Email Marketing Tips - eBlaster Edition 2.0

eBlaster Email Newsletter Tips

Over the past few years the number of email newsletters we are receive has gone up and up and up. Businesses are catching on that their clients would rather receive an email than a letter or phone call so why not embrace email marketing it's cheaper.

888VG eBlaster Templates are custom designed to brand your company image, colors, theme and overall look and feel of your Website. The design will fall in line with your business cards, fax sheets, and any other marketing material we design for you.

The goal is to expose your clients to your message and brand as often as possible so when they think of the business you are in and will remember you and only you. Colors, logo and content are very important when implementing high value email marketing to you client base. You must insure that you are sending relevant information on a consistent basis.

How often should you send emails to clients because frequency is a big concern? We recommend sending one email per month unless you have a group that has specifically agreed to unlimited emails. For example: if you have a foreclosure group that is updated 4 times a month and your list wants foreclosure info, it would be acceptable to send four emails a month to that group.

888VG eBlaster takes all of these issues into account and more with added reporting and schedule it is the perfect tool for your small business to stay in touch with you client base in a professional, consistent manner.

If you have any questions, you know where to find me.

Home Automation - Wired or Wireless?

Building a new house or retrofitting an older one there are many choices of companies that can provide low voltage wiring to prep the home for broadband, automated lighting, alarm and remote control systems.

OnQ/Legrand has been in providing quality products to new home builders since 1999.

Here are some other links:

• Hawking
• Eaton
• iControl
• Lagotek

Creating a Mobile Offlice

Hi everyone,

I appreciate you emails asking for specifics about mobile computing so I will be posting more links to products that we utlize at Triple8.

Many of the large brokerages are scaling back and reducing their over-head in and effort to change. As you may of read in the Review Journal, it is a little too late with many of them seeking bankruptcy protection. This mentality of the traditional real estate brokerage needing 10 offices with large staffs providing cubes for Agents is "Old School."

An new Agent coming out needs to be flexible, mobile and connected to communicate and respond to team members, clients and his/her Broker.

Here are a few links to a few good products on the market that will assist you in creating a solid mobile office.

Mobile Office Links

• Tablet PC Standout - Motion Computing a leader in the pure tablet model.
• Convertible Laptop with PC Slot II - will allow you to use any one of the broadband providers.
• Belkin Car Power Device - Plugs in lighter plug and
  will power two devices
• HP Wireless DeskJet 450wbt - great mobile printer with
  wireless printing via IR or Bluetooth
• Plantronics Mic + Headseat Combo - On the Road
  Podcasting
• Logitech Mobile Web Cam - USB based Video or Stills.
  Mnay of the new notebooks have Web Cams built-in.
  

Best Way to Stay Connected - Out of the Office

To be competitive Real Estate Professional in today's market you must be mobile and embrace technology.

Treos, Palm and Smart Phones are a great way to check email, review faxes and search the MLS but a mobile office will be comprised of a convertible notebook or tablet pc with a broadband connection.

Att&t, Verizon and Sprint all have PC broadband cards that provide a good connection in most coverage areas. The convertible or tablet PC will enable you to write contracts using digital forms (Zip Forms) and instantly upload them to your online office (Relay Paperless Systems). Once they are online you can email links, attachments or fax them to clients, loan officers or make them available for your Broker to sign all done from a Starbucks or a beach in Hawaii. At the end of the transaction, CDs are burned and distributed to the client, office file and agent. If all of the CDs somehow disappear the files are stored securely online and available 24/7.

At Triple8 Associates in Las Vegas, we deploy solid technologies that will enable Agent to work smart not hard.

Here are some helpful links:

• Att&t Broadband Connect
• Sprint
• Verizon