Yesterday we had a closing, and it was one of the ones we all like to have - happy clients, happy sellers, happy buyers, happy agents - great loan officer, smooth transaction. My clients had been looking on and off for several years, but this spring the planets aligned and it was the right time,
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06/28/2008
Teresa Boardman shared coffee with me this morning. No, she didn't fly down from St Paul to St Petersburg. I was up early and reading the St. Petersburg Times. When I opened the Home section there was an article on Open Houses titled "Walk right in" that I started reading. Halfway through the art
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06/28/2008
This afternoon Tami and I met with the owners of a downtown St Petersburg condo in Bayfront Towers and were talking about internet marketing strategies. They knew what blogging was, in general terms, but didn't understand how that would relate to marketing a property. I was explaining that it's n
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06/27/2008
The Real Estate Cyberspace Society sends its members monthly tapes with 3 interviews per month. The guests include agents, technology experts, speakers, economists - quite a variety. The Cyberspace Society blog summarizes their interview with Chris Frerecks of Kinetic Knowledge. If you're a Socie
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06/25/2008
Showing condos recently, I found quotations scattered on the walls throughout the condo. I found this one to be interesting. I once heard that the secret to happiness is not having what you want but wanting what you have. This quote from Carrie Bradshaw seemed to say the same thing. One of the th
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06/25/2008
Buried near the end of Bill Gassett's post on SEO and business cards is a gem, suggesting that buyers and sellers check out their agent by googling them. If they can't market themselves, how will they market your property? He says there should be several pages of links to the agent. Compare agent
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06/23/2008
St Petersburg has lots of cultural festivals, the most known being the annual SPIFFS International Folk Festival, which celebrates the culture, traditions and foods of many nations. This afternoon is the Brasil Arts Festival at Nova 535 at Dr Martin Luther King St N, St Petersburg. This is their
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06/22/2008
Point 2 in Home Business Marketing Lessons from the Homeless Dude was Be Specific - i.e., give a reason. Why should I buy? (Thanks, Marti Garaughty, for linking to this from your post.) This relates so well to my husband's recent stay in the hospital for a carotid artery "correction". Fortunately
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06/22/2008
Caladesi Island State Park Beach, Dunedin, Florida Because it is. No, seriously - why not some of the beautiful beaches in Hawaii! Truth be told, most of America's #1 beaches as named by Dr. Beach since 1991 ARE in Hawaii - the first one, Kapalua Bay Beach, and 11 others - so Hawaii has had 2/3
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06/22/2008
SnagIt is a screen capture program, though it does far more than just print and save a screen, that has just released it's Verson 9.0 I've used several earlier versions and use it many times a day - well worth its $49.95 cost ($19.95 to upgrade). The new version simplifies both capture and distri
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06/21/2008
