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deansguidedeansguideA San Francisco native's point of view on Real Estate and ecletic subjects that makes the Bay Area a very unique place to live. Articles
When An Interview Goes Bad: ?Technology? And How You Can Hurt Your Percepti
2008-04-30 02:04:00 Consumer confidence often hinges on perception. The perception of competence, expertise, and professionalism are vital to a Realtor. If your consumer targets do not believe you have any of the above you will lose every opportunity to remain in business. The Real Estate industry, primarily agents, faces an uphill battle everyday to prove that they are ... More About: Marketing , Technology , Interview , Hurt
Newsflash: Ed Okun?s Bond Hearing Postponed To May 9
2008-04-29 19:25:00 This just in from the Department of Justice and one of our train wreck friends Elizabeth, Ed Okun’s bond hearing scheduled for today (April 29) was canceled. The new date for Okun’s bond hearing is Friday May 9 at 2pm. The reason for the postponement? Okun’s appointed public defender asked for the postponement so your ... More About: Bond , Hearing
Department of Justice Approves deansguide: One of Three Sites Approved To P
2008-04-29 18:40:00 In a request from the Department of Justice , deansguide has been approved as one of 3 sites that will be allowed to present contact information, to the victims of Ed Okun’s 1031 Tax Group rip off. The reason this contact information is so important to victims is that the DOJ wants to make sure ... More About: Sites , Department of Justice
Realtor?s Marketing Strategy #5: Media List Power To Connections
2008-04-27 20:05:00 Realtors and brokers should consider purchasing “Guerrilla Publicity”,a joint effort by Jay Levinson, Rick Frishman, and Jill Lublin, a comprehensive guide to ” Hundreds of sure-fire tactics to get maximum sales for minimum dollars.” One of the most powerful tactics is GP’s guide to compiling Media Lists. 7 Media List Tactics 1. Now not Later: Begin creating ... More About: Marketing , Power , Marketing Strategy , Strategy
Realtor?s Business Diagnostic Test #1: A-E-I-O-U And Sometimes Y
2008-04-25 21:12:00 How often do you perform a diagnostic test on your business, it’s processes, and the overall health of your organization? Now might be a great time to take on this task; the results may surprise you as well as provide areas to improve upon. When learning the English language one of the first concepts ... More About: Business , Real Estate , Competition , Customer Service , Consumer
Kurt Vonnegut?s 8 Basics Of Creative Writing: Tips For Marketing Your Busin
2008-04-24 02:49:00 The real estate industry, any business for that matter, could take note when searching for marketing ideas and strategies. American author and icon Kurt Vonnegut’s “8 Basics of Creative Writing ” provides a few nuggets of wisdom that carry over nicely from his intended target-book readers to consumers. Kurt Vonnegut’s Marketing Advice 1. Use the ... More About: Politics , Networking
Realtor?s Marketing Strategy #4: Top 10 Reasons Why Consumers Should ?Buy?
2008-04-23 03:13:00 In deansguide’s series on strategies for Realtors we have utilized the marketing ideas of book publishing houses and best selling authors. Staying with this theme, strategy #4 utilizes Jon Kremer’s, author and best selling book marketing strategist, idea of identifying the “Why Someone Should Buy Your Book:Pros and Cons” as a platform for Realtors. ... More About: Marketing , Politics , Books , Real Estate , Marketing Strategy
Realtor?s Sales Dream #3: Top 10-Earning Towns In America
2008-04-22 07:06:00 If Realtors are wondering where the wealth is these days they look no further than CNNMoney .com Jeff Cox’s article “Best Places To Live: 25 top-earning towns.” Residents of these towns have the highest median household incomes in the country. If there is ever a hit list this is it. The San Francisco Bay Area scores ... More About: Politics , America , Business , Real Estate
Realtor?s Sales Dream #2: Top 10 Cities To Find A Job
2008-04-21 18:44:00 Are you ready to prosper after a long preparation period called your ?whole life”? Did college prepare you for our current economic situation? If you are a recent college graduate then you will benefit from a list of the best economic areas to get a job in the US. The following list was compiled from ... More About: Love , San Francisco , Sales , Cities , Find
Realtor?s Sales Dream #1: The Top 10 Zip Codes And Real Estate
2008-04-20 18:29:00 Realtors have many challenges in a down market like we are experiencing today. Even in the finest neighborhoods in America, the slow down can be felt. Yet one thing is certain-the higher the price point the higher the commission check. With that in mind, MikeLiebner.com presents a fun look at America’s best “Most Expensive Zip ... More About: Politics , Estate , Real Estate , Sales , Dream
