raised the bar for 2007! Now I've got to come back on the weekend and catch up on a few that I missed.
Jan 12, 2007 04:30 PM
Jeff Turner
RealSatisfied - Santa Clarita, CA
Leanne - as always these are such a great way to give everyone a look at posts they may have missed. Love it. Can't wait until my turn. Thank you for the nod on the refrigerator... it was fun!
Jan 12, 2007 04:49 PM
S. Leanne Paynter ☼ Broward County, FL
United Realty Group, Inc. - Davie, FL
Davie, Plantation, Cooper City & Weston Specialist

THANK YOU... everyone... for all the nice comments & compliments - it really makes a difference, especially because I know how much time I had to put into this (I started working on it last weekend)!  If you haven't read Jeff Belonger's review (which he & I agreed would be an extension to mine), please do because he was able to add to my list.  It's never easy picking out which ones to feature on these "week in review" posts and because the number of good bloggers here is growing rapidly, it becomes more difficult with each passing week.  If I did not feature your post here, please don't take it personally... I just didn't feel it was appropriate to make the post so long that I would risk losing readers half-way through reading the post!  That's why I'm glad it worked out the way it did, with Jeff Belonger adding to my list.  I'm actually wondering if we shouldn't continue to split up the AR week in review posts into two (perhaps splitting up the topics - one does the regional/local content, AR community & humorous posts while the other does the educational/marketing/technology/blogging types of posts). 

You'll find that each participant who volunteers to do one will put their own spin on it as well as their own "look & feel"... that's part of what makes it interesting!  I do apologize for not having been able to get it published on Monday or Tuesday as I'd planned on... the past 10 days have been especially (and unexpectedly) busy for me both professionally & personally.  In hindsight, I should've e-mailed Caleb to alert him to the fact that I was running a bit behind but I guess I also took it for granted that he knew who was supposed to do it this week since I'd alerted him on his post regarding my swapping weeks with Christine Forgione.  Oh, well... we know hindsight is 20/20 and that we shouldn't assume anything.

Jan 13, 2007 12:50 AM
Gabriel Silverstein
Angelic Real Estate, LLC - New York, NY
SIOR
I'm late saying it, but thanks and great job, Leanne!
Jan 13, 2007 02:03 AM
William Collins
ERA Queen City Realty - Scotch Plains, NJ
Property and Asset Management

Leanne,

Thanks for the post. I invariably miss some of the good ones, this will help with catching up.

Jan 13, 2007 04:41 AM
Jim & Maria Hart
Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC Real Estate
Thank you for the work you've put into these reviews.  It's very helpful and appreciated!
Jan 13, 2007 05:58 AM
Linda Davis
RE/MAX Home Team - Gales Ferry, CT

I'm always amazed at how many of the posts I miss.  It is getting harder and harder to keep up.   I love the way you did the photos!

Jan 13, 2007 11:28 AM
Teresa Boardman
Boardman Realty - Saint Paul, MN
I just re-read this.  You did a great job. I'll bet it takes a long time to do all the reading to make a post like this.
Jan 13, 2007 11:34 AM
Carole Cohen
Howard Hanna Cleveland City Office - Cleveland, OH
Realtor, ePRO
Lexy I just read Mark Flanders post and it really helped me understand the SEO connections so thank you very much for pointing out that great post.
Jan 13, 2007 11:39 AM
Boomer Jack Boardman & Carl McIntyre, the Codgers
Noted Curmudgeons - Saint Paul, MN

Leanne: Well, we DO take it PERSONALLY! I had to stop back and see if I wasn't dreaming our inclusion into the list of very fine writers, and I wasn't dreaming! 

Thank you again,

Jay 

Jan 13, 2007 11:39 AM
Maureen Francis
Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel - Bloomfield Hills, MI
Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel
And I forgot to say thanks for including me.
Jan 13, 2007 11:49 AM
Linda Davis
RE/MAX Home Team - Gales Ferry, CT
Oh...and thanks for saying I may have one of the most memorable posts of 2007!   Teresa might give me a bag of chips for that!
Jan 13, 2007 11:49 AM
Jason Tipton
The Home Front Real Estate Group - Greensboro, NC

Leanne

 Great job, Jeff Turner is a must read

Jan 14, 2007 05:59 AM