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Posted Sometimes You Just Gotta Laugh! to Graduate Exchange
In the midst of revamping my website to incorporate new company info, additional consulting info, new IDX system, color change, I took a break to check in on recent tweets. Can't say I really understand what Twitter is all about,...
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Posted A Bud or A Blossom? to Graduate Exchange
I've not been on Twitter for long, but I am starting to learn. I've managed to begin "following" a few folks...have even begun developing a small "following" of my own. A few minutes ago I checked my "TweetDeck" (great tool,...
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Posted New Company Affiliation - New Business Card Showcasing ACRE to Graduate Exchange
I recently changed my affiliations and am in the process of creating new marketing materials. One of those items was my new business card ... and it more prominently promotes ACRE and CHOICES than my old card did. I thought I'd pass this along in case it included any ideas you'd like to use.
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Posted Feeling Lost in Cyberspace??? Where ARE you....and How Will People FIND You??? to Graduate Exchange
Must admit, sometimes I get REALLY lost and confused (no real surprise there)! I'll respond to someone's "invite" with all the best intentions, basically say "sure, happy to join your network", I'll register with the service, create the minimum profile,...
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Posted Excellent Article on Inman - Roadmap to Recovery to Graduate Exchange
The Title "A Roadmap to Recovery" also included the subtext "Reinventing the real estate industry". Since I truly believe you and I are in the throws of doing that right now, I wanted to see what Inman had to say!...
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Posted WEBINAR Reminder - What Do I Say When... to Graduate Exchange
What "overcoming objections" is to sales..."sensible dialog" is to consulting! We're now about a week away from the upcoming Scripts and Dialogs Webinars scheduled for Wednesday, October 15th, moderated by Mollie. I know she is very much looking forward to...
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Posted Plea from Susan Mekenney to Graduate Exchange
Just got a note from Susan, whose computer is on the fritz.....right after getting a request for help. She can't post here, so I'm doing it for her in hopes we can all come up with some great suggestions &...
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Posted Competing with FREE - Teleseminar Notes to Graduate Exchange
We know this is a topic near and dear to all of you, so we decided to share as much as possible of what we talked about here on the Exchange. Unfortuately, despite repeated attempts, we were unable to record...
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Posted I'll admit it...I'm "feed reader" challenged! (But I'm learning!) to Graduate Exchange
Merv has quietly mentioned this for months...and I'm beginning to get the hint...it's time to get "with it" and start using a feed reader! Now, I've been resistant, I'll admit. Sometimes I just get a little overwhelmed by new technologies...
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Posted What happens to my marker on the map if my membership expires? to Graduate Exchange
Just as we believe that once you've earned your ACRE designation it's yours to keep, we also believe you've earned the right to be represented on our map. Should your subscription to the Coaching Exchange ever expire (and of course...
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Posted Can I change my profile once I've created it? to Graduate Exchange
Absolutely! As a matter of fact, the more your Consulting services evolve, the more likely it is you'll want to reflect your offerings in your Profile to let consumers (and your colleagues) know! As long as you are a member...
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Posted How do I change my profile? to Graduate Exchange
The large green "header" bar throughout the Exchange includes your Quick Links for adding or editing your profile. Note that the words "add" and "edit" are actually hyperlinks taking you to your own personal publishing center within Movable Type. Once...
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Posted Navigating the Exchange to Graduate Exchange
This section will give you a pretty good "overview" of the Exchange, but it cannot replace your own experimentation. What we suggest is that you also simply "click around" the Exchange. See where the links take you, what the content looks like, where you can add to that content, etc.
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Posted Agent Locator Map to Graduate Exchange
The Agent Locator Map is a dynamic tool to help the consumer find YOU. It's also intended to graphically showcase the evolution and growth of ACRE Consulting. The more professionals like yourself who are represented on the Map, the more the Consumer will see ACRE as, not just a viable option, but a PREFERRED one at that!
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Posted Great Blog post by ACRE Jim Kimmons about What Buyers Want to Graduate Exchange
I don't know how many of you are already subscribers to Jim Kimmons' blog...but if you're not already reading it, you should be. Not only does he provide exceptional content, as one of our ACRE grads, he also incorporates the...
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Posted Are You Looking for Value When Comparing Real Estate Services? to Times Community
When it comes to real estate, "cheap" can be much more painful (and costly!) than those ill-fitting running shoes
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Posted Where's Your Reticular Activator Hanging Out These Days ... to Graduate Exchange
Several years ago, I took Craig Proctor's seminars in Toronto and he talked a lot about our Reticular Activator. Frankly, I'd never heard of it before ... but I'd certainly experienced the phenomenon it's responsible for countless times over the...
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Posted Our Active Rain Group to Graduate Exchange
There has been some discussion recently from several ACREs regarding using some of the "social networks" to help promote their new services and to help make the consumer aware of ACRE Consulting. One such network is, of course, Active Rain....
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Posted Margaret Rome Endorses Consulting on Active Rain to Graduate Exchange
Many of you are members of Active Rain...but even if you're not I wanted to call your attention to a great post that Margaret did on her Active Rain blog about ACRE and Consulting. The more each of us shares...
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Posted Judi Bryan - ACRE® Coach to ACRE® locator
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Posted Buyer Sues Her Agent...Lesson Learned to Graduate Exchange
Buyer in California now believes her agent "misrepresented" the property she was purchasing, causing her to lose over $100,000. Fact.....or Sour Grapes???
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Posted Consulting with Homeowners to Graduate Exchange
Homeowners are the "orphans" of real estate...and they offer a unique and powerful opportunity for the ACRE Consultant!
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Posted Pre-listing Package to Graduate Exchange
One of our Grads sent me a message off list today thinking she had somehow missed something and wanted to be sure she knew where to find it. She really hadn't missed anything, but when I began writing a response...
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Posted Color me blushing! to Graduate Exchange
Alright, we've all heard it before...never ASS U ME anything! I'm sharing this with the group because I felt there was a valuable lesson here...both for myself, as well as for any of the rest of you who may be...
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Posted Inman Article: Differentiation or a "Killer App" to Graduate Exchange
This appeared on the Inman newsletter and I found the quiet "call to action" quite interesting...as though Mark Davison was quietly sitting on the sidelines waiting for active agents/brokers/industry leaders with ANY sort of vision, ANY courage to look at...
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Posted Fee for Service Options...on Real Talk to Graduate Exchange
For those of you not monitoring Real Talk, there has been a recent exchange, for the most part talking about the C-CREC designation the Julie Garton Good(sp) teaches. When the discussion turn to how hard it is to SELL the...
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Posted First presentation of the consulting model to colleagues to Graduate Exchange
Talked about Consulting are our network meeting this afternoon. VERY interesting. One very outspoken member had her defenses way up before I began talking...I just said "maybe it would be best to hear what I've brought BEFORE coming to any...
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Posted Document Library page to Graduate Exchange
A thought regarding the Library page where we have the drop down list of library "folders"....
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