Never carry business cards again!

In this day and age of smart phones and easy accessibility to information, I don’t see the necessity of carrying around business cards.  If I give my card to someone, chances are it gets lost or at best the recipient has to manually enter the info into their computer or phone. Consequently, when I started…

Details

Passwords got you down?

I recently posed a question on Facebook asking my friends what was the most baffling tech issue that they faced. The majority of the people that responded said that it was remembering their passwords.  In my daily work with real estate agents, I find that we often spend an inordinate amount of time recovering lost…

Details

Once you make the switch to Mac…you won’t go back!

You may be thinking that it is time to replace that aging computer.  And, since back to school sales will be starting soon, it’s best to do your homework now so that you know what you want to buy before the sales start. If you are a Windows user, why not consider upgrading your computing…

Details

10 things you got wrong about mobile marketing!

In a world population of approximately 7 billion, more than 6 billion people have mobile phones. That’s more than the number of people who have computers, televisions and radios.   On top of that, mobile web usage has increased tremendously in recent years; in fact, more than half of internet searches are performed on mobile…

Details

10 things you got wrong about social media marketing!

In the minds of some people, “Social Media” is just one of the new buzzwords in today’s global marketplace. However, it’s so much more than that – especially for real estate professionals. Social media marketing has become one of the most popular methods used by agents today to generate more leads, customers, and revenue. Social…

Details

Documents for iPhone

One of the big drawbacks to today’s mobile technology is the difficulty in storing documents locally on your phone or tablets. True, you can use iCloud, DropBox and many other cloud based storage systems to keep your documents available, but if you lose your internet connection you also lose your ability to access your documents.…

Details

Mobile friendly websites are the next big thing!

Did you know that ½ of all Internet searches for LOCAL products and services are performed from mobile devices? Imagine your potential customers whipping out their cell phones to look for real estate while “on the go”… Yes! They found YOUR website, but once they get to your website, they can’t find your phone number……

Details

Why should anyone hire you to list their home?

As this is being written we are only a few weeks away from the mid point of the year.  This should not be startling news unless you are one of the many real estate agents who have not hit their income goals for the year so far.  If that is you, and your income for…

Details

Sometimes procrastination pays off

We are having a power outage for the second day in a row. It seems like PG&E cannot get it’s act together in fixing this one. A little while back they tore up some roads nearby and and told us that after they were done we would have fewer and less severe outages. Right! Last…

Details

RePurposedApps – member recommended apps for your smart phone!

If you are a REALTOR® then you are entitled to make use of the many member benefits of membership. Some of these benefits come from your local Association, some from the Sate Association and some from the National association itself. One NAR benefit that I recently leaned about is http://www.repurposedapps.com a website that features apps…

Details