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Encinitas, California

An informational site for CRS members, and candidates for the CRS, in the Southern California CRS Chapter region (from Santa Barbara to San Diego). Members and non-members of the SoCalCRS Chapter are encouraged to ask questions, post comments, and become active in our Chapter. We hope you will enjoy learning more about our CRS Chapter and the value of being a Chapter member.

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Upcoming BLOGGING Classes at SDAR

Nov. 7, 2007

Categorized in: Classes

Tagged with: blogging, blogging classes, jeff dowler, sdar

Just a quick reminder that I will be teaching TWO blogging classes at SDAR in San Diego on Tuesday November 13

Introduction to Blogging - 12:00 - 1:15 PM - for those who know nothing about blogging. Find out what it's all about and learn why you should consider becoming a blogger too

Intermediate Blogging - 1:30 - 2:30 PM - for those with some experience with blogging. We'll talk about links, keywords, and getting the most from your blog.

Visit the SDAR website to register

Classes are filling up!

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3rd Quarterly Coffee Chat in San Diego Details

Aug. 20, 2007

Categorized in: Meetings

Tagged with: jeff dowler, one call home showings, southern california crs, vm3 environmental

The next COFFEE CHAT for the San Diego CRS members will be in 2 weeks on

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4^th from 10:00 – 11:30 AM

WHERE: The session will be held at the offices of Countrywide Home Loans, in La Jolla, who has generously offered to sponsor this meeting and provide space. Their office is located conveniently just off the 5 on La Jolla Village Drive, so it should be pretty easy for you to get there (and since we are starting the meeting later, avoid the traffic). The address is 4370 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 100 which is a short distance East of the 5.

SPEAKERS:

Andy Konopacki, President of VM3 Environmental, a mold inspection firm - come learn more about mold, and what can be done to assist your buyer and seller clients. Here's a link to an article Andy shared with my readers on my Relocation A to Z blog.
Scott Isgitt - Director of Sales for One Call Home Showings, a new service that schedules showings on your listings and obtains showing feedback (all for about the same price as using an automated showing feedback service like HomeFeedback.com). For more information NOW on this service, call SCOTT at (619) 955-8288.

We will also talk a little about the next quarterly SoCalCS membership meeting being held in Temecula on October 5.

Come by to learn, network and enjoy a snack. ALL FOR FREE!

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Upcoming 1-Day CRS Class at SDAR, San Diego

Aug. 15, 2007

Categorized in: Classes

Tagged with: crs classes, jeff dowler, san diego, sdar

Southern California CRS and San Diego Association of REALTORS® offer

Computer Camp:

Driving Prospects to your Website

In this seminar, the agent will learn why some agents are making a ton of money from their web sites and others are making none. More specifically, effective agent web sites will be broken down to illustrate what makes them so effective. Included in the seminar handouts are special instructions for agents to give their web site designers that will lead prospects to their web sites.

In this seminar, participants will:

Recognize how to create effective domain names that will draw buyers to websites
Understand what makes a good website design pleasing, demonstrating you more professionally
Learn how to select the best keywords by understanding what the buyer is looking for
Learn how search engines deliver info stored from their databases to the person putting in a search
Discover what content is of value to buyers and how they can improve their websites by adding and linking this content

Learn the value of virtual tours to today’s buyers and how to use them as a preview device

Gain knowledge of how to use the counselor's role in real estate through the Internet which now gives the agent the ability to give these services in a non-threatening way via their website

No previous computer or web positioning knowledge is needed!

When: September 28, 2007

Where: San Diego Association of REALTORS®, 4845 Ronson Court, San Diego, CA 92111

[858] 715-8040

Time: 8:30am - 5:00pm (check in 30 minutes prior to start)

Tuition: $119 for SoCal CRS members and members of SDAR Association

$139 to non-members

Lunch Provided and Workbook Included

Register online via credit card at www.sdar.com or call SDAR at 858-715-8040

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Follow-up on 2nd Quarterly Membership Meeting

Jul. 16, 2007

Categorized in: Meetings

Tagged with: heidi franklin, jeff dowler, lynda eisenmann, marc davison, marlene bridges, socalcrs

The 2^nd quarterly membership meeting of SoCalCRS was held in Santa Barbara on Thursday July 12 at the Hotel Mar Monte (photo above). About 60 CRS folks (most were members of SoCalCRS) attended.

SoCalCRS President Emily Link (photo at left) started off with some general comments and announcements, and Marlene Bridges, Treasurer, provide a brief overview of the status of our organization (we are very solvent and in great shape financially). If you want more specifics or have an interest in the details, please feel free to contact Marlene at Marlene@MarleneBridges.com.

The highlight of the meeting was a terrific talk by Marc Davison, highlighted by a series of predictions based on trends he has observed in the past few years and the direction that our business is going, whether we like it or not (sorry about the photo - the lighting was a challenge with the projector lighting).

[photo below - CRS Members and bloggers - Heidi Franklin, Kathleen Barnato, Jeff Dowler, Lynda Eisenmann (front), and Marlene Bridges (rear)]

Some key learnings:

We need to Think Green (know who our customers are and apply design aesthetics that appeal to them; be transparent; )
act small and be nimble
take responsibility
embrace who we are
be truthful in everything we do
shake up our old ides and replace with new
think globally
“play it safe” by embracing change

If you ever get to hear Marc, DO IT. He has some terrific information and ideas to share and get you thinking about your business in today’s technology and consumer-oriented market.

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