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Ubertor Training (downtown Vancouver)

May 11th, 2008 by Stephen Jagger

On Tuesday June 3rd from 2pm - 5pm at Ceili’s Irish Pub (670 Smithe) Reachd is holding an Ubertor training session for real estate agents that use or are thinking of using the Ubertor system.

This is an excellent way to learn about Ubertor, what it can do for you and why it is unique in helping you promote your listings.

What will you learn in the Training?

* How to Get the Most out of the Powerful Listing Tools
* Adding Video to your listings
* What are all these enhancements and which one’s do I need?

You will also receive a weekly action plan that will show you step by step what you should do each week to get the most out of your Ubertor Website.

The first 5 agents that sign up can get in for only $99.00. Can’t make it? Send your assistant!
Details and Registration are HERE

Here is an image from the last Ubertor training session that Reachd did:
ubertor training

WANTED: CSS Designers Looking for Work

May 7th, 2008 by Stephen Jagger

Are you a CSS web designer looking for some design work?
Are you excellent in design, but not so good at sales?

Take a moment to check out the Ubertor Approved Vendor program. We have lots of design work being past onto our vendors and you could be one of those vendors. Email bryan /@/ ubertor.com if you are interested in learning more.

One of our Approved Vendors has this on every email he sends out:
“Please note, we are currently fully booked and are taking reservations on a project by project basis. We apologize for any delays. Our goal is to provide the best level of service and design and therefore we are limiting our projects to maintain these standards. Thank you for your understanding and thank you to all our amazing clients for allowing us to design for you.”

Interested in getting some design work? We can help you by passing business to you. Keep in mind, all of our Approved Vendors must pass a test to be certified. We do this to ensure that they are qualified to work with the Ubertor software.

Also I just finished writing the previous post and was emailed almost immediately with another great example of a customized Ubertor website. Check out www.povodenproperties.com:
http://www.povodenproperties.com/

Custom Realtor Websites

May 7th, 2008 by Stephen Jagger

The Ubertor Approved Vendors have been busy. Here are 3 examples of agent websites that have been customized using Ubertor’s unlocked CSS system. Any designer can build any look on top of Ubertor. These 3 examples are from Burnaby, Mission and Oakville:

www.ruthannewinter.com
http://www.ruthannewinter.com/

www.simonfrasercondos.com
http://www.simonfrasercondos.com/

www.gwenpearson.com
http://www.gwenpearson.com/

Interested in speaking with an Ubertor Approved Vendor? Click here to see a list of them. Also, an Ubertor client shot a quick video about his experience with one of our Approved Vendors. Click here to check out the video.

Tonight’s Video Meetup

May 5th, 2008 by Stephen Jagger

real estate technology meetup my real page
I’m just getting back in from tonight Real Estate Technology Meetup where we organized a presentation about online video and its importance. Rodney Bartlett from Reachd talked about online video and gave a few real estate examples and non real estate examples of how online video can transform your business.

What is holding you back from online video?

Have you see what Sprint is doing? Check out the below video that they are running on and offline that features their new CEO as well as his personal email address. That’s different!

Monday night… are you coming?

May 4th, 2008 by Stephen Jagger

6:35 PM - 8:00 PM
Social Mixer.
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Meet and engage with other Real Estate Tech Enthusiast at Ceili’s.
Nosh? Ceili’s offers; great Irish Pub Food and plenty of drinks!! Grab some food and support our gracious host.
Parched? Cash bar will be available.
Please walk or cab, bus, teleport or get a ride if you intend to drink!

7:00 PM - 7:30PM
Presentation: Online Video
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Our society is media hungry. 1,000s of video are posted and watched on the internet each day. Our society is also hungry for authenticity. Most internet viewers don’t want the polished and produced corporate video, but they’d like raw fresh uncut story. The story about a listing you are marketing or a neighborhood you are promoting or a cause you are championing.

Come to the May meetup and
* Walk away with Great examples of online video
* Get a list of essential equipment you need to produce and embed Your story online
* 10 Content ideas for your next online videos

7:30 PM
Social Mixer.
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Meet and engage with other Real Estate Tech Enthusiast at Ceili’s. Cash bar will be available. Please walk or cab, bus, teleport or get a ride if you intend to drink!

FREE Flip Video Ultra Camera

May 2nd, 2008 by Stephen Jagger

parisReachd has added some exciting seminars to its 3 hour series. Here are the upcoming dates and topics for May 2008:

May 13th 2008 - Getting Started with Video (SOLD OUT)
2:00 - 5:00pm, cost is $200 and includes a FREE Flip Video Ultra Camera (value $149)
Location: Downtown Vancouver (check out some famous use of the Flip)

May 15th 2008 - Built a Site Google Loves
2:00 - 5:00pm, cost is $99 for the first 5 registrants, then $149
Location: Downtown Vancouver

May 20th 2008 - Explode Your Growth with a Blog
2:00 - 5:00pm, cost is $99 for the first 5 registrants, then $149
Location: Downtown Vancouver

May 27th - Market Like a Sniper with Google Adwords
2:00 - 5:00pm, cost is $99 for the first 5 registrants, then $149
Location: Downtown Vancouver

Interested in attending, learning more?

Check out what this Ubertor client and Reachd student has to say:

We are a 4, We are a 4, We are a 4 !!!!!! from Ian Watt Vancouver Penthouse on Vimeo.

7 Books Recommendations

May 2nd, 2008 by Stephen Jagger

4 hour work weekI was speaking with a client the other day about the “4 Hour Work Week” book. A very interesting read if your into learning how to leverage your time. We were discussing some of the books that have helped shape Ubertor or the way we think about the business. Here is a list of 7 books that have in some way helped shape Ubertor. (they are in no particular order)

1. Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

2. The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

3. Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money–That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not

4. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

5. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

6. The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It

7. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t

Home Security Seminar

May 1st, 2008 by Stephen Jagger

Do you sell homes on the west side of Vancouver? Do you want to? Do you have clients there?

Provident Security is holding a security seminar in their showroom in Kerrisdale on Wednesday, May 28th at 7:00pm. Could be worth checking out if you operate on Vancouver’s west side. Maybe you will pick up a client, learn something new, or network with other agents and home owners.

If you are interested in attending, send Provident and email.

Here is a video of the last seminar that Provident did at the Arbutus Club in April:

So,… looking at some real estate…

April 30th, 2008 by Stephen Jagger

- Why do Realtors not post multiple photos?
- Why does the property description not make any sense?
- Where is the property compared to my parents house? my brothers?
- Can the basement be a suite?
- What is the property size?
- Is there an alley?
- Can I make money from the assets of the home?
- Is it livable?
- Is it on a main road?

These are some questions that I ask myself when looking for a home.

Do you answer them in your listing? If you don’t do you think people will contact you….. think again… I just move on. What do other people do?

Are you happy these guys do not take their SEO seriously?

April 28th, 2008 by Stephen Jagger

The Real Estate Council of British Columbia has a website (as I’m sure all real estate councils do) that showcases all of the disciplinary decisions since 2004.

Imagine what would happen if you Google’d your name and one of these disciplinary decisions showed up? Would you take your search engine optimization more seriously? Would pay attention to this type of stuff?

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. I’m sure the Real Estate Council of British Columbia will adjust their website at some point…. What will you do? Will you be ready? Paying attention to it?

Ideally your not on it, but what if you were?

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