What camera or camcorder should I buy for my Real Estate Videos?. This is the question I get asked more than any other when I teach my “Why Video For Real Estate” Class. And here’s the answer: “The one that best fits your budget, and your needs” . A cop out? Nope – it’s the truth. You can’t have someone tell you what camera to buy - that’s a cop out! A cop out from … [Read more...]
All About Fort Mill South Carolina Video Finally Released
I love Fort Mill, South Carolina! I've been working on it for months (ok, a year actually) but nothing like a paying customer to help me get the ball over the goal line to finish the "All About Fort Mill, SC" City Wide Tour. From old Fort Mill and its rich history to brand new Fort Mill, there's a lot to love about … [Read more...]
How To Hire a Social Media Consultant
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it” - Ferris Bueller In this rapidly changing online marketing world, things are happening faster now then ever before. Not since the advent of the website has online marketing been so revolutionary. With fast pace comes all the bad stuff that goes with it including a crop of self … [Read more...]
How To Update Your WordPress Blog (How do I upgrade my blog)
Unlike most of my other “How To” Videos, this one is not targeted for the beginner. We’ll categorize this one as Intermediate/Beginner. If you know what an FTP client is, and if you know how to gain FTP access to the web server that your blog sits on, then you won’t have any problem. If all this makes you nervous, you might try a WordPress Automatic Upgrade … [Read more...]
How To Protect Your Photos with a Watermark
With something like 206,741,990 websites out there, there’s a good chance that some unscrupulous bum might decide to use your photographs and call them his own – and you’ll never know it. Whether you are a professional photographer, or just a parent with vacation photos, your pictures are protected by Copyright Law. They SHOULD not be copied by anyone without permission, … [Read more...]
What’s Next (Now) in Social Media to Follow Facebook and Twitter?
What could possibly come on the heels of Social Networking apps like Facebook and Twitter? Well, they are already here. You just might not know about them yet. Got a smart phone? Go get one – because the next NOW wave is Location Based GPS games. What???? … Games that use your GPS location as a primary factor. There are dozens of them out there as you can see here. … [Read more...]
10 Technology Tips For Realtors in 2010
Want to be successful in 2010? 80% of your business will most likely be referral based, so work that database. Follow up with old clients to just say hello and remind them you are still in the business. Do “Pop By’s” with an item of value (ala Brian Buffini). Host informative events and become known as the “Area Expert”. But what about that other 20%, or what if you have … [Read more...]
Objection # 704: Social Media Is a Fad, and Will Go Away
I recently spoke to a group of Real Estate Agents at a firm in Charlotte. There was a pretty good crowd as their BIC strongly suggested they come, and there was no cost to them. I got heckled pretty good, and the overarching sentiment in the crowd was that Social Media was a fad, and they could ignore it because it will go away. Now, I have already preached at length … [Read more...]