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real estate brainstorms, marketing in the Rain part 8

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The Art Of Marketing You

 The past few weeks have been a very hectic period for me so I'm a little behind in the marketing roundup but if better late than never still holds true, here are some outstanding marketing articles, posts and ideas to get you through the week...

 

6 Ways to Make the Most of Your Key Accounts by Bill Brooks posted this week at Broker Agent News

If You Were On A Desert Island, Surrounded By The Ocean, Where Would Your Next Client Come From? by Michael Parker at Broker Agent News

Some Quick Branding Tips For Individuals by Chris Brogan

The iPology Heard Round the Apple by Len Stein

Does Telling Someone to "Click Here" Actually Matter? by Brian Clark of Copyblogger

ONLINE POKER or The Marketing Folly of Using Highly Popular Yet Unrelated Keywords to Drive Online Traffic by Mike Yanke

Digg Goes Deeper with Social Networking by Catherine Holahan of Business Week

Real Estate Blog SEO Tip of the Week: Internal link relevance by Mary McKnight of RSS Pieces

 

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 In no particular order, here are some of the best Active Rain marketing posts from past few weeks...

- Evaluate Your Website by Bobby Carroll

- Screen Test Your Buyer's..It Could Lead To Autograph's On A Sales Contract! by Midori Miller

- Compelling Copy Needs To Be About "YOU" not "I"; * Part 2*  by Nestor and Katerina Gasset

- Elevating the Extraordinary Within The Ordinary...Another Look At Creative Marketing by Lola Audu

- Real Estate Branding - Rick and Ines Style .....continued by Ines Hegedus-Garcia

- Get more referrals! by Tim Davis

- Parking For Desperate Housewives - A Lesson in Creative Marketing by Tracey Thomas

- Have you thought of this before? by Nicole Garner

- Realtor Farming Techniques.....the way it works by Neal The Real Deal Bloom

- Do You Tap Into Local Online Resources? by Bobby Carroll

- Is Your Market Over Saturated With Other Bloggers? by Justin Smith

- Holiday Marketing Idea by Rebecka Melson

 

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- Are You Being Suckered? Why Paying Someone to Submit Your Site to Search Engines Flushes Good Money Down the Drain... (Part 2) by Kay Steele Faulk

Use the Technology Available to You To Sell More Homes by Fran Gatti

 

special mention

 This week's special mention goes to Maureen Henry of Rockland Home Staging for Give One - Get One :: Laptops for charity program and Midori Miller for Midori's Real Estate Resource Secrets...

 

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80 commentsmarti garaughty • October 11 2007 02:03PM

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Looks like tonights reading...bookmarked!  Thank you for the guidence Marti!
Posted by Deborah Burns ~ Seattle Real Estate Agent (Realty Executives -BRIO) over 2 years ago
Deborah... thanks for the feedback, I learn a lot myself putting these together.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Another good one to bookmark!!  I been out of AR for the past couple of weeks so I appreciate the recap of what I missed.  Thanks Marti!
Posted by Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Agent, Kimberly Grant (Exit Leon Crawford Realty) over 2 years ago
Thanks so much for the mention Marti.  Thanks for the recap, I missed some of these great blogs.  !Thanks
Posted by Tracey Thomas Calabasas, CA Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty) over 2 years ago
Another great list by the great Marti!  Glad to see you're back - yes, you're presence has been missed.  I'll be reading the rest of the night. Thanks! - Calie
Posted by Calie Waterhouse - Chandler AZ Homes (Thompsons Realty) over 2 years ago
Marti - more great links. Thanks for checking these all out for us and ferreting out your favorites.
Posted by Sharon Simms St Pete FL - CRS CIPS CLHMS RSPS (ALVA International, Inc.) over 2 years ago

Great post!

Very true...thanks for sharing it with us!

Take care & good luck!

