Getting The Most Out of “ALLTOP” Internet Resources
There are millions of articles being published weekly on the web. Your search for relevant content that will be useful to your business and social media efforts will take longer and be more time consuming as the internet resources continue to grow. How do you get the most out of the web in the least amount of time and with minimal effort? What tools do you have in place to help you maximize and manage the mass amounts of content that are flooding the web each day? You don’t want to miss anything right?
AllTop is a fantastic site and resource to scan and review on a regular basis that allows you to find topics of relevant information, and then create your own page to keep on top of those desired topics, categories, and sites that provide you exactly what you want and are looking for on a daily or weekly basis. Some of the greatest resources of information can be found here.
See what some of the best content providers on the WEB are bookmarking and reading on their Alltop page. If you are reading content that is powerful and priceless to you, then just imagine the value of the content that is being read by that resource. It’s like having access to your hero’s HERO! It doesn’t get any better than this folks.
Here are some other areas you might want to explore if you’re interested in keeping up with this fast paced, Business and Technology world we live in today.
Alltop will be one of the best resources you will ever find on the web and will help you get the most out of the Internet resources that are available. You’ll have up to the minute fresh new content that will help you in just about any area of education or desired growth.
If you are looking to enhance your knowledge or refine your skills, then you’ll need to find a way to “Get the most out of the Internet Resources” available, and ALLTOP is one of the “BEST” resources that will help you accomplish this goal.
The National Association of REALTORS 2009 Convention,is always a great place to learn about the newest, latest and greatest products, tools, and services that are being used or newly introduced to the Real Estate Industry. One of our favorite pastimes is to venture the isles of the NAR Exposition Hall to revisit returning vendors, and to discover and explore the NEW vendors and their products. These are the people, companies, and products that are changing the world of Real Estate and how business gets done today, and in the future.
The Real Estate Industry is changing, the market is changing, and the process for buying and selling homes in America is changing. The question to be answered by ALL Real Estate Industry professionals is “Are You Changing with it?” As new Real Estate Technology is introduced to the consumers who spend a great deal of time online researching many different aspects of the local Real Estate Markets, be sure you are providing them the products, tools, and services that will meet and exceed their expectations. Websites and Blogs are no longer a place to “showcase” your trophies and successes!
WellcomeMat announced today, and confirmed that Real estate Video is on the Rise. Are consumers more inclined to be interested in text, photos, or video? If you were to consider purchasing a home out of the area, property characteristics would obviously be important to you. Photos are undoubtedly the number one item that draw your interests, but video is what takes a piece of Real Estate and and brings it life. Video is the closest thing to reality and being there.
“Is video the new photo in real estate marketing? Not yet, but the use of video by real estate professionals and companies is up 95% in the first half of 2009 relative to the same time period in 2008 indicating a clear path to a tipping point.” (according to WellcomeMat)
As video hosting sites like Youtube.com and others continue to grow, the demand for video in Real Estate will be inevitable. As consumers begin their search to discover potential Real Estate Investments across the Country, many will not invest their time in reading “Text Only” or “Template” style listing cards. Investors and Home Buyers want photos (lot’s of them) and now video, period. Whether you decide to have a professionally created and designed video, or you just shoot it yourself, the important thing to consider is making Real Estate Inventory as “Visual” and “Real” as possible for potential buyers. Download and view Report.
Blogging for most people is not something you just jump into and experience immediate success. There is an “Art to Blogging” and like anything else, there is a learning curve, and you only get better by doing.
You’ll start off reading a bunch of How-to-Blogs, then you need to learn the mechanics of Blogging along with the technical aspects and skills. These are the three most important principles that must be established up front before you create ANY BLOG and for any niche or market.
3 Important “MUST HAVE” Principles before you Begin
You must determine your audience
It’s important to find your voice
Blog with great content and transparency
Once you’ve hurdled these small stumbling blocks, then you have to overcome the three major issues that keep most people in Real Estate from Blogging. If you can get past these procrastination causing issues, you are well on your way to becoming a “Successful Real Estate Blogger!”
