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[5 Feb 2010 | 2 Comments | ]

This has to be the biggest complaint and hurdle I’ve heard from Gmail users – the inability to use photo signatures. So, many people continue to use Outlook. For many real estate agents, Outlook isn’t the most effective program since they usually have more than one computer and Outlook doesn’t sync itself (hint hint Microsoft).
Well, there is a solution – Wisestamp. Wisestamp is an extention/add-on for Google’s Chrome browser and Mozilla’s Firefox (as well as Thunderbird and Flock).

By the way, if you are still using Internet Explorer, I HIGHLY recommend …

Cool websites, marketing, social media »

[15 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
It’s Your Name, Your Brand. Monitor It.

People talk. They talk about the good, the bad and the ugly and in today’s online world, they are talking online. Are they talking about you? How do you know?
Google Alerts are a great way to monitor your name, your brand, and your reputation. You enter in your name, your company name, or any other keywords you want to receive updates for and Google will let you know when it comes across any of those phrases on the web.
Some ideas on how to use Google Alerts:

Your name- see where you …

Cool websites, Featured, marketing »

[21 Oct 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Student Housing Website – CampusHomesOnline.com

Consider this post to be a spilling of the beans. I had an idea nearly a year ago that would provide a way for real estate agents to market their listings to students looking for housing. Being that I live so close to Notre Dame this was a local issue. A client asked me if I knew of a resource to market listings near campus. I said I did not and moved on. A few days later I was talking to my mom in the kitchen and told her the …

Cool websites, Headline »

[26 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]
From RSS to Email

Want to stay on top of your favorite blog or news feed but don’t want to keep checking your RSS feed or visiting their website? Not even sure what an RSS feed is? I like to have these posts automatically sent to my inbox so I don’t have to remember to visit any other websites – I’ve got enough to remember.
www.feedmyinbox.com is a service that allows you to enter the URL (web address) of any site and your email address and you will be sent an email on a daily …

Cool websites, design »

[8 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]
Font-Tastic!

Tired of the same old fonts available in your programs? Then check out this fantastic list of cool, high-quality fonts from Smashing Magazine.
Need help installing a new font? You can find a tutorial at Microsoft’s website.
Or, if you prefer a totally custom font of your own handwriting, you can do a YouFont. Simply fill out the template, upload the file and then they create a font based on your own handwriting. It’s $13 – pretty cheap for a custom font! Plus, you don’t pay until you approve the font.
See a …

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[2 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]

It’s overwhelming keeping up with current and new technology. Luckily we have a friend in Kim Komando.She will gladly do the work for you!
Kim has a TON of information and she gladly shares it with her radio listeners and web visitors. She takes new technology (hardware, software, programs and apps) and gives you the low-down on each. She can help you make a purchasing decision or solve a technology-based problem.
I listen to her show whenever I can and subscribe to all of her newsletters.