Happy New Year – Getting Things Done in 2010

January 1, 2010
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Another ball has dropped. Hopefully you’ve reviewed your 2009 and set goals for 2010. If not, go do that, then come back here.
Check out http://mysomeday.com/ for a cool tool to turn goals into plans. It incorporates planning, tracking, announcing your plans, and feedback.
So, now, you should have a list of goals. Regardless of whether the [...]

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LinkedIn Finally Gets an App Worth Talking About

December 30, 2009
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LinkedIn, if you’re not familiar with it, is like Facebook for professionals. In other words, minus the games and silliness (which is fine if you like that stuff, but I’m not a fan).
LinkedIn is a great site if you want to make business connections. With over 50 million users as of October of this year, [...]

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Small List Email Marketing Providers

December 16, 2009
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Email marketing has changed a LOT since I first taught it to clients back in 2005. The provider landscape has changed as well, and I wanted to provide a quick update…
A long time ago (by internet standards) I recommended that real estate investors market deals using Constant Contact, a solid little tool for sending out [...]

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Back to the Basics Again – Your Website Call to Action

December 14, 2009
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I‘ve had the opportunity to review some existing client websites B.C. (before changing to a site that does it job properly… delivering pre-screened leads for buyers and sellers), and I’ve noticed a commonality everybody can learn from…
“Calls to action” either don’t exist, or they suck (sorry, I pulled out my thesaurus, and there’s no nicer [...]

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Top 3 Strategies for Managing Large Twitter Networks

December 4, 2009
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Opinions differ on whether having a small network on social sites (some “experts” say it’s impossible to follow more than 149 people) is the only way to properly utilize the tools, or whether you should be completely open and follow everybody (or follow back everybody).
I believe that large networks open you up to meeting and [...]

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Prospering in “The Great Depression Ahead”

November 20, 2009
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I‘ve been reading a book titled “The Great Depression Ahead” by Harry Dent. It’s really dry and a boring read, but has some interesting insight based on his work into where the opportunities lie ahead in real estate, so I’ve pulled the most interesting forecasts out for you.
First, a golden rule for investors to heed… [...]

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Social Media – Whether or Not You “Do It”, Do You Know Why?

November 10, 2009
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If I was to ask you why you’re tweeting on Twitter, friending on Facebook, or getting LinkedIn, most business people would answer in one of three ways:

“I’m marketing.”
“I’m making friends/followers/connections.”
“What’s a tweet?”

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Reader Mailbag: Alternate Income Source for Flippers

October 30, 2009
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I have had a number of investors contact me about how they can take advantage of their existing skill sets and assets to add some cash flow to their business while they whether the slow market. Here is a recent question I received which I thought might be helpful to share:
From the Reader Mailbag:
I’m an [...]

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