IBS 2024 is in The Books – What Were Your Biggest Takeaways?

Wow – IBS 2024 whooshed pat in a whirlwind, and if you were one of over 76,000 building industry professionals who attended IBS…Congratulations! Not only are you looking at trends, materials, walking the convention floor for tips, ideas, and innovation – you may have also attended some of the education, networking events, and engaged with…

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13 Years… So Much Has Changed

It’s funny. If you had told me I’d be doing Blue Gypsy Inc. for 13 years, my first response would have been, “I spent 13 years traveling around the world, I can’t imagine spending 13 more owning my own business, and not getting out on any adventures.” Little did I know what an adventure owning…

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IBS Recap: Teaching, Learning, Winning, Caring, Meeting, and Socializing

This year in Vegas was a little different than any other year I can remember. The longer you attend IBS the more people you know, the more companies you interact with, the more invitations you get to events! Teaching and Learning: On top of two presentations – one on the Building Knowledge Track with my…

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It’s Almost Halloween…

It’s almost Halloween and sometimes OSCs have some spooktacular stories to tell. Maybe you can sell a house just because they see the ghost of a past loved one… When a potential client reaches out to inform you that her deceased mother can be seen as a ghost in one of your new construction homes,…

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Can You Outsource Online Sales, Social Media and Blogging?

It isn’t always easy to keep up with the myriad of tasks you have on your plate as a business owner.  Can you outsource your blogging, social media, and online sales? These three important aspects of your homebuilding business are definitely elements that need to be expertly addressed.  If you have a small office, and…

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Gypsealeah:Adventure Travel 1.0 – Adventure Girl®:Adventure Travel 2.0

Last Friday while attending the New Media Convention in Virginia Beach, I learned I was born about a decade or so too early. I’ve wallowed in this knowledge over the past few days, wondering how to find meaning in a life of adventure that happened a decade (or more) too soon….sniff, sniff. Okay so what…

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