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Technology
December 2, 2014

What’s your Story?

Everybody has one. It’s rare we get to share it online in a way that truly shows what we’re all about though. Story wants to change that. From their website: “Your Story page is built around your content. Forget about fixed templates or clunky Content Management Systems. Story sites are based…
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MarketingTechnology
December 1, 2014

Tis the season for handwritten postcards

Introducing innovation to the greeting card industry is no small task, but that’s exactly what the folks behind Fountain Greetings have set out to do. FG offers a process to “modernize the greeting and gifting industry and bring back the lost art of the handwritten-card.” The process is fairly simple. You…
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Skill DevelopmentTechnology
November 5, 2014

Create a Top Producing Agent From Scratch

Google Hangout from the Keeping It Real training series where Greg Harrelson, a top producing agent from  shares “How to Create a Top Producing Agent From Scratch” and how to build a solid real estate business & foundation. You’ll learn exactly what Greg teaches his agents to do DAY ONE when…
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ryantate
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MarketingTechnology
October 24, 2014

Easily add or edit businesses in Apple maps

In mid 2012, Apple made a fairly controversial move by dropping Google as their mapping provider in favor of their own mapping platform using data from Yelp!. In a Facebook status update I wrote: Yelp profiles – before they were good for SEO, user reviews, etc. But NOW, here’s an…
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ryantate
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TechnologyUseful Apps
October 16, 2014

RPR now offering mobile app

Realtor’s Property Resource, otherwise known as RPR, recently launched a mobile app for both iPhone/iPad and Android platforms which they’re appropriately calling “RPR Mobile”. From the blog post announcement: RPR Mobile™ combines the power of your smartphone with the strength of RPR, allowing you to easily search and locate any property…
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ryantate
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TechnologyUseful Apps
October 16, 2014

Bond: Stay in touch with people that matter

Usually when I hear the word “bond” the first things that pop into my head are thoughts of fast cars, cool gadgets, international espionage and of course the Bond girls. So, when someone recommended I check out the “Bond” iPhone app, I must admit I got a little excited. Of…
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ryantate
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Technology
September 29, 2014

Sidekick App Makes E-mail Awesome Again

The new Sidekick e-mail app from Hubspot is about to save you a whole bunch of time. Ever get an e-mail from somebody and spend 10 minutes trying to remember who they are or find out some background info on them. With Sidekick, every e-mail is delivered with dynamic details…
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ryantate
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TechnologyUseful Apps
September 2, 2014

Create Dynamic Tours and Neighborhood Guides with Jauntful

It’s not always easy to come up with new topics to blog about. Writing detailed neighborhood pages and interviewing local business owners can be an effective way to engage your community and create new dynamic content. But it takes a lot of time and effort. Some weeks, you just won’t…
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ryantate
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Technology
August 28, 2014

Matterport 3D: It’s like Google street view for INSIDE your listings

Matterport allows viewers the ability to tour a property in an immersive 3-D environment… which can be really helpful during the home search process in deciding if they want to actually tour the home in “real life”. As the title suggests, Matterport is the equivalent of Google’s Street View but for the…
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Skill DevelopmentTechnology
August 27, 2014


Your Bio is the Center of Your Digital Universe

“All roads point to Rome,” they say… Well in the world of real estate marketing, all roads should point to you. The whole purpose of blogging, social media, business cards, networking…of marketing, in general, is to get the word out to potential customers that YOU, and only you, offer the…
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