Miracles of Modern Social Media
I experienced a social media triumph the other day. It just goes to show Social Media can really get the job done. Especially if a big business is doing its job and monitoring its online reputation. In that case you might even get positive results. I did last week! A couple of weeks ago I…
Read MoreTickets are Onsale Now For Blue Gypsy Bluesfest!
This month only, take advantage of the early bird special and save up to $20 on your tickets for the Blue Gypsy Bluesfest. We are putting on an amazing third party fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity and Natchel’ Blues Network. Two great local charities in Hampton Roads. Make sure you come to the event of…
Read MoreBlue Gypsy Bluesfest: "Battle of The BBQ" Bring it on!
Blue Gypsy Inc is unconventional (And so is the Lead Gypsy) so why shouldn’t Blue Gypsy Bluesfest be unconventional as well! Most muli-band venues become a battle of the bands! Well how about we enjoy the bands, they get along fine, no need to fight… but instead we have a Battle of the BBQ? That’s…
Read MoreChecking Out The International Building Scene: Costa Rica!
“I’ll go with you!” As soon as my Realtor friend, Dawn Miller, said she was going to Costa Rica to check out some new homes communities for her international real estate business, those were the words that immediately flew out of my mouth. “I’ll go with you!” If you read my travel blog, you’d know…
Read MoreSinging The Facebook Security Blues in Costa Rica
Facebook’s silly new security measures at work….to hinder work. I’m on a business trip in Costa Rica right now and ironically facebook shut me out of my own account…. Let me explain. As I was passing time in the Charlotte Airport on Saturday before my flight out to Costa Rica I came across a rant…
Read MoreCrazy Facebook Fan Pages: Why Do You "Like" Them?
There are all kinds of crazy fan pages, or “like” pages as they now seem to be, popping up on facebook. To me a lot of them seem like time wasters and I’m not really understanding the point of them. I see people liking crazy things like: We Will Be The Old Ladies Causing Trouble…
Read MoreRealtors: Should You Push Your Listings on Facebook and Twitter?
Are twitter and facebook the best places to push out your listings? If all I ever did was talk about my travels around the world, people would shut their ears, roll their eyes, and walk away. If people can’t identify with what you are doing they tend to filter it out. The same goes for…
Read MoreQuestion: Who Wears The Pants in The Home Shopping Process? Answer: The Buyer!
I’ve been shopping some builder websites for an international project I’m working on. Perhaps I’ll finally be able to combine both my love of travel and my love of selling houses, but more to come on that later. It amazes me how much money is obviously put into some of these websites, yet they aren’t…
Read MoreBuyer’s Market Misconception
Here is the gist of a current phone conversation I had with a potential buyer exhibiting a total lack of understanding as to what the term buyer’s market really means. The phone rings on an evening after 9:00 pm. Me: “Thank you for calling our builder today, my name is Leah, how may I help…
Read MoreConquering FBML for the Novice: Like Hiking in the Himalayas
I’ve checked off one of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2010! Yes I put together a short list of things I wanted to get more involved in in 2010 both for myself and for my business. I have started playing around with two of the three. First off I’ve been playing around a little bit,…
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