Jerry Kidd, GRI, CRS, CRB SRES, ePRO a 38 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.
There’s no doubt about it. The Internet has become the social meeting place for people from all walks of life. Whether they’re looking for a new place to live, need information on a certain topic or just want a little laugh, they’re turning to the social web to get what they need. In addition, search…
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As I write this post (here in the US) we are embarked on the three-day holiday known as Memorial Day. This is normally celebrated on the last Monday of May and was originally observed so that we could take a moment to reflect on the sacrifices of the brave men (and women) who put on…
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I am a big fan of free technology tools, so when I saw this new iPhone App, I immediately downloaded it. (An Android app is coming soon, go here to sign up to be notified when it becomes available). Get the iPhone app here: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id935258365/ The following information is from their Press Kit: Powered by a…
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Many Mac users today are former Microsoft Windows users, and as such probably “grew up” using Microsoft Office on their PCs. When they made the switch to Macs, they understandably wanted to stay with the familiar Microsoft Office suite of tools, Word, Excel and Powerpoint. This was possible because Microsoft produced Office 2008 for Mac…
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Ever notice how you can be shopping for something online and then everywhere you go online afterwards you see ads for what you were shopping for? I sure did and it annoyed the heck out of me! I tried private browsing, I tried telling my browser to not let companies track me and still those…
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Have you ever looked at a great website and analyzed what exactly is on it? I want to spend some time with you analyzing just what makes a great website great, specifically I want to talk about the about the extra pieces, besides the general writing, that make up a successful website. One such “extra…
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If you haven’t heard of Apple HomeKit yet you soon will. According to Apple, HomeKit is a framework in iOS 8 for communicating with and controlling connected accessories in a user’s home. You can enable users to discover HomeKit accessories in their home and configure them, or you can create actions to control those devices.…
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Have you noticed how advertisements seem to follow you around the web as you browse websites? If not, pay attention the next time you do some online shopping and then decide to visit your favorite websites. Invariably, if you were shopping for shoes (or almost anything else) the next website that you visit will have…
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I’m no fan of Microsoft or it’s software as I am sure is apparent to any regular reader of my blog posts. However, I realize that many of you still rely on Microsoft operating systems as well as the ubiquitous Microsoft Office. Part of my distaste for Microsoft stems from their draconian licensing policies and…
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Do you use Facebook as a way to prospect for clients? Many agents that I know have used Facebook successfully to stay in touch with their sphere of influence. They do that in a variety of ways, some of which include, posting relevant, timely, engaging, funny and useful things. Many of them also look at…
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