Congratulations to Todd Clark. Beaverton Oregon Real Estate Expert, for moving into the #1 position for total points on ActiveRain earlier today. Todd takes over the top slot from Lenn Harley, who is best known for her Hard Core Real Estate Talk and comprehensive Localism content. Lenn held the l
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04/29/2009
A potential buyer calls and asks to see one of your listings in their neighborhood. They indicate that they're looking for a larger home within the same school district. Their schedule only allows them to see homes after 5 PM during the week or on Saturday afternoons. Where is the best place to m
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04/25/2009
A potential buyer calls you at your office and asks about 3-bedroom homes in a particular gated neighborhood that sells for a minimum of $500,000. Do you: Ask for their name and number in case you get disconnected, then look up the info while they're on the phone and answer their questions. Get t
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04/25/2009
Springtime in Las Vegas has it's share of windy days, and that can wreak havoc on allergy sufferers. So I was a little wary when the Day 18 topic of ProBlogger's 31 Days to Building a Better Blog was Create A Sneeze Page for Your Blog. According to Darren Rowse, a sneeze page is "a page that prop
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04/24/2009
I have a love/hate relationship with Growth Leader. On the one hand, the site they built for me, (www.SearchingInHenderson.com), has produced 73 user registrations in a little over two months. On the other hand, some of the site's automated content can be excrutiating, and I can't edit it. Here's
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04/20/2009
After spending the afternoon at The Signature at MGM Grand (that's Tower 2 in the photo), I rushed back to Henderson to make the 4:30 service at Central Christian. On the way there, I wondered if it would be selfish to offer up a quick prayer for a few closings. Leads and buyers are very easy t
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04/18/2009
What would you do with an extra 24-30 online leads per month? The chart below shows six weeks of results for my Growth Leader test site, SearchingInHenderson. These results are based entirely on Growth Leader's efforts. I have done absolutely nothing to promote the site, because I wanted to see h
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04/18/2009
One of the better corporate real estate blogs that I've found is CleanSlate - Insights Into the Real Estate Industry from Better Homes and Gardens. The site includes contributions from many of BH&G's senior executives, as well as the option to email questions to CEO Sherry Chris. Content is organ
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04/17/2009
What are the top four social media tools used by marketers? What are the top benefits of social media marketing? These questions and more are answered in "Social Media Marketing Industry Report - How Marketers Are Using Social Media to Grow Their Businesses." Author Michael Stelzner shares his in
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04/17/2009
Imagine having 48,000 subscribers ... that was the title Midori Miller chose when she published her interview with Darren Rowse from Problogger. Unquestionably one of the top bloggers in the world, Darren has built a great following by helping others develop their own blogging styles. He selfless
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04/17/2009