About TheRECoach

www.Plus.AskTheRECoach.com & www.TheOnlineOutline.com I am Independent Consultant, specializing in the Real Estate Industry, with a focus on The Internet, and it's endless potential for Marketing a business. I have been Blogging since late 2007, an early Adopter on Facebook, and Twitter (July 2007). As you would expect, you can connect with me, "TheRECoach", on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn or even use the more "Archaic" forms of known as email & phone ... [email protected] or 562.646.6710

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For Real Estate or for "Piece of Mind", Digsby is "The Bomb"

For Real Estate or for "Piece of Mind", Digsby is "The Bomb"

Thanks to my newest BFF’s at makeuseof.com (an absolute must for any RSS Reader), I have found Digsby! I have been looking long and hard for an application that can allow me “All-in-one” access to my Emails, Social Networks (Twitter, Facebook, & MySpace), and my…

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A word of advice to Real Estate Agents who Blog, the power of social networking can be a “double-edged sword”

A word of advice to Real Estate Agents who Blog, the power of social networking can be a “double-edged sword”

In what can only be described as an amazing commentary on the true power of Social Networking, one incredibly ignorant RedFin representative, Carol Hian, wrote a scathing Blog post on her RedFin Blog about a fellow “Twitterer” and Facebook friend, Kris Berg and her husband…

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"Link Love", Peace, and Real Estate 2.0!!!

"Link Love", Peace, and Real Estate 2.0!!!

Some weeks are just better than others when it comes to reaping the benefits of Blogging and Blog-Surfing. Over the past 5 days I have found MakeUseof.com, a fantastic post by Matt Rathbun, and a web 2.0 tool that every stinkin Realtor/Real Estate Agent/Anybody in…

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Every "Real Estate Batman" needs a "Geek Estate Robin"! Unless they want to fade away…

Every "Real Estate Batman" needs a "Geek Estate Robin"! Unless they want to fade away…

Batman had Robin, The Lone Ranger had Tonto, Martin had Lewis, Kobe/Shaq, Gates/Allen…the list of successful “TEAMS” is endless. They accended to the highest levels of their crafts and became “icons”, “inspirations”, and most of all very very successful (Rich)! In Real Estate, the “Team” concept has…

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Going "Viral" is a Real Estate Agents Dream Come True!

Going "Viral" is a Real Estate Agents Dream Come True!

Yesterday on my personal blog I wrote of the concept of going “Viral” as it pertained to a recent segment I was featured in on a local news program regarding how the Internet is effecting Real Estate in the California Central Valley. Well that clip…

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Real Estate Agents, if I save you $9,500, will you send me $950?

Real Estate Agents, if I save you $9,500, will you send me $950?

Ok great! Please contact me at any of my links and I will give you my address, so you can send a check. Please try to send it immediately after reading the Blog, I have 2 kids in College, and Spring tuition is due!! Ok,…

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Prudential Has Even More Up Their Sleeve…

Prudential Has Even More Up Their Sleeve…

What a week for Prudential Real Estate, I guess scheduling a National Convention in New Orleans has spurred some sort of Revolutionary thought process or perhaps Bourbon St has “relaxed” the decision makers to the point where they have a new found understanding of Web…

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It's Official Now, Cause Yahoo! Says so…Trulia and Pru Unite.

It's Official Now, Cause Yahoo! Says so…Trulia and Pru Unite.

For those of you who actually read The Coaches Blogs (thanks to both of you BTW), you remember my post on March 10th stating a new relationship with Trulia.com. Well it’s official now as witnessed by this Yahoo post. What does this mean for Prudential Realtors…

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"Old School" Real Estate vs "Tech Savvy" Agents

"Old School" Real Estate vs "Tech Savvy" Agents

I have coffee every weekday morning with a group of guys at our local Starbucks. Yesterday our resident “Answer Man”, Gerry (Gerry is like 50 yrs old or so), ran across a young “Tech Savvy” Real Estate Agent in line with a rather unique hairdo…….

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Did You Ever Notice Your Best Thoughts are on the Toilet?

Did You Ever Notice Your Best Thoughts are on the Toilet?

Ok, I don’t know about you guys, but for me it seems that my best thoughts come to me when I am “Going Potty” or driving on the freeway! the 2 most inopportune times in life to (jott) down a note. Until now it has…

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