Learnings from RE Bar Camp Orange County

I recently attended the Real Estate Bar Camp held in Orange County in Newport Beach, along with a number of other CRSs. You can follow all the comments about the event on Twitter by following #rebcoc

This was not a Southern California Chapter of CRS-sponsored event, but I came away with some great learning that I wanted to pass along.

You can read the full article "RE Bar Camp Again Does Not Disappoint - RE Bar Camp Orange County - Newport Beach, CA"  to pick up a few tidbits to use in your business, and on-line and social media marketing (Twitter, Facebook).

If you have not attended an RE Bar Camp you really should - the opportunities for interaction, sharing, learning and networking are amazing.

There WILL be one of these events in San Diego in November at the time of the NAR Convention - keep in it mind.

Social Media and CRS

Did you know that your CRS profile on-line in the National Database will now include your profile links to several social media sites?

Those of you "in the know" about the advantages of participating in social media networking are probably members of one or more of the most popular sites (I personally recommend the first 4)

• ActiveRain - blogging site
  
• LinkedIn
  
• Facebook
  
• Twitter - microblogging site
  
• Hi5
  
• Orkut
  
• MySpace.

Now you can include profile links to those sites in your on-line profile. Plus you can add two additional ones (I included my Plaxo Profile)

Simply log in to My Advantage on the CRS site and click on the link to Update Your Member Profile. Add the correct links from the individual site then save.

REMEMBER: You can follow the SoCal CRS Chapter on Twitter - @SoCalCRS

Social Webinar Series for Southern California CRS Chapter Members - DON'T MISS!

The Southern California Chapter of CRS® &

DOMUS Consulting Group 

Present

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING WEBINAR SERIES

Social Media 101 – Regular Pace (if new to social media):

Dates: Mondays, February 16 thru May 16, 10:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. ON-LINE

Cost $49 per month for this SoCal CRS® Sponsored Webinar (normally $99/month)

·        Learn about the value of blogging for your business and how to set one up

·        Understand what social media marketing is and how it will help you build your business in today’s economy

·        Learn effective ways to build massive social networks and create effective referral systems

·        Learn how to use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media tools to expand your on-line network

·        Learn how to be a “hub” for breaking real estate news in your community and enhance your on-line real estate presence

Social Media 101 – Firehose Pace (for those with Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn experience already):

Dates: Tuesdays, beginning February 17 thru May 17, 9a.m.- 10 a.m. ON-LINE

Cost $49 per month for this SoCal CRS® Sponsored Webinar (normally $99/month)

NOTE: You can attend both classes, or any combination you wish, during the month for the same fee for additional learning or to accommodate your schedule

WHERE:           FREE Access ON-LINE from home or office using GoToMeeting.com. Specific logon details will be sent to you each week. Classes are recorded for later review.

ADVANCE ON-LINE REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Register at http://DomusConsultingGroup.com/crs

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How You Can use Twitter to Help in Your Business

Twitter is becoming very much a part of mainstream social media networking. You surely have heard of it, or perhaps are even tweeting on Twitter now. Many folks use it for its social aspects, and there is certainly a great deal of value in expanding your on-line social network and letting folks know who you are and what areas you service.

But Twitter can also help you in your business if you choose to make the effort to use it..

I wrote a recent article on ActieRain that you may find useful if you are using Twitter now. And it might give you an incentive to get involved with Twitter - after all, it's free.

READ MORE about How You can use Hashtags on Twitter to Your Advantage.

Here's something else you may be interested in if you want to know MORE about social media networking (Twitter, Facebook, LInkedIn, and other tools and websites) and how it will help you grow your business.

Southern California Chapter of CRS is sponsoring a webinar series (12 weeks) beginning in February. STAY TUNED FOR MY NEXT POST so you can register. SoCal members will be receiving an email about this terrific series today (I have taken it myself and I can tell you it is WELL WORTH the low cost).

And you can follow ME on Twitter if you wish at Twitter.com/jdowler

SoCalCRS Board of Directors Bloopers

CRS agents are considered the best of the best.

But sometimes even the best folks make mistakes.

The Board of Directors for the Southern California Chapter of CRS held its annual retreat and strategic planning session on November 21, the day before the general membership meeting. We felt it might be appropriate to share a HAPPY HOLIDAYS messages via video with the membership.

The final product can be seen on our homepage of our website.

But there were a few gaffs along the way getting to that final product. Nothing major, but we had a good laugh. So here are our first few attempts at creating the holiday message video. One person, who shall remain nameless, commented in one of the bloopers (it's hard to hear) "I can't keep holiding in my stomach." We had to try 4 times to get one we felt we could use. And this was at 8 am.

Blooper Video 1

Blooper Video 2

Blooper Video 3

Blooper Video 4