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Category Archives: Technology

Real estate technology articles for local REALTORS®. Read about internet marketing, tech tools for ARMLS subscribers, and more.

The iPad 2 has arrived!

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It is true, the iPad 2 that we won at AAR’s Winter Conference has arrived!  Yes it’s the one that we are re-gifting in a contest of our own. The final details of the best re-gift contest ever are still being worked out, but 2 things are for sure. Contest details will be announced Friday,…

zipForm Help: Clean-up the Dropdown Choices

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I can admit it. I am frequently stumped by real estate agent’s technology questions. Sometimes I feel my job is to direct agents to the proper source, rather than being the source.  Mike Tetreault (REALTOR® in Chandler, AZ) called me up the other day and asked about cleaning out the dropdown choices within zipForm 6….

REALTOR® Mobile Search Tool – Goomzee

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REALTORS® now have access to a new mobile search tool powered by Goomzee.  Last week at Technopalooza I got a chance to talk with the reps and they informed me that all ARMLS subscribers have been “turned on”. That means you now have free access to their mobile search tool. Why would I use Goomzee?…

Maricopa Foreclosure Chart Turns Residential

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We have narrowed the focus of our Maricopa County Foreclosure chart. This improvement affects everyone that has embedded this chart on their website. Since our primarily focus is residential real estate, it only makes sense that our foreclosure chart tracks residential statistics instead of all foreclosures. Why change now? Last month when I was updating…

WordPress for REALTORS®: Contact Form 7

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Free and flexible. That’s why I like the Contact Form 7 plugin for WordPress. Building custom real estate forms requires working with the contact form shortcode. To make creating these forms a little bit easier, I’d like to share the code from our buying a home and selling a house contact forms. Feel free to…

Twitter: Sending DM’s to New Followers

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The John Hall & Associates twitter account recently followed about 80 people. From those 80 follows, I received a handful of direct messages (DM’s). View Survey (If survey does not show, you can find it here.) Why am I asking? I think we can learn from others. I plan on posting my favorite (and why)…

Friday Lunch and Learn: Adding Content To Your Facebook Page

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6 weeks ago we had an (overwhelming) overview of facebook pages. 2 weeks ago we narrowed our focus and did some brainstorming about topics for your facebook page. This week we’re ready to add content to your page. But wait, there’s more… This week’s class will have a special guest. Real estate practitioner Dru Bloomfield,…

Friday Lunch and Learn: WordPress Square One

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WordPress is a free, yet powerful web site platform that has been making significant traction in the real estate industry. Agents and Brokers have been building their real estate web sites with wordpress because of the low cost, ease of use, search engine optimization, and the endless customizations that can be made. This Friday’s techno…

iPad Contest: Voting Open Today Only

I appreciate all your feedback on our post about the AAR video contest. We have a pretty good chance at winning you an iPad. This is where the rubber meets the road. We need your vote – today only. Voting closes at 6pm. Here’s the link to view all the entries and vote. Please vote…

Facebook Pages Class – Rewind It Back

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REALTOR® asks, “Should my facebook business page be my name?” Here is my response, along with an invitation to our Facebook Page lunch and learn we’re holding this Friday at the Paradise Valley office.