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Check out this video from Julie Ziemelis - one of our ambassadors who will be live tweeting on InmanNext at Connect. This is what Julie had to say ...

Check out this video from Debra Trappen - one of our ambassadors who will be live tweeting on InmanNext™ at Connect. This is what Debra had to say ...

Did you know that Monday morning between 8am-9am is the deadliest hour in America? Do you know what that means? It means, the majority of people wo...

Have you discovered Evernote yet? Evernote is one of my favorite tools for staying organized at work and at home. I'm excited to share a "secret" I...

I've asked our Connect ambassadors to have a little fun and tell us why they are excited about coming to Connect NYC Jan. 11-13, 2012. Our first vi...

Sharp has just taken touch screen technology to the next level.

While consumers are mass adopting and scooping up iPad and Android tablets faster...

Do you know there is a hidden inbox on Facebook? I was shocked to see how many messages I had from people trying to get a hold of me, that I had ne...

"I hope that the agents that do video do it well" -- Chris Smith, December 23rd, 2010 Last year at about this time I decided to write a post that l...

Sometimes we don't know what we need until we have it handed to us.

Voxer, a free walkie talkie app for the iPhone and Android, allows for group a...

Every now and then we all simply miss something that in hindsight seems so obvious. This Facebook tip is one of those things. Whether to blame ours...

Every now and then we all simply miss something that in hindsight seems so obvious. This Facebook tip is one of those things. Whether to blame ours...

Have you ever had a question and just wanted to ask someone around you?

Check out this really exciting new technology - Yobongo. I had the opportu...

It comes as no surprise that the #2 Realtor with the most closed transactions in the US in 2010 was a Broker. And it should also not surprise you ...

Moving a website is a huge endeavor, and should not be done alone.

I recommend paying someone to help you plan your move who is familiar with webs...

Last week a BlackBerry Bold 9900 arrived at my office from RIM for me to test out. Want to know how the first touch QWERTY BlackBerry stacks up? ...

Eliminate the guesswork from your online marketing by using A/B testing to find out exactly which type of headline or call to action will convert y...

Help your clients make the best decisions possible. Learn where to go for detailed market data and how to utilize the data.

Nick Taylor, Broker Rel...

There are thousands of free widgets that you can use to add content and services directly to your site. Learn how to use these widgets not only to ...

A new version of the popular WordPress theme, AgentPress has been released by WordPress theme legend Brian Gardner, Founder of StudioPress & Partne...

Adapt or die.

I am excited to announce that there are some major changes happening at Inman News.

Listen. React.

The feedback that I have gotten...

Every year, Real Trends and The Wall Street Journal release an in-depth report documenting the Top 1000 Real Estate Professionals and Teams (by sal...

Per NAR in 2010 the average age of a first time buyer was 30. 50% of the buyers were first time buyers. In 2011 the average age of a Realtor is 56....

Another social network? Really? Do you need another one? Maybe you do, but I don't. Not just yet. In this video, I share why Google Plus is a negat...

A challenge that I hear from real estate agents often is "When am I suppose to do all this blogging, technology, social media, etc?" And it's a fai...

Anyone who knows me knows I love HootSuite. Why? I think HootSuite is the preeminent tool if you are going to manage multiple social media accounts...

Why aren't more real estate agents on Twitter? Most agents tell me they don't get it. They don't know what to say or do or don't think it's worth t...

I recently had the chance to interview Eli Portnoy, CEO of ThinkNear.com. ThinkNear launched literally just a few weeks ago, and we were thrilled t...

Katie Lance and Chris Smith introduce Inman News' new channel InmanNext.

If 20% of the people who walked up to your store saw a closed sign you would take it down quickly. Why then are we as an industry reacting so slowl...

I had the pleasure of recently interviewing Brian Solis. Brian Solis is principal at Altimeter Group, a research-based advisory firm and is globall...

Rob Hahn went to Yale. I went to Florida State University. In an effort to diagnose the "need" to understand the brewing battle around data rights ...

I was very excited when Laura Roeder (@lkr) was booked to speak at Real Estate Connect SF. I had been a fan of hers for some time, and have learned...

Jim Marks is an Internet Anthropologist. Watch the video to see where that title comes from. As the President of Virtual Results, Jim is on a missi...

I recently interviewed Bob Watson, VP Atlantic & Pacific Real Estate. Bob is a working agent and broker, and knows first-hand the importance of hav...

I had the pleasure of interviewing Sara Bonert, Director of Broker Services, Zillow.com. We would have loved to ask Sara about their IPO, but they ...

Have you seen the Zagg by Logitech? In my opinion, the Zagg is one of the best iPad 2 accessories to come out. The Zagg is an easy-to-use keyboard ...

Like lots of real estate agents -- and 67 million other people in the world -- I'm a CrackBerry addict BlackBerry subscriber. Recently some of my...

The answer is YES! Frankly, just because you can create your own blog in minutes using the WordPress platform doesn't mean you should. Free is goo...

At the GoodLife Team, people ask us regularly about our technology and how we use it to do everything, from managing our business to generating lea...

One of the best things about traveling around the country with the Agent Reboot tour is getting so many new ideas from agents in the field that hav...

Being a real estate agent is more than just understanding the market and the houses listed for sale -- it is about knowing your local community ins...

What are a three simple things you can do to build your real estate Facebook page, maximize your time and get more likes? Do you feel like Facebook...

Both content creation and content curation can help you position yourself as a trusted resource online. But before acting on either, consider form...

You will soon tire of hearing how important video is for your business as a real estate agent. I promise. Everyone is saying it. Quality, length, l...

In April 2010, my real estate team piloted the notion of bringing the digital search experience and the real-life, in-vehicle experience together. ...

Technology has made many things simple. It's much easier and quicker to communicate, to find information and share content today. Technology also ...

Infographics (or information graphics) are visual demonstrations of what more complex, written data provides. By taking data sets (or mass facts, ...

I spend a lot of my time talking about the iPad as a business tool for real estate agents. As more and more tablets emerge and become listing prese...