3 Biggest Blogging Enemiesand Excuses
Finding the “Time” to Blog
Coming up with “Content” to Blog about
The “Fear” of Blogging and the Unknown
It’s not easy to come up with valuable and useful content for your readers day after day, month after month, year after year. It’s no easier to find the time of day in this fast paced society we live in. And the fear we lacked as kids when rolling down the hillside is ever-present in our ego as adults. So how is it that some Industry Professionals have overcome these obstacles and others have not, or can’t? More importantly, how do YOU learn the Art of Blogging so you don’t get left behind in the Powerful World of Social Media and WEB 2.0 Marketing and Networking?
6 Tips To Begin Your Successful Blogging Endeavor
Determine your audience by thinking ahead and planning “WHO” you want to reach with your Blog content. If you have more than one niche, then have more than one blog. Manage your time effectively.
Finding your “Voice” is nothing more than Blogging with the same voice you talk to people with. People can read deeper into your 10 pt font than you think. Be Yourself, be real, it’s your “natural” voice that is the most important tool to use in Blogging.
Great “content” and “transparency” come from your “Heart and Passion” Blog using both consistently. Write with emotion and devotion, don’t try to be “A Writer” or an “Author” be yourself and just share.
Finding time to Blog is no different than finding the time to respond to email, or return phone calls. Make it part of your “Daily Plan” to read, write and comment. This will result in learning, sharing, connecting, building relationships, and growing your business.
There is more content to Blog about sitting in your email sent folder than you’ll ever use in a lifetime. Share your knowledge, experiences, expertise, useful tips and tools, hyper-local content, community events or happenings, and do it with the things you’re passionate about. Don’t sell! Everyone wants to buy, but no one wants to be “Sold!”
Overcome the “Fear” of what readers might think. Don’t compare yourself to others. The voice in your head that says “I’m not a good writer, or “What will people think of me” has to be eliminated from your thought processes. People who like and connect with you do it because of who you are, not what you write, or what you do. Think beyond fear, and focus on the power and results of Blogging. There’s no better way to reach a larger audience and connect with others, and do it at any less of a financial marketing and networking expense.
The Art of Real Estate Blogging is an “ART” and should be considered “critical” to your business plan. It should be carefully planned out and then implemented. It’s like any other tool in your business that is weighed and researched for the “return on investment!” The ROI from Blogging is the best return you can get for the time and cost invested. Stop thinking about the who, what, when, why, and how of it all, and begin understanding that the reach, the content, the consistency, and the results from your efforts is really what matters most.
As you begin the journey and start to understand the “Art of Blogging,” only time and experience will convert your childlike crayon type paintings into “Masterpieces” of valuable art. Keep it simple, keep it real, keep it passionate, and keep it going. You can’t help improving if you just keep doing. Now before you click your mouse on the next article, sit back in your chair and contemplate, visualize, then realize that the very next step is ALL up to YOU. Good luck and Godspeed to you and your success!
The official word from the ActiveRain Team and Staff is that the “RainCamp Tour” has officially begun. The first ever event was held in Seattle on October 7th, 2009 and was sold out in just 2 weeks. The demand for RainCamps all across the Country have sprouted like weeds, hence the start of the Real Estate RainCamp Tour.
With the power of the new Social Media movement and the Blogging phenomenon happening in Real Estate, RainCamps are designed to educate and help expand an industry professionals understanding of how to build relationships and business opportunities through Social Networking and Social Media Marketing.
So Where is the Tour headed? According to the announcement yesterday, ActiveRain will be in San Francisco Dec 2nd, 2009 at the UCSF Conference Center, then there was mention of Miami, Washington DC, Dallas, New York, Atlanta, Arizona and others. Those dates and locations will be announced soon. Here’s what their attendees had to say about RainCamp Seattle.
If you want more details about the RainCamp Tour, or to see if there are still tickets available: Visit RainCamp.com
Is this just another Real Estate Conference? What can people attending expect to walk away with and be able to implement immediately into their Business? “RainCamp – because the way business gets done has changed!”
Remember those commercials just a few years back where multiple people were communicating from different locations in the world using video? The ones where you could see 3 or 4 people on the screen at the same time and carry on a conversation with each other? With sites like TokBox, those commercials which probably cost thousands of dollars to create and market on television, have made the same technology and product available to consumers, and for FREE.
Click On My Smile, and I’ll Tell You More…
Create messages to be embedded in email and blogs, or you can go live with others online.
