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I get so many emails and information daily I can't keep track of who sends me what. Here is something that came in and I quickly copied the numbers and important things for digesting later. According to Leslie Appleton-Young, Chief Economist and Vice President of California Association of REALT...
12/29/2007
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Now is a great time to think about how you can grow your business. Don't go out and buy something to help with that task, rather make it as simple as adding 200 to 300 new Primary contacts. In the world of contact management I teach the need to have two types of contacts, Primary and Secondary....
12/28/2007
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Oh my how we raised questions and comments about 3rd Level Domain Marketing and it made me do some more research on the subject. So as promised here we go from the beginning. Depending on your web hosting company this might be a free or you might need to upgrade, most are free. Many of you cur...
12/26/2007
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As many of you know from my blog or Real Town's REALTOR Community Bulletin Board we managed to close a deal with Sprint offering the Palm Centro for free and a huge savings on the unlimited data and email package for REALTORS. I promised myself I was shutting down operations from the afternoon b...
12/26/2007
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I am going to break one of my speaking rules, or maybe several. When I give my "Newest, Latest, Greatest Technology Out There" seminar I always cover blogging and NOT to talk about boring stuff like your cats and dogs. Make it business related, drive people to your site, well not today. It's C...
12/24/2007
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I got the following question and decided to turn it into a blog.Hi Dick -I'm curious, how do you see third level domain names playing a role in someone's technology plan?Happy holidays,- Brian Well Brian and everybody else I see 3rd level domain becoming a standard for the real estate industry. ...
12/21/2007
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Every year around the holidays I come off the road for some much needed time at home. I always have a plan on what I need to do with these weeks of actually being in my office. Last year it was to rewrite many of my classes, this year was to tackle my 5 year old website. I decided it was rusty...
12/19/2007
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Shut Down Programs Running in BackgroundWindows Mobile will keep programs running in the background which can lead to sluggish operation. Get in the habit of shutting them down to add speed to your device. Go to "Settings" then "System" and find "Memory". Once in "Memory" find "Running Program...
12/16/2007
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I am getting tons of questions about the offer for free Smartphones. Let me give you some more information. I did not set out to get into the phone sales business - my mission was to find a way to make it easier and cheaper for agents to get their hands on a Smartphone. I am amazed at the stor...
12/14/2007
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I am happy to announce a MAJOR deal I have negotiated with Sprint!Get a new Palm Centro Smartphone - FREE!Available to all REALTORS with new 2 year activationSend us an email Scheduling@DickBetts.com withYour current carrier, current contract expiration & your contact information,Sending us an em...
12/13/2007
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