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Agents Get Slapped By The Hand That Feeds 2007-10-07 23:13:54 Sunday's LA Times investigates this question. In a price sensitive market often the best price gets sold. However, this can cause a difficulty for the honest agent who is merely trying give an honest opinion of value and marketability of a home. Perhaps the seller might think the agent a sheister.
Smiling and Buying 2007-10-07 23:12:12 So what if I was tell you that I know of this investor who is buying up property all over Orange County-The O.C.? You say that this guy is nuts right? Would you believe they are buying it up by... Read more:Buying
Is Your Website Leaking Secrets You Don't Want Anyone to Know? 2007-10-03 16:08:31 Earlier today I was futzing in my log files and followed a link. I visited that site and was amazed that I was in the back console of the website. I had access to emails, editors, personal information. You name it.
I immediately took snap shots and sent them off to the owner of the site and the vendor.
Interestigly I have not received a reply from either. Read more:Secrets
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, Anyone
Everyone is a Liar? 2007-10-02 15:34:41 Can you imagine what the next group of lads called Gen Y will do?
As I have said before, as the Broadband goes up so goes down your useful information on your website registrations. Why is that? The reason is that as the public gets on the web and into broadband the novelty goes away and they go into a defensive posture.
MSN The New Google Slayer? 2007-10-02 10:45:55 So what does the largest Software manufacturer do when it decides it wants to get "serious" about search? Call their platform new. -New relevancy (better than Google
) -New technology, with big words (like neural network ranking and natural language) -New... Read more:Slayer
Top Internet Friendly Cities 2007-10-01 21:46:07 An Ohio State University research study determined accessibility by the number of internet connections to and from each city through 41 major commercial internet backbones:
1. Chicago2. Washington D.C.3. Dallas4. Atlanta5. New York6. San Francisco7. Los Angeles8. Denver9. Seattle10. Houston28. San DiegoSource: CityMayors.com Read more:Internet
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More Good News 2007-10-01 21:46:06 Just when you thought the world was going to hell in a hand basket. Just recently:
U.S. Mortgage Rates Drop Below Year-ago Levels
The economy has expanded faster than expected
The trade deficit has been reduced
Digital Suicide 2007-10-01 21:46:05 How to By Pass The Board of Realtors Without Them Knowing
Ooops. Do you see control of these listings have left the Nazi grip of your Listings Compliance at your Board of Realtors? Like the Government when trying to legislate anti spam laws, or when they tried to prove Microsoft a monoploy. You cannot legislate that which you don't understand Read more:Digital
, Suicide
Universal MLS 2007-10-01 15:57:32 Recently I hinted that I believe that the current MLS system is dangerously susceptible to being replaced. Possibly by an outsider. The only way to fix this problem is for the MLS's to get themselves in touch with technological realities... Read more:Universal
Robert Bruss 2007-09-27 15:23:15 A few years ago I met Bob Bruss thru a client named Brian Yui. Bob was contributing to Brian's Home Buying book, and Brian thought we should meet. I was eager for the introduction as I knew Bob to be... Read more:Robert
The Great Realtor Giveaway 2007-10-16 13:27:12 Your Competition is Global
Your competition can help you sell your properties
Content is King and your industry leaders have given much of your "exclusive" content away.
You need to develop content above and beyond just the IDX feeds. Consider local blogs, video, podcasts to start. Lets us not forget email and offline marketing. And you gotta keep it fresh and enlightening. Read more:Great
, Realtor
Strategy and Tactics 2007-10-16 13:25:08 I just read this quote and it got me motivated. I hope it motivates you too. "Strategy
without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." Sun Tzu
Foreclosure Niche 2007-10-14 20:50:52 Despite the terrific foreclosure figures last month that showed an 8% decline, it still is a great niche to get yourself involved with. NOD's , Shortsales, and Repos offer tremendous listings and sales possibilities. I am curious. Can you let... Read more:Foreclosure
More Reasons To Tear Down Those Walls 2007-10-12 22:35:05 Recently I posted an article declaring everyone a liar. The premise was that people are becoming so distrustful of everyone because of the deluge of ads we get and the fact that we are by our nature not trustworthy. It... Read more:Reasons
, Walls
The Eyes Have it 2007-10-09 14:33:04 Big Ecommerce sites have known for years that if you want to sell a product you put a happy human in front of it. And nothing sells like a pretty girl. Well now there is evidence that it is best...
