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Name:Real Estate Tomato (165 Associations)
Company:Real Estate Tomato

Email:Contact Real Estate Tomato
Website URL:http://realestatetomato.typepad.com

Office Phone:(530) 872-0892
Description:The Real Estate Tomato: Juicy News For Realtors Online --- A destination for real estate news, emarketing, internet insight, services and products.
 

About Us:

Juicy News for Online Realtors - Where Realtors Get Their Daily Feed

The Real Estate Tomato is not as much a someone, as it is a destination.  However, to avoid the stigma of anonymity here is a profile on its author, and owner, Jim Cronin.

Mission Statement
To Provide Realtors With Outstanding Service, Knowledge and the Technology to Make Them More Successful.

    It is my goal as your full service real estate marketing consultant to provide you with superior service at all times. My local expertise and extensive real estate marketing experience will benefit you whether you are a new agent or a seasoned pro.


Click here to read the kind words of the our Tomato Clients

Click here to read the kind words of the Tomato's Readers

 

I was raised in Massachusetts in a Real Estate Family. 
My family owns American Heritage Realty in Cape Cod. 

In the mid 90's I moved to California and have been here ever since. Before launching the Real Estate Tomato, I worked with Z57 Inc. as a Senior Internet Marketing Consultant from 2000-2006.

Currently, I live in Paradise, California, with my beautiful wife Monte.


The Real Estate Tomato is not just a real estate marketing blog.  I have built it to be a hub to help the real estate community to better understand how to embrace the blog as the center of their marketing efforts.


Thank you for stopping by, and feel free to contact me.

Jim Cronin
Your Real Estate eMarketing Consultant
P: 530-872-0892
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  • Consulting Real Estate Agents with their Emarketing since 2000.
  • Helped over 1000 Realtors develop their online presence.
  • Accredited eMarketing Educator for 3 Greater Sacramento Real Estate Boards.
  • Point 2 Agent Academy Coach for Real Estate Blogging
  • Coached 100's of Realtors to blog for business
  • President of Real Estate Tomato, Realtors preferred blogging service.

 

BLOGGING IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.  BUT YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS A VOICE 




 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by, and feel free to contact me.


Jim Cronin

Your Real Estate eMarketing Consultant

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--Disclaimer--
This blog is to provide visitors with information about real estate marketing, tools, technology and news.

The Real Estate Tomato disclaims responsibility for any of the content or opinions expressed on this blog, including, but not limited to content or opinions regarding any products or service mentioned on the blog.

The Real Estate Tomato disclaims liability for any damages or losses, direct or indirect, that may result from use of or reliance on information contained in the blog.

This blog contains links to other Web sites operated by third parties. These links are provided as a convenience to access the information contained therein. The Real Estate Tomato has not reviewed all of the information on other sites and disclaims any responsibility for the content of any other sites or the products or services that may be offered on or through those sites. Inclusion of a link to another site does not indicated any endorsement or approval of the site or its content.

The Real Estate Tomato reserves the right to edit, remove or deny access to individuals or content that it determines to be unacceptable, including, but not limited to, any abusive, profane, rude, defamatory, or anonymous comments.

Testimonials:

Readers, thank you so very much for your kind words.  You encouragement is my muse.
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Jim

Thanks again for being the single most positive impact on my real estate career.

John C. Coley
Coley Real Estate
LakeMartinVoice.com
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I really can’t say enough about Jim and the whole crew at The Tomato. Being new to the blogosphere I really had no idea what to expect. From day one they were honest about what it takes to be successful and were clearly there to show me the way.

Nikki and I are so pleased with the look, feel and functionality of the site. Most impressive, however was the training. It was well thought out and directed, yet still allowed time to focus on areas of concern I had at the given time. I can’t imagine getting up to speed without them. Thanks for all of your efforts and guidance!

Eric Ransom
Keller Williams Capital Partners Realty
614-431-0637
RealEstateLaundry.com
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“To anyone reading this, grab Jim now before he’s too busy to create successful websites- it’s just a matter of time, and he’s the BEST to work with.” (Not to worry, Laurie… My team has my back, and they’re the best to work with!).
Laurie Mindich
OptionsRealty.com
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Jim,

Right now I have so much business that I can hardly keep up with it. I literally am having a hard time juggling the people who want to list or buy. I had a pretty good referral business already but the blog has definitely added to it. I don’t do mail outs, or phone calls at all. I do 100% referral and it is exploding. Most of it is from people who read my blog and tell their friends to call.

