Forest Audit Inventory near Argonne, WI I always enjoy these audit cruises which we do for several clients in order for their shareholders and the SEC to know that their internal inventory matches up with an independent inventory. Here are a few photos of a day of cruising timber with my ...

06/17/2013

Referring a Client, because it's the Right thing to do.

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Referring a Client, because it's the Right thing to do. This past week I got a call and email from a fellow ACF Forester in Michigan who had a client from Chicago who also owns some land in Central Wisconsin. This other Forester sent the business my way because he knew that I could do a better j...

06/16/2013

Stevens Point Origins

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Stevens Point Origins Stevens Point was founded in 1858, during a time when the Wisconsin River was a major highway going from NE Wisconsin to the Mississippi River in SW Wisconsin. The loggers traveling down the river floating logs used a grocery and supply store owned by George Stevens,...

06/15/2013

Our Fathers…

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Our Fathers… We have many fathers, we have the fathers who we are born with, we have fathers who raise us, sometimes they are the same and sometimes they are stepfathers and adopted fathers. We have Grandfathers, mine had an immense impact on my life and I still miss him often. And we have Father...

06/15/2013

Sorry, but I am NOT a discount realtor!

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A popular blog with a short but very important subject for all agents who want to be treated as true professionals, no client will respect an agent to negotiate the best deal on their property if they cant even hold on to their commission. In the real estate world everything is negotiable, right?...

06/15/2013

“Attending Networking Events”

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I like your focus Joe, seek to help others and the business will come back to you as well. Your business is a shining example of this with the amount of referrals that you give and the amount of business that comes back to you by your fans. “Attending Networking Events” I participate with two ...

06/15/2013

"For best results respond within 5 minutes"

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Everyone wants an agent who answers their phone ALL of the time, until they get that agent, and spend an hour during a meeting listening to them talk to someone else. Today I was told again that, for best results, I need to respond to every inquiry within 5 minutes. And I wonder, who can always d...

06/15/2013

A Drain Cleaning Secret? You Tell Me If I am Correct

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Noah, thanks for the tip, maybe he should buy some of this product, will it disolve hair pins, small toys and other such things that we find in our renter's drains? I found out that products that you buy from the store like Drano do not work well. No matter what you do hair and grease get into ...

06/15/2013

The Lesson I Learned First Hand from Walt Disney

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Bill, Thanks for sharing the lesson from Walt Disney Bill! Checking beyond the curtains is important. Thanks for sharing the lesson from Walt Disney Bill! Checking beyond the curtains is important. A Business Lesson with Walt Disney, Arranged by My Daddy My daddy had a strange assortment of fri...

06/15/2013

Are There Eye Stutters in Your Marketing Copy?

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Thanks for the tips Marte, I think that I have found a few eye stuters in some of my writing, this may help in the future. Are There Eye Stutters in Your Marketing Copy? "Eye stutters" are related to what I call "Stop signs," but are slightly different. These happen when your eye and your thought...

06/15/2013