mournful unfitting: What I Learned This Week in ActiveRain-January 6-January 12, 2013.

Monday, January 14, 2013

What I Learned This Week in ActiveRain-January 6-January 12, 2013.

I Learn Something New at ActiveRain Every Day and It's Time I Showed You. ?January 6 to January 12, 2013.

I learn something new every day at ActiveRain! ?With this series I try to highlight one post per day that gave me that ?lightbulb? moment. ?It could be something techie, about Real Estate, about a place or person!

January 6: ?William Johnson ?Sunday Photo/ My Best Post Processed Photo of 2012. ?
If you?ve never seen William?s photos I encourage you to head to his blog right after you read the rest of this post! ??He IS the professional and I learn something through all of his posts. ?I thought for sure this was a painting.

January 7: ?Michael Therriault ???Do You Know How to Properly Test Your Smoke Alarm?
My very good friends have a beautifully remodeled home courtesy of a fire in 2011. ?I hope you all have working smoke alarms in your homes but I had no idea a product like this existed. ?Please read this.

The Christiansen Team Jared Christiansen ??The Only Person That Cares If You Are Part Time is YOU.
I?ve not given too much thought to part time Realtors but Jared brought up a very good point. ?He showed me a different point of view about as Bill Spear put it people who hold dual careers. ?Be sure to read the comments.

January 8: ??Christine McDaniel ??My ActiveRain Referral-Pat Haddad
My ah-ha moment was that here were 2 AR members who have been around for a bit and I don?t think I?d ever read or commented on their blogs.... and one of them (Pat) is a fellow Ambassador. ?And from commenting/reading each other?s blog came a referral. ?That?s what it?s all about folks.

January 9: ?Brian Rayl ???So Many Agents Here on Activerain Don?t Care
Brian?s post was featured but I wanted to give it some more exposure. ?I?d been reading about the widgets that Realtors use to link to Trulia, etc were driving traffic to them as opposed to their own website. ?I was actually able to follow his explanation of how it was done as well as how to fix it. ?

Sheila Newton Team ???Three Words That Can Create Failure.
Words... what you say can affect your success or failure. ?Better to set yourself up for success and one way to do that is watching what you say. ?

January 10: ?Peggy Hughes ???Moving Yourself? ?Some Tips to Minimize Furniture Damage.
I?ve moved a quite a lot and have always watched as the movers packed our whole house. And yet I still learned quite a bit from reading Peggy?s post. ?If you plan a move or to provide information for your clients be sure to read her post.

January 11: ?Mike Cooper ??How Much Do You Want to Spend to Prove that a Lawsuit is Frivolous?
Let?s face it, we live in a litigious society and what you say or omit can have you slapped with a lawsuit quicker than you can say Judge Judy. ?Mike offers some excellent reminders on What Not to Say. ????Even though Realtors often wear many hats, keep them in the closet. ?Only wear your Realtor hat when communicating with clients .

January 12: ?Dorie Dillard ??Do You contribute to ?Problem Prior to Close Conditions??
This goes hand in hand with the good ole? ?KISS? rule.. Keep It Simple Stupid. ?Dorie lists 3 tips to remember when writing a contract so that you don?t muddy the water and lose a sale.

Thank you for letting me do what I love to do each day... learn something new!