Marty Van Diest
Wasilla, AK
ValleyMarket.com
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Hi Jim,
I wanted to drop you a quick note of thanks. I finally reached the end of my Tomato training and obtained the coveted “tomato-graduate” chiclet. It’s a great sense of accomplishment, sort of surprising actually as I didn’t expect to feel so “graduate-like”. I mean, dang, isn’t this just a service I signed up for to improve my web presence? Of course now, I can say the answer to that is a resounding “NO” even hell-no.
I’ve always been a believer in web-based marketing, etc. I really sort of happened upon your site while trying to figure out the blog stuff - like what is a blog, what does it do, etc. I perused your site and things started clicking. I was seeing things that began to help me start gelling some thoughts that were floating around. Filling out your inquiry form was a version of a leap of faith. I tend to be quite cynical of these and expected to get a call from yet another person trying to sell me services that are the “magic formula” for generating real estate success.
After our first conversation I was sold. You didn’t give me the hard sell, didn’t make a lot of crazy claims, didn’t even use any of the typical “closes”. We spoke again the next day, and though I was committing more money than I ever had to any single thing in my real estate business to date, I felt completely at ease with my decision. (still do for that matter)
I was a little concerned when I found out I was not going to be working directly with you, but Chris has been outstanding. I have graduated with a tremendous amount of knowledge about blogging, marketing, etc. Way more than I expected….I really didn’t expect to learn this so completely. You guys have taught me an incredible amount, and given me the tools to keep growing.
So, Jim, an HUGE thank you to you and the entire Tomato staff. I’m still completely pumped about this maybe even more so than after our first conversation. I hope to continue learning and growing in this endeavor, and hope to stay in touch with you guys so you can proudly say, one day, “there’s one of our prize students…”
If you ever need to use me as a referral to someone considering your services….feel free to give them my contact info…
Warm regards,

 

Brian Miller
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“Jim helped me create my website and get it to the first page SEO in a few short months. He is an expert in his field and the entire blogging community looks up to him.”

Daniel Bates
MyMcClellanville.net
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Since my days with Tomato, I have had an incredible run on visibility both by clients, the media and the Internet. A website that I’ve had for over 5 years took about 4 years to reach a Google pagerank of 2 and once I had my blog site at Sacramento Real Estate Voice, within just a few months I received a Google pagerank of 3 for my stagnate website.

My blog site only took about 3-4 months and I quickly received a 5 page rank with Google. Absolutely amazing! SacramentoRealEstateVoice has also climbed into uncharted waters by making it onto the first page on Google for Sacramento Real Estate. Along with the ranking, I would say that it took about 6 months of blogging when suddenly I started receiving calls from prospective clients and the news media as well as radio. It has been steady but then again so has my blogging. I just don’t have enough hours in the day to write everything I would like.

My clients have each said when they call that they have been reading my blog for some time and got to know me. It should be noted, however that they never commented. All of this takes time.

Tomato and his team have been diligent and helpful in providing me the initial blogging education and further helping me to be the best that I can be…I am a work in progress.

Thank you Tomato and the artful team!

Gena Riede
SacramentoRealEstateVoice.com
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We have been incredibly happy with our new blogsite designed by the guys at Tomato! We also continue to climb Google rankings and our subscribers are growing as well. Check us out!

Brad Nix
Maxsell.net
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“Jim has put together a class act team of professionals at Real Estate Tomato. Having Blogged about Columbus Area Real Estate for years without much to show for it, I asked Jim if his company could help me redesign and invigorate my blog.
They responded with a quality product at a reasonable cost and have continued to provide excellent resources and mentorship now that it’s up and running.

I would recommend Jim’s work to any one ready to establish or kick up their web presence a notch.”

Joe Peffer
Columbus Homes Blog
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I love the Tomato heads! The training that I am getting from them is invaluable to me. I debated a while before I took the leap- but I’m so glad I did. It’s personal and professional and right on the mark!

What you learn from them is leaps and bounds beyond anything in the epro class or any other real estate class for that matter.

I’m still going thru training with realestatetomato- but I’ve gotten a new buyer from them. It’s been about 3 weeks since I’ve started posting. Which is really good for me. I love my blog and I’m having such fun blogging. I haven’t been this excited about real estate….well since never.
Mary DeLuca
BeltwayRamblings.com

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Just typed “Heritage Wake Forest” into Google and about fell out of my chair when I saw the second article I wrote about this hot neighborhood at the bottom of the first page!!! Composed myself, saw the words “two hours ago” at the end of the post, almost fell out of chair again. I posted this at 4:33 pm and did the search at 8:30 pm.

I can tell you that people will very likely use this term to search in this neighborhood.
I’m continuing to show up for more and more search terms. Can’t believe the speed at which this is happening.

The Tomato Rocks!

