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May 2007
May. 15, 2007
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Resources and Upcoming Cool Programs
Upcoming Fossland's Forums & Shameless Plugs
Two Fossland's Forums in May!!!!!!
LAST CALL!!!!!
1. Friday, May 18, 2007
Real Estate Consulting:
A Win-Win for Today’s Real Estate Consumer AND Professional
2. Friday, May 25, 2007
"What lenders now look at- It ain't the same as last year.
Why the market will change,what to expect, and how to take advantage!"
Steve's book,
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Real Estate Debt Can Make You Rich is a content-packed manual to understand the best ways you can use your money to build real estate wealth. Good stuff to help your clients as well as build your retirement!
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Once you have signed up for the SILVER membership, you can start to input recommendations from clients, but to really get an edge, you'll want to upgrade to a GOLD membership: which offers you enhanced value with 5 web pages, the right to use the ILoveMyAgent logo
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May. 15, 2007
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Tech Tools and Trends Part 2
I am heading to Washington DC for the NAR Meetings.....
Tech Tools & Trends Part 2 of 3
Here are the four areas that we started are looking at last week:
The Absolutely Necessary (this was last week's tip)
The Smart Tools For Your Peak Effectiveness
The Changes That Web 2.0 Requires
The Consumer Driven Want
Today, we'll look at The Smart Tools For Your Peak Effectiveness. While, it may not be time for you to get all of these tools, the knowing what is available and what your competition is using, gives you the edge. Putting these into a future plan and budget will
Smart Moves For Your Effectiveness
Tablet Computer
Voice Broadcast & 24 Hr. Call Capture
Very Smart Phones
Bluetooth
- A short range wireless connection between two pieces of hardware. You've seen the wireless headsets that now seem attached to many people's ear (and this is important also to reduce the negative impact from holding your phone next to your head). There are dozens of ways you can use Bluetooth: In your car with your phone, between your wireless computer and your printer, between your Smartphone and your computer. Learn about how it can make your life easier!- If you haven't bought a phone that allows you to carry your calendar and database, take pictures, send email, surf the web all in one, what are you waiting for? Here in Tucson and in many other places, a TREO or similar Smart phone can be used as your lockbox key as well. New models seem to appear daily, but you really don't need the latest and greatest...a TREO 600 or 650 is cheap to get and will give you all the basics. You can usually save some money and get the current scoop on all models at TreoCentral or by going - Anything that saves you time, makes you money! it gives you the time to take dollar productive actions. My favorite tool for gaining time with a huge result in results is Voice Broadcast. By recording a short, friendly message once a month and sending it to your sphere of influence, you will be taking an action that 99% of other agents aren't: staying in touch often enough to generate top of the mind branding! Your clients will refer more to you because they have heard from you. And, you don't have to sit there and dial and leave messages. My favorite provider is www.vreo.com and www.motioncomputing.com. These two sites will provide an overview of different tablets. You'll need to decide which features are most important to you to help you choose. Is size and weight important? Is it important to have a built-in DVD-CD drive? Is having an attached keyboard important? I have a docking station that let's me use my little (9" x 8") tablet with a 17" monitor and full keyboard and I have done away with my desktop. And lastly, using the Dashboard software, takes you towards the truly paperless office! Automatic Response Technology (ART) . They have a great tutorial on the website that gives lots of good ideas. I interviewed Jeff Troyer in January how this can build production. You can listen to that here. Use the sign up code 8000 to save money on the set up. For less than $100 a month and about 5 minutes of your time, you'll find you can connect with 100-200 people who know someone who needs a good agent! here. Being in real estate is being mobile!
Make this week Beyond Ordinary....It is up to you!!!!!
In keeping with my intent to provide quick tips on Tuesdays, I will wrap this up here. Keep an eye out week after next week for Part 3. We'll discuss Web 2.0 (Don't know what that is?) Then you better read it for sure!!!!
- A tablet has an extreme WOW factor! Many people do not realize that it is as powerful as a notebook computer and MORE! Sites to visit and watch the videos and tutorials include hope to possibly see you there. But, if not, I plan to do a Best of The MidYear Meetings next week and then we'll continue with the Tech Tips & Trends!
If you will also be in DC , please come see me: I will be giving the ePRO Workshop on Thursday afternoon at the Omni at 3 PM...save $25 and learn some good tech tips!!!!!!
and at WCR's Meetings: I'll be doing a breakout on Saturday Morning at 8:30 at The Capital Hilton on Maintaining a Steady Income in Today's Markets!
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May. 8, 2007
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Tech Tools and Trends
The Rest of the Story......Top Tech Trends
Presented for The Scottsdale WCR Chapter
Smart Moves For Your Effectiveness
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Voice Broadcast & 24 Hr. Call Capture Automatic Response Technology (ART) offers both and has a great video. Use the sign up code 8000 to save on the set up.
