"It's ALWAYS better to be a content CREATOR than a content CONSUMER if you want to be an INFLUENCER. AND if you're in BUSINESS, you want to be an INFLUENCER" Jeff Turner @ the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors® Social Media Summit. May 2010 There was a part of me that winced when he said
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05/13/2010
Members of the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors are looking forward to welcoming Jeff Turner of Zeek Interactive and Real Estate Shows to the Grand Rapids, MI area on May 12th, 2010. Jeff will be kicking off a three part summer series called the Social Media Boot Camp which is designed to h
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05/10/2010
The year was 2005. The call was from a struggling homeowner who needed to sell their home. However, there was one significant barrier. They had mortgaged their property for more than they could sell it for. Hard luck had resulted in a job loss and they were faced with the stark prospect of ma
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05/10/2010
Wow, it's nice to be able to post again! Like many on the network, this period has been challenging as the systems that support the site have been marginally functional. I've got to say Thanks to the folks on this network who are investing countless hours in bringing things back online. I'm
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05/03/2010
I get a lot of e-mails. I'm sure most of you do too. However, from time to time, I'll click on an e-mail which looks like it may qualify as spam just out of sheer curiosity. This e-mail arrived courtesy of Wells Fargo, a company which is currently processing tons of short sales. It's excerpte
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04/12/2010
I vividly recall the look of that room. The one which held the computers in my freshman year of high school. Everything felt sterile to me...white walls, white desks, white ceiling and a black screen that blinked with electronic gibberish. Instead of facing my fellow students or the teacher, I
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03/29/2010
If you're just stepping into the real estate business today, you may be wondering how you will make it through the challenge of the current real estate crisis. If you've been in the business awhile..you many be wondering the same thing! One of the keys to surviving the challenge of a crisis is
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03/06/2010
I'd like to start our discussion today on a positive note! A lot of positive things are happening in the real estate market in Grand Rapids, Mi. If you're a homeowner, you should be know that 2010 has started off in a good way. There has been a 13.4% increase in overall homes sales so far (fr
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03/04/2010
RE-Thinking the Customer Service Business... Today, while going through a very busy car wash, the attendant who is wiping off my windshield indicates that they have a' new service' They are going to check your windshield for dings & dents PRIOR to taking your car through the car wash. I'm surp
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02/13/2010
Valentines Day is around the corner. It's always been a special day for me because that's when I became engaged to my husband. Today, the old song 'Save the Last Dance for Me' kept flitting through my mind. It had been ages since I'd listened to it and I wasn't very familiar with all the lyric
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02/09/2010
