Let Google help you grow your business

Lest you think that I am Google’s payroll (I am not, but that’s not a bad idea!) I want to tell you about a page that Google has just for you, the Real Estate Professional. You NEED to click on this link: Google Tools for Real Estate Professionals now and read every word and follow…

Three things you must do starting right now!

I was reading Chris Brogan’s post on “Slicing Your Social Media Pie” over at American Express’s Open Small Business Forum on Saturday, and it got me to thinking about our business. Chris asserts that “There are three basic components to social media: listening, creating, and communicating. That’s it. Listening is how you find out what…

backupify your social content

I had a minor disaster at my casa last week in which I lost all access to a VMWare Fusion Windows XP machine. Fortunately it was quickly resolved by using a backup. That started me thinking about what I have that is NOT backed up. All of my computers use backup drives that are physically…

A few things to do to kick off 2010 the right way!

2009 is finally over and 2010 is here. The New Year holiday has always felt like new opportunity for me. I enter January with high hopes for the things that I want to accomplish in the year ahead and this year is no different. Many of you have journeyed with me last year as I…

iPhone 3G pet peeve solved!

I was one of those people who stood in line for over 6 hours in July of 2008 to buy the iPhone 3G when it came out.  I wasn’t happy to do it, but I endured the wait because the reward was so worth it. Then Apple came out with the iPhone 3GS.  It had…

Realtors® guide to making a living in a Web 2.0 World Part Twelve ~ YouTube

The next step along the way to utilizing Web 2.0 tools to enhance your business is to utilize video.  In a previous post I talked about the Flip video camera, which in my opinion, is tailor made for real estate agents.  Go here to check it out https://realtytechbytes.com/video-made-simple/. Once you’ve got your hands on this…

Realtor’s® guide to making a living in a Web 2.0 World ~ Part Eleven ~ Facebook

Did you know that Facebook has doubled it’s users from 150 million in January to over 300 million September? (Facebook press info) And did you know that 50% of the active users log on to Facebook in any given day and that The fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and older? (Facebook statistics…

Realtor’s® guide to making a living in a Web 2.0 World ~ Part Ten ~ 140 Characters at a time

Got Twitter?  Have you set up a free Twitter account yet?  If so, are you using it interactively or is it a mystery to you?  If not, why not?  Still think it’s about what somebody had for breakfast? Let’s take a fresh look at Twitter from the perspective that it is a tool that connects…

Realtor’s® guide to making a living in a Web 2.0 World ~ Part Nine ~ 10 easy ways to promote your blog

If you have been following along these past 2 months (and actually taking action!) you have built a blog and you have some articles on it. And you are probably wondering where are all of your readers! Sad to say, for most of us, success at blogging is usually not an overnight phenomenon. Even though…

Realtor’s® guide to making a living in a Web 2.0 World ~ Part Eight

In Part Seven, I encouraged you to utilize a blog as your home on the Internet, and gave you five reasons why a blog is a better bet for you than a standard web site.  But I left you with these questions: By now you are wondering what you would say on your blog. Why…