Cool Tech Tools
BHGRE Contact Manager / LeadRouter Integration
One of the many helpful features of the BHGRE Contact Manager (CRM) is its integration with LeadRouter. You can choose to “sync†leads in LeadRouter to the BHGRE CRM, so that when you manage your contacts, updates will be sent to LeadRouter. Also, when status changes are made to a lead in LeadRouter, updates will be sent to…
Read MoreWelcome to the NEW RandRealty.com!
It was nearly a year ago at our company meeting when we released the last major update of RandRealty.com. That update was highlighted by our site being completely optimized for mobile devices. At the time, we promised that there was much more to come and today we’d like to highlight some of the more recent…
Read MoreWhat You Should Know About Your Smartphone
Picture this. You just unboxed your brand new smartphone (one of Google’s many Android smartphones, in this case). You turn it on, go through the initial setup, and you are finally ready to download apps, stream videos, and make use of all the latest features. But your smartphone has a dirty little secret. By default,…
Read MoreHow to Use Videolicious to Make Simple Listing Videos
In this How2, we’ll show you how you can use the iPhone app Videolicious to make great listing videos simply and easily. We’ll take through the process of recording video clips, and then explain how to stitch them together with a narrative that you’ll provide to generate a complete movie. The end result will be…
Read MoreHow to Make Video Personal Notes Easily and Simply Using Youtube “Capture” on your Computer or Smartphone
After this week’s Tom Ferry event in Fort Lee, our managers met with Tom privately to go over some of his ideas for coaching agents and building careers. It was a great meeting, and one of the things that came out of it was the idea of using video as a means of person-to-person communication.…
Read MoreTools of the Trade: Great Productivity and Client Management Apps and Web Services That You Need to Start Using
As part of our Tech Guide coming out of the Extreme Makeover Technology classes, here is our list of the “must have” apps and web services that can help you boost your productivity and manage your clients. Web services are simply online tools that are available, generally for free, for things like calendars and document…
Read MoreHow to Establish Your Online Presence: A Guide to All the Places Where You Need to Have a Professional Profile
If you want to be a professional real estate agent, you need to look the part. Obviously, that includes the way you dress, the way you talk, and the way you conduct yourself in your business. But it also includes the way you present yourself online, because people are increasingly using the internet as an…
Read MoreThe 2013 Rand Technology Buying Guide for Real Estate Agents
As part of our Extreme Makeover: Technology in January, we discussed the technology that you need to use in your business. Coming out of the class, a number of agents asked me about my recommendations for what I consider the basics: your smartphone, laptop, etc. Â So we’ve decided to put together the “2013 Rand Technology…
Read MoreWindows 8 Upgrade
I am in no way endorsing Windows 8 nor am I suggesting that you install Windows 8 at this time. There was a notice on 10/25/12 from HGAR that MLXCHANGE and Fusion are not yet compatible. I also have no current information on Rappitoni’s current or future compatibility. I am attempting to let you know…
Read MoreRand Announces “Client Connect” – Track Your Prospects
Have you every started working with buyer prospects who have for one reason or another stopped communication with you? Do you know which of your buyers are truly the most interested in finding their new home? The Rand Realty Marketing Group has rolled out a new tool that is fabulous way to keep track of…
Read MoreWebmail and Windows Live Mail
The upgrade to the webmail, well let’s just say it did not go nearly as well as I had hoped. We are still in a privately patched unreleased version (beta). Being a squeaky wheel has garnered us an unprecedented amount of attention from our Email host and the program developers. Also, many people have been…
Read MoreRand Partners with Apple. Yes, THAT Apple!
Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is pleased to announce a new Partnership with Apple and our local Apple Retail Stores! Here’s are some of the details of the partnership: Apple will provide all Rand agents specialty “Business Loyalty†pricing on some iPads and other Apple devices. RandCenter will feature Apple in-store iPad training events with links to…
Read MoreEvernote. Remember Everything.
APP OF THE WEEK: EVERNOTE This week I want to introduce to another great app, Evernote. Evernote allows you to take notes on your phone or tablet and it stores them on the evernote site so you can access them later from any computer or mobile device. I use it to take notes at meetings…
Read MoreEasy Photo Editing
Have you ever had some photos of a home that you wanted to edit but you don’t have easy to use photo editing software? Here’s a great solution -Â Picnik.com Picnik let’s you do many basic photo editing functions quickly and easily. Â Best of all it’s FREE and run by Google. Â Give it a try.
Read MoreDo You Dropbox?
Dropbox is a great way to keep your personal files close no matter where you are.  Installing Dropbox is easy, and once its installed, it acts like a new folder on your computer. The big difference?  Everything you put in your dropbox folder is actually stored on servers “up in the cloud”. What does that mean…
Read MoreInbound Marketing Conference Boston – Update
I just returned from 3 days in Boston attending the Inbound Marketing Summit. Â A great conference with a lot of great minds in the field of internet marketing and lead generation. One of the keynote speakers, Youngme Moon, a Harvard Business Professor who has spent many years researching how companies differentiate themselves in a competitive…
Read MoreTrulia Rolls out Client Recommendations.
Trulia has just released a new Facebook recommendations feature for real estate professionals. You can now request recommendations from your clients, past and present, and have those recommendations displayed on both your Trulia and Facebook profiles. Every recommendation you receive on Trulia will increase your opportunity to meet a new buyer or seller through Trulia.…
Read MoreUsing Your Smartphone to stay safe
There are a number of mobile apps designed to keep people safe on the job and some are specifically designed for Realtors. They do everything from instantly alerting others when you are feeling threatened to automatically accessing your GPS coordinates to request help when you need it. Here are some of the apps available: MOBY…
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