Friday, June 19, 2009

Realeflow and SIMS

Working on implementing all the SIMS system is a time consuming challenge. In between doing everything else that a real estate investment company needs, now I need to implement more tasks.

After 6 modules and nearly 40 hours of trainings, (which I still need to catch up on) I am working on the task of how to most easily and quickly implement all the great tools Greg Clements of SIMS has provided.

Upside is that once these internet tools are implemented, it will increase our lead generation, improve our internet presence every day, and require less and less time and the power of compounding marketing takes place.

For example, 2 months ago our website was in the bottom 20% as far as website rankings. It is now in the top 40%! While we may not be exactly where we want to be today, we are steering in the right direction to get to the top.
One of the great tools that we are being able to use now with Realeflow is auto responding to emails and drip campaigns. Auto responders are when someone signs up at your website and your website sends them an email as soon as they hit "submit." Drip emails are the emails that automatically follow up after the first email. You can determine the frequency of the emails that get sent, the content of the emails and the quantity. With Realeflow, they have already created a number of auto responders for you to use. You just need to personalize it for your business information.

If you are a serious investor, you need to check out RealeFlow.

Monday, June 8, 2009

ACROBAT.COM

Please be sure to subscribe to this BLOG so you will be notified of all new postings and information for the competition.

For this weeks meeting you need to be signed up with Acrobat.com. We will have our first on-line meeting on Wednesday.
This video shows you in 5 minutes how to sign up and a few of the features of acrobat.com.
If you have not yet uploaded your video, that is ok, you have time, some of the tips I have can work in days and don't take months to work. But, the sooner your video is up on YouTube, the more time people will have to find you.

Competition Begins Today!

30 minutes - you can get your video done and uploaded in 30 minutes!

Check out mktcompetition on YouTube for videos that show you how to make a video for free and without a video camera, and how to sign up with YouTube and Google. In fact, there are 2 videos that show you 2 different places you can create a video for free!

Once you have your video ready, you need to upload it to YouTube and send me a link to your video.
As we get more videos for our members, I will share them with everyone.

Later today I will have a video set up to show you how to get set up with acrobat.com. You need to do this so we can have our first on-line meeting this Wednesday. Click on the word "acrobat" to get to the site to get started with acrobat.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

How To Animoto

The first of the free places to create videos -without a video camera that I want to share with you is Animoto. Below is a 5 minute tutorial on how to use Animoto and get it onto YouTube. I used their stock photos and the music they provide. You can upload your own images, use images from the web and use your own music as well.
Something that is important when you put your videos onto YouTube is the title, description and tags or key words you use. Make sure the title is named something that your video is about. For people to find your video, the title needs to be something that they would type into a search browser. The internet is all about giving people what they want - and if you have what people want, make it easy for them to find you...you do that with the right words.

To find me on YouTube, use mktcompetition to search - I should be the first video that pops up.

RICH WIRE Competition Begins tomorrow

The RICH WIRE marketing competition begins tomorrow for all RICH members who are women.

To get started for this competition, you need to have an account with YouTube and a BLOG. To make this easy, just sign up for a Gmail account and you will have easy access to both a free BLOG and YouTube.
Here is a link to a video on how to easily set up a Gmail account and YouTube Account.

Friday, June 5, 2009

Quick Claim Deeds

Tip of the Week
Beware of Scams on Craigslist. Just because there is a listing on Craigslist doesn’t mean it’s legitimate. NEVER wire money to someone who claims they will send you a QuickClaim Deed for a property. No Matter How Good the Deal Is! Legitimate sellers will do Warranty Deeds and allow you to use an escrow company.

A QuickClaim Deed creates a cloud on title that can remain up to 25 years. So if you ever plan on selling that property, you will have a long road ahead of you holding the property or tracking down the seller to get a Warranty Deed. ALWAYS go through an escrow company unless you plan on doing all the due diligence yourself, which includes verifying the seller is really the owner and has legal capacity to sell the property and the title is clear of encumbrances.