To my home staging friends, I have written several blogs in the past about how I use Craig's List differently than most. I try to use catchy titles and right different appealing content in the body. I recently wrote an ad for a Stager friend and within 3 business days she received a lead that t
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11/28/2007
Check out this 3 bedroom, 1 bath home with 1006 square feet. Affordable home with great interior that includes new paint, range, refrigerator, & hardwood floors in living room and front bedroom. Great access to I-84 and less than 1/2 hour to Caldwell to the west or Boise to the east. Minutes to
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11/28/2007
The New Year is around the corner and I can hardly believe yet another year is nearly history. I look around me at my office, read the blogs on Active Rain, listen to the news, etc. and I find it interesting what I have observed. I know this won't be a popular blog because the truth hurts and
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11/26/2007
Those of us interested in SEO (Search Engine Optimization) have heard how import words are. For instance the choice of the proper domain name and "Key Words" in web site titles and more can make a big difference when we want to create a search engine friendly site.What about the words we choose
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11/24/2007
I remember watching a movie called "The Bone Collector" in which Denzel Washington was giving instructions to Angelina Jolie. When Angelina was on a crime scene Denzel told her via radio communication that crime scenes were 4 dimensional. One must look left, right, down and up to not miss anyth
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11/19/2007
I was in another room early this a.m. and I thought I heard someone on the NBC Today show telling home buyers that if someone is offering a home for sale at $200,000 they should offer $175,000.I later spoke to a banker friend and she told me the lady on the Today Show was Suze Orman and she was a
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11/13/2007
I wrote a post earlier in the year about how not everyone embraces technology. You see I had gotten pretty cocky around 2002 because a couple years earlier I was the 1st one to have IDX technology on my website. Several clients raved about this service and I took it for granted that everyone w
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11/10/2007
I have written posts in the past where I have mentioned that I have never mailed out postcards or newsletters and yet my business has flourished over the years.What I do is make A LOT OF PHONE CALLS. I also write a lot of hand written "Thank you" notes and if something major takes place related
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11/08/2007
This goes against what most of us have been taught. We are taught at a very young age to get along with everyone and just follow the rules of life and we all played "Follow the Leader".As Realtors we are taught:This is the way we obtain our real estate licenseIt will take 2 years to make any mo
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11/06/2007
With the real estate market changing this year I have seen a lot of Realtors changing office in search of "Greener Pastures". I could write a whole book about why Realtors need to be careful about looking for an office or Broker that will make them successful but I have addressed my strong feeli
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11/04/2007
