The Cyber drinks are on me today, what's your pleasure? If you have a liquid refreshment in front of you right now, please lift your glass and join me for a "Cheers" and "Celebration". There are alot of members on AR who Celebrate many different occasions. I have seen State and Local Area Celebrations, 300
One might ask why is Vallejo, California the place to be? How was this the chosen City to spotlight this month? It's simple, the City of Vallejo has it all! Our spotlight this month is all about Vallejo, California. A very pleasant place with lot's of affordable housing, fun and amusement, great food and shopping, and
There are two very popular internet browsers on the web. When using google analytics to check my website stats today, I found that there were more Firefox browsers than ever before. Is Microsoft Interenet Explorer on it’s way out? Is Firefox soon to be “standard” for internet browsers? I noticed that on my wifes PC,
While you may not be familiar with the term, we've all heard stories of Social Engineering – the practice of infiltrating an organization by pretending to be an authorized employee, customer, contractor, etc. in order to steal valuable assets. These con artists attempt to gain access to sensitive information or equipment by taking advantage of your natural
I decided to take BLOGGING seriously! I have been getting some coaching from one of the BEST! Thanks Colleen! Active Rain is so lucky to have you as part of the team! I decided to go across the USA to see and meet all the Featured Agents on Active Rain. Not in my car, with my mouse!
Yesterday was our first class on BLOGGING for the Solano Association of Realtors members. As the Technology Committee Chair, together with Mike Mueller from Patagonia Finance, we introduced BLOGGING and Active Rain to around 40 Realtors. Each Realtor paid $5.00 to attend the class. The money collected was donated to the "Teachers Wish List", a local charity that raises funds for
Yesterday was our very First class on blogging for the Solano Association of Realtors members. I had Mike Mueller come from Patagonia Finance, (Another AR member nearby) join me in introducing Blogging and Activerain. There were about 40 people or so who attended our class. It was a great eye opener for many just starting to
If you like technology tools, this one's for you! Do you own a TREO phone? How would you like to never get lost again? If you own a TREO mobile phone, and have internet access, you can have google maps right at the touch of a button. I read an article today in PC Magazine
I was asked by a good client some time ago, "what is it that my escrow officer does for me and my clients?" She said, "I open the escrow, you pick up a deposit check, we get a pre, my clients sign, and you bring me a commission check." Well, little did she know, there is a
Target Marketing your Real Estate Business
What is Target Marketing? I like to refer to it as laser surgery. While many Realtors, before building their referral business, try Farming as a way to generate buyers and sellers, I have found that most will use geographic and neighborhood Farming as a first resort. The are lot’s of Farming ideas out there to be
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