Lose the “Dumb” Phone
Are you looking like Zack Morris from Saved by the Bell. Time to lose the “dumb” phone and upgrade your primary communication tool.
I even wrote this whole post using the Wordpress app on my iPhone. Grabed a screenshot of the Zack pic, tweeted out the link, sent to facebook and posted on linkedin. A true miracle of modern technology.
Leave your comments below. What do you love most about your smartphone?
(on a side note, I use my iPhone so much my wife has threatened to flush it down the toilet multiple times. Guess that is the side effect of a connected world. Does anyone else experience this?)
Control Who Sees Your Posts on Facebook (video)
When talking with those in the industry about Facebook, one of the most common questions is “How do we keep our personal information separate from our business information” and vice versa. They are excited about all the possibilities of networking and using Facebook but have concerns about professional connections seeing pictures of their kids, vacation, Halloween parties etc. I am a big advocate of showing your personality on Facebook and sharing that information, but there are definitely times when you want to keep things separate. (if for any reason not to annoy one set of connections or the other)
The great thing about Facebook are the many uses. One might use it primarily to connect with those in the professional world and others might use it only for personal connections. Many times, people want to use it for a little bit of both.
Until recently, many had to make a clear choice of how they were going to use this tool. Now Facebook gives you the option to control WHO sees your posts.
Each time you share content on Facebook, you can now decide who can see it by using controls in the Publisher. Watch this tutorial to learn more about these new Publisher privacy controls.
Of course, first you will have to set up and use your “Friends List” to segment your connections. Once that is done you can start controlling the message better. How can you see yourself using this new option?
You can ready more on Facebook’s blog here: New Tools to Control Your Experience
Tweetdeck – Outlook for Your Social Messages (video)
This piggybacks off my last video post where we talked about Tweetdeck as a power tool and the new changes coming soon. It is quickly becoming an "Outlook" tool for social networks. If you are serious about your social media presence and want to save time and energy, this is a great tool for Mac and PC.
I just did the update and here are the major changes (from Tweetdeck)
• LinkedIn integration – Add a linkedIn column to see updates from your network, send status updates and comment on updates from your contacts
• Twitter List support – Create & manage Twitter Lists within TweetDeck. Follow & unfollow Lists, Create List columns and even get suggested members based on your List title
• Geo-location support – Show an inline map for tweets that contain location data using the new Twitter geo-location setting
• Twitter Retweet support – Flexibility to perform both traditional retweets with edits, or the new-style retweets, with both types shown in your columns
• New improved Add Column screen – Old toolbar icons and drop down menus replaced by slick new Add Column screen
• And many more smaller updates and fixes
Also, check ou the quick video on the release as well. Happy conversations!
(Video) 90% of Home Buyers Use the Internet, Social Media Power Tools
I’m going to try a new format and hope that you enjoy it. One of my biggest hurdles in creating content and sharing info on the blog is the process of getting it from my head to the written word. It is a serious challenge – plus I have to make sure my grammar is correct (I know you have seen the typos)
With that in mind, I am going to be posting video blogs as a way to share concepts, ideas and tips. Let me know what you think. I also need your help developing a theme. Any brilliant ideas or suggestions would be much appreciated. Don’t be shy. Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.
Links and Info
Here is the link to the article summary from the NAR – It states that 90 percent use the Internet and, although buyers also use other resources, they generally start the search process online and then contact an agent.
Also, when buyers were asked where they first learned about the home they purchased, 36 percent of buyers said a real estate agent; 36 percent the Internet and only 2 percent from a newspaper.
Tweetable News
How do you manage all your social networks? Here are the details on the recent development of Tweetdeck connecting with multiple sources. Details >>
Hootsuite, a site that allows you to delay postings and updates, is adding the ability to connect with Facebook and LinkedIn. Details >>
Shout Out
Finally, a great job to the NAHB on connecting to the industry. Nick Barron has his hands full but is doing a great job.
You can find all their sources to connect with here >>
Anything I missed, anything to add. Please leave a comment below. Thanks!
How Fast Do You Respond? (video)
In many cases, the real issue is not about generating MORE leads. It really boils down to doing a better job with the ones you already receive. This quick video talks about the response time that “internet shoppers” expect.
Think about your own experience shopping online. If you placed an order or transfered money in your bank account and didn’t receive a response back immediately…you would start to panic right?
It seems like a delayed (or no) response is the status quo for many in Real Estate. I hope you break that mold!
