Category Archives: Resources

International Last Minute Travel On A Budget

Posted by Krista on May 13th, 2008 | 2 Comments

I’m traveling to Northern Spain (Priorat) for a week in wine country the last week in May. The trip was somewhat of a last minute decision - I had wanted to go as part of a tour (through The Wine School of Philadelphia, which I cannot recommend highly enough. Seriously, if you love wine and […]

Business Basics, Finance, Resources, Travel

Friday Links for 1/18/2007

Posted by Krista on January 18th, 2008 | Post a comment

It’s been a super busy week for me, so I’ve been really light on posting. I’ll pick the pace back up next week. In the meantime, here’s some weekend reading.

Resources

Friday Links for 1/11/08

Posted by Krista on January 11th, 2008 | Post a comment

I haven’t done much linking recently, as I’ve been so focused on content creation. To make up for it, I’ll be doing link roundups once a week or so from now on. Here’s the first link roundup of the year.

Resources

Book Review: Sold! Direct Marketing for the Real Estate Pro

Posted by Krista on September 4th, 2007 | Post a comment

Author: Lois K. Geller
Publisher: Capital Books
Year Published: 2006
Rating:
Buy From Amazon.com
One of the most common questions I receive from real estate agents is how can they make their mailings more effective? They’ve tried sending out all sorts of postcards and get little to no response. If mailing to prospects is so effective, why […]

Book Reviews, Direct Response, Featured, Prospecting

Why Real Estate Agents Need To Embrace Change

Posted by Krista on September 2nd, 2006 | Post a comment

The sky is falling. Or so you’d think after reading an article from RealtyTimes about a seller who pulled his home off the market because home valuation site, Zillow.com, estimated his home to be $500,000 lower than what he was asking.

Industry, Resources

Yahoo! Real Estate Has Launched

Posted by Krista on September 1st, 2006 | Post a comment

Yahoo just released their newly redesigned Yahoo! Real Estate site and Dustin Luther has a Q&A with them about it over at Rain City Guide.

Resources

Redfin Unleashes First-To-Know Program

Posted by Krista on August 17th, 2006 | Post a comment

Real estate website, Redfin.com, has unleashed a new feature for its site with its First-to-Know program.

Resources

Zillow Goes Mobile

Posted by Krista on July 29th, 2006 | Post a comment

It’s been a great few weeks for internet real estate valuation site, Zillow.com. Last week, it announced its new partnership with Yahoo. This week, it announces that it has gone wireless. According to the Zillow blog

Resources

Mastering the Art of Selling Real Estate

Posted by Krista on July 25th, 2006 | Post a comment

Author: Hopkins, Tom
Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover
Year Published: 2004
Rating:
Buy From Amazon.com
Tom Hopkins has been the go-to sales guru since he took his real estate business from earning $42 a month during his first 6 months to selling more than $14 million in real estate over the next five years - and that was back in […]

Book Reviews, Featured, Sales

Your First Year in Real Estate

Posted by Krista on July 25th, 2006 | Post a comment

Author: Zeller, Dirk
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Year Published: 2001
Rating:
Buy From Amazon.com
In Your First Year In Real Estate, author Dirk Zeller, CEO of Real Estate Champions offers a game plan for new agents to navigate the pitfalls of the real estate business.

Book Reviews