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Are you still saying, “I don’t need to syndicate my listings?”  I can’t believe how many agents still don’t syndicate their listings.  The idea that putting your listing in a real estate magazine or local Sunday paper is still the best approach is absurd.  When 85% of buyers found the home they purchased on the internet, it only makes sense to syndicate.  Drew Meyers of Zillow.com wrote a post on GeekEstateBlog about this very subject.  It includes a great video done by Greg Afarian of Zipvo.com on his issues with agents that still don’t syndicate.  In my opinion, you should either get with the technology or get out of real estate.  You clients want it and they pay you to get their home sold.

I found this while working on my Facebook Page, Chris Mattix @ GraphicalData.  It is a Step by Step Guide from Facebook for building Facebook Pages as well as useful tips and information.  Be sure to click on the different tabs to see help on information for that tab.  If you’ve been thinking about building a Facebook Page for your business or want some helpful advise and resources for making yours better check it out.  Facebook’s Resource Guide to Pages

Can’t wait, click here to get “Twitter for Realtors” eBook

So, what is this thing called Twitter and how can I use it as a Realtor?  This is probably a question you’ve asked yourself recently.  It seems Twitter has become a major phenomenon.   I would definitely not classify it as a fad anymore.  Now as you know, I have always been an early adopter of Technology, however I will admit that I have stood back and not jumped in the the Twitter scene.  I was a little reluctant as I couldn’t see the benefit for Realtors until now.  I now have enough knowledge and research to say that Twitter is here to stay.  Here are just a few stats that make me believe it:

• An estimated 5-10 thousand new accounts are opened per day
• Twitter traffic has grown over 600% in the past 12 months (Compete.com)
• Twitter.com has become one of the top 1,000 websites by traffic in May 2008 (Alexa.com)

So, what is Twitter?  Twitter is a great way to drive traffic to your website and/or blog.  It is a social networking and micro-blogging service that enables you to send and read other users’ updates known as tweets.

I have found an incredible resource for explaining Twitter and how Realtors can use it in their business.  I follow many Real Estate Technology Blogs and one in particular that I really like is MyTechOpinion.com.  The author is Nicole Nicolay (aka NikNik).  She has written an eBook titled, “Twitter for Real Estate Twits.”  This book is written in plain english, a quick read and very detailed.

As a Realtor you’re always on the go. Whether you’re running to a showing, listing appointment, inspection, etc. Have you ever been in the car and needed to take a note, write down a reminder, schedule an appointment, or end someone an email or text? The problem is in some states it’s illegal to text and drive or even use your phone. More importantly is the danger of trying to write something down or use the tiny little keyboard on your phone to send and email or text message. There have been many times that I have come close to getting into an accident while trying to do these things. Well now there’s Jott. Continue reading →