Comments on: In Search of a Secret Weapon http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:01:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Fred Bullard http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-246031 Fred Bullard Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:52:51 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-246031 The future is now and web marketing and advertising is the only cost effective and functional way for real estate agents to advertise and market their services. Particularly if they are new in real estate there is only one effective method...internet marketing. PRINT IS DEAD. The future is now and web marketing and advertising is the only cost effective and functional way for real estate agents to advertise and market their services. Particularly if they are new in real estate there is only one effective method…internet marketing. PRINT IS DEAD.

]]> By: Dustin http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-122059 Dustin Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:35:45 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-122059 Michelle (and everyone else)... Thanks again for your interest! I really appreciated all the comments, emails and phone calls I received (way too many to respond to everyone individually!). I finally <a href="http://www.raincityguide.com/2007/04/09/owning-the-malibu-community/" rel="nofollow">made my decision public</a>! It took a little while as I really wanted to get his blog up and running (and acceptably functional!) before I made the announcement, but we're live! :) Michelle (and everyone else)… Thanks again for your interest! I really appreciated all the comments, emails and phone calls I received (way too many to respond to everyone individually!). I finally made my decision public! It took a little while as I really wanted to get his blog up and running (and acceptably functional!) before I made the announcement, but we’re live! :)

]]> By: Owning the Malibu Community | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-122056 Owning the Malibu Community | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:33:27 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-122056 [...] Owning the Malibu Community April 9, 2007 About a month ago, I got a call from a friend who highly recommended that I give a chance to a real estate agent who is working very hard to break into the Malibu market. The idea of “owning” a piece of Malibu is somewhat irresistible to me (even if it is only the digital dirt!), so I couldn’t refuse, despite the many wonderful options (or maybe because I had too many wonderful options!) [...] [...] Owning the Malibu Community April 9, 2007 About a month ago, I got a call from a friend who highly recommended that I give a chance to a real estate agent who is working very hard to break into the Malibu market. The idea of “owning” a piece of Malibu is somewhat irresistible to me (even if it is only the digital dirt!), so I couldn’t refuse, despite the many wonderful options (or maybe because I had too many wonderful options!) [...]

]]> By: Michelle DeRepentingy http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-121956 Michelle DeRepentingy Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:03:22 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-121956 Desperately Seeking My Voice! If I had realized you were a late holdout for picking your apprentice I would have been hounding before now. I am so-so at technical skills (see my blog as of 4/6/2007 www.allaboutathensga.com). I embrace the internet (see my Active Rain profile at http://activerain.com/michelledec21) and am passion & excellent at real estate sales & marketing. I am trying to figure out what my voice in the blogosphere is…my writing tends to lead to the techinal side and I need to learn to humanize it and open up a little more. I've been blogging for just over 1 month on Active Rain. If you are still searching for someone who is trainable, I would love to be “it”. The east coast versus west coast time difference is not as problem as I am up until 2am Eastern time most nights. Desperately Seeking My Voice! If I had realized you were a late holdout for picking your apprentice I would have been hounding before now. I am so-so at technical skills (see my blog as of 4/6/2007 http://www.allaboutathensga.com). I embrace the internet (see my Active Rain profile at http://activerain.com/michelledec21) and am passion & excellent at real estate sales & marketing. I am trying to figure out what my voice in the blogosphere is…my writing tends to lead to the techinal side and I need to learn to humanize it and open up a little more. I’ve been blogging for just over 1 month on Active Rain.

If you are still searching for someone who is trainable, I would love to be “it”. The east coast versus west coast time difference is not as problem as I am up until 2am Eastern time most nights.

]]> By: Announcing the next great real estate blogger… | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-117904 Announcing the next great real estate blogger… | Rain City Guide | A Seattle Real Estate Blog... Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:02:55 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-117904 [...] Announcing the next great real estate blogger… April 1, 2007 As many of you probably already know, I’ve been searching for a secret weapon that will help me win the Project Blogger competition… [...] [...] Announcing the next great real estate blogger… April 1, 2007 As many of you probably already know, I’ve been searching for a secret weapon that will help me win the Project Blogger competition… [...]

]]> By: Irina Netchaev http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-113634 Irina Netchaev Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:10:43 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-113634 Dustin, congratulations on picking your apprentice!!! I'm sure it wasn't easy. My best to both of you. I'll be following your blog closely and will shamelessly steal as many ideas as I can! :-) Dustin, congratulations on picking your apprentice!!! I’m sure it wasn’t easy. My best to both of you.

I’ll be following your blog closely and will shamelessly steal as many ideas as I can! :-)

]]> By: Dustin http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-113551 Dustin Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:16:50 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-113551 I'm going to be posting mine on the <a href="http://realestatemarketing101.topproducerblogs.com/" rel="nofollow">"seminar" blog</a> I've been keeping on the Top Producer platform... That feels like the "right" place to give advice to agents interested in basic online marketing. I’m going to be posting mine on the “seminar” blog I’ve been keeping on the Top Producer platform… That feels like the “right” place to give advice to agents interested in basic online marketing.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-113533 ARDELL Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:37:24 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-113533 Dustin, Where will you be posting your Coach posts? I've been doing mine on AR so far in the <a href="http://activerain.com/groups/projectblogger" rel="nofollow">Project Blogger</a> group. Dustin,

Where will you be posting your Coach posts? I’ve been doing mine on AR so far in the Project Blogger group.

]]> By: Dustin http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-113526 Dustin Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:02:52 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-113526 Chintan (and the others who offered up their time/energy/expertise!), The truth is that there are a ton of worthy people who offered up their help. So many that I was honestly having trouble figuring out who to choose! And then I got a one-two punch via email that essentially made my decision for me. One, a friend recommended an agent and two, that agent had a follow up email that demonstrated he wanted to take part for all the right reasons. I could tell that he already understood the marketing and self-promotion angles, but he wanted to learn to use his website to differentiate himself in a VERY tough market. The fact that he is local to me in LA is pure coincidence, but sure didn't hurt in that we were able to have breakfast yesterday. Thanks again to everyone who was interested... I'm hoping that you will still find the entire Project Blogger a useful exercise! <emp>(more to come early next week...)</emp> Chintan (and the others who offered up their time/energy/expertise!),

The truth is that there are a ton of worthy people who offered up their help. So many that I was honestly having trouble figuring out who to choose!

And then I got a one-two punch via email that essentially made my decision for me. One, a friend recommended an agent and two, that agent had a follow up email that demonstrated he wanted to take part for all the right reasons. I could tell that he already understood the marketing and self-promotion angles, but he wanted to learn to use his website to differentiate himself in a VERY tough market.

The fact that he is local to me in LA is pure coincidence, but sure didn’t hurt in that we were able to have breakfast yesterday.

Thanks again to everyone who was interested… I’m hoping that you will still find the entire Project Blogger a useful exercise!

(more to come early next week…)

]]> By: Chintan Mahida http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-113468 Chintan Mahida Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:49:50 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/03/14/in-search-of-a-secret-weapon/#comment-113468 Aw shucks, I guess that means its not me then! Well Mr Dustin protogé I wish you all the luck in this contest. If you have a moment of time, a couple of feedback comments as to why my blog and I "we're not worthy!" would go down a treat and put paid to any late night wonderings why oh why ;) Aw shucks, I guess that means its not me then! Well Mr Dustin protogé I wish you all the luck in this contest. If you have a moment of time, a couple of feedback comments as to why my blog and I “we’re not worthy!” would go down a treat and put paid to any late night wonderings why oh why ;)

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