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RECENT BLOG POSTS
On Wednesday Google Instant was launched and if you care about where You Are Found On Google, you really should understand how it works.  It's almost easier for you to just try Google Instant than explain it however I need to provide screen shots to clarify my concern. Every Google Search Term ha...
09/09/2010
The HUD home buying process is certainly changing.  Dan's blog below was quite an eye-opener.  Some HUD changes sound positive but it will mean relearning a process that we have gotten comfortable with.  Lowering the 5% to 3% is certainly negative because of all the addtional work involved with a...
09/08/2010
Does Google Instant KNOW it's me searching for me so I get ranked #1? Seriously, is Google Instant that smart or will anyone searching find me ranked the same?  I read Jay Lloyd's post Google Instant the end of SEO? and went to Instant to try it myself.  My Websites are now ranked higher in the o...
09/08/2010
Do you care if someone else uses one of your pictures? I  use to. Now I focus on the Marketing Potential. You automatically "own copyright" on original digital pictures but do you really care if someone else uses one of your photos without your permission?  "Yes" or "No"? My mom told me not to ge...
09/08/2010
If you want a glimpse of how Google and Yahoo Search Results really happen then skim this post. Yesterday I wrote a blog post titled "178 Light Bulbs" about energy efficient lighting choices in a large home.  I decided to incorporate a Search Engine experiment using the term "178 Light Bulbs" to ...
09/07/2010
"My Bad".  Americans are bad about slang terminology especially when the phrase has multiple meanings.   When someone writes or says "My Bad" what do they really mean?  Before you say it or write it you should really know how they might take it. It doesn't really matter who coined the phrase or ...
09/07/2010
Today Labor Day 2010 was the last day at Hawaiian Falls Adventure Park in The Colony Texas. As you can see from the photos it was a gorgeous cloudy 93 degrees.  Perfect water temps and not too crowded.    Breaker Bay wave making pool is always a fun place to relax when you don't feel so adventero...
09/06/2010
178 light bulbs can create a large electric bill depending on the kind of bulbs you use. I recently sold the home pictured below that has 178 light bulbs.  It was vacant, I was doing a photo shoot and I kept flipping on light switches.  I wondered how many light bulbs are in this place? 1, 2, 3.....
09/06/2010
Mark you calendars!  The Colony TX  Oct 16 & 17 Pirate Days of Texas 2010 festival  held at Stewart Creek Park on Lake Lewisville.  Sat Oct 16th 10 am to 10 pm.  Sun Oct 17th 11 am  to 6 pm.  The Colony Texas is a Far North Dallas Suburb located on 35 miles of Lake Lewisville shoreline.  Located ...
09/05/2010
All parents want to send their children to a good school and The Colony TX has good schools in the LISD.  Relocating home buyers ask me "how are The Colony Schools?" or how is a specific elementary school.  I start walking a tightrope.  The TAKS ratings of The Colony Schools is the only uniform m...
09/04/2010
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