Archive for September, 2010

The Real Estate Industry – Constant State of Evolution and Change – Are You On Board?

Guest Blogger, Mike Bowler, Sr. has been in the real estate business (Lansing, MI) for the past 32 years. During that time he’s educated and consulted hundreds of REALTORS. Mike is a former owner; broker of Coldwell Banker Bowler Real Estate and is currently an Associate Broker for Coldwell Banker Hubbell Briarwood in Lansing Michigan, [...]

Seven Important Ways for Real Estate Agents to Get Started with Internet Marketing of Their Business

Guest Blogger, Mike Bowler, Sr. has been in the real estate business (Lansing, MI) for the past 32 years. During that time he’s educated and consulted with hundreds of REALTORS. Mike is a former owner/broker of Coldwell Banker Bowler Real Estate and is currently an Associate Broker for Coldwell Banker Hubbell Briarwood in Lansing Michigan, [...]

Happy Birthday Real Estate Connect – Check Out Our Anniversary Special!

Have you heard the news? Inman News’ Real Estate Connect is turning 15!
15 years ago Brad Inman welcomed a couple dozen leaders in real estate to join him in Sonoma County. That was the birth of what has evolved into the leading event for the most influential people in Real Estate. The next Real Estate [...]

Photo Phun on your iPhone!

Guest blogger Jay Thompson is the designated broker and co-owner of Thompson’s Realty in Phoenix, AZ. You can find his award-winning blog at PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com. His latest blogging adventure is RealEstateBlogPro.com.
As of this writing, there are approximately 3 billion photography apps for the iPhone.
OK, so there aren’t 3 billion. But there are a LOT. You can [...]

The New Twitter

Guest blogger Jay Thompson is the designated broker and co-owner of Thompson’s Realty in Phoenix, AZ. You can find his award-winning blog at PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com. His latest blogging adventure is RealEstateBlogPro.com.
On September 14, Twitter announced its most ambitious site redesign to date. The rapidly growing “information network” is introducing, “a new, re-engineered Twitter.com that provides an [...]

Where do people click on your website? Using heat maps.

Guest blogger Jay Thompson is the designated broker and co-owner of Thompson’s Realty in Phoenix, AZ. You can find his award-winning blog at PhoenixRealEstateGuy.com. His latest blogging adventure is RealEstateBlogPro.com.
Do you ever wonder what and where people are clicking on your website or blog?
You should be wondering.
Most people have some sort of traffic analytics installed [...]

Real Estate Advertising Humor

Guest blogger Tina Merritt is a Realtor® and Real Estate Trainer in Virginia and recipient of NAR’s Realtor Technology Spotlight Award.
Image courtesy of www.reallyrottenrealty.com
We’ve all been in this situation: you just listed a property and are desperately searching for something…anything…positive to say about the property in an ad designed to entice a buyer. [...]

Property Floor Plans – Giving Consumers What They Want

Guest blogger Tina Merritt is a Realtor® and Real Estate Trainer in Virginia and recipient of NAR’s Realtor Technology Spotlight Award.
A few years ago, my brother and sister-in-law were house hunting and my sister-in-law commented on how much she loved a particular home and how her furniture would fit perfectly in the house.  She proceeded [...]

10 Ways To Save Money with Real Estate Technology

Guest blogger Tina Merritt is a Realtor® and Real Estate Trainer in Virginia and recipient of NAR’s Realtor Technology Spotlight Award.
With the advances in real estate technology over the past decade, there are so many affordable tools out there.  But, are you getting your money’s worth?  Are you throwing your hard earned dollars toward programs [...]

Jing Project – Screen Capture Made Easy

Guest Blogger Chris Smith is the Co Founder of Tech Savvy Agent, which recently won Inman News’ prestigious Most Innovative Blog in Real Estate for 2010.  Tech Savvy Agent provides bite-sized tech and social media tips daily for real estate agents as well as interviews with industry leaders.
Believe it or not the Print Screen [...]