Content Content Content 2007-10-09 14:09:11 The 3 most important words in real estate? Content
Content Content. At least on the web anyway. The web was supposed to be the great equalizer. Today, it is becoming more and more expensive in money and time to compete.
The Great Equalizer 2007-10-19 17:02:30 Compare Title Insurance Rates The CLTA the California Land Title Association has finally launched the obvious. A title insurance comparison tool. Here it is. This is not likely to make our Title Agents happy. Especially if the end user, the... Read more:Great
, Equalizer
How Does Google Work? 2007-10-17 22:56:40 Portfolio.com has a nice interactive timeline on the evolution of Google
from Search to Adwords to YouTube.....How Does Google Work?
Real Estate Twit 2007-10-24 17:25:00 Just when I was about to look for ways to reduce my categories I go and add a new one about Social Media and Real Estate
called Socially real estate. What motivated me was that I saw that the LA... Read more:Real Estate
Fire Relief Resources 2007-10-24 17:24:55 Relief Efforts to help the victims: Beach Cities Health District is collaborating with Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach to collect clothing and household items on behalf of Goodwill Industries. Checks made out to the American Red Cross Disaster... Read more:Resources
Countrywide to Refinance Mortgages 2007-10-24 11:44:23 Countrywide to Refinance
Up to $16 Billion of Loans The so called bubble is wrought with blame. From Greenspan to Realtors, certainly everyone can pick up a piece of the blame. Read more:Countrywide
Real Estate Marketing and Keyword Meta Tags 2007-10-23 17:58:35 I cannot tell you how many times a week that I get a phone call from a client or a potential real estate client whom asks about keyword metatags.
Now, I must say in case you do not know, the meta keyword died a decade ago. Well at least it seems like it was that long. It was a wonderful way to stuff keywords into your page. It died about the same time as the alt tag died as a useful way to get the engine to recognize you as an authority for a phrase. Read more:Estate
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Page Rank is Dead 2007-10-29 13:07:54 Page Rank
Well there has been a flurry of blog activity complaining of Google's draconian slap of prominent sites such as the SFGate, CopyBlogger, Washington Post, Forbes many many more. As Page Rank levels have dropped 1 or in some cases 2 levels.Real Estate Blogs Read more:Page Rank
Blog World 2007-11-02 15:18:28 From the Blog Expo Website promoting the Blog World
Expo next week: Over 12 million American adults currently maintain a blog. More than 147 million Americans use the Internet. Over 57 million Americns read blogs. 1.7 million American adults list...
What is Behind Door Number Two? 2007-11-02 15:18:26 Sometimes taking a Road Less Traveled is where another truer reality may be found.
The general media loves bad news because it sell papers and TV time. There is nothing at all that get the juices flowing over sunshine. But we will go out of our way to hear about that horrible rain storm that is coming.
While the profits of doom hyperventilate about a world crashing, let me inject some good news for everyone to enjoy. It has been a busy week for good news and bad. It is just that the good is usually buried in the bad.
More good news Read more:Number
, Number Two
From idea to self fullfilled prophesy 2007-11-02 00:16:59 Have you ever had a millionaire idea and sat on it? A year goes by and you are in a far off city, and there is someone profiting from your idea. I remember reading about this in Tony Robbins first...
Blind Eye of the Law Just Got Glasses 2007-11-01 20:41:08 Let me see if I get this.So a person who has a hard time seeing should be able to see the Target website regardless of the fact that they can't see! Hold on and let me think about this one as I chug on my cold cup of child and adult proof coffee. Read more:Blind
, Glasses
Something Happened After I Hit Send 2007-11-07 15:35:37 I sent out an email that was a recommendation to get a free $100 card from my favorite Mexican Food Restaurant. The copy was very hokie and written in an awe shucks style. It sent the clicker to a website that put the visitor thru a series of hoops in order to get a discount card.
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