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2016
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I love Christmas - I confess! I am still a little child when it comes to Christmas! This year we are trying to communicate more frequently with our past clients and bring something of value to them. I don't do pop-bys very well - I still have a couple of cases of Girl Scout cookies in my basemen...
11/30/2016
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I don't know if SEO has changed since this Boot Camp in 2013 but I am sure that some of the experts here in the Rain will be able to tell us. For the rest of us - I thought that this basic intro to SEO was well worth revisiting. I hope everyone had a great Thankgiving and is getting ready for a...
11/26/2016
I heard Ben Kinney speak about a week ago in Towson Maryland and he talked about the books that his team takes to open houses with all the expired listings, the listings of for sale by owners and the would sell homes What a powerful message when you are holding an open house and talking to a p...
11/25/2016
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There are always two ways of looking at anything. The trick is to find that way of looking at them! After all, isn't that the point of the contest by Debbie Reynolds - to make us see the many things for which we have to be grateful? I confess that my kitchen is filled with some dirty dishes and ...
11/25/2016
Are you looking for a modestly priced gift for favorite clients which can be personalized or have a holiday theme? Everyone loves a good mug! Check out District Mugs for wonderful gifts. This is a shameless plug for my favorite social enterprise project, District Mugs, which my daughter and a c...
11/25/2016
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We had a wonderful evening last night celebrating Thanksgiving - I hosted my cousin and his two boys and his dad, my 92 year old uncle. My daughter brought two friends from work so we were a total of nine. As we sat down to dinner for a holiday feast, my cousin and I laughed at the size of the...
11/25/2016
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In my humble opinion - nearly anything by Lori Ballen is worth reading several times. There is so much in this post to internalize and include in your business plan for 2017. Enjoy Thanksgiving tomorrow but then start thinking about how you are going to finish 2016 like the champion you are and...
11/23/2016
A man buys a parrot, only to have it constantly insult him. He tries everything to make the parrot stop, but nothing works. Frustrated, the man puts the parrot in the freezer. After a few minutes the insults stop. The man thinks he might have killed the parrot, so he opens the freezer and takes t...
11/22/2016
The Washington DC housing market is booming, says a new report by the Washington DC Economic Partnership (WCDEP). According to the Partnership's 2016-17 Economic Development Report, 2016 was the most robust year for residential delivery in DC since they began tracking the numbers in 2001. 6,5...
11/21/2016
On Sunday mornings I get up and make a quick run to Bethesda to pick up bagels from a local institution, Bethesda Bagels. Located at 4819 Bethesda Avenue, this is the place to be on a Sunday morning when the line is out the door by 8 am. Happily you don't have to live in Bethesda to enjoy Bethe...
11/20/2016
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As an full time and very active Realtor in the DC metro area, I love to write about the DC market, special communities within the market, and new listings, and to connect with other agents in ActiveRain on ways to improve our service to the public and our marketing abilities.