About
What is RealtyTechBytes all about?
I am setting up this blog as a place where I can do product reviews, provide information on tech tools that I think will be helpful to real estate agents, and to have a parking place for information related to the classes that I teach. I hope that you will offer suggestions, ask questions and leave comments as the spirit moves you.
Who am I?
Jerry Kidd, GRI, CRS, CRB, SRES, ePRO, a 24 year veteran of the real estate industry and a licensed California Real estate Broker, has listed and sold houses, managed real estate offices and has also been the IT Director for a major Northern California real estate company. Jerry earned his GRI early in his real estate career, and then went on to earn his CRS and CRB setting the tone for a career long focus on the importance of continuing education.
Along the way Jerry has earned seven technology certifications – three Microsoft certifications, MCP, MCP+I and MCSE, as well as one from Cisco, CCNA. Rounding out his list of technology certifications are two from COMPTIA, an A+ and a Network+, as well as the ePRO from NAR.
Jerry is currently the owner of Jerry Kidd Training and Consulting, specializing in training brokers and agents in the effective and profitable use of social media marketing, as well as a California State Certified Instructor for the GRI program, presenting courses on listing techniques, technology and advanced technology applications. Jerry is also a trainer for the Social Media Marketing Institute. And in between all of that, Jerry is the author of http://www.RealtyTechBytes.com, a weekly blog that focuses on technology tips, tricks and tools for real estate professionals.
Jerry is also a Buffini Certified Mentor.
Long before I was a real estate agent I was a United States Marine…



