Technology Tips for March 1
How Much Influence Does Your Twitter Account Have: Klout allows you to track the impact of your opinions, links and recommendations across your social graph. They collect data about the content you create, how people interact with that content and the size and composition of your network. From there, they analyze the data to find indicators of influence and then provide you with innovative tools to interact and interpret data. http://klout.com
Communicating With Groups: On Wiggio, you can share and edit files, manage a group calendar, poll your group, post links, set up conference calls, chat online and send mass text, voice and email messages to your group members. Each group member can define how they want to keep informed of group activity. http://wiggio.com
More Usable Photo Editing Site: Photosynth creates a new experience with groups of photos. Creating a synth allows you to share the photos you value using the cinematic quality of a movie, the control fo a video game, and the detail of the real world. http://photosynth.net/default.aspx
Convert Email to Text Message: AwayFind is a web application that finds your most important emails. When you receive an urgent message, AwayFind will notify you with a cell phone call, SMS, IM, DM,(Twitter), or delegate the message to someone you specify. http://www.awayfind.com
Jot Down Notes: Your computer is a great place to jot down quick notes. You can copy a URL you want to remember. Windows comes with a handy program for taking notes. It’s Notepad. CloudPad is a good note-taking alternative. Write them up, give them a title and set their priority. You can also tag them with descriptive words and phrases. You can view them by priority level. You can search for both note titles and content. And you can easily locate common note tags through a tag cloud. http://sourceforge.net/projects/cloudpad/
Thanks for listening,
Jerry Robertson
678-561-4463 Direct
Technology tips courtesy of Rick DeLuca at www.RealEstateIdeaClub.com
Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can
“Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.” – John Wesley
You may not be getting a $15,000 raise this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have that much coming your way. By implementing the fun and simple money-saving tips included in this piece, you could save thousands of dollars this year.
For example, 30 percent of consumers eligible for a product rebate never apply, and another
21 percent of consumers who apply never receive their rebates due to a technicality or a failure to follow up. These add up to a huge sum of money on which millions of people are missing out.
In this month’s Item of Value, I’ve examined the many ways that you can save your hard-earned money, from sticking to a budget to negotiating better deals. You will even find a list of areas in which you can save big bucks—up to $15,000 a year!
Look closer and you’ll discover you’re missing out on some great opportunities to save money.
Thanks for listening,
Jerry Robertson
678-231-1578 Cell
The Market and the Media
“A market is the combined behavior of thousands of people responding to information, misinformation and whim.” – Kenneth Chang
Do you find yourself frustrated by what’s reported in the mainstream media? If so, you are not alone. Recent studies have found that many Americans are skeptical of news organizations.
Because many of us depend on the mainstream media to deliver our news and real estate market updates, we are often at their mercy. How can we be sure that the media is telling us the whole story?
I’ve devoted this month’s Item of Value to examining the role that media plays in our understanding of conditions in the current housing market. You will also find advice for putting the mainstream media’s reporting into context. Media reports can be filled with stories that focus only on the negative by using misleading headlines or burying the positive news.
It’s easy for the media to distort today’s news for its own gain, and I want to show you how you can avoid this!
One more thing in this months Item of Value is a connection to BFF Travel. This is a company that is here to help with travel needs. I know a lot of you will just ‘go on the Internet’ to book travel but there are some real benefits to working with someone who is knowledgeable and can direct you to great deals and maybe a destination you never thought of. Check them out at www.bfftravel.com. You can count on them to take great care of you. Speaking of destinations you never thought of reminds me of the difference between an old biker and a young biker. The young biker picks a destination. The old biker picks a direction. 
Call me if I can help you or your friends navigate this new real estate market. Things have changed and I am a student of the changes. Thanks for your referrals and keep ‘em coming. We are here to help.
Thanks for listening,
Jerry Robertson
678-231-1578 Cell
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” – Seneca
The housing market won’t be down forever. The time to buy is before the housing boom hits, and I believe that boom is coming soon! In recent months, we’ve already seen signs the market is cycling up again (increased home sales are one example). There are several other factors that all point to a looming housing boom, such as population demographics and new home construction statistics.
For the first Item of Value for the year (2010 January CAP), I’ve examined several factors that indicate the market is turning around again. You will find data and analysis that point to the same conclusion: the next housing boom is just around the corner.
Don’t be left in the dust when the next housing upswing occurs. I want you to be prepared!
PS. One side note, on the Item of Value is a coupon from one of my favorite vendors. Mark Hinshaw of Get ‘er Done Handyman service is offering a $25 off discount on your next job. Call Mark at (678) 758-0651 and tell him I sent you. This offer is good through the end of February 2010.
Thanks for listening,
Jerry Robertson
678-231-1578
Last thing, please remember to call me when someone mentions real estate. Let me have their name and phone number and I’ll do the rest. Your referrals allow me the time to focus on my clients when they need me the most instead of having to look for my next client with cold calls or door knocking.
I want to do the most I can for those that need help. Check out CarrierOfHope.com too if you know someone that is in need of advice when facing foreclosure. There are options for them but they have to ask.
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