Facebook ads sell houses!

Have you ever thought of using Facebook to find new buyer or seller leads?  It’s only the number one social network on the planet and pretty much all age groups are users of the platform.  Perhaps you have subscribed to what all of the gurus have been teaching and have been disappointed by the results…

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Sign up for tech discounts

    Just a quick update today as it is Easter here in the US. If you are in the market for a new computer, camera, TV, appliance or almost any technology tool you can think of, you need to sign up to receive the Fry’s Electronics deal emails. You can get daily emails or…

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If I had to start over again

I’m often asked by new agents what can they do to get started or how can can I get my first sale? I have a standard litany of responses which include calling or mailing your sphere of influence, starting a farm, holding open houses and so on.  They all work to the extent that the…

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How to get text messages from your phone to your computer!

These days it seems like much of the communication between real estate agents and clients is done with text messages (Also known as SMS messages). It’s hard to beat the convenience and immediacy of SMS in a real estate transaction, but there is a glaring problem! I’m pretty sure that you have run across this…

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Snip.ly your way to more website traffic!

Ever heard of the term “curation”? If so, do you wonder what it means? Here is a definition from whatis.com: Content curation is the gathering, organizing and online presentation of content related to a particular theme or topic. As a rule, a content curation site reproduces some of the original content and links to the…

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An easy (and fun) way to send birthday greetings to your Facebook friends

If you knew that today was my birthday (it isn’t) wouldn’t you say Happy Birthday to me? Of course you would.  The problem that you would have though is knowing when my birthday was so that you could wish me Happy Birthday.  Fortunately Facebook has a solution.  They conveniently let you know every day that…

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Put an end to the constant nagging to upgrade to Windows 10

If you are still using Windows computers, you are probably using Windows  7, or maybe Windows 8.x.  If so, you are under assault by Microsoft to “upgrade” to Windows 10. At this point in time, I strongly advise you to NOT do that.  Windows 10, the new operating system from Microsoft, was released to the…

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Turn your phone into an intelligent dash cam!

If you drive as much as I do, you are going to appreciate the app that I am going to tell you about today.  And even if you don’t drive all that much, you’ll still find this FREE app to be of value! My round trip commute runs about 125 miles per day and has…

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Over 100 ways to prospect for real estate clients!

One twelfth of the year is gone already!  Are you one twelfth of the way to your 2016 income goal?  If you are not there yet, read on.  I may have a few ideas that can help you get there. In my coaching practice lately, almost everyone I have been helping has asked me how…

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Learn to love Zillow!

Many agents that I talk to just LOVE to HATE Zillow.  When I question them about this I usually hear about inaccurate Zestimates® that their clients use to value their homes. Others rail on about Zillow selling leads back to them that Zillow gets because they advertise the agent’s listings.  And I have heard some…

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