http://www.mytechopinion.com In the realm of Real Estate Technology there so are many offerings, and only a select few ever make it. At MyTechOpinion we will share our opinions on all aspects of Real Estate Technology and its benefits. Please share your comments and questions with us! Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:07:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you've embraced social media as a means of marketing your real estate business, but have experienced little in terms of "pay off"? If your answer to this is "yes"....then I ask you to consider the way in which you've implemented your social media marketing strategies. Let' start with the basic ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/06/balancing-your-social-capital-one-interaction-at-a-time.html Recently, my friend Rob Hahn posted a great article entitled "Design vs. Content: Design Wins!'. And I wholeheartedly agree with him! How many times have you left a blog due to eye strain from small print or out of pure confusion from all the flashing ads and shiny objects strewn ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/06/30-blog-post-ideas.html The addition of an event calendar can add a lot of value to your website or blog. This is especially true for those real estate agents who maintain a community based site. Posting information on events such as farmers' markets, garage sales, club meetings and city recreation programs to a calendar ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/06/event-calendars-wordpress.html If you thought watching the "Know Your Market - Game Show Video" (see below) was fun and you want to get in on some of that action, well, YOU CAN! Cyberhomes officially launches their Market Forecast Contest tomorrow giving you a chance to chime in with the correct answer...and win! Here's ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/06/cyberhomes-market-forecast-contest.html Not too long ago maps were used simply to find locations and get from one point to another. But over recent years digital mapping has pushed the boundaries; adding new and innovative features with Google leading the way. Yesterday was no different; Google announced a new feature called "What's here?" ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/06/google-maps-whats-here.html If you've been unimpressed with the available chat applications for your blog, you'll be excited to learn about TinyChat. TinyChat recently delivered version 2 of their chat product and I'm really impressed.  The application is extremely intuitive, which starts with a large text field prompting for a chat room name. Within ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/06/tinychat.html Targeting your marketing efforts is easier said than done. A lot of agents are finding themselves in scramble mode right now. Just trying to get "it" done. For many, that "it" is just maintaining the basics like client interactions and daily administrative tasks.  But if you're not prospecting then what ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/06/real-estate-marketing-carving-your-niche.html If you own an iPhone then you're probably appreciative of the thousands of apps to choose from that can assist you with your daily work tasks. However, if you own a Blackberry or other mobile device you may be frustrated with the fact that many of the real estate specific ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/06/get-smart-with-any-mobile-device.html Through building and maintaining websites for many years, we at MyTechOpinion have worked with a slew of web hosting companies. Each with their own collection of quirks and idiosyncrasies. While no hosting service is perfect, there are several companies that rise above the competition. One of the web hosting companies that ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/06/bluehost-for-your-web-hosting.html If you have kids, then you probably know that most schools teach character education along with the ABC's and 123's. And when I was teaching elementary school, there were 10 lifeskills in particular that I focused on with my class each year: integrity, active listening, effort, respect, caring, responsibility, cooperation, ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/06/10-social-media-lifeskills-real-estate-professionals.html If you are like me, you love Wordpress for it's extendability. Through the use of plugins, new features and functionality can be easily added. Because of this, Wordpress is one of the best platforms to build a real estate agent website on. While plugins can be a blessing, they also can ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/06/wordpress-fatal-error-allowed-memory-size-error.html I remember just 3 or 4 years ago I could count all of my favorite blogs on one hand. It was easy to keep up with all the useful content.  But obviously with the growing popularity of blogs and other online content all that's changed. While this evolution took place, ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/06/theclozing-real-estate-news-aggregator.html How well can you predict what's going to happen in your real estate market? Being a real estate professional, you probably get asked this very question almost daily. And your expertise and experience assist you greatly in answering with authority and credibility. But what if you had access to over ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/06/real-estate-market-cyberhomes-market-forecast.html What is TweetLister? TweetLister is a new Twitter tool specifically created for real estate agents. Signing up for the free service allows you to post, schedule and manage real estate listings on Twitter. Track clicks received on your listings, as well as collect and download contacts you get through those listings ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/05/why-tweetlister-when-you-can-twitter.html Today when I checked my reader I was excited to see rumored details of the next-gen iPhone from the Wired Gadget Lab. The article claims the latest iPhone will be released on July 17th and will include many hot upgrades, such as: *  32GB and 16GB storage ($199 and $299 price ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/05/next-gen-iphone-details-revealed.html Real estate agents are some of the most mobile professionals on Earth. Always on the go from house to house and appointment to appointment. This mobility has led to an army of real estate agents carrying small laptops. These lightweight devices are wonderful, until you need to present to a client. Having ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/05/real-estate-presentation-palm-hand.html Twitter has been integrating Search.Twitter (formerly Summize) for some time now. I first noticed the search tool and "Saved Searches" features about a month ago. However, it seemed like Twitter was taking it's time rolling this new search tool out to all it's users.  You may have already observed the ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/05/twitter-rolls-out-saved-searches-to-the-twitmasses.html We don't do much in the way of self promotion here on MTO. But we do think you should be aware of an extremely affordable marketing tool that has our stamp of approval. MyMarketWare is product offering from Effektive Solutions. It's a single property Website solution that offers a myriad ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/04/mymarketware-unleashes-even-more-market-power.html As we've become increasingly social online, new opportunities to interact and grow our sphere have emerged. Once such opportunity is Facebook-the largest social network in the world.  Neilson recently reported that 3 out of every 10 people online in the world were using Facebook.  And Facebook themselves stated that over ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/04/12-facebook-marketing-strategies.html MobileAppLoader is a new service providing businesses with customized apps for the iPhone.  You can take advantage of the fact that it's still in Beta, and make your own real estate iPhone app for free! The "Real Esate - Real Easy" iphone app provides quick contact buttons (call, Web, email), ... http://www.mytechopinion.com/2009/04/get-your-own-real-estate-iphone-appfor-free.html