Mystery Caller Claims Okun Broke, Without Representation: ?Gordon Gecko? A
2008-04-18 23:54:00 Holmes and Watson would watch Dr. Moriarty waiting for signs or communications that hinted at his whereabouts and evil doings. I have the “Mystery Caller” who has become a voice in the wilderness that is the Ed Okun case. The following assertions were made by the Miami mystery caller. I have no way of verifying ... More About: News , Politics , Real Estate , Scandal
Realtor?s Sales Nightmare #2: Top 10 Cities With The Worst Economies
2008-04-18 07:31:00 Traffic is a huge deterrent for many home buyers but the worst nightmare for a Realtor is selling property within a dead or recession hit economic area. The following is a heart rendering list “By The Numbers: Worst Cities For Jobs.” Although many of these areas have great home buying deals, Realtors are struggling to ... More About: Politics , Real Estate , Nightmare , Sales
Realtor?s Sales Nightmare #1: Top 10 Cities With The Worst Traffic
2008-04-17 02:40:00 Commute? What commute? A recent list of the “Top 10 Cities With The Worst Traffic” conditions were presented over at Tom’s therealestatebloggers.com with some surprising results: 1. Washington D.C. 2. Atlanta 3. Los Angeles 4. San Francisco 5. Houston 6. New York 7. Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 8. Chicago 9. Dallas 10. Boston My vote for the worst traffic, and I have driven LA morning rush hour ... More About: News
Test Marketing Your Real Estate Marketing: 15 Methods Publishers Test Marke
2008-04-16 02:23:00 Take the guesswork out of your marketing plan, your image as it is perceived by consumers, and your branding by utilizing Michael Larsen-Elizabeth Pomada’s “Taking the Guesswork Out of Publishing: 15 Ways to Test-Market Your Books to Guarantee Their Success.” 1. Network Feedback: Ask your networking partners and organizations for feedback 2. Speak In Public: Create a ... More About: Marketing , Online Marketing , How To , Estate , Real Estate
Realtor?s Marketing Strategy #3: The Product Is You-Would You Buy You?
2008-04-16 00:06:00 Realtors often fail to understand that in consultative sales of any product or service people-buy-people. Unless you are representing a low-price strategy business model, the actual product you are selling is you. Question: Would You Buy You? If you believe that believing in yourself is a choice then you must understand how ... More About: Marketing , Books , Real Estate , Marketing Strategy , Strategy
Ed Okun?s 20 Question Legacy: Who, What, Why, How Don?t Begin To Cover It
2008-04-14 18:24:00 Imagine you placed your life savings into a 1031 exchange with the idea of upgrading or investing in property that would support your retirement. Imagine that there are no laws or a legal arm of the government to oversee and regulate this investment vehicle but you were unaware of this fact because it seems ... More About: Question , Cover , Legacy
Gateway Notebook MT 3705 Review: Acer?s No Customer Service And Equipment D
2008-04-13 19:28:00 After less than one year of ownership, I am sad to report that my fantastic buy on the Gateway MT 3705 Notebook computer may have been a case of buyer beware. My initial excitement for the Gateway is chronicled in “Best Buy’s Best Deal Of The Year: Gateway Notebook MT 3705 $549!!!” Unfortunately the following ... More About: News , Customer Service , Review , Service
Where Is Ed Okun: Federal Bureau Of Prisons Inmate Locator Snafu Or Is Ther
2008-04-12 22:56:00 As if the Ed Okun embezzlement case does not have enough stress and heartache for the victims, aka “Train Wreck Victims” who lost their life savings, now a cursory check of the Bureau of Prison’s inmate locater shows the following status dated April 13, 2008 for Ed Okun: “RELEASED” Although this is most likely an oversight, ... More About: News , Politics , Real Estate , San Francisco , Scandal
Realtor?s Marketing Strategy #2: Your Career?s ?Positioning? Is The Why Of
2008-04-10 17:53:00 In the world of best selling books, not unlike real estate, “positioning” a book is the “why” of book marketing. The example given by Dan Poynter of Para Publishing is “If you were writing a cookbook, write one sentence explaining why someone would want to buy yet another cookbook.” If you are a Realtor why ... More About: Marketing , How To , Real Estate , Marketing Strategy , Strategy
Realtor?s Marketing Strategy #1: Market Your Business Like A Best Selling B
2008-04-09 17:00:00 One of the most through, frustrating, rewarding, and intense marketing plans you can undertake is a plan that promotes a book. Like Realtors, there are thousands of new titles being introduced to the public every year. According to publisher Dan Poynter’s Para Publishing reference source bookstatistics.com roughly 190,000 new books are minted in the US ... More About: Marketing , Business , Selling , Market , Marketing Strategy
Realtor Self Evaluation Tool #1: Are You An Innovative or Adaptive Business
