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Your Online To-Do List (So Important, You Should Have Done These in 2009!)

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Professional Development, Sales & Marketing, Technology & Social Media 9 Comments

By Stefanie Hahn What was hot online in 2009? 1. Google LOVES Facebook Fan Pages. Have you set one up for your real estate business? You should – trust me on this… no one wants to see your business on your personal Facebook page.  Setting up a Fan Page is a fast and fun way to share your business information, …

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Make Sharing Your Blog Simple

Blog Contributor Professional Development, Technology & Social Media 7 Comments

By Jeremy Williams You work hard to add content to your blog so why not allow all that great content to be shared to the masses.  Two of the biggest social media platforms right now are Facebook and Twitter.  Millions have chosen to get connected whether socially or for business networking purposes.  Sharing your blog with Facebook and Twitter users …

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Social Media: The Real Goal!

Drew Burks Professional Development, Technology & Social Media 1 Comment

By Drew Burks I’ve heard it said that … … “Life is all about who you know.” But, I believe there is something even more important. Who Knows You? That’s right… who knows you is far more important than who you know.  This may be one of the most valuable benefits of social media and quite possibly the one area …

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The 12 Days of REALTOR® Christmas

Blog Contributor Outreach, Personal Fulfillment, Professional Development, Sales & Marketing, Technology & Social Media 9 Comments

By Brian Copeland With December 25 only a few days away, it’s a great time to not only think about giving to others but also to consider touching your clients and sphere of influence in an impactful way.  While it may be a bit late in the season to pull some of the bigger things off on this list, who …

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Being Business Effective via Social Networking

Blog Contributor Professional Development, Sales & Marketing, Technology & Social Media 4 Comments

By Brooke Wolford Social networking to many is extremely confusing and some think is a complete waste of time.   But it is there to help you brand yourself. There are so many sites and you must be active on all of them for it to be effective.   Here are some ways to simplify the process and to get noticed: 1.  …

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Practitioner Rating Systems Are Here to Stay

Blog Contributor Being a REALTOR®, Business Challenges, Professional Development, Technology & Social Media, YPN Events 3 Comments

By Nobu Hata, 2009 NAR Conference Blogger It’s been an interesting couple days home! Your thoughts, Joe-Six-Pack? We’ve got a site for that. Lost amid the cocktails of the YPN get together, and the hubbub of HouseLogic/RPR/NAR Second Century Initiative babble, was the Houston Association of REALTORS®’ win of NAR’s Visionary Award. Taqi Rizvi, CTO of HAR, “created one of …

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RE BarCamp Has Overwhelming Turn-out

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By Brian Copeland, 2009 NAR Conference Blogger Zero money was spent on ads. Zero information went out through overly official channels. Social media and organic communication lead more than 500 registrants to NAR’s first RE BarCamp held at Stingaree (a venue bar in the Gaslight District). The day kicked off with a whole lot of amazing networking. I always worry …

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RE BarCamp Starts Off With High Energy!

Drew Burks Professional Development, Technology & Social Media 1 Comment

By Drew Burks. 2009 NAR Conference Blogger Downtown San Diego had a special electricity in the air this morning.  As I was pulling up to the Stingaree, location where RE BarCamp is being held, I immediately noticed small groups of people buzzing around.  The energy was similar to small children waiting to open gifts on Christmas morning, anticipation and enthusiasm …

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Social Media Does Not Guarantee Success

Blog Contributor Being a REALTOR®, Sales & Marketing, Technology & Social Media 2 Comments

By Dan Iampieri Generation Y REALTORS® have written the obituary on colleagues who fail to utilize social media – I respectfully disagree. I know too many top producers who are doing just fine without spending every waking minute checking their status update on Facebook or tweeting their every move to the world. Don’t get me wrong, I use social media …

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Open Mouth, Insert Foot

Blog Contributor Being a REALTOR®, Business Challenges, Professional Development 1 Comment

By Crystal Webster When I first got into the business I thought I knew it all – rookie mistake. I knew everything there was to know about Kansas City (yes, the whole GIANT city). My business was the perfect model. My processes were the best to be had. And my broker was the best broker anywhere in the world – …