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Ask Denise: LinkedIn Etiquette
Posted by Denise Lones on May 15th, 2014
Posted in Ask Denise, Technology 
Tags: etiquette, golden rule, linkedin, recommendations, social media 
No Comments »Building Your Online Presence: Essential to Your Online Brand
Posted by Denise Lones on May 15th, 2014
Recently I worked with a group of real estate agents and asked them to focus on building their online presence. I wanted to see how their business was affected by increasing their online visibility. Of course, I wanted them to blog and have a strong presence in their community but I also wanted to see […]
Ask Denise: Pinterest
Posted by Denise Lones on September 27th, 2012
Q: Is Pinterest really going to help me build my real estate business … or is it just another time waster? A: Like anything, Pinterest has the ability to help your business … or to distract you from work. Because of the way you can collect and display information, I think Pinterest definitely has the […]
YouTube: Is It the Perfect “Learning Lab”?
Posted by Denise Lones on July 5th, 2012
If you read my Zebra Reports regularly, you know that I believe that today’s real estate agent needs to engage more fully in social media than ever before. That engagement may come through Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, a blog… or one of the other hundreds of social media sites available – including YouTube. I’ve long […]
Posted in Technology, Zebra Reports Tags: Online Marketing, real estate video, social marketing, social media, technology, video listings, youtube No Comments »Do You Know the 11 Best Pinterest Practices?
Posted by Denise Lones on June 27th, 2012
In an earlier Zebra Report I shared my thoughts about Pinterest, and how it could benefit your real estate business. As you might remember – or may have discovered since that report – Pinterest is a website where users can curate theme-based images and collections. At heart, it’s based on the concept of visions boards […]
Be a Real Estate Story Teller on Your Blog
Posted by Frances Flynn Thorsen on November 17th, 2011
We live in a “story culture”. We take in our entertainment through stories. People watch hours upon hours of television a week, and a good portion of it is fiction stories of comedy, drama and so forth. Stories are the perfect vehicle to engage a reader’s emotions. People make purchase decisions based upon emotions. Often, […]
Posted in Real Estate Blogging Tags: real estate blog, real estate blogging, social media, story telling 2 Comments »5 Simple Steps to Create a Powerful Blog in Just Minutes a Day
Posted by Frances Flynn Thorsen on November 2nd, 2011
“I don’t have the time to write a blog.” “I don’t know what to write about.” These are the two questions I hear most from real estate agents who know that blogging is a smart thing to do, but they are reluctant to take on something new, a time-consuming task, when they are at a […]
Posted in Real Estate Blogging Tags: content creation, real estate blog, real estate blogging, social media 2 Comments »10 Simple Steps to Attract Killer Agent Reviews
Posted by Frances Flynn Thorsen on October 26th, 2011
Online ratings are the new media rage! Consumers share reviews online about everything they purchase and every service professional they meet. With few local exceptions, the real estate social space has scant few places at the table for trustworthy and passionate real estate agent reviewers. Writing recommendations for others will ignite a reciprocity exchange and […]
Posted in Real Estate Blogging Tags: facebook twitter, linkedin, real estate blogging, social media, testimonials 1 Comment »6 Tips to Take Your Social Media Engagement from Time Suck to Dollar Productive
Posted by Frances Flynn Thorsen on October 19th, 2011
Time management and social media are the ultimate odd couple. The social aspect of the Net is miraculous. Families share simple moments and joy day-to-day and their reach is unencumbered by distance and oceans that lie between them. Childhood chums reconnect and fortify bonds untouched in decades. The business side of the social Net is […]
Four Powerful Lead Generation Sites
Posted by Denise Lones on July 28th, 2011
Last week my Zebra Report talked about the opportunities that lie within social media for very inexpensive lead generation. I promised to share additional information on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and I’m going to do exactly that today. I’m also going to talk about Google+. All four of these social media sites are quite different. […]
