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Box web solution versus self-hosted website: Rent versus own?
Virtually on a daily basis we’re asked directly if a self-hosted real estate website is better than an out of box solution such as Active Rain or Posterous, and we directly answer, practically speaking, it is a rent versus own debate. The setup This debate spans back as many as five years as I’m aware and probably longer as msn blogs ...
ActiveRain problems mounting, hopes apology is enough
ActiveRain 404 ActiveRain users are lined up to complain about recent outages that seem to have plagued the blogging platform for what some users say “months.” But according to a video statement released by ActiveRain via Twitter, the problem has only been recent. The 59 second video blames the recent events on a server move. The statement claims the problems ...
ActiveRain experiences growing pains, users consider leaving
ActiveRain’s Recent Troubles Recently ActiveRain has been plagued by server trouble. Anyone who uses or visits the site should know the verbiage of the “bad gateway” and “proxy error” messages by heart. It’s been annoying, frustrating, and down right excruciating. There is nothing worse then heading over there and not being able to get on the site – even worse, ...
New 2012 AGBeat media kit available now
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The Brand Challenge – Looking Back In My Blogging History
We can’t change the past. Last week, I announced my impending birthday celebration here at AgentGenius. Yesterday came and went without much hoo-ha, jubilee, or commemorative speeches. I’m okay with that as I spent the day thinking about something Ken Brand said in the comments. The Brand Challenge. Ken wrote the following: It’d be interesting to hear what you thoughts ...
Is it Wednesday already?
Time feels like it’s flying by. I’ve been working pretty hard lately and spending more time working than sleeping, eating, and relaxing combined. I’m not complaining, it’s just that when you get really wrapped up in what’s going on, you tend to forget what day it is. Tuesdays feel like Wednesdays. Thursdays feel like Fridays. Sundays feel like Mondays. I’m ...
Real Estate Agents Rotting Like Dinosaurs- The Smell of Death Looms
Which Flavor Are You? Flavor One: Don’t give your data to Active Rain (localism) Trulia, Zillow, et al. Never sell the soul of the industry by adding value to big media site forums because at the end of the day, you’re trumping your own SEO efforts by placing a middle man between you and a phone call, Google search engine ...
Blog, Blog, Black Sheep.
Blog, Blog, Black Sheep, Have you any skill? Today is one of those days. I’ve been busy all day, trying to do what we do best. I have an article due on AgentGenius, my personal blog needs updated, and I haven’t commented back to some things on ActiveRain. I need to get down to business. I sat down this evening, ...
Anti-DIY
It might come as a shock to many, but I am extremely anti-DIY. I am not trained as a plumber, electrician or mechanic and I have no interest in doing so even though I know it could potentially save me a lot of money. I am not a REALTOR, lender, home inspector or stager and I don’t pretend to be. ...
Curing the new agent RE.net jitters.
First a disclaimer: Although this article is all about ActiveRain, I in no way am attempting to advertise for them directly. I encourage all agents (myself included) to research what works for them. This post is just about what I’ve learned as I experimented with ActiveRain. Although the post will remain ActiveRain specific, that in no way is meant to ...
Sign O’ The Times – Gives Me A Sign
Yesterday, the world collapsed. Ok, so maybe I’m being dramatic, but for me…it did. You all know, I’m still rather new to real estate and my past, well…I wouldn’t call that a “job.” I’ve never worked in a corporate type setting (unless you count the time I worked for my dad one summer). Most of my jobs have been of ...
Second-guessing and (almost) missed opportunities.
I’ve always been good at second-guessing myself. I am the king of the “what if” game. What if I do this? Will the outcome be (a), (b), or (c). If its (c), what will happen next? And if that thing happens and then I do (b) as well, will the outcome be more like if I had done (a) in ...
One tool isn’t always the answer…two (or more) is.
Tools, tools everywhere. It seems everyday, there is a new tool presented to me by agents, brokers, vendors, friends, or through my daily reading and research. We have so many different tools to use everyday to make our jobs easier, better, faster, more cost efficient, or cooler. I love to play with them and after awhile, I decide what’s good ...
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