Posted by Orlando Homes Armando Rodriguez Real Estate & Mortgage Broker-GRI (QUEST REALTY SERVICES) over 2 years ago
Kim... hi, I was away as well, nice to be back, enjoy.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Tracey... thanks for another excellent contribution to the group.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Calie... hi stranger, it's nice to be missed, wasn't intentional, just became overloaded with projects.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Sharon... thanks and enjoy, there was a lot of great stuff to choose from as always, these are just some of my favorites.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Armando... you're very welcome, thanks for the comment.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Marti, nice to see you back.  Being overloaded with projects is a good thing.. it is nice Karma to think about for us all :) Great post.
Posted by Lori Kim Polk, Roseville, Sacramento Home Stager ( Artful Journey Designs and Staging : Home Staging Services) over 2 years ago
Hi Marti, thanks for the great lists!  Some I had read and some I had to go back and catch up on.  Still have a couple to do yet, but I will get to them.  Thanks so much.
Posted by Summit County, Colorado Realtor l Joanne Hanson (Coldwell Banker Colorado Rockies Real Estate) over 2 years ago
Thanks for the comprehensive update!  Yet more to read...it's are to keep up AND work.  I wish I could just read!
Posted by Lake Norman Real Estate ~ Diane Aurit (LKN Realty, LLC) over 2 years ago
Lori... thanks, it's nice to be back.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Joanne... you're very welcome, it's kind of time consuming but worth the effort.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Diane... you're also very welcome, hard to keep up with everything being posted lately but these reviews seem to help.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Hi Marti-I have missed you on the rain!  I think I said that your last post!  but oh so true!  Thank for the mention and thanks for the info on outside blogs..
Posted by Florida Real Estate Trainer | Daytona Beach After School Training | Midori (CENTURY 21 Sundance Realty) over 2 years ago
Midori... hi and I thank you for another great contribution to the group, we all appreciate it.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Thanks for compiling all this information in one place.  I know I'll find it useful.  it just got book marked.
Posted by Rick Davis, MN Real Estate & Mortgage Source (American Pride) over 2 years ago
Rick... thanks for the feedback, glad you find these posts helpful.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Thanks for the wrap up.  Looks like I have some catching up to do.
Posted by David and Kristin Small, REALTORS®- Myrtle Beach Real Estate (Eagle Realty- Myrtle Beach) over 2 years ago
David & Kristin... you're very welcome, thx for stopping by.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Thank you for taking the time to put it together for us.I missed some of them .
Posted by GITA BANTWAL, REALTOR BUCKS COUNTY, PA HOMES (ReMax Centre Realtors) over 2 years ago
Gita... as always you a more than welcome and it was a pleasure for me to put it together.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago

Marti,

Sorry I missed this but thanks for the mention:) Glad to be included with these fine others.

Posted by Neal Bloom-Realtor ® Assoc.-CRS-Weston FL (Keller Williams Properties) over 2 years ago
Neal... thanks for another great contribution to the group.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago

Marti...

You need to swing by and comment on one of my posts when you put up the lists.

I really do need a reminder and you always have such great lists.

Thank you. I am bookmarking so I can catch up :)

I really have been taking AR breaks. I had to go sit in Mortgage George's "time out' chair :)

TLW...ROAR!

Posted by "The Lovely Wife"...Broker Bryant's Wife... (Co-Owner Tutas Towne Realty, Inc.) over 2 years ago
TLW... thx for the feedback, I've been insanely busy but will try to remember to remind you. Later...
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago

Marti,

It is a grest list of people and once again ...I am flattered to be on it.:)

Posted by Neal Bloom-Realtor ® Assoc.-CRS-Weston FL (Keller Williams Properties) over 2 years ago
Neal... it's my pleasure, glad to have you as a group contributor.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
thank you marti...i am getting ready to start my own business and this is info I can use...
Posted by Konnie McKee. CDPE, RDCpro Northern VA Real Estate (Realty Direct ) over 2 years ago
Konnie... you're very welcome, I hope the featured posts are helpful to you.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Great list, I'm going to spend a next hour or so going through it!
Posted by Yvonne Beal - Chatham County Real Estate Expert (East Bridge Realty - Chapel Ridge) over 2 years ago
Yvonne... thanks for the feedback, enjoy the posts, there was some great stuff added.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago

Marti, I LOVE your posts. So full of good information. I've bookmarked this one for sure since you've already reviewed the contents, and I can learn lots of good stuff.

