Patty's Blog

As usual, Eleanor Thorne says it all! So it's just easier to Re-blog it!   You can bet I'll be working the 24 hour diet, bottle tan and makeup tricks for the Atlanta Virtual Rain Camp Meetup tomorrow!  Yes, it's tomorrow - Wednesday, September 7th - at Gordon Biersch in Buckhead! (not Midtown)  ...

Postlets Pro....  Thank you Zillow!  Everyone loves "free" and this is a wonderful gift from the folks at Zillow.  If you're not already using Postlets, mark your calendar for next week's training class hosted by Brad Andersohn.  August 4th at 10AM PST. Click on this link for the registration! Bi...

Wine Tasting Weekend in North Georgia! There are some beautiful wineries in the North Georgia Mountains and I had the opportunity to visit several with my girlfriends the other weekend!  We enjoyed a "Flight of Whites" along with lunch at Montaluce.  With 5 glasses in the flight - needless to say...

  Link Building and Search Engine Optimization.(SEO) Today, the major search engines look for strong, trusted websites with links from their site to yours as part of the whole SEO ranking process. As a realtor, you need to have these inbound links to augment your SEO (search engine optimization)....

Last week, I wrote an article on AnotherME talking about different things you could do if you only had 5 minutes. Well, I found another one and I couldn’t resist sharing it with you. Have you heard about Real Estate Coach Radio.com? It’s a cool stop on the internet offering 5 minute radio snippet...

As Realtors®, you’re in the business of getting new listings and that’s a good thing, but sometimes composing those real estate listings for the MLS or for print advertising can leave us stumped on what to say. I mean, how many different ways can you describe a property? For example, have you eve...

In working with busy Realtors, I get that question a lot.  And sometimes I'm the one who's saying it! Our lives have become a hurry up and wait game!  Waiting for an appointment, waiting in the bus line at school, waiting at the drive-thru window, sitting in traffic, waiting for the water to boil...

Before the days of computer technology being a Realtor was a lot harder to manage. For instance, does anyone remember the only way to view the MLS was by looking at an enormous book full of listings? And the only way to advertise listings was through the newspaper or magazines? No one had ever he...

I read a great article last week in the Realty Times about Contract Termination. I wanted to share this with you because I thought it was interesting and something that might help you in your business. Bob Hunt, the author, discussed the uncertainty and misinformation among real estate agents abo...

I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for a deal. Some people clip coupons, some people compare prices online. Did you realize, because you’re a REALTOR®, you are entitled to all kinds of really great discounts on products and tools? It’s called the REALTOR Benefits® Program. Download a ...