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2011
Coming to you live from the front row at RainCamp, it's your faithful blogger Celeste from Happy Grasshopper, the home of referral and relationship marketing, sharing Steve Shatsky's awesome presentation. If you're here, come say hi at the break! Steve Shatsky is speaking this afternoon at Rain...
05/25/2011
These notes are from Bob Stewart's presentation at RainCamp and have been created, literally, as he's speaking. That means you MUST ignore the occasional typo. Deal? He starts by saying: Have a messy blog? Have a boring one? Here's some help!!! First things first: Use Paragraphs!!! Please do...
05/25/2011
When you are writing a post for consumers - you have to follow these things to get found on Google and other search engines: Use 200-500 Words(There is a really high correlation between the number of words on a page and the bounce rate - KEEP IT SHORT, break it into several posts) Pick a Keyword ...
05/25/2011
ActiveRain University Bob starts by addressing some of the recent staffing changes and announces that AR University is on hold this week, but will be back next week - and Bob will be your teacher! They are going to be working on creating some new classes and may have some members start teaching s...
05/25/2011
Bob Stewart shares a preview of what we will learn tomorrow at RainCamp Dallas! Support - Have you abandoned your blog? One reason is because you may have typed into a void - AR provides an audience, that helps you grow and get started. Community - If you are a local business, blogging about lo...
05/24/2011
Want more success with Zillow? Here is what Nick Taylor has to say. Step 1: Activate Your Free Profile - if you don't, Zillow won't know to add you as the listing agent to your property. If you do this, you will be featured as the top buyer's agent on the property. Step 2: Get Client Reviews -C...
05/24/2011
Kevin and Fred are known as the flip flop guys. They realized they wanted to be a brand, not just 2 guys. They wanted to be something bigger than just themselves. They also realized that they needed to be creative in 2008. The market was down and traditional methods weren't working. They wer...
05/24/2011
What Niki Parekh has learned in his last month at Active Rain: You may have participated in the survey they recently ran, here are some results from the questions they asked: Who are the customers?50 to 60 years old, 5-10 years of real estate experienceBelieve in the power of Social MediaDIY - Pi...
05/24/2011
Just finished listening to Brad Andersohn from Zillow.com speak to RainCamp on how to acheive your financial goals. He started by dating himself explaining that the first time he heard the following, it was from Mike Ferry, Tom Ferry's father. "The National Association of Realtors reports on ave...
05/24/2011
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Getting ready to meet some great agents, learn some great tips, and hear more about how we can help more agents grow their sphere and get more referrals. Just shared a cab with AR's new CEO Niki Parekh and found out how passionate he is about customer service and technological advancement for th...
05/24/2011
