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Super Hot Week on AG! (Like Fire Eating Hot)

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AGENT GENIUS NEWS:

MORTGAGE MELTDOWN:

  • Could Private Money Fix Wall Street?- before the passage of the rescue/bailout bill, Benn asked a crucial question about the role of private money in the market crash. Brilliant.
  • What Turns Your Dial?- find out if Russell Shaw thinks we're going to survive this market. He's seen it before but is he hopeful for this next cycle?
  • Why Lenders Piss Me off- Jay Thompson notes that despite a "credit crunch" that many lenders still don't have any giddyup and closings are dying because of inaction NOT because of Wall Street.
  • Complexity & Simplicity- "Anyone who had the well being of his fellows in mind wouldn’t work to make a simple subject incomprehensible to everyone else. The current mess didn’t just happen. It wasn’t an 'accident'." Do you agree?

BLOGGING/SOCIAL MEDIA:

MARKETING & BUSINESS:

  • Sensuality in Real Estate- sex sells really well, but does it also put you in a dangerous situation? You may have missed some interesting comments on this one, go peek.
  • Confidentially Speaking- it's amazing how many agents have loose lips and don't even *realize* that they're violating the Code of Ethics. Are you practicing properly?
  • R.E.O. Ain't the Name of Some 70s Band?!?!- although Speedwagon does rock, we're talkin' real estate REO today, Rocky defines common terms for you (sweet!).
  • Increase Your Persuasive Pulling Power- do you have pulling power? Dive into the 5 Cs in depth and get the lowdown on how to make your marketing persuasive.
  • Language: How Do You Use It?- what's the difference between a client and a customer and is this all just semantics? Weigh in now!
  • It Should be a Hard Career!- with major changes in the real estate landscape, the writing's on the wall- is it YOUR business or is it your client's?

TECHNOLOGY:

  • URL Shortener With Built-in Metrics- Don't just shorten a URL for Twitter or your site, know how many people and from where they are clicking on links you publish! HOT TOOL!
  • Pay-Per-Click Isn't a Dirty Phrase, It's a Tool- Google Adwords is a highly underused tool in Real Estate- some say it's evil, others say it's big money- go find out the truth!
  • Animoto- Rock Star Un-Slideshows- get a guaranteed unique music video for your photos and impress the coolest of clients and friends and check out what other agents have put together.
  • The Cloud- cloud computing sounds scary but it's not, it's the inevitable future. Do you know what it is? If so, how are you in the cloud?
  • I'm a HTML Purist, Are You?- do you know how your dirty HTML may be damaging you? Do you have any idea how easy it is to fix? C'mon, be a purist, it's not elite, it's awesome!
  • PDF Slicer & Dicer- we deal with duplicates, out of order, long contracts in PDF form all day- learn about a FREE tool to make it all manageable.
  • SlideRocket Better Than Slideshare?- do you need polish on your online presentations? SlideRocket is now out of private beta, take it for a spin and see a sample.
  • Picnik Photo Editor Adds New Features Today- when editing photos, some cool new features are available now: puzzle effect (turns your shot into a puzzle) or panography, look!
  • HouseFront Mobile Info Tool- have you ever driven by a FSBO and thought "I should write that address down" or "I wonder how many bedrooms that has" and forgotten by the time you get to the office? Then try this out.
  • YouTube Video Splicing- don't force someone to watch an entire video just for that 10 second bit you want to share, go find out how in 3 seconds you can splice video!

POSITIVE LIVING:

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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Wow, another stellar list of informative articles. Getting through them all will be a challenge, but I psyched. Bookmarked for the week of reading.

Jeff

Oct 05, 2008 03:43 PM
Susie Blackmon
Ocala, FL
Ocala, Horses, Western Wear, Horse Farms, Marketing

Oh, AG... how do I love thee!!  This post will be my dessert (reward) to devour when I get all my 'vegetables/work' out of the way.

Oct 05, 2008 08:37 PM
agent genius
AgentGenius - Austin, TX

Jeff- we do have a PDF version of the week's articles over at AG if you care to check it out! :) It makes for great printed open house reading :)

 

Susie- ooooh, AG is like pie.  Key Lime pie. my favorite....

 

-Lani

Oct 06, 2008 03:57 AM