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• Welcome to the 2nd RE BarCamp Indiana

  Published Friday, September 3, 2010

  The big day is rapidly approaching and we are looking forward to everyone coming together next Wednesday, September 8th for RE BarCamp Indiana. Here is everything you need to know before attending. Tuesday night meetup. While the main event for BarCamp is indeed Wednesday, we traditionally meet the night before to have a few drinks, share ideas and more»

• GET EXCITED, MIX IT UP, IT'S YOUR TIME

  Published Friday, August 6, 2010

  The second annual rendition of Real Estate BarCamp Indiana is almost here, and many of you still don't quite understand why anyone would consider camping out at a bar. Okay, maybe you're not that in the woods, but perhaps you don't see the value in this loose gathering of "unconference" attendees. Where's the itinerary? Who are the speakers? Do I have more»

• Creating & Protecting Your Company’s Brand

  Published Monday, August 2, 2010

  In his must-read book, Differentiate or Die, Jack Trout and co-author, Steve Rivkin, make the case that a company can only survive by differentiating itself from competitors. The Internet makes it even more important to differentiate your company, product or service, because your competitors are no longer limited by driving distance or even marketing more»

• Beginning to Blog

  Published Monday, July 26, 2010

  Beginning to blog is probably easy; continuing to blog is much harder. I have been a blogger since June of 2008 and write three blogs for the Northeast side of Indy. The rewards are big. The time involved is also big. The barriers to blogging are often things like time, ideas or ability. I’d like to try to give you ways to overcome those barriers. The more»

• Do I Need All of This? Or is it TMI?

  Published Monday, July 19, 2010

  It’s our great pleasure to introduce our guest blogger, Karen Frederick, a REALTOR® in rural Northeast Indiana lake country. LI, FB, RT, 4SQ, RE, DM, F2F, WP, FF... Do I Need All of This? Or is it TMI? BY KAREN FREDERICK, RE/MAX RESULTS - WOLCOTTVILLE, INDIANA Do you feel overwhelmed? Even if you don’t participate in social media (does reading more»

• Yes, we're doing it again!

  Published Thursday, July 15, 2010

  If we had a nickel for each time we were asked… yes, we’re doing it again! Here is the follow-up to the inaugural Real Estate (RE) BarCamp Indiana held during Indiana Associaton of REALTORS® 2010 Winter Legislative Conference. Never been to a BarCamp? First, throw out all preconceived notions about real estate education or school, in general. These more»

• Lunch Registration Extended

  Published Saturday, January 23, 2010

  We've had some folks who missed the deadline to sign-up for lunch. Because we don't want anyone to go hungry, or miss our keynote speaker, Governor Mitch Daniels, we asked Stacey Hartman and her team at IAR to work their magic with the Marriott Hotel. Thanks to their awesome negotiation skills, we're able to extend the deadline through Midnight on Saturday more»

• Real Productivity in Real Estate

  Published Thursday, January 7, 2010

  Let's face facts: nobody thinks of the process of buying and selling property as efficient. We've all been to closings where you have to sign and initial a million times. We've all played phone tag with owners, buyers, agents, mortgage brokers, inspectors, management companies, title companies and loan officers. We've all been buried in mountains of paper, more»