Real estate news and features

Kathryn Bovard and I have scheduled three additional dates for our “Real Estate Blogging 101″ Continuing� Education Class:
Wednesday, June 4, 2008, 1:30 to 4:30 pmWednesday, July 30, 2008, 1:30 to 4:30 pmWednesday, October 1, 2008, 1:30 to 4:30 pm
Classes are held at Equity Title Training Center (Flamingo/Tenaya).� The cost: $45 (advance)� / $55 (at the […]

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Steve Matthews is a Las Vegas Real Estate Agent, entrepreneur, business-owner, dedicated family man and a marathoner!� Last year he ran his first marathon in Chicago after only 3 1/2 months of training.� He has since completed several marathons and running events.�
Steve has an excellent blog� entitled A Runners Rant where he writes about […]

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vFlyer is an online service that enables you to create a standardized, professional-looking classified ad and post it to the leading classified websites.� You can also use vFlyer to distribute via:
emailPrintable PDF formatEmbedable widget for your blogPosting to Craigslist Zillow, Trulia, Google Base, Oodle, Lycos, Vast, Hotpads, Olx, and Geebo
Prices start at $12.95/month.
Watch […]

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Here are my notes from 2 different sessions on podcasting at the Blogworld Expo in Las Vegas, November 8-9, 2007.
Scott Bourne - Podango Productions and� Craig Syverson -� Grunt Media presented tips and strategies on Podcasting.� Visit this page on GruntMedia for more information, links and presentation materials from this session.
A few notes from this […]

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Avinash Kaushik whose web analytics blog - Occam’s Razor presented a great session on Understanding Your Numbers and Using Analytics.
Key points:
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Raw Author Contribution - Check out Website Grader for your blog/website marketing effectiveness. Use plugins to assist you in analyzing your content and […]

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Update from Blogworld Expo, November 7th - SEO for Blogging session.� Panelists: Vanessa Fox, Stephan Spencer, Andy Beal and� Aaron Wall.
The four panelists presented a wealth of information and useful tips on the key topic of Blog SEO .� Vanessa posted each speaker’s powerpoint presentations on her blog - Blogworld Expo:� SEO for Blogging Slides.� […]

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I’m attending the Blogworld & New Media Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center.� I attended 3 informative sessions on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 and came away with these tips, strategies and insights:
Business Blogging 101 - Andy Wibbels and Jennifer McClure
Initial considerations when starting a blog:Is it internal (for your company) or external (open […]

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Indiana Sifuentes (Las Vegas REALTOR and up-and-coming blogger) emailed me this excellent article from Business Week:� Blogs Will Change Your Business - Look past the yakkers, hobbyists, and political mobs. Your customers and rivals are figuring blogs out. Our advice: Catch up…or catch you later.� The article, written in May 2005,� really drives home the […]

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One of the wonderful features of blogging is the experience of finding your own voice.� I am finding that the more I blog the more I get comfortable with the whole experience and the platform.� I’ve also been working on not being so technical and analytical about my writing - allowing my true personality […]

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A common question for many newbies joining the blogosphere is what is RSS? It stands for Really Simple Syndication.� Simplest answer - it’s a way to subscribe or choose the content, blogs, podcasts, news feeds you want to have access to, when you want it.� From Wikipedia, “RSS makes it possible for people to keep […]

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