10 Online Reputation Management Tips for Your Business

Today, before someone chooses to do business with you, chances are they may take the time to ‘Google’ your name or business name. While this may seem like the smart thing to do as a consumer, it can be a nightmare for businesses.  If you happen to have an unhappy customer who wants the world…

Have you made time for Timeline?

I was out to dinner last night with my wife and two other couples.  We talked about a variety of topics, laughed a lot and generally had a good time.  In due course of time, the topic of conversation changed to from music (they all are musicians or singers) to technology and the question of…

Discover Bottlenose, the Discovery engine!

I recently learned of a new web based tool for staying on top of the news that is important to you.  It does this by watching the social stream and organizing what it finds in several different and interesting ways.  And that;’s just the public portion.  If you register (currently free), you can get personalized information…

Ever wanted to get in on the ground floor?

Have you ever wanted to get in on the ground floor of some new technology?  You know, be the first kid on your block to have the newest cool thing?  If so, now is your chance. I was contacted by Michael Baker, the founder of Open House Trader and was asked by him to take…

Rethinking the agent real estate web site

Last week I taught a class that I recently wrote called “The Facebook Money Machine…your next client is on Facebook” at a local Association of REALTORS®. We had about 20 agents and brokers show up and for the next 90 minutes they learned about my vision for using the social media giant to locate and…

Pinterest in real estate?

By now you have heard of Pinterest.  This relatively new social networking site has been growing at a faster rate that any previous social networking site and is responsible for referring more traffic to websites than Google+, LinkedIn and YouTube…combined! Since I am not yet totally convinced of the value of Pinterest in our business,…

Social Media marketing for real estate professionals – Part Five

This is the fifth of a five part series of posts designed to get you thinking about using Social Media Marketing to find new clients and to strengthen relationships with your existing clients. Since the internet was first introduced, the world has become consumed with all of the digital and technological advances it has to…

Social Media marketing for real estate professionals – Part Four

This is the fourth of a five part series of posts designed to get you thinking about using Social Media Marketing to find new clients and to strengthen relationships with your existing clients. In a nutshell, social media network sites are used in many different ways by different people. Some use it to meet new…

Social Media marketing for real estate professionals – Part Three

This is the third of a five part series of posts designed to get you thinking about using Social Media Marketing to find new clients and to strengthen relationships with your existing clients. If you are still wondering whether or not you should join the Social Media explosion, you are probably losing potential business to…