One question I would have? WHAT do you really look like? :-)

http://www.GlitterMaker.com/ - Glitter Graphics

Posted by **Mesa, Arizona Real Estate** Teri Ellis, Broker (Homes Arizona Real Estate LLC) over 2 years ago
Teri... it's so nice to see you back in the rain, looking forward to reading you again soon. P.S.  Photo is on my art website at garaughty.com (click on marti garaughty from the main page)
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago

Good to be back. I remember when you had that photo up..........your artwork is wonderful Marti. :-)

I just realized you're from Quebec. One of my stops was Quebec City.........beautiful. Took a tour up the Saguennay River. What a surreal experience that was. Who knew there were so many wonderful places?

http://www.GlitterMaker.com/ - Glitter Graphics

Posted by **Mesa, Arizona Real Estate** Teri Ellis, Broker (Homes Arizona Real Estate LLC) over 2 years ago
Teri... yes Quebec is a beautiful place, I've travelled all over the world but I still appreciate it when I'm back home. Have a great weekend.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
I noticed you are from Canada...my partner Steve is from Montreal and we have done some deals this year with clients from Canada...we just sold a home for 617,500 in Coral Springs to close in less than 30 days..and we have down about another 5 up in Deerfield Beach at Century Village. I did a few posts and put in in the Canada market. We did some ads in Lapress and will be doing a few more with another company.
Posted by Neal Bloom-Realtor ® Assoc.-CRS-Weston FL (Keller Williams Properties) over 2 years ago
Neal... hi and yes I am from Canada but doing biz all over the place. Actually Florida is one of my favorite places to escape to during the cold winter months. Have a great weekend...
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago

GREAT INFO. THANK YOU. THIS IS MORE THAN A WEEKS WORTH. I'LL BE UP ALL NIGHT FOR THE NEXT MONTH OR SO"O) 

Posted by Sally Zatkoff (Weichert) over 2 years ago
Sally... you're very welcome, enjoy the info, we have some great contributors in this group.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Thanks very much for this information.  Sometiomes the comments are just as valuable as the article itself.  It is always a good idea to improved how I market myself and my team. Thank you.
Posted by Donald Bradbury, 610-952-3578 REALTOR Bucks County PA (The Bradbury Team at Coldwell Banker Heritage) over 2 years ago
Donald... you're welcome and I agree about the comments. Thanks for stopping by.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago

Marti

I have to tell ya that I've read several of these reviews and found them extremely helpful and thought provoking, Thank you for taking the time to share this info.

Posted by Gary J Rocks (Sussex County Real Estate) over 2 years ago
Gary... thanks so much for that comment and the feedback, it's always nice to know if the reviews are helpful.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago

That's about 20 articles you mentioned, and I'm guessing you read about 80 other not-so-mentionable ones just to find that 20. You must be a master prospector of blogs!

Posted by Joshua Lazaro, serving New Orleans and the Greater New Orleans Area!!! (Prudential Gardner, Realtors) over 2 years ago
Joshua... thanks for stopping by. Yes I do read a lot of posts but it's worth it to find the gems of info.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
hi marti - thanks for taking the time again to do this. With your hectic schedule the fact that you consistently provide this as a service/resource for all of AR to benefit from is great.
Posted by Karen Otto, Home Stager, Plano, TX 469)964-0516 www.homestarstaging.com (Home Star Staging) over 2 years ago

Another list of excellent and useful resources.  Thanks for the help.

Posted by Seth Callen (Farmers Insurance) over 2 years ago
Karen... my friend, long time no see. Glad you find the reviews helpful.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Seth... hi, welcome to the group, thanks for the feedback.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
marti - I also appreciate how  you take the TIME to provide a nice little comment to all your readers. that's truly an 'art to marketing' YOU.  happy haunting from North Texas!skaren  "skaren"
Posted by Karen Otto, Home Stager, Plano, TX 469)964-0516 www.homestarstaging.com (Home Star Staging) over 2 years ago

Hi Marti,

Thanks for the great post...I'm always looking for innovative ideas to market. Time to put on a pot of coffee and get to reading!

