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Great job Megan!!So would you like to learn how to create a Facebook fanpage? Then you are in luck. Here is a quick tutorial video (less than five minutes) that will show you how to create a facebook fanpage. Created by Virtu-Assist-providingsocial media virtual assistants for Realtors. We are cr...

Active Rain Success Story - Lights, Camera, Action - Part 2 of 2 The first week of January was a busy week at my office!  Katie Tarbox, Senior Editor of REALTOR Magazinecame to Phoenix to interview me for 2 days. REALTOR Magazine had chosen me to be the 'Master of Real Estate - Prospecting" which...

I was training one of my agents about doing this yesterday! Great post Bob!Let me ask you a question.  Do you blog your listings?  If you are new to Active Rain, you have noticed by now that listings flow through the blog roll on a pretty regular basis.  Ever wonder why?  Ever click on somebody's...

Good Stuff!My Listing Sales Book - a Valuable Sales Tool When I list a property for sale, I prepare a Listing Sales Book that I keep in the kitchen or on the dining room table where the Buyer’s agents and Buyers will easily find it. In it, I include several items that may answer the Buyer’s quest...

Great job Mickey (@mickeyobrien)!   I'm on Twitter too! @HectorGDiaz  Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by Mickey O'Brien in Business Tips   This week on Facebook I asked “Who should I follow on Twitter” and surprisingly only a few people responded, one in which is an amazing photographer that you may want...

Good post Harry! INTERNET LEAD CONVERSION AND BEYOND The real estate market is expected to pick up over the next six months since mortgage rates will be low, plenty of inventory from bank foreclosure, and tax credits available until first half of 2010. This is a perfect storm. However, I meet rea...

A post on the Social Media Marketing Institute's Blog recently asked people to make up an analogy to best describe Twitter (without using the word 'network'). Here is my best shot:   You go to the NAR Annual Convention. There are 500 booths. Each with different conversations happening at each boo...

Every one has temptations that we must contend with everyday, and I am not talking about the personal ones Tiger Woods succumbed to, there are already enough blogs on that. I am referring to temptations that every Realtor must face on their road to a successful real estate career. Inspired by The...

35 Writing Tips to Help Your Blog Rise to the Top in 2010!As an ambassador for Active Rain, I'm committed to helping members write posts that are more effective in capturing new business. Many real estate agents and business owners avoid starting a blog for their business, primarily because they ...

After all of the hustle and bustle, the holidays are finally here.  Traditionally there aren't a lot of people out touring homes this week, so it gives you some time to take a breather and get caught up on office duties, while sipping egg nog.  If you haven't taken a look at your Zillow Profile l...