If you haven’t heard of Apple HomeKit yet you soon will. According to Apple, HomeKit is a framework in iOS 8 for communicating with and controlling connected accessories in a user’s home. You can enable users to discover HomeKit accessories in their home and configure them, or you can create actions to control those devices.…
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Have you noticed how advertisements seem to follow you around the web as you browse websites? If not, pay attention the next time you do some online shopping and then decide to visit your favorite websites. Invariably, if you were shopping for shoes (or almost anything else) the next website that you visit will have…
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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…
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Do you use Facebook as a way to prospect for clients? Many agents that I know have used Facebook successfully to stay in touch with their sphere of influence. They do that in a variety of ways, some of which include, posting relevant, timely, engaging, funny and useful things. Many of them also look at…
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Sooner or later you will probably want to create a new website and in the process of doing that you will need a domain name for the site. The way to find your new domain starts out by visiting GoDaddy or some other web registrar and entering your preferred name into the search box. Most…
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By now you probably have a mobile version of your website available for consumers to use. And if you don’t, you really need to get on the stick! Back in 2011 Trulia was among the first of the portals to bring out a mobile-optimized app for the iPad and iPhone, with other platforms coming along…
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Have you ever been curious about running Microsoft Office on your Mac, but just didn’t want to shell out the money? If so, you are not alone. On my Mac I have Microsoft Office 2011 installed, but only because it was a gift from a client…if I had to buy it, I wouldn’t have done…
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I want to talk to you today about an incredible resource that I’ll bet you are not using. Heck, I’ll even bet that you aren’t even aware that it exists! I just spent a few minutes noodling around on this site and found the following things: A page that was loaded with some scripts to…
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How good are you at staying in touch with your past clients? The ones that closed an escrow with you. The ones that would gladly tell their friends how awesome you are…if only they could remember your name… We often fall victim to our own successes. You know what I mean, when we close an…
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One of the ways that you can utilize your social media accounts is to post interesting information about real estate. Doing so on a regular basis helps to position you as a knowledgeable person on real estate topics. But, you can only post so much about your new listings or your open houses or your…
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