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The Last About Me Page You Will Have to Fill Out

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By Stefanie Hahn I hope that your SocialBios is the last About Me page you will have to complete now that REALTOR.com and SocialBios have fully launched the Hyper-Social(TM) Agent Profile Pages and Hyper-Social(TM) Agent Recommendations. Presented at the Young Professional Network Sub-Committee Midyear meeting yesterday in Washington, D.C., you must understand that this is no ordinary About Me page. …

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Ugly Website Syndrome

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By Ryan Gervais Do you suffer from ugly website syndrome?  Does your website have a twin? If you answered yes to either question, it is time to “get real,” as Dr. Phil would say, and develop a better brand image for your website.  In my last article, I gave a bold statement: to try and help every reader get one …

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Working With High Profile Clients

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By Scott Newman I recently had the privilege to do some work for high-profile clients. While I did enjoy working with them, I was reminded of just how different their expectations can be.  As such, I thought it would be pertinent to review some simple tips and strategies so that should you ever have the opportunity to work with such …

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My #RETSO V.5 Review

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By Stefanie Hahn Now that I’ve had time to digest all that I learned at Real Estate Technology Solutions’ RE Tech South (RETSO) conference, which was April 11-13 in Duluth, Ga.,  I decided to fill this video with the most important nuggets of information from the conference that could be helpful to your business.  Take some time to check out …

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Vendor Speed Dating

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By Lynn Minnick This post follows along the same idea as Cory Brewer’s last post about relationships.  My office has a new office leader/manager and she recently put together an event that I thought was pretty genius AND helped build relationships. She asked each of us to provide her with a list of the different real estate service-related vendors we …

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Take Advantage of Your Relationships

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By Cory Brewer I was recently a guest on a local radio show to discuss my brokerage and our services.  The platform for the show revolves around business, finance, and real estate…and the other two guests on the program were an investment fund manager and a representative from a non-profit group advocating cancer research.  It was a well-rounded group and …

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Popular Technology: Here Today, Overrated Tomorrow

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By Laura Rubinchuk Schwartz It seems there’s a new hyped technology in real estate every week. Old favorites include Facebook, Craigslist, Twitter, Blogging, YouTube, and LinkedIn. But what about those sites that were so popular so fast and now we never hear about them anymore? Remember Posterous, Postlets, and now Pinterest? Real estate agents tend to kill technology quickly. With …

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How to Handle Negative Blog Comments

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By Brooke Wolford I recently received a really negative comment on one of my YPN Lounge posts. When I first received word of the comment, I was really taken aback. It seemed as if the person who commented had some personal issue with me.  I was honestly very offended. I debated over the weekend whether or not to address the …

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What is Your Real Estate Expertise?

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By Trisha Ocona Francis Being a real estate professional is more than just helping people sell, buy, or rent property, but rather assisting them in achieving their real estate goals. One of the best ways in doing so is by narrowing down your practice of real estate to an area you know extremely well, enjoy doing, and are committed to …

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3 Golden Rules for Dealing with Technology

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By Scott Newman With new communication and social media technology emerging everyday, it seems all you can do is try and stay on top of it all so you’re not left in the dust and viewed as “out of touch.” However, as we enter this new, super-connected world as real estate professionals, I think we need to make sure we …