A unique plan for 2020!

Well the first two weeks of 2020 are almost in the books!  How is it going so far? Are you working your plan or are you still wrapping up the holidays? But, maybe you are wondering what the plan for 2020 is going to be.   If that’s you, read on. I recently received an…

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Data Detox Kit

Lately I’ve been thinking about online/digital safety and privacy.  Mostly because this blog was hacked recently and it was being used to host phishing websites! This caused my hosting provider to suspend my account until I managed to find and remove the malware!  It hasn’t been a fun experience and I’m not sure that I…

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Got a new iPad? Updated your old one? Read this to get the most out of it!

Christmas is a few days away as this is being written and I am thinking that you may be getting a new iPad as a gift!  It will come with the new iPadOS and of course it will have the latest hardware. Even if you don’t get a new iPad, the new iPadOS has a…

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Crush it in 2020 with one of these plans

By the time that you read this Thanksgiving will have come and gone and we will be on the final countdown to 2020! So, it’s really time to start thinking about next year’s business! I have spent the better part of a day doing some research to find what I think are the best resources…

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Secrets of WordPress for real estate professionals – Part One!

Introduction To Using WordPress You’ve read in many places on the Internet that it’s important to build your own blog and or website. Whether it be for personal or business use, people tell you to get your own website. But you don’t know how it’s done.  You don’t know anything about building websites, and you…

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What? Me blog?  A tutorial on the why, what and how of blogging!

I taught a class on blogging at my brokerage recently at the request of management.  Over the course of a solid hour many questions came up about the process of blogging and it was suggested that I write a series of articles on how to blog.  After some soul-searching on my part I decided to…

Video Marketing for real estate agents – Part 5 of a series

The final efforts of video production for marketing purposes will shift to how the video will be distributed. Choosing the right distribution method is crucial to reaching your target audience. No one platform is the best for all types of videos so choose judiciously. Because of the abundance of websites where you can upload your…

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Video Marketing for real estate agents – Part 4 of a series

All that planning and preparation will take you to this: the actual production. You’re nearly halfway through the video marketing process, but the day of the shoot is when everything you’ve conceptualized will finally materialize. Production entails filming, first and foremost. With your storyboard, shot and production schedule on hand, you have a multitude of…

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Video Marketing for real estate agents – Part 3 of a series

Preparation is Key Once you have a plan and a particular objective for your video, you need to carry on the creative phase of the process. Pre-production, the second aspect of video marketing is considered the preparation phase. What happens before the actual filming of the video is vital to the overall success of the…

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Video Marketing for real estate agents – Part 2 of a series

Planning: The First Aspect of Video Marketing Nowadays, REALTORS® rely heavily on videos to create a buzz on their listings. And why not? Video marketing is a highly effective and efficient method of delivering your message to the world. Most people would rather watch a video than read text. In fact, all over the globe,…