2008-04-08 08:14:00 Are you an innovative and creative worker? Are you an adaptive roll with the punches contributor? Innovative and adaptive characteristics are two of the most telling measurements in defining your “business personality” and where you fit into an organization. Dr. John Eggers, CEO and President of Proclivity LLC, has created the Creativity & Problem-Solving Style Inventory ... More About: Business , Real Estate , Consumer , Tool , Evaluation
The Official deansguide ?ROI? List For Business and Life: 27 Factors To Mea
2008-04-06 03:01:00 In my last article “Realtor’s Guide To “Return On__”: Make A List And Measure Your Results” I introduced the idea of applying the Return on Investment formula to your business and life. The following is an example of the type of list you may have compiled. It is an alphabetical list, A-Z, and it represents ... More About: Business , Life , Official
Realtor?s Guide to ?Return On___?: Make A List And Measure Your Results
2008-04-05 21:27:00 One of the most widely recognized business measurements is “ROI” aka “Return on Investment.” As defined by Forbes media company Investopedia “A performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment.” When you consider your career and your social life you can use the “Return On” formula to measure your success, progress, and results for ... More About: Marketing , News , Politics , Technology , Realtors
Mr. & Mrs. Realtor: 5 Networking Mistakes You Make That Hurt Your Business
2008-04-04 17:52:00 One of the most unproductive time wasting traps that Realtor s can, and do, fall into is attending networking events without a plan, without a clue to who they wish to meet, and without qualifying the event’s effectiveness. Networking is the lifeblood of a Realtor’s business but in many cases this important function of lead generation ... More About: Business , Hurt , Make
Independent Brokers Network Meeting: Realtor?s Misconceptions About Zillow
2008-04-03 16:49:00 FoxBusiness.com published this article April 3, 2008 Marin County is one of the most expensive specialty real estate markets in the United States. A wealthy suburb of San Francisco, Marin real estate has continued to thrive in today’s tough economy. Unlike the rest of the Bay Area where Realtor marketing meetings are a weekly opportunity for Realtors ... More About: Network , Brokers , Zillow , Independent
Does Corleone, Sicily, Research, and Ed Okun Have Anything In Common?
2008-04-03 02:25:00 None of the three entities in my title have anything to do with each other. . . then again maybe they do? Is it possible that crooks research other crooks to learn new scams, methods, or pitfalls to avoid? Former convicts often say that prison is like college for crooks. Has the internet become ... More About: Research , Scandal , Common , Rip Off , Sicily
Ed Okun Denied Bond: Is the Man Behind the 1031 Tax Scandal Tapped Out?
2008-04-02 02:40:00 Is Ed Okun flat broke? Has every last asset been seized by authorities in an attempt to pay back victims of the 1031 Tax Group rip off? My mystery caller made a surprise appearance today and raised some questions in my mind. Of course nothing can be completely verified but speculation can lead you ... More About: Marketing , Politics , Real Estate , Bond , Scandal
Newsflash: San Francisco Missing 100,000 People?Mayor Newsom Ready To Sue
2008-04-01 17:07:00 In one of the more bizarre miscounts in recent memory, beyond the Bush Conspiracy in Florida, the US Census Bureau and a yet unnamed nonprofit organization are fighting over their “perception” of San Francisco ’s population. The Census Bureaus’ population estimate stands at 764,000 while the nonprofit, using economic factors according to Yahoo News, contends San Francisco ... More About: People , Missing , Mayor
Are We As A Nation Afraid To Blog: American?s Writing Skills At Issue?
2008-03-29 21:19:00 Why are American businesses and business people afraid to blog? What is the biggest “perceived” obstacle to entry? Training is a burgeoning area that corporations are addressing by spending record amounts of time, capital, and monies. The missing factor is a recognized effort on the part of American businesses and business people to ... More About: Writing , How To , Real Estate , Blog
?Search engines like Google get you lost in all the links, but not Yahoo se
More articles from this author:2008-03-27 01:10:00 Yahoo’s new radio campaign is both ridiculous and an obvious attempt at propping up what can and is being perceived as a sinking ship takeover target. David beat Goliath because he had a slingshot and guts. But Yahoo’s attempt at disparaging Google ’s search model, a far superior and accurate model, is like Charles Manson winning ... More About: Lost , Yahoo , Microsoft , Search Engines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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