Tools of the Trade - What you need to compete!

Most saavy REALTORS® who stay up to date on technology use TREOs or other Palm devices to access the MLS and check email while they are in the field. Carrying a full size notebook can be cumberson touch to drag around town.

The new Tablet PC has made it possible for REALTORS® to utilize the power of a lightweight reversible tablet with broad band access allowing them to write offers, search the full MLS and print from anywhere at anytime. Imagine having access to all of your files and business tools wherever you are with access to the Web at broadband speeds.

There are many tablet PC makers out there heating up the competition but be sure that your cell phone provider has the right card for your tablet. Verizon and At&t have both a full-size PC card along with the newer express card slots. Access with run you around $59.99 per month giving you access from Las Vegas to a beach in Maui. Dell, Sony, Lenevo and HP are actually building in WAN access internally giving you access your business-critical information in 13,000 cities and towns and in 130 countries around the world.

I will be posting a short list of new tablet pcs for your consideration.

Permission Based email Marketing Etiquette

email marketing is one of the keys to successful marketing on the Web!

There are few points you might want to consider following in order to be in compliance with CAN-SPAM Act and keep your members or customers happy.

Consider the following:

• Permission to Send
  
• Frequency of emails
  
• Privacy and Security
  
• Client/Customers Expectations
• Compliance
• Relevancy

Over the next few posts I will break down each section and explain in detail each point.

Perfect Office Suite for your Office

If you don't have $400 for Microsoft Office professionl you might want to take a look at Open Office Suite at www.openoffice.org . This free application includes everything MS Office has + tools to interface with powerpoint and photoshop files. Free.

Virtual Brokerages in 2008 and Beyond

The brokerage shakeup continues in Las Vegas with some of the larger brokerages filing for bankruptcy protection due to their heavy over-head with many agents not producing.

When the market was hot thousands of new agents were added in Las Vegas each quarter eventually topping over 17,000 REALTORS® flooding the market.

As the market returned to normal, many of these new agents had not experience in a normal or declining market so we are seeing the pool of licensees decline in 2007 and 2008.

Agents who have been in real estate either in Nevada or other states for 10 years have been through up and down markets and realize real estate is in a constant flux.

There is why Triple8 Associates has jumped into the Las Vegas market with detailed plans to optimize many of the old school processes with new technology tools that are easy to manage and cost effective.

Information packed Websites, Lead Capture, Email Marketing, Blogging, Video Tours, Photo Gallery Tools and using a Paperless Brokerage System is key to creating a more flexiable system that works well for everyone.

If you are interested in joining Triple8, please contact Olivia McClellan, Corporate Broker for a confidential interview. (702) 372-2671.