Posted by Joe Janus - Phoenix AZ Real Estate (Realty Executives) over 2 years ago
Karen... great costume. As for the comments back to my readers, it's the least I can do, I appreciate everyone who stops by.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Joe... I'm about to sleep so I'll skip the coffee over here, enjoy the reading material.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago

Marti... thanks for putting this together. I am so far behind on so many topics, this will help. I wish I would read more marketing stuff when it pertains to mortgages....  thanks

jeff belonger
Posted by Jeff Belonger -- The FHA Expert.com -- FHA Loans -- FHA mortgages - USDA loans (Infinity Home Mortgage Company, Inc) over 2 years ago
Jeff... you're welcome, nice to see you posting again.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Marti- Thank you so much for your mention of my compelling copy post and the link to it. I know these types of posts like the one you did here take a lot of time and I appreciate you going through the trouble to do these posts. Katerina
Posted by Nestor & Katerina Gasset Realtors® Wellington Florida Luxury Homes (International Properties and Investments, Inc.) over 2 years ago
Katerina... you're more than welcome and I thank you for posting on topic, very useful info.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago

Marti- thanks for posting a great list of articles.  I've gotten behind so this one is definitely bookmarked.

Posted by Pamela Carter ~ Archdale/Trinity NC Real Estate ~ (Ed Price & Associates) over 2 years ago
Pamela... thanks for the feedback, enjoy the articles, lots of great info again this month.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Marti, appreciate the research that you do with these marketing updates.  These articles provide a lot of good information.  Thanks.
Posted by Lola Audu~Audu Real Estate~Grand Rapids, MI Real Estate over 2 years ago
Lola... hi and thanks, I get a lot out of it myself just by putting them together, also thank you for your contributions to the group.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
This one's a keeper! Already bookmarked and ready to refer to while I build my marketing plan for next year.
Posted by Linda Giordano, Southern New Hampshire Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty) over 2 years ago
Linda... welcome to the marketing group and thanks for stopping by to comment, the feedback is appreciated.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
I am tired
Posted by Sanford Hall over 2 years ago
Sanford... take a break and read it later.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) over 2 years ago
Thanks Marti - I've already digested several, with bookmarks on 3 more.... very helpful!  please check in here more often - Iive missed youre expertise!
Posted by Eva Armstrong - Environmental Visions (Environmental Visions) about 1 year ago
Eva... thanks for the feedback, I'll be posting new stuff very soon. I've been away most of the month.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) about 1 year ago
Book-marked for tomorrows reading.  We are getting ice and snow, so it may be a good day to catch up on some articles.  Thanks for all the time you put into this for us. 
Posted by Renee Parker, Lansing Realtor (Coldwell Banker Hubbell BriarWood) about 1 year ago
Renee... it's the same here in Montreal, very cold and snow as well, probably a good time for me to catch up on my reading as well. Have a great weekend.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) about 1 year ago

Marti...You always provide a wealth of information in your posts.  How can one not subscribe.

Thanks much,

Kathleen

Posted by Kathleen "Kate" Elim LAKE ANNA, VA Real Estate (RE/MAX Edge) about 1 year ago

OVERLOAD, OVERLOAD!

Its good though.

Posted by Charlotte Home Loans - Your Charlotte Mortgage Lender about 1 year ago
Kathleen... hi and thanks, we had a lot of great stuff posted in the group lately.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) about 1 year ago
Ed... yes the amount of info being posted can be overwhelming, that is why the summaries are here. Enjoy!
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) about 1 year ago
Man have I got a lot of reading to do!  Thanks for putting this together...
Posted by Bethesda Real Estate Sales ~ Josette Skilling (Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.) about 1 year ago
Josette... hi and you're very welcome, I learn a from these just doing the research.
Posted by marti garaughty (The Art Of Marketing YOU) about 1 year ago

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