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Feb. 11, 2007 - See & Be Seen

Joeann's Tuesday Tip
February 13, 2007

This week, you should have some fun. Get out without going out!!!!!!

First, visit the online Convention and Expo. You'll get great educational classes as well as the opportunity to check out vendors and enter drawings! All from the comfort of your home office!

Then think about being seen more!

  • Are you using client testimonials to build credibility and expert status? I've got a cool site you need to be featured on and it is free
  • Are you blogging? If not, why not? The resources below will get you started

And, then, yes, getting out REALLY will bring you business. Why not plan a blitz for next month? Play one of the next Real Estate Games™ to get support and ideas with this. There is a flavor or everyone......We are kicking of The new EXPIRED Game™ !

SEE: Be MY GUEST!

National Real Estate "On-Line" Convention & Expo
February 18-24, 2007

The National Real Estate "On-Line" Convention & Expo is expected to attract over 50,000 real estate professionals over the seven day event period - February 18-24, 2007. Register now for free and attend this premier event via your computer, from the comfort of your home or office... 24/7! This year's speakers include keynote addresses by:

2007 National Association of REALTORS President, Pat Vredevoogd Combs, and Realogy Franchise Group, President & CEO, Alex Perriello. Plus over 30 Nationally recognized real estate trainers, authors and industry experts in four educational tracks: Top Real Estate Trainers; Top Cyber Agent Tips and Tricks; Top Industry Leaders; and Top Commercial Presenters. Network in Chat Forums and check out the latest business building products and services at the Exposition!

Get your free pass and information at: http://recyber.cyberconventions.com Today!

BE SEEN:

1. Are you using client testimonials to build credibility and expert status? Visit www.ILoveMyAgent.org. When you join, at no cost, you can enter 3 testimonials from clients. There will be a contest kicked off on Valentine's Day to honor the agent with the MOST testimonials in each state. Do you want to be the MOST LOVED AGENT in your city or state?

2. Blogging is so cool!!!!! A great way to build expert status and have fun. Web 2.0 is all about community and you can be part of this easily. Here are two great communities that offer blogs that can get set up easily and free!
Join Active Rain, where there are 16,000+ other agents

Or set yourself up right here, at what is one of the BEST Real Estate Portals available:
www.RealTown.com (sign up for the RealTalk Listserv while you are here!) and browse the new content! Lot's of great articles.
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May. 20, 2007 - re: See & Be Seen

Posted by stop repossession

Here is some info that may be useful on blogging:

Why Should A Real Estate Pro Start A Blog?

Two major forces are converging on the Web. First, real estate "data"
is becoming more and more available and ubiquitous. Second, buyers and
seller are migrating to the Web as their initial search tool for
brokerage services and homes to purchase, thereby increasing the
importance of developing an online relationship with that prospective
buyer or seller. Agent web sites cannot compete with their own
brokerage company web site nor with large players in the real estate
data space. Not gonna happen. So, how can they compete? By providing
information and content (not data) that cannot be provided by larger
organizations. Blogs are the vehicle to providing this information and
content. 
 How Much Time Should Be Dedicated To The Effort?
The benefit that agent bloggers have is that they "experience" their
blog content every day. As they do their job, they find out interesting
information about local areas, events, trends, etc. So spending time to
research things to blog about is not where you need to spend a lot of
time. 

What is Your Idea of Good Realtor Blog? (Examples)

Here is a
list of 10 posts that make for great blog content:

Stories
Data (Charts, Tables, Maps)
Book Reviews
Current Events
Neighborhood Descriptions
Local Events (Fun Stuff!)
Links
Interviews
Advice for Buyers/Sellers
Advice for other Agents

What Are The Benchmarks For Blogging Success?

Great question. Some bloggers blog just because it provides them a
"voice." Others do so because it leads to business. The individual
blogger needs to decide why they blog and then make the outcome meet
that objective. For those wanting more business, real estate bloggers
can build trusted online "relationships" with their blog that will
generate better leads. Put another way, it is building the personal
brand with unique content and perspective.

Should a Realtor Promote Listings in Their Blog?

NO! Unless you take a very unique listing (like a famous person's
house) and obviously with the consent of the seller.

What Are The Best/Worst Platforms (Tools) For Blogging?

 You must first answer whether you want a "hosted" blog or you want to
arrange the hosting yourself. If you are less technical, a hosted blog
(e.g. Blogger) may be the trick. There is also Wordpress blog which is (relatively) free and because there is a gigantic open source community building on the
Wordpress platform every day.

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May. 28, 2007 - re: See & Be Seen

Posted by Joeann Fossland, e-PRO, PMN, SRS
Thanks for The great input!
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