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2007
I recommend checking out the 1000wattblog. Since returning from Inman Connect they have been on fire! Here is a slideshow they put together for their Inman Connect presentation. Along this same thread I also encourage you to read their recent post titled Heidi Fleiss and the future of real estate
08/08/2007
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I propose that MLS members be allowed to blog about other members listings. I would require that the blogging member put a credit line to the actual listing agent in the post. At a minimum the credit line should include the listing agents name, phone number, email address, and even a link to the...
08/08/2007
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ActiveRain, as well as almost every other blog in the blogosphere, places "No Follow" tags on all comments within our network. That means that Google doesn't "see" the links left in comments. So the only links getting Google Juice are the links in the blog postings.We do this to discourage link...
08/08/2007
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So I love Google Reader. I probably spend 1/6th of my most productive work time reading blog posts on my reader. According Google Reader statistics, I follow 114 blogs, reading about 150 blog posts every day. That much reading is borderline ridiculous. That is if I didn't consider it an essent...
08/07/2007
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I can't possibly imagine someone selling real estate without an iPhone! Especially a real estate blogger. I bought one a couple days ago and I don't think my life will ever be the same.Technologically speaking I am typically a slow adopter and only start using the latest gadget when it becomes ...
08/07/2007
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Have you ever found yourself wondering "I just wish I had a list of the coolest ways to market real estate on the Internet"? If so, wish no longer! Jamie Glenn from Trulia compiled this list of "The top 50 ways to market real estate oniine", and the guys at Wellcomemat turned it into a down-loa...
08/07/2007
How to use group twittering to create a police blotter for real estate.Step 1: Get a group of 20-30 agents in an office, or market area all twittering about hyper-local real time real estate news. For example one Twitter entry may look like this: "Just met with a home owner who is planning on pu...
08/07/2007
Based on the recommendation of Brian Boero, in his great blog posting about "social real estate" hitting the tipping point at the Inman Connect conference, I decided to order this book. I will let you all know what I think about the book in a week or so.
08/07/2007
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John, aka "Stats Man", thank you for being such a valued member of our community! You have an attitude of service and it shows in all you do. I joined your group today in honor of you.About your group: Giving Back"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." ~ Winston C...
08/07/2007
My 3 big takeaways from Inman Connect:1. People from generations prior to Generation X buy homes and then brag about the homes they purchased to their friends. Generation X'ers and people younger buy homes in a colaborative process. This idea was spoken about by Galen Ward during one of the pa...
08/06/2007
