Business Organization
Kickstart My Heart…And My New Year at Inman
Sunday, January 6th, 2008I’m pleased to kickstart my New Year at the Inman Real Estate Connect in New York this week. My better half, Reggie Nicolay, will be speaking on the Marketing Your Blog panel on Wednesday. And I have a fun “top secret” task of my own.
If you plan to attend, don’t miss the Beers with Bloggers Reception, [...]
The Cure for Resisting the Real Estate Blog
Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Finally, the perfect therapy for the anti-blogging real estate agent – one dose of Realty Blogging by Richard Nacht and Paul Chaney will do the trick! After literally devouring this succinct paperback in just two day’s time and soaking its pages with my trusty yellow highlighter (the one with the handy little sticky tabs built [...]
20 Content Ideas + Posting Plan = Happy Real Estate Blogger!
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007Do you schedule your real estate “blog time”? Do you have a plan or just squeeze it in on nights, weekends and between activities? And how do you decide what to write about?
Juggling all our commitments to make time for blogging is a job in itself. But when you’ve finally gotten home from writing a [...]
Willy Wonka Has Nothing On These Real Estate Delights!
Monday, November 26th, 2007Simply put, the National Association of Realtors conference was overwhelming…But overwhelming in a kid in a mega-candy store kind of way. After wandering, awestruck through the colossal building at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, I began to sense the sting of my sweet tooth, so I decided to take a [...]
Real Estate Marketing for More than Market Share
Sunday, November 11th, 2007Looking for some cost effective holiday marketing this year? What if I told you I had found the perfect two for one special? In the midst of a declining real estate market and the onset of the bustling holiday season, it’s easy to get caught up in the chaos of our own daily lives. While [...]
Santa’s Real Estate Marketing Ideas for the Holidays
Sunday, November 4th, 2007Okay, I’m not really “Santa” but perhaps an elf-like assistant who enjoys making lists too! There’s no better time than the holidays to reach out to your client sphere and make valuable business connections. So what’s in your holiday marketing bag? Don’t be left sending out the same card, different color this year. Plan early [...]
Yahoo! Alerts Nods Off, but Yahoo! Pipes a Dream
Thursday, October 25th, 2007We previously mentioned the use of Google Alerts for your real estate marketing research, and now Yahoo account users can take advantage of Yahoo! Alerts. But don’t get too excited. Yahoo! Alerts does provide a free information delivery service via email, instant message, pager, or cell phone. And getting alerts by cell phone is pretty [...]
Calling All Realtors: “Bob’s Your Uncle!”
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007How many of you have piles on your desk that have birthed their own piles? I can see a few hands out there in the blogosphere. And I’ve seen one too many real estate office organizational atrocities! But seriously, not all of us are organized by nature. I have Marnald (Martha Stewart & Donald Trump) [...]