Part of the year end process for any business is storing the records from the previous year. And real estate agents are no exception. We commonly have many transaction files to store and once they are boxed up they get transported to a storage facility. Often times the facility is off site and inconvenient to…
DetailsWith so much emphasis these days on the paperless transaction, storing things in the “cloud” and on mobile computing, I thought it might be a good idea to explore some ways to stay safe online. During my research online I found many good resources for learning how to avoid making security mistakes. But one source…
DetailsHow well do you use Facebook? Twitter? LinkedIn? WordPress? If you are like most, you probably know enough to make basic use of these sites, but are you really up to speed and getting the maximum value from them? If not, you could search YouTube for instructional videos (Assuming that you watch the most recent…
DetailsIt’s with some trepidation that I am writing about a tool that will provide a mobile optimized web site for for free. The trepidation comes from that fact that this tool, while being just short of fabulous, does not provide the entire mobile solution. It goes far enough though, that many of you won’t take…
DetailsI’ve been writing this blog for nearly 4 years now and I have tried to keep it focused on technology tools that are available now for real estate professionals no matter where they may live. And aside from a few excursions into sales techniques (and the occasional rant) I have been pretty good about staying…
DetailsBuying a new smart phone these days has suddenly gotten very complicated. Not only do you have to decide on a carrier before getting started, you also have to to decide if you want an iPhone, a Blackberry, a Windows phone or an an Android. The iPhone part is easier than the others, you only…
DetailsIf you are through with the Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday madness, and if you still have about $20.00, why not splurge on something useful to your business? I am talking about you buying the National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers 2011. This is a 124 page document…
DetailsHappy Thanksgiving! I had time to kill before my brother and sister in law arrive from Southern California and the holiday begins, so I have spent the last hour or so looking for some on line “bargains”. I have found a load of of somewhat dubious websites that look like they were just set…
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