There’s no shortage of file sharing applications out there these days. So how has Dropbox, which just started last year, already gotten 2 million users?  The answer: a drop dead simple file sharing system. If you’ve ever had to send large files to other agents…

In my last post “ Website Design & Usability Make a Huge Difference ” I had mentioned that we could discuss ways to improve conversions by using a good lead manager (CRM). Once you are able to get a web design that has great usability…

For those who were using Walk Score’s real estate tile, you now have public transit data on your website (for the 40 cities covered) as a result of the addition of transit data to Walk Score. You can learn more over on the Walk Score…

If you get a DM that says “hey, FIND Out your IQ! here [link]” or “hi, look at this quiz [link]” — DON’T click the link. If you’ve experienced this but already clicked the link (doh!), change your password immediately. Additionally, tell the person that…

Vancouver Realtor Ian Watt was invited to speak in San Diego yesterday at Coach Tom Ferry‘s real estate agent event. He spoke right after Tom Ferry and before Gary Vee – not a bad lineup to be included in. For those that missed it, here…

Over the past few months, there have been several excellent summaries on website design on Geek Estate. Drew’s post talked about the 9 Essential Principles for Good Web Design and Jeff put together a great article about website design and usability and how it can…

Good Morning Everyone, I am posting this on Geek Estate because I am sure that the comments and discussions that are derived from it, will be from some of the finest, and most daring thinkers in Real Estate. Afterall, this is where anyone, who is…

Drew’s post of Matt Dollinger’s video on Web 2.0 paralysis by analysis made me think back to how I have adapted technology and whether it has affected my business in any way over the past year. My initial foray into social networking definitely consumed more…

I thought this video from Matt Dollinger was worth sharing — the takeaway is to “FOCUS” on what really generates business for you and not get sucked into spending unnecessary time and effort on tasks that don’t lead to real business. Paralysis by Analysis –…

In college, and for a couple of years after (including the first 6 months I worked as a licensed agent,) I was a bartender.  It was a pretty cush job – working ~25 hours/week and meeting interesting people who had to be nice to you…