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Goodbye MS Office | Hello Gmail

January 29, 2010

Goodbye MS Office | Hello GmailI have been set FREE by Google and Gmail! So Can You!

Everyday real estate agents ask me questions like:

What is the best phone for Realtors to use?
What is the best contact mgmt system?
What is the best email to use?

So I thought I would share a quick story with you …
For [...]

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New Real Estate Forum

December 10, 2009
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New Real Estate ForumInteract on our real estate forum

Forums are really great for getting the conversation going. Unlike blogs, visitors can start new threads, ask questions and interact with other Realtor professionals.
 
Drew and I look forward to your participation in creating a better real estate community.
Here are the current forum discussions:

Advice for new real estate [...]

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Who has got time for all this Social Networking and Blogging Stuff?

November 10, 2009
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Who has got time for all this Social Networking and Blogging Stuff?How do you have time to sell Real Estate …
… and spend time on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and all the other Social Networking sites?
Why is this important? Consider this fact:
25% of pages viewed in the US are Facebook pages
So, yeah – you need to [...]

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Tech Tuesday and The Tribe

October 8, 2009
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Tech Tuesday and The TribeFacebook, Twitter, Youtube & Blogging …
What is it really all about?
I had the pleasure of being one of the panelist for the opening session yesterday at Tech Tuesday at the CAR Expo held in San Jose:
Opening Session: Text, Tweet, and Sell: A Dialogue on Tech’s Possibilities for Today’s Agents
Presenters: Ted Mackel, Drew [...]

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ReBarCamp comes to San Diego!

October 5, 2009
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ReBarCamp comes to San Diego!RE Barcamps are an exciting interactive way for Realtors to participate

and learn about social media and WordPress blogging.
RE BarCamp San Diego will take place on November 12 during the National Association of REALTORS annual convention – sign up here - more details:
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with a break for lunch
Registration: Begins at [...]

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How to lose clients part 4 – the nasty version

September 17, 2009
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How to lose clients part 4 – the nasty versionIf this doesn't scare you, nothing will -
- online real estate agent review sites exist right now and are starting to gain traction.
Just look at this example – notice the invitation to "Out Your Agent" – then read the blistering personal attack on a Rhode Island Realtor [...]

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How to use video in your blog posts

September 16, 2009
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How to use video in your blog postsWe recommend using a Flip video as a down and dirty camera -
- to capture videos for YouTube and your real estate related blog posts. 
We bought a Flip video camera and started taking videos, but the the mistake we made was trying to have the perfect set before we posted them to [...]

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Microsoft quick reference guides

September 15, 2009
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Microsoft quick reference guidesConfused with Microsoft software like Powerpoint, Excel or Word?
Changes in Office 2007 frustrating you and making you confused?

I know we were!
Custom Guides to the rescue – they have come up with a series of excellent "cheat sheets" that you can use to access all the hidden features that you never knew [...]

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San Diego Realtors – free workshop

September 11, 2009
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San Diego Realtors – free workshopFree Social Media Workshop for San Diego Realtors …
Blogging, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for Realtors – learn from active Realtors Drew Burks, San Diego Association of Realtors Broker of the year and Peter Toner self proclaimed blog guru.
The goal is to share some of our proven ideas and philosphies with you that will [...]

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I Have A Real Estate Blog? Now What?

August 19, 2009
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I Have A Real Estate Blog? Now What?Writing content daily, but not getting quality traffic let alone loyal readers to your real estate blog?

What do I do?

The good news is, attracting motivated real estate buyers and sellers to your blog is actually the easy part! 
 
Maybe you are just trying to overthink the whole concept – [...]

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6 SEO Tips to boost your Google page ranking

August 13, 2009
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6 SEO Tips to boost your Google page rankingDon’t fall victim to those phone solicitors that promise to get your …
… real estate site on the front page of Google by optimizing and charge you thousands of dollars.
Or even worse tie you into a never ending AdWords campain that seriously drains your marketing budget.
We have 6 search engine [...]

