Would you want to be your own friend?

Listen to Richard Flint’s – Morning Minute and decide. 

http://www.richardflint.com/_mm_vf/2010_10/mmvf_2010_10_10_nfdhw.asp

Another blow to the real estate industry

  Is it ever going to end?  This week we have been dealt another blow to our income in the real estate profession.  Fannie Maie via their Asset Manager Chase placed all transactions on hold – even the ones with contracts and fully approved buyers.  There is no indication when the properties will be made available for purchase. 
  Some of the properties have been vacant for years.  Would it not make sense to at least sell these.  The seller has moved on. 
  We definitely need officials in our government that have owned a business at some point in their career.  If all you have ever had is an employee position, you come and go and do your job and receive a regular paycheck.
  Does government have the ability to understand what personal sacrifice it takes to keep a small business in business in this market?  There is no way to know how many unemployed real estate professionals there are – as an independent contractor, they are not eligible to collect unemployment.  The numbers that are published are definitely not accurate.

New Website – Women’s Council of REALTORS Florida State Chapter

Visit the FLorida State Chapter of the Women’s Council of REALTORS new website at http://www.wcrfl.org.  The Florida State Chapter is the #1 chapter in the United States.

Stop Phoning It In – [chrisbrogan.com]

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Stop Phoning It InPosted: 10 Oct 2010 01:30 AM PDTMarketing isn’t bad. Bad marketing is bad. Email marketing isn’t bad. BAD email marketing is bad. With me? I’m not about to tell everyone to run out and quit their job if they are sick and tired of doing it, but you control how you spend your time in your seat. If you’re frustrated with this or that, try focusing on the parts you can improve from the seat you’re in. That’s one really great way to start it going. (Oh, and if you’re just sick and tired of where you are, check out Escape Velocity – it’s where we talk about how to get to what’s next.) Stop Phoning it In If you’re responsible for your company’s newsletter, stop looking at it as a burden. Ask yourself this question: “What would be MOST useful to the people getting this newsletter?” And then ask yourself this question: “What else besides my company’s pitch can I put into this newsletter?” Then ask yourself this question: “Would I share this with someone in my family or with my friends?” That’s one way to figure out how to fix newsletters. If you’re looking for new buyers, don’t just lamely ask people. Figure out how to find them. Use social tools. Use old fashioned search tools. Create interesting content that would appeal to the kinds of people you need, and figure out ways to promote that. Look OFFLINE. It’s amazing how few people do that last one, by the way, if they’re getting deep into the online world. If you’re responsible for improving coverage for your company as a public relations professional, put more time into building your relationships with your network before you have a new story. Connect with them about their own things. Ask them about their own passions. Get to know them outside of the article. Ask them how you can help them, or much better still, just figure out a way to be helpful and do it, gratis. Stop phoning it in. We All Get Tired We all get tired. We all get shy. We all lose our way. We all have a lot of reasons why our efforts slump into something less than stellar. But does the recipient of your output care? Do you think they’ll give you a pass for very long? No. Be the top of the charts. Be remarkable. Be exceptional. And if you can’t, hang up the phone. What’s your take? Source:  ChrisBrogan.com