Bob Fortner
Keller Williams Realty
919-602-7000
RaleighRealEstateTalk.com
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Jim, Jason, Molly, and anyone else behind “The Tomato”–Congrats to you all. You guys and gals are awesome. You have helped bring me and my business into the new world of blogs and the technology to create them. Thank you. Especially for your patience through the months of mentoring. My vote, obviously is for “The Tomato.” Keep up the great work!!!

Blog On!!

Art Wagner
The St. Louis Real Estate Voice
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“Jim and the gang at Real Estate Tomato are Jedi’s among the galaxy of blogs and websites in the real estate industry. They took my ideas and goals and improved upon them to deliver me a real estate website combined with a blogging platform that is a Google magnet! Jim has also proven the ability to train Padawan bloggers into Master Jedis and I’d love to get a count of his midi-chlorians.”

Brad Nix
Maxsell.net
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“Jim Cronin, aka The Real Estate Tomato, is a real estate blogging and IT guru. He is a master at design, a wizard at setting up blogs, and ours at http://www.LuxuryHomeDigest.com owes much to Jim’s expertise. We would heartily recommend his services!”

Roberta Murphy
Luxury Home Digest
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Thank You so much. You guys have been so great with your explanations and timely responses. I am so much happier now that you guys are running my site. It is like night and day compared to my old hosting company. Keep up the great job!

Sean Stark
Options Realty.com
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Jim set up my new blog and when I say new I mean new (just a week old) I am not technically savvy or internet savvy. I had just been struggling along trying to figure out what I could on my own.
Jim, is the most patient and knowledgeable teacher and coach I have ever had! My blog is already successful - The biggest blogger in my area is linking to my new stories everyday. He got 11 comments on my post about needing a dog park in my town! This morning the big blogger guy in my town linked to my scary Halloween Real Estate Story and so far someone already left a comment. I did not expect to have any comments or activity for a long time.

Jim has helped me look like a Pro (and believe me I am not!- hardly have a clue what I am doing) He not only knows how to teach, he knows how to teach Real Estate Agents (Very Difficult to Do!) If you want to be successful blogging in Real Estate and you want to learn from the Best and you want to have FUN - Sign up with the Real Estate Tomato!

Debbie Cook
TheSilverBee.com

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Great stuff Jim. As a new blogger, I appreciate that you and Jason make a such a consistent effort to stay in front of the wave, bringing to our attention lots of usable new stuff. I still feel overwhelmed at times, but your classes make it fun and exciting!
Keep it up!

Marc Brinitzer
LendingClarity
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Jim, Jason and Andrew,

I logged on to my blog this morning and saw the new design. Wow! It looks amazing and it is exactly what I imagined. Andrew really understood my blog vision and put it to pixels in such a short time. I look forward to completing my Tomato Training with Jim so I can “blog on”.

Jim and Jason have made the learning curve painless and fun so that I can spend my time writing blogs and selling real estate instead of trying to figure out how to tweak my back end (of the blog). =) I’ve read several books on blogging but your your tips, tricks and ideas have been priceless. These are the things my Mother never told me about blogging. I feel like I’m so ahead of the game now.

Thank You,

Tracey Thomas, GRI, SRES
Broker Associate
Keller Williams Realty
(818) 224-4303
BlogCalabasas.com
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We utilize several sites and none are more effective at generating organic
leads better than our site constructed and trained with Jim and his Tomato
team. While I caution nothing comes free in life, to maximize a blogs
effectiveness, it does take a commitment to be done correctly. In other
words, it is not a plug and go site, but if you want to stand out and
differentiate yourself, I highly urge you to talk to the knowledgeable and
friendly folks at the Tomato. In an industry full of over promises and
under delivery, our hats are off to the Tomato for delivering what they
preach, deliver and definitely understand. JOB WELL DONE TOMATO!

Sincerely,
Rick Stalker, e-pro, e-agent, Master Club
ALC Member, Technical Committee
The HomeStalkers Group @ Keller Williams
Roseville, CA
YourRealEstateVoice.com
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Finally, The Real Estate Tomato is spreading the spaghetti sauce: Jim Cronin has started TomatoBlogs.com, a turn-key real estate weblog vendor. Pre-launch blogs: The Realty Doctor, The Silver Bee and Sacramento Real Estate Voice. All WordPress, and it looks like the Tomato might be hosting them. I’m not the product endorsing type, but I have a great admiration for what Jim has done with The Real Estate Tomato. If you’re an agent or other real estate professional looking for a weblogging solution, TomatoBlogs.com looks like a good place to start.

Jim Cronin is an excellent teacher and The Real Estate Tomato is an excellent teaching web site.