Imagine being in one location on Business, or even on vacation, and being able to “Video Conference” with your clients, your friends, your family, or even your business associates, and do it for FREE? No long distance charges, no software installations, no hassles. TokBox is just another great tool you should add to your ToolBox. We tested it this week and found it to be one of the easiest and most efficient on-line Video Web Conferencing sites on the Internet. It was yesterdays commercial, tomorrows technology, and it’s available today.
Get the Best Professional Photo Editing Software for Free
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While many have discovered sites like BannerFans.com and PicNik.com for creating and editing photos and images, there’s still a great program out there called Adobe Photoshop. Now you’re probably saying yeah, but online sites like Bannerfans and Picnik have free memberships.
While these sites and others do offer some great services, and for FREE, there is another option available if you really want to have an awesome program for photo and image editing. It’s almost the exact same thing as Adobe Photoshop, it features more tools and tricks than you’ll ever use, and it’s absolutely free.
I’m not sure for how long, so you better run over and download a copy. The original software, Adobe Photo Shop, will cost you around $500-$600 dollars, and it is packed with great stuff, but that’s expensive and means you’ll have to spend hours learning. Why not get an application that does and looks exactly like Adobe Photoshop, and learn it at your own pace without feeling compelled to try and learn it ALL right away because you spent so much money for it.
If you know anyone who uses or knows photoshop, then your support and help line starts right there, and that’s much better and cheaper than any paid support you’ll ever get over the phone. Who doesn’t like value for FREE. You can download the junior version of Adobe Photoshop called Gimp, by CLICKING HERE. If you’re not completely happy with the PC or MAC version, it’s only because there are so many options and tools, you’ll be overwhelmed and possibly lost.
That doesn’t mean I’d throw out a plane for FREE, just because I didn’t know how to fly it.
We have no stock in this company, we have nothing against any of the sites or companies listed here, we are merely suggesting that there is a great application for FREE out there that works great, looks and feels like Adobe Photoshop, and allows you to create, edit, re-size, colorize, crop, add effects, save as, and modify images, photos, and graphics until your heart’s content.
Here are the Top 40 Real Estate Resources and sites regarding News, Social Media, Technology, SEO, Networking, and Marketing for the Real Estate “On-Line” Industry. They were selected based on content, reliability, reputation, consistency, longevity, and both customer satisfaction and rating.
“Click on any page to connect with their site”
There are thousands of reliable Industry Resources on the WEB. The information and education they provide is in most cases FREE, and is readily available. Finding these resources is only half the battle, learning what they have to offer and share, and then applying it to your business is the other half of the battle.
If you want to lose the battle but WIN the war in Social Media, you’ll be doing your business and yourself a Huge Favor by reviewing these sites and Blogs, grasping what you can, then applying what you learn (with a passion) to yourself and your business.
Twitter members from the Real Estate Industry are using the Micro-Blogging platform and 140 character blogs to be influential and interesting according to Stefan Swanepoel – Author & Speaker – Real Estate Trends, Business Leadership, Motivational & Social Media.
Twitter allows users to create lists and even groups using TweepML, an extensible, open standard format that allows you to manage and share groups of Twitter users. Here are some of the most popular lists and groups that have been created by other twitter members using TweepML.
If you’re looking to follow some or any of the Top 100 Most Influential and Interesting Real Estate Professionals on Twitter, here is a link to the list provided by Stefan for your review and use. If you follow any or all of these “tweeters” you’re guaranteed to gain your fair share of valuable information. These “TOP 100″ are a great resource for anything and everything Real Estate Industry related. Click on the button below and take a look for yourself.
Eyejot – Create Your Own FREE Video Email Account and Communication
“Video is Viral” in the sense that everyone loves entertainment and likes to share. Youtube hosts millions of videos in which thousand have gone viral and had millions of views.
That’s all fine and dandy, but what about using video to communicate, educate, market, network, and share information ultimately leading to the growth and expansion of your business?
Check out Eyejot.com. You can create and setup a FREE account that allows you to communicate with your clients and prospects via the traditional email method. Add personality and transparency to your email communications way beyond what that 10pt. times roman font has been delivering since email inception. You can record and send up to a one minute video to individuals or multiple contacts within your email database.
This is the “Newest” and fastest way of delivering state of the art “High-Tech” and High-Tough” communications to your sphere of influence and your business prospects. Take it for a test run, send yourself an email video message to try it out and see for yourself.
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