Free conference calling for everyone!

Have you ever had the need to set up a conference call?  And have you ever been stymied by how to do it on the office phone or your cell phone?  Do you know if your home phone can do conference calling?  I may have the answer to these questions for you in today’s post. …

iPhone – expensive toy or real business tool?

I have had my iPhone for a little over 60 days now.  On July 11th I was one of the people who stood in line for hours for the privilege of forking over nearly $500 (when all was said and done with taxes, activation fees, pre-pays and accessories) to purchase an iPhone on “opening day”. …

What laptop should I buy in 2008?

 I have received a lot of questions lately revolving around which computer or laptop should I buy.  Since I do have an opinion on this, I thought I’d devote this week’s posting to that topic! To start with, let’s settle the Apple vs. PC debate.  I have both a PC laptop and an Apple MacBook…

Blog with your iPhone

Ever wish you could post to your blog without having to use your computer? The thought has occurred to me that such a capability would allow me to post more frequently. Ideas come to me frequently, but are often lost by the time I get around to actually writing. Then I discovered a nifty little…

Put the emotion back into your email communications!

In my opinion, one of the characteristics of a good real estate agent is the ability to listen to what their client/customer has to say and then to be able to translate that into action.  Equally important is the ability to communicate information back to the client/customer.  In the past we typically did that in…

Try a phone? No, TryPhone!

Has the new Apple iPhone got you thinking that it’s time to part company with your old phone?  Are you at the end of your contact with your current carrier and are thinking it’s time for a change?  Or, maybe you are just fed up with phone or the carrier. If you answered yes to…

11 ridiculously easy ways to improve your fuel economy and save at the pump!

  I don’t know about you, but these $75.00 trips to the gas station are getting to me. It would be more than $75.00, but Wells Fargo in it’s infinite wisdom, cuts me off at $75.00 and stops the pump. I have a 2007 GMC Envoy, which on a good day gets about 18 miles…

Technology tools for real estate agents…redux

I’ve been on vacation since Friday afternoon. Actually, I spent all of Friday afternoon and part of Friday evening driving the 482 miles from Orinda, California to Newport Coast, California down the El Camino Real, otherwise known as US Hwy 101. During the 7, almost 8, hour drive I had plenty of time to reflect…

Secret tool that can net you a price reduction!

Welcome to late spring!  In about 4 weeks it will officially be summer and by now all of your listings should have offers on them or should be in escrow…right? Hardly.  This market is not recovered to the point where you can make general statements like that.  In years past, it was commonly accepted knowledge…