Did you miss REBarCamp Seattle? Here is what you missed: Below is the keynote speech that Vancouver, BC Realtor Ian Watt delivered to the crowd of over 400 agents and brokers at the Armory in downtown Seattle: Here is a recap in pictures. Below is…

I know this will be as popular with some agents as using a road map or set of questions when following up with a prospect 😉 I have been selling real estate online at a pretty high level for about 6 years now. I have…

If you are in the Greater Seattle area or willing to travel for some geeky discussion and networking, the 2nd Seattle RE BarCamp is rapidly approaching. And if you missed the first one, please don’t miss this one because it’ll be even bigger and better!…

Yesterday, there was additional news from the Google Street View team — Street View is now integrated into Google Maps for business listings. I’ve long been a fan of Street View and the latest news prompts a thought I’ve been meaning to blog about for…

In our book Sociable! Shane Gibson and I talk about the importance of having a set of guiding principles and policies for your business as you enter the social media space. We developed one for ourselves. The following is an excerpt out of our book;…

I’ve spent the last week in San Francisco (I’m still here) at the Inman Real Estate Connect conference. Though it’s been exhausting balancing socializing, meetings, sessions, and somehow trying to keep up with my inbox at the same time — it’s certainly been a fantastic…

Since single property websites became a powerful (somewhat) mainstream marketing tool for real estate, forward thinking agents all over the country have starting building them for every single one of the listings they market. But so far, the choices we have at our disposal, leave…

Agents have a cool new way to present listing photos and videos to prospects. Nikon announced today they will be releasing the a new addition to their CoolPix point and shoot line up. The S1000pj adds the ability to project images onto a flat surface…

I thought this was an interesting chart from Silicon Alley Insider — the fact that 24% of people are using Facebook to share content with friends is impressive. I knew it was high, but not that high. What social sharing sites and calls to action…

Are you following a script with purpose? A lot of agents say that scripts are not their style. I say that everybody is using a script when following up whether they think so or not. Agents usually follow up with clients and ask the same…