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Blogging SEO Tool Box As many of you know, I am on an Active Rain mission for 2011. I am on a quest to Rebuild My Online Tools. In my search I have been led to various useful "Commandments". I found this one Posted by Margaret Woda back in 2008.   The Second Commandment of Blogging (Learned the H...

  And So The Magic Of Christmas Continues One more day to finish off my To-Do list. Tomorrow, the Magic of Christmas Continues. When my daughter was very young we visited a friend at Christmas time and when we stepped into her home, we stepped into a magical place. She had transformed her home in...

 December 20: Yesterday I found out that a friend of mine's 10 year old son, RJ, is in a coma. We never understand why time on this earth is shorter for some than others, but it is even more difficult when they are a young child. As we celebrate the birth of one child this Christmas Season, I wi...

 December 18: Busy day Saturday. Last of the Christmas cards to write. Last of the Christmas shopping to try and get done. Then wrap gifts, plan menus for Christmas diner, visit with family and oh, yes... do some real estate business. We seem to be making progress on some of our offers. We have ...

Now before you start formulating your comment expressing your opinion on this volatile subject, let me tell you why I titled my blog Julian Assange - WikiLeaks. A new flag has been planted on the Time Line of human events and it is labled Julian Assange - WikiLeaks. I am not writing this blog to ...

I really like this post. I think Kristi is right about homes having a "Vibe" but I don't think it only matters when buyers are looking. Homes have a "Vibe" all the time. As I was reading through Kristi's list there were homes of friends, family, and associates that came to mind that fit the descr...

Deborh Stone put out this Blog a month ago and it goes hand-in-hand with Jason Crouch's Phone Call Challenge. The ideas expressed in both of these Blogs can't be emphasized often enough. Reach out now! Customer Service - It goes both ways!     Being in a position of managing property I often look...

  December 16:   I've been spending a lot of time understanding this AR tool and I've learned a lot and made some great new contacts. It's time to get back to blogging about THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS... at least for a while.   Although we have our fair share of cash buyers and regular sales, much ...

December 14: There was more Active Rain than Real Estate business today, and that's OK. Today I was honored with my first feature on AR. Very special and encouraging. I'm really enjoying this Blogging. I am getting more Blogging ideas than I have time for in a day. And such great ideas and inspi...

December 13: Spent more time following up on offers and contracts. We showed our buyer another property in Concord, CA today and he would like to make an offer.  Entered the Kodak Moment Contest and wrote a Blog Post to go with the photo I entered. Read and view other entries in the contest. So ...