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Very Smart Phones
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Bluetooth
- Web 2.0
MP3 Players & Podcasts Fossland’s Forums for MP3 Files from previous calls
www.iTunes.com www.MySpace.com www.YouTube.com
Blogs These are both free platforms www.RealTown.com and ActiveRain
RSS Feeds
Agent Rating Free site to post your testimonials www.ILoveMyAgent.org
Consumer Driven Wants
Video, Video, Video Start free and simple with www.microsoft.com/photostory Go with the easiest and most versatile Visual Tours Get really fancy with http://www.videomagazine.tv
Mapping Start with Google Earth. A free down;oad at Google
One to One Consumers want to know what's in it for them. This site offers branded marketing to connect with the consumer in an emotional way. Try their free website and use of materials for 30 days or call 1-888-288-7285. They are offering you a special deal – 100 free postcards, printed, addressed, and delivered for anyone who takes a free trial of the Premium level service ($99). So, you can try it out for two weeks, send out 100 postcards and a bunch of emails and if they hate us they can cancel, and pay nothing AND keep the website forever – for free. promo code: JNFL.
On The Personal Side
 Mother's Day is this Sunday (in case you've been under a rock or got one of my personalized calendar's that had it listed LAST Sunday!) and I want to mark the occasion. My own mother died 44 years ago of liver disease, but her memory, zest for life and encouragements are part of the woman I grew up to be. I wish she could be here to see her two beautiful great-granddaughters that epitomize her genes, determination and feistyness. They each have a teddy bear made from her mink coat named Clementine, after her. I am sure she would approve that I cut the coat up!
So, if you still have a mother, I hope you connect with and appreciate her this week. If yours has passed, like mine, let's think of our fondest memories and share them with someone or journal them.
And, if you are a mother, know that what you give to the world by raising a child is an incredible contribution. I say this because I talk to many women who worry about not being able to be who they want to be in the business world and be the mother they want to be.....
I believe when we express our joy and love in either place, we are modeling for our children what true success is. When you give the world your unique gifts, that's all there is to do! Have a Happy Mother's Day!
Tech Tools & Trends Part 1
What are the trends to watch and tools you need to be effective in 2007 in technology?
Here are the four areas that you'll want to keep an eye on:
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The Absolutely Necessary
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The Smart Tools For Your Peak Effectiveness
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The Changes That Web 2.0 Requires
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The Consumer Driven Want
Let's look within each of these areas, starting with The Absolutely Necessary. Now, there are probably at least a dozen tech tools that fit here, however, instead of the obvious, that you are already using, my purpose is to add a few things you may not be using.
USB Drives-Sometimes called Thumbdrives. There are lots of uses for these.They make it very easy to transfer information from one computer to another. Over the past couple of years, the prices have dropped and the size of the memory has increased, so you can find more and more ways to get creative with them. Some ideas include carrying around your listing and buyer presentations, your virtual tours, giving the seller or buyer all of the contracts, reports, tours and other documents from their closing. Don't leave home without one!
Easy Backup-Wow! this should go without saying, but I would guess fewer than 25% of the people I speak with are not on top of this. If you are not backing up regularly, do not make another tech purchase until you get this handled. Like Thumbdrives, the size has increased and cost has come down. I recently bought a 500 GB Maxtor External Drive for about $150 at Costco. It backs up my computer every Monday night at 8. It came with a program and I had nothing complicated to do except plug it into the USB port and tell it when to back up. If your computer hasn't ever died, it will......BACKUP!!!!
The Small, Portable Storage- We are also seeing a lot of very small external drives that are somewhere between these two. In a recent ad, there was a 40 GB external drive that was 3" x 5" and cost $50. If you do not want to clog up your computer with lots of pictures, tours and tunes, these devices are the perfect way to store.
Permanent Email Address-Just a look at my newsletter mailing list tells me most of you are not using a permanent email address. For heavens sake, you are in business and hopefully not a YAHOO!!!!!There is a place for those impermanent addresses(but it isn't your business mail. Buy a domain name (or many of you already have one on your website and you are not using it for your mail). Point the domain name to your current mail host and you'll never have to change your address again! Start branding yourself-not your ISP. If you need any help with this, my friends at the Internet Crusade have the best mail programs available. For more information, click here and take a look at eMailPlus. You can also see if the domain name you want is available there.
Become an e-PRO I know many of you have taken this great course, but there are still the majority that hasn't. It is the one thing you can do that will give you the overview of the whole arena of what you need to know about technology, allow you to do it all online over a six month period and then wrap it all up in you designing your own technology plan. Talk about a way to save time and money...when you have a plan, you won't be tempted by programs and money vampires you don't need. There is a great, short video about it here, you can sign up here (and because you are on my list, you'll get a $25 discount using code 4477) or come see me on May 17 at 3 PM in DC at the NAR Tradeshow! This will put more money in your pocket this year!
Smart Moves For Your Effectiveness
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Voice Broadcast & 24 Hr. Call Capture Automatic Response Technology (ART) offers both and has a great video. Use the sign up code 8000 to save on the set up.
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Very Smart Phones
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Bluetooth
Web 2.0
RSS Feeds
Consumer Driven Wants
Mapping Start with Google Earth. A free down;oad at Google
One to One Consumers want to know what's in it for them. This site offers branded marketing to connect with the consumer in an emotional way. Try their free website and use of materials for 30 days or call 1-888-288-7285. They are offering you a special deal – 100 free postcards, printed, addressed, and delivered for anyone who takes a free trial of the Premium level service ($99). So, you can try it out for two weeks, send out 100 postcards and a bunch of emails and if they hate us they can cancel, and pay nothing AND keep the website forever – for free. promo code: JNFL
If all of these are part of your toolkit, hooray for you
Here is the rest of the story.......
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