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Even the Godfather couldn’t say no

July 31, 2009
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Even the Godfather couldn’t say noMaking you an offer you can’t refuse
…. don’t worry, we are not discussing horses heads!
Social media marketing is now main stream with Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Blogging etc.
Your clients and potential real estate clients are using these resources to communicate with their friends and spheres – are you utilizing these [...]

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Wordpress video tutorials for Realtors

July 29, 2009
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Wordpress video tutorials for RealtorsHow to set up and configure a real estate Wordpress blog
New content for Platinum Members!
 
Just in case you had not noticed we recently added dozens of WordPress tutorial videos – tools that will walk you through many aspects of set up, configuration and use of the popular WordPress platform for real [...]

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Be Authentic, Be Intentional, Be You!

July 29, 2009
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Be Authentic, Be Intentional, Be You!Get Real RESULTS from Social Networking!
Drew & Peter want to help you succeed online in your real estate business …

Be Authentic, Be Intentional, Be You!
Learn how to interact with the new consumer in an authentic, intentional way …
Unlike all those other coaching programs, our mentorship was designed to teach you [...]

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How to create Facebook pages

July 14, 2009
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How to create Facebook pagesDo you have a Facebook fan page for your real estate blog?
If so, is it in getting new RSS subscribers for your site?
One of the more effective ways of promoting your blog is to use a site everyone either loves or hates – Facebook. The social networking site allows you to promote [...]

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5 Reasons Realtors Fail Online

July 8, 2009
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5 Reasons Realtors Fail OnlinePoor Focus can really equal Online Failure for Realtors
Some of you may already be on the top of the search engine results …
… but wondering why you are not capturing leads from your site; here are 5 reasons you may be failing online. Being on the top of search results does not [...]

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Is Google ignoring your site?

July 2, 2009
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Is Google ignoring your site?Special Offer from Web Real Estate Tools

If you aren’t on the first page of Google for your neighborhood search terms you are missing out on tons of web traffic. 
What’s even worse is that you are missing out on hundreds of qualified leads month after month.   
We’ve all been approached by so-called SEO [...]

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San Diego Realtors, visit with us

June 30, 2009
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San Diego Realtors, visit with usFree technology class for San Diego Realtors …
Not so much teaching as mentoring – learn from active Realtors Drew Burks, San Diego Association of Realtors Broker of the year and Peter Toner self proclaimed blog guru.
The goal is to share some of our proven ideas and philosphies with you that will [...]

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Attract more clients, stop repelling them!

June 15, 2009
How to find real estate buyers!

Attract more clients, stop repelling them!Do you attract real estate clients like a magnet?
How about your blog, are you actually attracting buyers and sellers with it?

During the past 7-8 years it has become crystal clear to me that there are two types of Realtors:  those who seem to attract clients from nowhere and those who struggle to find 2-3 [...]

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Facebook Report just released for Realtors

June 10, 2009
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Facebook Report just released for RealtorsLearn how to use Facebook to attract motivated home buyers and sellers!
Facebook is the world's largest sphere with over 200,000,000 users and growing every day. 
 
We have a special free report, just released for Realtors, that shows you how to attract and convert friends into clients!
Real Estate is a competitive industry and we [...]

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Cloud Computing + Google Apps

June 9, 2009
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Cloud Computing + Google AppsWhat is Cloud Computing and why should you care?
Cloud computing seems to be the hot new word, but what does it really mean and why should you care? 
BTW - it’s got nothing to do with this nice young lady either!
Does it have some benefit to you or your real estate business?  Well [...]

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What kind of tail do you have?

June 5, 2009
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What kind of tail do you have?Can a Realtor dominate their market area on the internet …
… with a brand new real estate focused blog site? The answer is YES! Let me show you one very simple but effective way to increase the quality of your web traffic.
Focus on a niche and the long tail keywords [...]

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Google tools for your site

March 30, 2009

The Google team has provided a series of videos for site owners to interact with Google

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Don’t think you can blog?

February 27, 2009

Yes, she blogs with her left thumb – she is incredibly inspirational – still say you can’t blog?

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