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How Can NAR Win Against Zillow?

How Can NAR Win Against Zillow?

There has been a long discussion taking place all day on FB as a result of Zillow announcing they are facilitating a live Q&A with President Obama on Wednesday to discuss housing. The fact that NAR is not the facilitator of this was brought up,…

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The Socially Conscious Broker (or Agent)

The Socially Conscious Broker (or Agent)

Those that know me, know I care a lot about doing something that matters. Where you are born shouldn’t decide whether you live or die. I live an extremely privileged life, as do you (I wrote that post 6 years ago). So, given I’ve been in the industry…

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Real Estate Search: Less is More

Real Estate Search: Less is More

I firmly believe the future of search – in all verticals – is less information, from more trusted sources. For instance, in the travel industry, travelers don’t want to spend hours sorting through 50+ reviews about every hotel or activity. They want concise information, from…

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How to nail video. Be yourself.

How to nail video. Be yourself.

I was up a little late last night reading a few articles I had saved over the last few days when I noticed a couple tweets from Tacoma agent Anne Jones about YouTube uploads. Since I was wide awake at the time I figured I would…

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Assembling a Dream Team to Revive Realtor.com

Assembling a Dream Team to Revive Realtor.com

I’m going to have a bit of fun with Todd’s request to brainstorm about how Nar and Move could put Realtor.com back in the lead…. How do you take Realtor.com to the top? Simple. Assemble the greatest team possible, put them together, give them lots…

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2 Minutes of Your Time for a Link

2 Minutes of Your Time for a Link

Here’s the deal. Everyone knows link building is VITAL to your SEO efforts, and usually fairly time consuming and/or expensive. So I’m going to give you a break and give you a link. I’ll make it drop dead easy…and free. EVERYONE with a profile tagged…

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Community Building 101

Community Building 101

I wrote a post over on GeekWire titled Community Building 101, and I think it’s worth touching on the topic here as well since it’s such a vital topic for those who wish to succeed. The key takeaway? Community building 101 is NOT talking to each and…

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Legal carnival sideshow

Legal carnival sideshow

Looks like Ben Cabellero from the infamous NAREP has entered the form promulgation and legal interpretation business. Take a look at the form sent out to brokers and agents in an email today. I find it interesting that the organization is willing to send out…

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Showing Your City in a Great Light, and Reaching Relocation Buyers Early in the Process

Showing Your City in a Great Light, and Reaching Relocation Buyers Early in the Process

Are the following true statements for you? You love your city, and desire that everyone to see your city in a great light when they visit. You seek to get your branding in front of relocation buyers as early in their process as possible. If…

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Connect with Nearby Members of the Geek Estate Community

Connect with Nearby Members of the Geek Estate Community

Organizing people online is great, but it’s my firm belief bringing like minded people together in the physical world is where the magic happens. When doers & change makers come together, strong relationships form and great things happen. You all read blogs, or you wouldn’t be reading…

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