For buyers, getting to know a home is part of the process. Seeing it, feeling it, walking around the taking it in… That is great if you are around the corner, or even across town… but what if you are unable to take that time to tour scores of properties before pulling the trigger? Maybe you are a busy executive, maybe you are relocating and have a day or three in a strange town to buy a house… Maybe you just want more than 8 (or 12 or 16) pictures from the MLS.

Video is one of the solutions. It is part of a complete marketing package for a home…

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I get asked that question pretty regularly.  I am active here on Active|Rain… I’m even an Ambassador.  I’m linked up on LinkedIn.  I’m showing my face on FaceBook, with 4 business pages and a personal page.  I am a solid light on Flickr.  I tweet on Twitter, Digg and find things del.icio.us.  I am also on about 50 other networks to a lesser extent… from music to Jeeping and sports cars.

Why do I need a blog since I am using all of those other tools to interact with consumers?

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I like Twitter.  I communicate with some consumers as ell as some of my peers through Twitter.  As an organizer of Social Media Breakfast Atlanta (#smbatl), we use Twitter for promotion as well as to recap… and even during the event.  Heck, I have 1200+ followers and almost 2800 updates… obviously I think it is a worthwhile tool.
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The first Social Media Breakfast Atlanta event was this morning at the Duluth Diner.  At 7:00am, about 20 dedicated Social Media Adventurers gathered to discuss better ways to deploy social media for their businesses.

Ranging from neophytes to experienced, the common thread was a desire to learn and grow.
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Well… I have a few ideas.  I already have a pretty full schedule of social networking events… and so now I get to add Active|Rain activities to it… and I’m really excited about that.

Actually, as soon as the training call that I missed comes online, I am going to listen to that, but I still have some ideas…
continue reading "I’m an Active|Rain Ambassador… Now What?"

Bailey Services is adding WordPress sites to their menu of services.  WordPress is a great solution for many small businesses and others to use as a complete website, or as a blog platform.  It is powerful, flexible and modifiable.
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