At Home in Fontana

Now, I don't recall the specific name of the seminar, but I attended an Active Rain University class that explained how to use "virtual" to your advantage. At this point, we're all electronic to a degree, but many of us aren't utilizing technology as effectively as possible. For example, virtual ...

Anyone who has read my previous posts knows how much I enjoy living in Fontana (which is in Southern California and what we call the Inland Empire). I'm no professional photographer, but I tried to capture some of the beauty of our community. Actually, the most difficult part was deciding WHICH ...

The second entry in the Active Rain Weltanschauung reads, “We believe that real estate professionals will thrive if they demonstrate their local market expertise.” I could NOT agree more. Almost all of my clients have told me that they appreciate that I live in the same area, can answer questions...

I wasn't going to write about the Orientation I attended at Active Rain University. I started thinking about everything I learned there, though, and I realized it's as important - if not more so - than the other classes because it really gives you a good introduction to Active Rain. For the most ...

Fontana Market Report For 92336 Wondering What's Happening in The Fontana Real Estate Market?  Take a look at the Fontana Market Report at a Glance. Median sales prices for homes in the 92336 zip code are $250,000. Compared to this same time last year, the median sales price has decreased nearly ...

  When I first went to Valarie Brooks' Active Rain home page, I was struck by what an elegant writer she is. In describing herself and her philosophy, she radiates compassion and warmth. You can tell that she loves her career and truly cares about her clients which are perfect traits to bring to ...

I spoke before about how I will often write my posts based on feedback I've gotten. Another way I choose topics is to be aware of what's going on in the news and what people might be interested in or concerned about. For example, when we had that West Nile Virus scare, I posted several articles e...

Well, fresh content anyway. I would say the most important thing you can do to increase your SEO is to consistently have fresh content. You have to be diligent with adding and updating information almost daily because when you stop adding is when people stop visiting and you'll see your ranking s...

The Picnik Is Over . . .  Google is killing Picnik.  The company just bought the popular online photo editing service Picnik in 2010 and plans to end the service on April 19.  It's rumored that they are building some basic Picnik photo editing features into their Google+ social network.  It's unc...

In looking over the Community Guidelines, I see "Respect the public that this community serves and derives its living from." At first I thought, "Why do we need that one? That's just common sense." Soon after, I was on another blogging site and I saw many posts that were provacative and more than...