Last minute shopping for you!

Got your shopping done yet?  Most people I talk to have gotten theirs done or most of the way done.  But, when I ask them what they got for themselves I get a blank look.  Apparently nobody thinks that they should get themselves a gift.  Well, let me offer a suggestion.  Go get yourself a…

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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…

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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…

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A great light has gone out; Jim Rohn passed away today

“For things to get better for you, you have to get better”, Jim Rohn. Those 12 words spoken by Jim Rohn on a Nightengale-Conant tape, and heard by me in the summer of 1982, utterly changed my life.  I was given the tape to listen to by a man who thought that it would help…

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Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Tech Tuesday…

What’s next…Weird Wednesday?  Beat’s me, but in “honor” of all the shopping madness that we are experiencing this weekend, I wanted to share my favorite starting point with you.  I like this site so much that I have made it my browser start page.  It’s http://www.AllMyFaves.com. The idea behind this gem is that you can…

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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…

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7 Best Black Friday Web Sites

I don’t know too many people who haven’t been affected by the current US economy. The news has been all doom and gloom for far too long.  Many of us are staring at the holiday season and thinking about how we can provide gifts for our family, friends, acquaintances and clients. Quite a few of…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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