AGBeat » Matthew Rathbun 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 Establishing a Vision for Your Online Engagement http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/establishing-a-vision-for-your-online-engagement/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/establishing-a-vision-for-your-online-engagement/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:08:10 +0000 Matthew Rathbun http://agentgenius.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/establishing-a-vision-for-your-online-engagement/ Wondering From The Trail I’ve noticed an emerging trend in the past few months in the Real Estate Blog world.  Bloggers in both single-author and multi-author environments have been expanding their topics from the initial visions they had.  It’s frustrating for some readers to subscribe to a blog and then see the tone or writings change.  I’m not saying that [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/establishing-a-vision-for-your-online-engagement/feed/ 18 A Word With the Brokers – Technology Policies and Monitoring Tips http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/social-media/a-word-with-the-brokers-tech-policies/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/social-media/a-word-with-the-brokers-tech-policies/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:38:09 +0000 Matthew Rathbun http://agentgenius.com/g-rants-insanity-more/real-estate/a-word-with-the-brokers-tech-policies/ Be Vigilant But Not Obsessive I have frequently taught classes on risk management and online marketing. Inevitably I have found some very disconcerting levels of knowledge in many Brokers regarding online techniques. With the increased use of Social Media, I’ve found that most brokers are becoming paralyzed with fear and lack of understanding. A result of these emotions has caused [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/social-media/a-word-with-the-brokers-tech-policies/feed/ 24 Facebook Fan Pages – I Love Me, Will You Love Me Too? http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/i-love-me-will-you-love-me-too/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/i-love-me-will-you-love-me-too/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:25:14 +0000 Matthew Rathbun http://agentgenius.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/i-love-me-will-you-love-me-too/ Not All Buses Are Heading the Right Way I am typically a supporter of some of the innovative ways that folks want to promote themselves.  Social Media is a great platform for innovative ideas and often some of those ideas have passed us by before we realized how successful they really were, but I don’t think this applies to Facebook [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/i-love-me-will-you-love-me-too/feed/ 45 TweetDeck for Newbies http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/social-media/tweetdeck-for-newbies/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/social-media/tweetdeck-for-newbies/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:00:00 +0000 Matthew Rathbun http://agentgenius.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/social-media/tweetdeck-for-newbies/ There are a lot of aggregators out there for Twitter.  I’ve tried many of them and found that TweetDeck is my favorite.    (I also happen to like UberTwitter for Blackberry)  There are tons of likeable options, the ability to send a twit and update Facebook at the same time is pretty cool.  I would caution folks however not to use [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/social-media/tweetdeck-for-newbies/feed/ 12 Desktop Analytics – Polaris http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/product-review/desktop-analytics-polaris/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/product-review/desktop-analytics-polaris/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 11:15:00 +0000 Matthew Rathbun http://agentgenius.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/product-review/desktop-analytics-polaris/ Keeping Track I’m a big fan of keeping a pulse on the health of my blogs and sites.  Polaris has released a desktop application that allows you to keep track of your Google Analytics, on your desktop.  The free version only allows monitoring from one account, while the $15/year version will allow multiple accounts. The system features are very easy [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/product-review/desktop-analytics-polaris/feed/ 2 Desktop Aggregator for Facebook and Twitter: bDule http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/desktop-aggregator-for-facebook-and-twitter-bdule/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/desktop-aggregator-for-facebook-and-twitter-bdule/#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 16:11:14 +0000 Matthew Rathbun http://agentgenius.com/real-estate/desktop-aggregator-for-facebook-and-twitter-bdule/ Do I need one more App? Every time I turn around I find yet another application that helps update or keep track of Twitter, and more than a few that do so for Facebook.  Today I stumbled on the Alpha release of Sobee’s bDule. I had to update my .NET software and it’s as much of a memory hog as [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/desktop-aggregator-for-facebook-and-twitter-bdule/feed/ 11 Windows Live Writer: Making Writing Easier http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/product-review/windows-live-writer-making-writing-easier/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/product-review/windows-live-writer-making-writing-easier/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 11:25:00 +0000 Matthew Rathbun http://agentgenius.com/?p=12075 Time Saver I’ve recently become a huge fan of Microsoft’s free tool, the Windows Live Writer.  It has awesome functionality and ease-of-use.  Live Writer is a tool to allow desktop publishing to various blog platforms.  It’s worked effortlessly with WordPress.  I know that there are some purist out there, who love to log into the WordPress and mess with the [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/product-review/windows-live-writer-making-writing-easier/feed/ 15 “My Listing Isn’t Good Enough for Pictures” http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/my-listing-isnt-good-enough-for-pictures/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/coaching/my-listing-isnt-good-enough-for-pictures/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:30:45 +0000 Matthew Rathbun http://agentgenius.com/?p=11876 I thought we all agreed As I sit here, working on some training material, I am listening to my wife go through the ritual of scheduling showings.  I’ve never been a fan of being a Selling Agent and typically stuck to strictly Listings.  It’s coming back to me why – the poorly written and maintained listings just sit me off [...]
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