Tara Cummins' Marketing Blog

To say I've been a bit busy lately would be an understatement.  But I've loved following the Three Gold Stars nominations and am finally getting around to my picks.  I, too, had a hard time narrowing it down to three.  In the end I chose three people that haven't yet been highlighted.  In no par...

Karen Jones has been involved with our Team Growth Marketing since last August and has done an amazing job of implementing all she has learned.  She works hard at teaching agents both one on one and in workshop settings. Recently Karen taught one of her real estate agent partners to get a listing...

Hi everyone!  I haven't done a video tutorial for the ActiveRain community for a while, and this one's been on my mind.  This quick video will show you how to easily embed a PDF document into your blog post using a free service called Scribd. It's easy and free to set up an account with Scribd at...

If you are a real estate agent in or near Mesa, AZ you don't want to miss this free CE class!  Even if you've been to a HAFA class before.... because this class includes all of the latest information and updates on the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Programs. My friend John Reising, a c...

3 Bedroom Home in Skyrun at Shea Scottsdale 85259 This 3 Bedroom Home in Skyrun at Shea Scottsdale has lots of upgrades.  You will love the tile, upgraded kitchen and stone fireplace.  This 3 Bedroom Home in Skyrun at Shea Scottsdale is near to Anasazi Elementary, Mountainside Jr. High, and Deser...

Kevin Reiser is one of the great loan officers I work with as a part of educate2earn and AmeriFirst Financial.  He recently got involved in our Team Growth program that helps real estate agents market their listings and get them on the first page of Google.  Kevin is halfway through the 4 session...

Recently I've started posting 60 listings a day to craigslist through ePropertySites.  Generally I've posted 60 for one loan officer one day and then spread the love to a different loan officer yesterday.  Obviously I can't personally track how many phone calls are coming in from those because th...

One of my friends, colleagues and ActiveRain Gurus, Ricky Khamis, will be teaching a 3 hour CE class in San Diego on March 9th.  The Value of Listings Being Seen on Social Media will teach you how to combine what you already know about ActiveRain with the powerful tools in ePropertySites to get y...

This video tutorial shows you how to use the eLookyLoo tool in ePropertySites to generate leads.  Whether you are a real estate agent or a loan officer, you can use eLookyLoo and incorporate it into your business. You can place the eLookyLoo widget on your blog, your website, or anywhere else onl...

Dan and Amy Shuman just posted about a handy little piece of software called Jing.   Jing is made by TechSmith, the same folks who brought me Snagit and Camtasia Studio.  I use Snagit all the time for screenshots, and if you've ever seen one of my video tutorials you've seen Camtasia Studio in ac...