AGBeat » Jay Thompson http://agbeat.com News, insights, tools, and inspiration for business owners and professionals Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:21:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 NAR is Looking for a Social Media Manager http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/social-media/nar-is-looking-for-a-social-media-manager/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/social-media/nar-is-looking-for-a-social-media-manager/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:45:17 +0000 Jay Thompson http://agentgenius.com/?p=5651 Photo Credit Seeking a Social Media Manager On or about October 8, the NAR posted a position on Monster.com. It appears they are looking for a Social Media Manager. Here’s part of the job description: MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (NOT ALL-INCLUSIVE): The Manager of Social Media will ensure that NAR has the knowledge and skills to guide NAR staff and [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-news-events/conference-coverage/approaching-inbox-zero/feed/ 34 Web Sites: Template or Custom? http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/re-software/web-sites-template-or-custom/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/re-software/web-sites-template-or-custom/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:41:35 +0000 Jay Thompson http://agentgenius.com/?p=2497 Photo Credit Template Sites Suck I was stumbling through the Internet today and wound up on a post written by a vendor that supplies custom (well, semi-custom really) web sites to real estate agents. No, I’m not going to link to it because it’s not really germane to the discussion. And it’s strikingly similar to about half a jillion posts [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/re-software/web-sites-template-or-custom/feed/ 35 N-Play Launches Beta Site http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/product-review/n-play-launches-beta-site/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/product-review/n-play-launches-beta-site/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:00:39 +0000 Jay Thompson http://agentgenius.com/?p=2430 Bringing Buyers and Sellers Together Online N-Play, “a real estate service company focused on bringing home buyers and sellers together online” released a beta launch this morning. From the press release: The company is the first to connect buyers, sellers and agents through secure submission, ranking and evaluation of offers online, directly from the listing display. N-Play is currently undertaking [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/product-review/n-play-launches-beta-site/feed/ 16 Top 10 Ways to Use Blogging in Real Estate: #3 http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/top-10-ways-to-use-blogging-in-real-estate-3-use-blogging-to-become-a-niche-expert/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/top-10-ways-to-use-blogging-in-real-estate-3-use-blogging-to-become-a-niche-expert/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:12:56 +0000 Jay Thompson http://agentgenius.com/?p=2303 #3: Use Blogging to Become a Niche Expert Photo Credit: mag3737 “Your City Real Estate” isn’t the Only Search Term Out There! Ask just about anyone what one search term they want their blog or website to rank well for and you’ll likely hear, “My City Real Estate!” And that’s all fine and dandy. But if you live in a [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/single-property-web-sites-123mainstcom/feed/ 32 Houssee.com: A Digg-like Site for Real Estate Info http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/public-relations/housseecom-a-digg-like-site-for-real-estate-info/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/public-relations/housseecom-a-digg-like-site-for-real-estate-info/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:00:55 +0000 Jay Thompson http://agentgenius.com/?p=2059 Digg This John Lockwood over at ParticleWave has created a nifty little Digg-like site for real estate. Houssee.com’s mission is, “to be a promotional tool for Realtors®, mortgage brokers, and others in the real estate blogging community, while putting systems and strong moderation in place to keep out the spam.” How the Gears Turn Running on the Pligg platform, users [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate/active-rain-it-never-ceases-to-amaze/feed/ 34 Well sit your Royal hynee down and have a Royal Flush! http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/well-sit-your-royal-hynee-down-and-have-a-royal-flush/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/well-sit-your-royal-hynee-down-and-have-a-royal-flush/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:55:52 +0000 Jay Thompson http://agentgenius.com/?p=1702 The title of this post is part of an actual photo caption in an active MLS listing from somewhere in California. Is the agent trying to be “cutesy”, unique, or are they just clueless? I tend to vote for the latter. Your thoughts? Sorry for the ginormous graphic, but there is no better way to expose this… thing…. for all [...]
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