The Real Estate Agent and The Internet

A couple of months ago, I spoke about the pros and cons of Google Place pages .  It appears that Yahoo has taken notice of Google Place Pages and is now doing something similar to its local business pages.  There are now new local business page features on Google and Yahoo .  Google recently announced that they will be allowing more details for reviews on businesses as well as letting people rate individual aspects of a business listed on Google Place pages.  They also started to show when a business has been verified with a large checkmark at the top of the page that says ... Read Full Story

Love this post!  I was brought up to be perfect.  It's an impossibility so I don't recommend it.  When I saw Heather's headline, it caught my attention.  Take a minute to read - it makes perfect sense. Via Heather Chavez, Second Self Virtual Assistance (928) 412-4469 (Second Self Virtual Assistance) : When I was a flautist in high school, my music teacher always told us: "Practice doesn't make perfect.  PERFECT practice makes perfect."   You mean that I won't be able to be a "perfect musician" just by practicing the same piece of music the same way over and over again until I am ... Read Full Story

Have you ever wondered how you can create a superb email campaign ?  It's not as easy as just sending an email blast out to all your contacts every other day and hope for the best.  Today's customers are much more savvy than in the past and need to be treated as such.  With that in mind, here are just a few ways you can create a superb email campaign to capture leads and keep them coming back: Allow the Reader a Choice - Don't use sly "tricks" to try to capture leads, like automatically checking a box on the registration forms on your site.  If ... Read Full Story

By now, I'm sure you've heard all about Twitter.  Even Oprah has hopped on the Twitter bandwagon and tweets regularly.  Thousands upon thousands of businesses have found major benefits in Twitter as well.  Here are a few simple and easy ways to increase your traffic from Twitter : 1. Include a link to your Twitter account on your blogs , website or any other internet materials you use.  There are several online resources that provide cute, free Twitter buttons to use for this. 2. Don't use up ALL 140 characters in a tweet.   You need to leave a few spaces for people to ... Read Full Story

Carra Riley has written yet another insightful, information-packed blog that I think everyone can benefit by. Thank you, Carra, for being so generous with your knowledge. ~Pamela Via Carra Riley CRB, CRS, GRI (Carra Riley Inc.- Real Estate Consultant, Author, Speaker ) : There are four simple reasons the time is right to buy a home NOW! 1.   The inventory to select from is high. 2.   The interest rates are very affordable. 3.  New legislation created a STIMULUS package to encourage home sales. 4.  The buyers market could soon be turning into a sellers market.                                     On November 6, 2009 the President signed ... Read Full Story