Real Estate Tech Tips & Training

I recently held an open Tech Q & A at our Coastal Carolina Association of Realtors.  Had some great tips and suggestions about mobile technology, Iphone, Ipad and Apps.   You can review the info at MY SLIDESHARE Add twitter tab to your facebook page Must have Real Estate APPS Paperless sites Facebook tips FREE Resources from N. A. R. ( National Association of Realtors ) As always, please feel free to call, email with any questions. Sue Lucas sl1586@sccoast.net 843.997.4595 https://www.facebook.com/techtipsandtraining http://realestatetechtipstraining.weebly.com/ (be sure to sign up below to receive email notification of any new content)

Are you thinking about purchasing a new computer in the next few months?  Before purchasing, think about what you want in your new computer.  Realtor magazine just came out with a great article you can read it here .  With so many options out there -  here are some must haves in a new purchase: 1.  HD Camera 2.  HD Video 3.  Web camera 4.  multiple USB ports 5.  the most Gigabytes you can get for your budget. 6.  SD card reader slot 7.  CD/DVD read/write The IPAD is a great tool, but I do revert to the laptop for big projects. If you do a lot of video, I recommend the Macbook and then find one to fit your budget. Happy shopping !!!!  Email me any questions and don't forget to subscribe to receive new information. Sue Lucas sl1586@sccoast.net

Have you been wondering how to create a really cool looking timeline cover photo?  well it's here and its easy.. one of the sites I use is called - Timeline Cover Maker - http://timelinecoverbanner.com/ you can add text, photos all for FREE!!! The other site is picmonkey -  http://www.picmonkey.com/   here you can create collages, upload your own pics, facebook templates,  again all for FREE . So check them both out and let me know what you think.  better yet post your link to your new Facebook page with a custom photo under comments below.  Be sure to subscribe below to be notified of new content. Sue Lucas Real Estate Tech Tips & Training sl1586@sccoast.net https://www.facebook.com/techtipsandtraining

I attended the NC/SC Realtors Convention held in Savannha, GA on Sept 9-11.  The keynote speaker was none other than Brian Copeland . You can check out a brief intro here . Listed below are a few of the speakers for the educational sessions: There was so much information I am still deciphering it all.  I have listed below some of the APPS that were recommended from the Barcamp.  Check them out. Glympse Contxts Genius Scan Magic plan Wunderlist Bitcasa Photo Apps Photosynth LightTrac One of the Sessions I attended was on Video Marketing by Doug Devitre. Best takeaway was about Keyword search - how to search highest search volume and the lowest competition. If you can- you must try to attend next year's convention!!!  what a great opportunity to network, learn and have fun!! Sign up for the Coastal Carolina Association of Realtors Mini-Conference on October 22, 2012. Please post your comments about what you would like to read about

WOW !! just got back from the NC/SC Realtors convention in Savannah, GA.  awesome venue!!!  Really enjoyed our keynote speaker - Brian Copeland - who talked to us about - Fever - Redefining your business for today's market .. The classic recording of the mega hit “Fever” has crossed every generational line and almost every genre of music, proving that a true core can stand the test of any time and every market. This multi-media presentation mixed rhetoric, video and music. Great presentation. On Tuesday I had the opportunity to listen to Doug Devitre speak about Mobile marketing and Video Marketing, two HOT topics in our industry!!  You can check out some of the APPS Doug talked about here . A brief bio about Doug - "Doug Devitre serves as the visionary consultant for the Houston Association of REALTORS® and other state and local REALTOR® Associations to implement innovative ideas using existing technology and social media communications." So many cool new tip

Evernote is a MUST have app for the IPAD and you can access it as well on your PC. Evernote can search within PDF files, and uses OCR to search text in images, just about anything you can get into Evernote from your computer, cell phone as text, or cell camera is searchable later. Below are some screen shots of Evernote APP for IPAD The screenshot above shows in my IPAD the view of all of my NOTEBOOKS When opened as the screenshot above shows you will have the list of notes in the notebook on the left side of the screen and on the right side the note itself- with the IPAD app you can add pictures directly to a note, select from camera roll, add audio and use your webcam. Check out my short youtube video on the Evernote APP for PC click on the pic below. What can you do with Evernote? 1. Email notes right out of Evernote to anyone. 2. Take photos of plats, courthouse documents, etc. and send to Evernote from the field. 3. Document new home construction progres

