About Drew Meyers

Founder of GEM Diamond. Zillow Alum. Real estate tech geek. Travel addict & former co-founder of Horizon. Social entrepreneurship advocate. Fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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CoRE #177 is Now Online

CoRE #177 is Now Online

I published the 177th edition of the Carnival of Real Estate yesterday at the Virtual Results blog – head over and check out this month’s winners! The September CoRE will be hosted by Kris Berg, at her San Diego Home Blog. Submit your best September article here…

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The CoRE is Making a Comeback!

The CoRE is Making a Comeback!

Most of you  likely know I managed the Carnival of Real Estate from when it was founded back in 2006 up until sometime in 2008, and as a result, it will always hold a special place in my heart. The CoRE was started to be…

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What Impact Will Social Search Have on Real Estate Pros and Is Social Media the new SEO?

What Impact Will Social Search Have on Real Estate Pros and Is Social Media the new SEO?

According to Wikipedia: Social search or a social search engine is a type of web search that takes into account the Social Graph of the person initiating the Search Query. When applied to web search thisSocial Graph approach to relevance is in contrast to established algorithmic or machine-based…

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What the Zillow-Yahoo! Real Estate Deal Means to the Real Estate Industry

What the Zillow-Yahoo! Real Estate Deal Means to the Real Estate Industry

You’ve probably seen the news that Zillow is going to be the exclusive provider of listings to Yahoo! Real Estate, as well as be the exclusive seller of ads to agents and brokers for inventory on YRE. What is the significance of the number 2…

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What Bloggers Do You Follow That Have an Incredible "Voice"?

What Bloggers Do You Follow That Have an Incredible "Voice"?

Those who know me know that I’m a big fan of a strong voice when blogging. As I’ve told many people, I can find information anywhere so what I really gravitate towards are people who are personal and passionate in their writing. I’m working on…

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WordPress 3.0 has Finally Arrived

WordPress 3.0 has Finally Arrived

It’s HERE!! WordPress 3.0 is now available in its final version for download! https://videopress.com/v/wp-content/plugins/video/flvplayer.swf?ver=1.21 [via Zengy]

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WordPress 3.0 is Getting Closer – Release Candidate 1 Is Available

WordPress 3.0 is Getting Closer – Release Candidate 1 Is Available

It was just announced that WordPress 3.0 Release Candidate 1 is now available for download. I’ve been anxiously awaiting WordPress 3.0 for awhile due to the possibilities it will enable for real estate sites and it’s nice to see that they are nearing completion of…

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How I Go About Building my Sphere of Influence

How I Go About Building my Sphere of Influence

I’ve now touched on the importance of building trust and the most important factor to keep in mind when building your sphere. With this post (my 3rd and final post on “sphere building”), I wanted to explain HOW I go about networking/sphere building/relationship building on…

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The Most Important Factor to Building a Large Sphere of Influence

The Most Important Factor to Building a Large Sphere of Influence

Okay, I guess I lied yesterday when I said this was a two part post — I’m splitting the topic of “sphere building” into three posts because it’s such a large and important topic. Yesterday, I posted about the importance of building trust as a…

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The Importance of Building Your Sphere by Building Trust

The Importance of Building Your Sphere by Building Trust

I always hear people telling agents that “building their sphere” is the most important thing they can do for their business. I certainly agree and often tell agents the same thing myself. Particularly for those in the real estate business, the amount of money you…

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