From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Catch the Zebra on Real Estate Radio USA Tomorrow at 4:30 EST

April 30, 2008

Tomorrow is May Day. I don’t think I’ve actually celebrated May Day since the 5th grade. Tomorrow, however I’ll be bringing in the month of May with the Barry’s over on Real Estate Radio USA.
I’ll be on at 4:00 EST, but the show gets rolling at 4:00pm. You can listen in, or [...]

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Finally, Someone Making Heads or Tails of the Long Tail

April 30, 2008

Gahlord Dewald over at Union Street Media is one smart dude. I got the chance to meet him at Inman Connect NYC. Since then, I have been reading his blog.
He recently offered up a very well-reasoned post that will help you make use of the debate over the Long Tail when it comes [...]

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25 Minutes of Comic Relief for Real Estate Professionals

April 30, 2008

If you are in the Real Estate Profession, or know someone who is. . .
just take 25 minutes to watch this episode of King of the Hill. You won’t regret it, I PROMISE!

King of the Hill cracks me up.

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Want to Know What Someone Means? Ask!

April 30, 2008

You may remember when I introduced the concept of the Listing Conversation, as opposed to the traditional Listing Presentation. I hope that you have been conscientious about trying to engage your potential clients more, and not just talking at them.
You may be wondering, “Well, I want to have more conversation with my [...]

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Updgrade Complete, Let me Know If you See Anything Funny

April 28, 2008

I just upgraded to WordPress Version 2.5.1 take it for a spin and let me know if you see anything that appears to be working incorrectly. It all looked pretty good to me.

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Interact With the Zebra Through Video Comments!

April 27, 2008

UPDATE– There seem to be some technical problems. Comments are being recorded, but not posted. I’ll let everyone know when things are working correctly.
I’ve had a Seesmic account for something like 6 months now. I really haven’t found it all that useful, until now.
Seesmic created a Wordpress plug-in that enables video [...]

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If You Think Twitter is a Stupid Waste of Time. . .

April 24, 2008

. . .read this.
Not on Twitter yet? What are you waiting for?
On Twitter already? Are you following me?
Jeremy shared his Twitter story. How has Twitter helped you?

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Wanna Know How You Can do Irrevocable Damage to Your Brand and Your Reputation?

April 22, 2008

Read this post by The Phoenix Real Estate Guy addressing a recent Redfin blog post.
Pay very close attention to the comments on the Redfin blog post. Not because of what the other real estate professionals had to say, but because of what “Jon” a real estate consumer had to say:
I am not [...]

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You Can Also Catch The Zebra on the REALTOR Magazine Blog

April 17, 2008

Just this week, I started a series of posts over on VARBuzz that will focus on the history of the National Association of REALTORS. Specifically, I’ll be writing posts as I make my way through the new Centennial book that was published by NAR.
When I first pitched this idea to the good [...]

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If the Future of REALTOR Instruction Were in the Hands Of Tina Daniel and Dale Carlton, the Profession Would be a Better Place

April 14, 2008

Last week, I spent 3 days at the Virginia Association of REALTORS participating in the REALTOR Instructor Training Institute. The last post I wrote was actually written moments before the first day of class began. As I said in that post, I wasn’t exactly sure why I was there. In fact, I probably [...]

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