Posted on February 8, 2012

There is no map to life. Don’t get stuck in the rut of trying to follow that “map” or “roadmap” that your parents, friends, teachers, etc expect you to follow. Chart your own path, and you’ll be happier for it. From Chris Brogan: People judge us by the path they’ve seen us walk before. They can’t anticipate our future steps. We, ourselves, look to how things have been, what seems to be the lay of the land, without realizing that the maps are not the territory. Want to succeed at work? Then don’t try to do your job. Instead, work towards something larger, more meaningful, and something that blends your convictions internally with your best … Continue reading →

Posted on February 7, 2012

It happened — Metrolist and Santa Barbara booted Diverse Solutions (now owned by Zillow) from their list of approved IDX vendors. The Metrolist decision was reported by Geek Wire, while Inman picked up on the fact (premium content) that Santa Barbara had also pulled the plug. Eric Stegemann has a good read as well. Personally, I don’t buy any of the reasons given by Metrolist. As marketing Director Melissa Olson says, ”At some point, we have to start taking a look at our current offering and how many … Read More » Continue reading →

Posted on February 7, 2012

I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce the steering committee members for Geek Build 2012. The steering committee will review all feedback from the Geek Estate community, and make final decisions for the participants sites in Geek Build 2012. The committee will consist of the following individuals: Daniel Beer, Team Leader, Real Living Lifestyles, San Diego Home Finder Ben Fisher, Agent, Sotheby’s International, Park City Luxury Real Estate Jay Thompson, Managing Broker, Thompson’s Realty, Phoenix Real Estate Guy Dominic Morrocco, Co-Founder & Partner, M Squared Real Estate Eric … Read More » Continue reading →

Posted on February 5, 2012

This is one of the best discussions I’ve read in a long time. And if you didn’t guess — I’m on the side of “own” your digital hub. Anyway…Go read it. NOW.

Posted on February 4, 2012

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Posted on February 4, 2012

Facebook analysis was all I could find online the last few days — I read a few, but largely (tried) to ignore most of the analysis. But I just read Bill Gurley’s post today as a result of a Tweet by Rich Barton — awesome stuff. Go read it for yourself.

Posted on February 3, 2012

I posted this comment on Jay’s “The Value Add of a Real Estate Agent” post, and thought I’d repost it here: I think a lot of what this comes down to, unfortunately, is that many agents (and the majority of people in general) are lazy. Everyone wants the “EASY” button. Instead of actually going and “doing something” like interpreting the Case Shiller market stats, writing a blog post, running your own MLS queries to generate unique market stats, building links, emailing your past clients, paying for SEO, etc — agents would rather sit around and bitch and whine about how unfair what everyone else is doing or why they can’t succeed. You know what…no one … Continue reading →