Update:
Here’s the undisputed truth: The weblogs you are producing are beautiful. Up to the owners to rate you on performance, but for look and feel, TomatoBlogs are beyond excellent. So there!

–Greg Swann
BloodhoundBlog
(Greg is not a client. He’s a fellow real estate blogger whom I admire greatly)

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I never plug Jim Cronin’s Real Estate Tomato enough, although they certainly don’t need my plugs…Their content has been tops in the Real Estate Blogosphere here recently, actually for awhile. Jim is offering a comprehensive (training and all) blogsite software package for the real estate professional that looks like the cats meow.

The XBroker
(XBroker is not a client, but rather, the “Insider’s Guide to the Mortgage Industry”)
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I LOVE the LOOK, and the COLORS, and the FORMATTING…… thank you, thank you!! I’m so excited and pumped up!”

Sondra Johnson
ColumbusRealEstateVoice.com

 

I love this site. I have found so many interesting things, and opinions about the market. I make it a point to stop here everyday. I have no idea how I even discovered it! Its very motivating to see such an awesome site geared towards our profession. I tell all of my colleagues about it. It really is Juicy News!
Thanks Tomato!

Stephanie V.
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Jim,
I have been so enamoured by your content and designs.  THANK YOU for this website!

Beth L.
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Jim - I LOVE YOUR BLOG!!!! - I love RealEstateTomato.com.

Bernice Ross
www.RealEstateCoach.com
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The Real Estate Tomato is a daily stop for me. Your content is great, but I love your graphic sense, too.

Greg S.
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I so love the Tomato!  I can't go a day without it.  I am a huge fan!

Norma N.
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Jim has an awesome site giving sage advice on on-line marketing, technology as well as other relevant real estate topics. This is a must read for anyone contemplating a Blog and participating in Web 2.0.

Merv F.
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Holy cow! I have so much to learn. This is one awesome forum as far as learning opportunities go. I appreciate this Real Estate Tomato post very much, but would really like to know how you came up with your name.

Louann N.
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The RE Tomato is a *great* blog. One of the finest.

Jay & Francy T.
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I am amazed at the work of Jim Cronin at Real Estate Tomato and how he put together the whole package for an entertaining and informative RE blog.

Transparency Advocate
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Jim,

Real Estate Tomato picks up right where Real Estate Rainmaker -Guide to Online Marketing left off 2 years ago. We need more forward thinkers like your self sharing ideas with others.

Keep up the good work!

Fumi M.
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I like the tomato.....  it really gets me thinking!

Sara L.
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Can't get enough of the Tomato, great posts, and interesting and sometimes controversial subjects, always makes for good discussion.

Christopher S.
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The Real Estate Tomato is a wealth of information for agents. It’s well written, with timely topics. It’s been added to my daily reading list and I am a discriminating reader.

The AZ Real Estate Guy
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CronDog... Your the best.  Thanks a ton.   
I'm going to subscribe to your blog.  Looks fun!  But then, you make all this stuff fun.

Mike T.
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We truly appreciate your Real Estate Tomato site, great job!  Great information, nice site, very well done!

Jessica H.
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Wow, great information. I encourage all of you REALTORS out there to check it out.

Paul D.
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Thanks for the info. Gee this web 2.0 stuff sure is fun

Todd T.
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Thanks for having such a great site! I love it!

Jennifer R.
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Your site is awesome.  i am installing RSS right now!

Michael C.
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I get the blogs thing now and it's hot.  The Tomato definitely pulls me in.

Scott K.
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The Real Estate Tomato: An exceptionally well written general real estate weblog.

forsalebylocals
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I would like to thank you and congratulate you on the great job you are doing with the Tomato Blog

Jaret G.
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I am most impressed with what you have had to say!  Bravo.

Joe D.
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All Hail the Great Tomato.   I agree with your points of view and your statments.  I also want to thank you for your commitment to this industry.  Your blog is very well done. 

Barrett N.
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Thank you for sharing this and keeping me abreast of trends, new marketing concepts, and valuable resources.

Meg C.
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I've been reading your blog for the past week. This is exactly what I've been looking for.  Your site layout is great.

Chad S.
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I really like your blog, you're doing a great job.  Keep up the good work.

Daniel
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We love what you're doing with The Real Estate Tomato!

Sellsius Blog
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I am a faithful reader of the Tomato!

Kristen L.
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The Real Estate Tomato: The Dressing on My Salad.

Jim, you have a great site-- full of information, tips, and awesome links. I have it bookmarked.

Roberta M.
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The Real Estate Tomato has been in my favorites list since I first discovered it!  Lots of good stuff there.  I learn something everytime I stop by.

Linda D.
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