Archive for May, 2011

Connect Stories: Going Back to Cali

Note: I’ve asked several people to share their thoughts and experiences about what Real Estate Connect has meant to them with our FOREM readers. Look for these special “Connect Stories” here on FOREM leading up to Real Estate Connect San Francisco, July 27-29, 2011. Our third Connect guest post is from our friend Michael McClure, [...]

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Featured on Flipboard iPad App

Do you have an iPad? If you do like me, you probably have already discovered Flipboard – the world’s first social magazine app. I love Flipboard!
If you haven’t seen it yet, Flipboard allows users to compile their own personal publication by selecting and importing Twitter feeds, Facebook profiles and Really Simple Syndication (RSS) [...]

Facebook Tip: How to Post a Custom Update

There are tons of great little tips and tricks to making the most of your Facebook page. Throughout the next couple weeks I will be sharing quick and easy tips that you may or may not know about to enhance your Facebook page.

One of my favorite tricks that surprisingly a lot of people don’t know [...]

5 Secrets to Being Successful on Twitter

There has been a lot of friendly competition around the Inman News office lately around Twitter – how many followers each of us has and why. In between the laughter, and joking, it’s made me think – why do some people get more followers faster than others? Why are certain things re-tweeted more than others? [...]

Connect Stories: You’ll Be Hooked for Life

Note: I’ve asked several people to share their thoughts and experiences about what Real Estate Connect has meant to them with our FOREM readers. Look for these special “Connect Stories” here on FOREM leading up to Real Estate Connect San Francisco, July 27-29, 2011. Our second Connect guest post is from our [...]

Free Webinar: Achieving a Paperless Process for your Real Estate Brokerage

Please join us for a FREE Webinar next Thursday

Topic: Achieving a Paperless Process for your Real Estate Brokerage
Sponsored by: DocuSign
Thursday, May 26th
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (PDT)

We have been promised paperless transactions for years. That possibility is now a reality. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to [...]

1 in 5 Smartphone Owners Are “Checking-In” – What This Means for Real Estate

Did you check-in today on Foursquare? How about Facebook Places? Gowalla?

For me, “checking in” is a part of pretty much my daily routine. I love seeing where my friends and colleagues are checking into, I love all the “badges” and gaming aspect of it, and of course I love the specials that may places are [...]

New Product Launched in Collaboration With NAR to Manage Leads & Track Calls

I just became aware of a brand new product that will help real estate professionals manage leads and track phone calls.

This new product is the first voice-marketing automation platform specifically tailored to members of the National Association of REALTORS® – it is called Ifbyphone®.
Ifbyphone®, a voice-based marketing automation platform, announced on Monday, the launch of [...]

Grow Your Business by Attending Agent Reboot

Guest blog post by: Rich Epstein, Broker Associate, Residential Properties Ltd., www.RhodyJuice.com, Twitter @repstein

Within the first hour of attending my first Inman Agent Reboot seminar my business model was not just changed; it was torn up, cast aside and later disposed of. The way I approached sales in general was completely and radically altered. [...]

Connect Stories: Why Connect?

Note: I’ve asked several people to share their thoughts and experiences about what Real Estate Connect has meant to them with our FOREM readers. Look for these special “Connect Stories” here on FOREM leading up to Real Estate Connect San Francisco, July 27-29, 2011. Our first Connect guest post is from our friend Matthew Shadbolt, [...]