From the monthly archives:

February 2008

It’s NOT About YOU (in Black and White)

February 28, 2008

Check out the latest episode of Real Estate in Black and White, entitled, “It’s NOT about YOU.”

Episode #2 was a true video-style presentation, but for this episode, I went back to the roots of Real Estate in Black and White.

One idea I think that deserves more explanation is my concept of the [...]

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Nominate the Zebra in the Blog Brawl (EARLY and OFTEN)

February 28, 2008

Ben Martin, creative and cool association exec that he is, had the very fun idea of conducting the world’s first Real Estate Blog Brawl. You can nominate any blog you want, as many times as you want. Then the top nominees will be seeded and go head-to-head a la the NCAA Basketball Championship. [...]

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What You Always Wanted to Know From the Zebra, But Never Thought to Ask

February 27, 2008

No sooner had I been alerted to the fact that I was mentioned in the REALTOR Magazine feature article, “Welcome to Real Estate 2.0,” than I received an email from an agent who had seen the article.
The email came from John Duncan, a Keller Williams agent in Houston, TX (Clear Lake, to be [...]

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REALTOR Magazine Gives Bloggers Some Love

February 23, 2008

One of the funny things about my current RSS Blackout is that much of the fluff has been removed from my Internet life.
Previously, I had been using my RSS reader to scan EVERYTHING that went on, and then I was deciding what looked interesting to me. Now, however, without RSS, I am having to [...]

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Sit at the ZebraTalk Table and Partake of the Knowledge Feast

February 19, 2008

Last Friday’s episode of ZebraTalk was a real doosie. Besides spending time going over what it takes to apply the Superstar Attitude to your business, and finding out all about the latest news from REBarCamp ‘08, a very enlightening round table discussion took place.
Take a listen to the show, but you definitely won’t [...]

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Respect the Game.

February 18, 2008

Respect the game.
I used to write that under the bill of my baseball cap when I played. It was something that my high school baseball coach stressed to all of us. It was an all-encompassing philosophy. Respect for the game meant that no matter what happened, you made sure that you hustled, [...]

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Some Superstars for You to Consider. . .

February 14, 2008

Earlier this week, I told you that the next episode of ZebraTalk is about how adopting a “Superstar Attitude” can help you succeed in this current real estate market. You are probably wondering what a superstar attitude is.
Well, I’m not going to tell you, just yet. You’ll have to listen to [...]

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“The Superstar Attitude” and an REBarcamp ‘08 Update

February 12, 2008

Let’s face it, as far as the real estate industry goes, times are tough. Well maybe not exactly, but times are tougher than they have been recently. A lot of the talk I hear from agents has a very defeated tone to it.
That’s not how I roll– and you shouldn’t either.
The attitude you [...]

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Help Those Affected by the Tornadoes

February 8, 2008

Those affected by the recent tornadoes could use your help. Luckily, the RE.net has put together a way for you to help. Helping is a lot easier than you may think. All you have to do is visit these posts on AgentGenius and BloodhoundBlog in order to make a much needed donation [...]

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Real World Stuff Makes for Light Posting. Hold Yourself Over With ZebraTalk

February 6, 2008

Posting has been light for the last few days.
I love the virtual world, but the real world sometimes must take precedence. This week, Kari and I have been running around trying to get organized as we move into our new house. On top of that, there is still much real estate [...]

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