the other week i posted a blurb on my facebook fan page on qr codes, two dimensional bar codes that deliver information such as web sites, web-hosted pdfs and contact information to the user when the codes are scanned from a hand-held device. these codes got their name because they are “quick response” content delivery [...]
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is that a light at the end of the tunnel?
lately i’m driven to the point of madness with all the conflicting news reports and industry prognostications that are at odds with one another from one day to the next. purchase mortgage applications are up, pending home sales are down, showings are stagnant and closed transactions are off from a year ago. gdp estimates from earlier in the year are revised, showing economic growth much less than thought. new home sales are up. oops, we meant down. no wait. they’re flat.
in case you were wondering…
no, i’m still here. still alive. just had to take a break. a lot of people will tell you at points in their existence “life got in the way.” life is the way. live it. the rest gets in the way of life. so i’ve managed to recenter myself after many personal challenges and refocus [...]
modern day hatchet job
big brand realty recently had a client that wasn’t too pleased with their listing agent’s marketing of the client’s home. having found no sympathy from the managing broker at big brand real estate, the consumer decided to post several scathing commentaries on highly trafficked sites on the web. unbeknownst to big brand realty, several parties climbed on [...]
3 surefire ways to kill your business with social media
kill your business with social media? i’m convinced it can happen. here’s how: ignore social media – there are still a large number of folks that don’t see the need to engage in social media in any form – facebook, linkedin, activerain, blogging, youtube or twitter. they still don’t see the need, don’t understand it, [...]
facebook smackdown
in a recent exchange of missives between some real estate practitioners on facebook, i couldn’t help but wonder, do these people know these exchanges are visible? are they cognizant of the fact that everyone in their networks can see their posts? do they not know how a wall post works? oh yeah? it all started with [...]
overwhelmed, oblivious or ostrich?
i’m seeing posts on facebook that clearly violate most states’ advertising requirements, and tweets that would cause ambulance chasing attorneys to salivate over the chance to sue an agent and company over their breach of fiduciary duty. not to mention all the possible violations of article 12 of the realtor code of ethics. it’s crazy to say the least.
claim your blog
you’re up mr. can’t-blog-in-6-weeks-cuz-you’re-too-friggin-busy given the fact that the upcoming stewart title success series class is on the topic of advanced blogging, and my man derec shuler (@derecshuler on twitter) has tasked me with the section on publicizing and registering a blog, i figured i’d make this an interactive example using technorati to claim your blog. some that [...]
ain’t no silver bullet
i recently spent time in an instructor development workshop presented by tom martin of the instructor training institute (iti). it was some of the best training i’ve attended in my 19+ years in the real estate industry, and certainly took effort. for 3.5 days we pushed the envelope and went outside of our comfort zones. it [...]