Anna Baron's (annabaron) Blog

IREAA is the organization for virtual assistants and in-house assistants that support real estate professionals.  IREAA has just created an IREAA Group here at ActiveRain.  If you're a Virtual Assistant or a real estate professional with an in-house assistant that can use a organization for train...

2007 was an exceptional year for the Real Estate Virtual Assistant industry.  Rather than do my own run down of the year, check out the REVA industries Year in Review, written by none other than the fabulous Laura Monroe!  My self-created tagline for Laura - "those in the know, know Laura Monroe!...

Wow, is NAR really just a week away?  If you're going to NAR, stop by the IREAA Booth #3951 to register to win a .mobi web site or a flip video camera.  We'll be giving one away each day of the conference! Additionally we have several members of IREAA who will be available to answer any questions...

Today is the deadline! Join the fight to defend our clicks from being taxed and throw your virtual tea bag into the harbor by visiting "Don't Tax Our Web," at http://www.dtow.org/fight.Let our government know you won't stand for their proposed duplicative, discriminatory, duplicative taxes on Int...

I wonder how some real estate agents ever get or keep clients - seriously, if you have an "I know it all" attitude and treat inquiries like they're *bothering* you - then why the heck are you in this business?Here's the scenario:  My mother-in-law retired earlier this year.  She wants to relocate...

Who gives a flip?  IREAA does!  IREAA is going to be demonstrating the Flip Video Camcorder at NAR - Booth 3951.  Stop by our booth and register for your chance to win!  We'll be giving not one, but two flip video cameras away.  The Flip Video Camcorder is a must have for real estate agents.  I t...

This post is not technically savvy, nor does it provide industry information to set your business apart from others, but I would like to take a minute to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the smiley. Where would we be without emoticons in today's world of e-mails and electronic messages?25 years ...

Scenario: A businessman is offered a new position out of state.  Excited at his new future, and now the need to find housing, he picks up his Blackberry and searches for a real estate agent.  Will he find you?If you have not snatched up your .mobi domain name, now is the time to do so.  The .mobi...

The future of the internet is mobile!With the increasing number of people using Blackberry's and PDAs, the need for user friendly mobile web sites is increasing daily.  Make your mobile web easy to use with goodies such as bookmark me, call now options, GoogleMaps with directions to your locatio...

As a co-founder of IREAA, I'm looking for information from agents on what they would want from an assistant?   See the entry here.If you will spend 5 minutes responding to my questions for information, you can win a one year membership to IREAA (www.ireaa.com) for your assistant!I will announce a...