If you are reading this then it’s safe to say that the first week of 2016 is either underway or in the books already! Only 51 more weeks to make something happen this year! Over 300 Ways to Make 2016 Your Best Year … Ever! For this week’s post I thought that I’d give you…
Who is your email branding? I want to spend a few minutes with you today about email branding. Specifically, who are you branding with each email that you send? If you have an email address at AOL, Yahoo, Gmail, Comcast, Verizon, iCloud etc then with every email you send you are branding those companies and…
Way back when I started in real estate, nearly 30 years ago, no one in my market area had a car phone, let alone a portable cell phone. Consequently, when we got in our cars we actually were able to concentrate on driving. These days we make phone calls while driving and some of us…
Today I am high up on my soapbox. I want to rave and rant about about a pet peeve that I have and it’s one that you may have as well. You may have guessed from the title that I am talking about email. Specifically, I am talking about how email gets handled and why…
I can’t tell you how many times I have had to “coach” real estate agents about the dangers of sending mass emails from their personal email accounts. I understand why you would want to send your latest listing or fabulous newsletter to all 350 people in your farm via one email. After all, it is…
I just got back from a summer’s worth of travel to Spain and then to Maui. I had a great time at both destinations and really enjoyed the sights, sounds, smells, activities, people and of course the FOOD! While I was gone, Microsoft released the latest version of the Windows operating system, Version 10. It…
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…
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…
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…
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…