Todays App of the day is something called LOGMEIN. Logmein can be downloaded from the APP store for your IPAD or IPHONE.  It will allow you FREE remote control access to your desktop/laptop computer   so you can open files, check your email, run programs and stay productive from your mobile device or any computer over the Internet. Easy to use and 100% FREE. Check out this short video here . Next Featured app = EVERNOTE Sue Real Estate Tech Tips and Training https://www.facebook.com/techtipsandtraining

The next app in our Productivity category is Google Drive. A place where you can create, share, collaborate, and keep all of your stuff. Whether you’re working with a friend on a joint research project, planning a wedding with your fiancé or tracking a budget with roommates, you can do it in Drive. You can upload and access all of your files, including videos, photos, Google Docs, PDFs and beyond.  watch this 2 minute video about it. then sign up for gmail if you don't already have a google account. Introduction to Google Drive for more information about google drive visit their blog at :  http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/introducing-google-drive-yes-really.html My next topic will be LOGMEIN look for it on Monday!! Have a great weekend.

The apps for the IPAD keep coming!!  One of the newer apps is something called - Cloudon .  This app allows you to work with Microsoft applications - Word, Excel and Powerpoint all from your IPAD and folders are saved to your dropbox account!! Now that is cool.  Check out my video below If you need help or training with your IPAD or any apps - email me at sl1586@sccoast.net. or visit me on Facebook . Have an "Appy" day!!!! Sue

If you are using your IPAD in your day to day real estate business check out this info on some of the newest and best apps for you. Do you have an IPAD?  Do you use it everyday?  Do you grab it on the way out to all appointments?  If not, Why not?  Probably you have not totally converted!!!  It does take time and discipline to learn some of the apps, but boy do they help you. If you have any questions feel free to email me at sl1586@sccoast.net ( Sue Lucas )

I have been in real estate now for over 25 years and I still use a  presentation for both Sellers and Buyers.  How those presentations are done though have changed through the years.  When I first started in real estate, I used a listing presentation book.  In this book it had my bio, my awards, etc.  printouts from the MLS of all the comparable homes. The presentations ranged from a 3 ring binder to a large portfolio. from a laptop   and now my favorite the IPAD!! I now use the IPAD for both Sellers and Buyers presentations.  It is easy to switch out data, pictures etc.  I can email the presentation afterward to the client.  I also upload the presentations to youtube as well as slideshare to share with out of state clients. What are you using for presentations?

Its a fulltime job just keeping up with all the social media sites, what to post, when to post, track your results. Now add to that VIDEO!  All the Real Estate techno agents are using video now instead of the old virtual  tour format.  Why video?  Well according to the Statistics on its page YOUTUBE has Over 800 million unique users visit YouTube each month Over 3 billion hours of video are watched each month on YouTube 72 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute 70% of YouTube traffic comes from outside the US YouTube is localized in 43 countries and across 60 languages In 2011, YouTube had more than 1 trillion views or around 140 views for every person on Earth Millions of subscriptions happen each day. Subscriptions allow you to connect with someone you're interested in — whether it's a friend, or the NBA — and keep up on their activity on the site Social 500 years of YouTube video are watched every day on Facebook, and over 700 YouTube videos a

Do you have a marketing plan that you use for every new listing?  Do you follow the same procedure for each new listing?  I use a marketing plan that outlines from the day I sign up a new listing to the day it closes everything I plan to do.  Items like the basics:  install yard sign, mls lockbox to social media and listing syndication.  One of the weekly steps is to notify my sellers of the online marketing stats for that previous week.  I use Zillow, Trulia and Listhub.  So you ask, What is Listhub?   ListHub is the broadest, most widely adopted  network  for listing distribution, and works in concert with  MLSs , franchises, and core real estate technologies to bring real estate brokerage firms a single dashboard for controlling their online marketing strategy.  Did you know we at The Coastal Carolina Association of Realtors use Listhub as part of your MLS dues.  check out this quick video on how you can start today to use it-  Listhub video If you would like to learn how to crea