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Re: What Did You Do in 2009 That Made A Huge Difference?

bobgibbs — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:22:32 -0000

With me it was more fundamental. I totally adopted web 2.0 as my business model. Social Media, bloging, video bloging, New Blog Site.... Totally opened me up to a whole new stream of business.

Re: iPhone App Review: Mortgage Calculator Pro

bobgibbs — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:38:13 -0000

Very Cool tool. I can invision a time where a tool like this could also provide an electronic pre-approval document for those clients who have already had their credit varified.

Re: Giving Back – the sinister Triple Dog Dare

bobgibbs — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:05:29 -0000

Thanks for the heartfelt post Matt. It is amazing that when you give back, you seem to get more back in return. I have become a regular speaker in my office and ooccasionally at much larger events regarding what we are doing to generate business. I have no problem sharing everything that we do and always take time to speak with anyone who is interested.

Re: Top 20 Gift Ideas For Real Estate Geeks

bobgibbs — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:03:02 -0000

Thank you for doing the research on all of these items. I guess the thing to do would be to read about upcoming trends first and then decide which piece of technology to buy. I believe that video will continue to grow in the real estate industry.

Re: Google Using Site Speed in Rankings in 2010

bobgibbs — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:37:01 -0000

Thanks for the Heads Up. Not exactly sure yet as to what can be done to increase site speed other than cutting down on memory monger graphics.

Re: What buying a stroller can teach REALTORS about social media

bobgibbs — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:34:41 -0000

What a great use of technology. It is interesting that the social media sites provided a great way to make a connection, but it was Ellie's ability to connect with you on a personal level that made the difference. Alot of great stuff in this article!!

Re: 5 Awesome Things I learned at RE Blogworld

bobgibbs — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:50:06 -0000

Nice Blog. It is easy to spend all day tweeting and posting on Facebook and convicing ourselves that we working. At the end of the day our business is still a relationship business and anytime you have have an opportunity to be face to face with people you need to take it.

Re: How To Qualify and Remember More About Your Prospects [PDF Download]

bobgibbs — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:29:45 -0000

Great list. I will print and make part of my buyer system.
Thank you

Re: Some marketing advice for Realtors: Use your voice

bobgibbs — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:28:17 -0000

I agree that the days of "I'm number 1", or "Neighborhood Specialist"... seem to be over. Thank God. Consumers these days seem to be more concerned with ease of communication and a sense that the agent is looking out for their best interest. I have seen many agents "Spam" Facebook and Twitter but the nice thing is that people can just hide them, which I am sure that they are doing.

Re: Whats Important In An IDX Real Estate Website

bobgibbs — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:00:03 -0000

Great list of features. I found that many of the visitors are buyers and some buyer specific features like mortgage calculaor and rent/buy decision calculator are used a lot along with any links to current real estate news

Re: Domino’s Out of the Box Outdoor Marketing

bobgibbs — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:51:28 -0000

What a cool idea. It is great to see some truly "Out of the Box" thinking. I really like concept of being where your customers are.

Re: Should You Required Registration or Not?

bobgibbs — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:40:33 -0000

I have found that requiring a registration can be very successful. The key is to not pursue the lead and them come to your site unharrassed. We wait until they contact us.

Re: Is Your Landlord In Foreclosure?

bobgibbs — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:38:35 -0000

This phenomina has actually caused some of our buyer clients, who have been waiting for the market to "Hit Bottom", to now decide it is time to buy. Their concern is that they will get a knock on the door and be asked to move without warning. We have also seen sellers of short sales lease their home only to have the tenant steal everything from the house. The suspicious mind may think that the seller and tenant are working together.

Re: OMG! My Site Has Been Hacked!! A Tale of Horror

bobgibbs — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:37:53 -0000

What a nightmare. You are fortunate that your clients had another way of getting a hold of you. Thank you for the recommendations. I'll ask my webmaster to look into it.

Re: Don’t get caught watching the real estate scoreboard

bobgibbs — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:47:15 -0000

I agree that many in our profession of real estate allow their competitive side to take over and focus on numbers and not clients. I believe that the technological innovations coming at us will serve to provide more focus on customer service and less on number of closed transactions.

Re: 7 Lessons I Learned From My Real Estate Site Redesign

bobgibbs — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:09:27 -0000

I am going through a new web design right now. I find the biggest challenge making the site scaleable so that we can respond to technology changes.