Jerry Kidd, GRI, CRS, CRB SRES, ePRO a 37 year veteran of the real estate industry, has listed and sold houses, managed real estate offices, been the IT Director for a major Northern California real estate company as well as being the Training Director for yet another 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 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 a California State Certified Instructor for the SRES and GRI programs, presenting courses on working with seniors, listing techniques, technology and advanced technology applications. Jerry is also a NAR Certified ePRO Trainer, zipForms Certified Trainer and a DocuSign Certified Trainer.

Jerry Kidd

This small purchase is critical to your real estate success…

The National Association of REALTORS® “2013 PROFILE OF HOME BUYERS AND SELLERS” became available at the recent Expo in San Francisco last November. In fact, this publication makes its debut every year at the Convention and Expo and because of that I eagerly look forward to the convention each year. (I rarely actually go, but…

Jerry Kidd

Windows XP and Office 2003 are being orphaned! Are you ready?

Sometime ago Microsoft announced that Windows XP would no longer be supported on April 8, 2014.  Here are the details: http://windows.microsoft.com/eos In the same announcement, they also said that Microsoft Office 2003 has reached the end of its life and would also be unsupported as of that date. What does this really mean to you…

Jerry Kidd

This radical change in how the Internet is used affects you! (And your business)

Recent statistics show a radical shift in how we use the internet: in 2014, mobile web traffic is expected to overtake desktop and laptop computer traffic. This means that local consumers are using smartphones — a lot. You may be wondering what this has to do with your business. The fact is that it has…

10 Questions and Answers about Google+ to help your business in 2014

Since its launch in 2011, Google Plus, commonly known as Google+, has gone on to attract over 500 million registered users, making it one of the most popular social networking today. For companies and professionals, this means a new and innovative way to share business news with like-minded people, mingle with existing clients, and find…

Make 2014 Your Best Year Ever by Changing One Thing That You Do (or don’t do!)

The end of the year and the beginning of the new year are only days away as I write this post. I was thinking about what to write about this week and felt that I should concentrate on something that can a make a big impact in the bottom line of real estate agents. Towards…