Tag Archives: Technology

When Was The Last Time You Bing-ed Yourself?

Most of the world still Googles but Bing is getting some traction in the online search sphere.
So come on – Bing your name, your listings, your street, your company, your suburb. See how well you rank. Compare it with Google. You may learn a thing or too. Try Bing-ing for a whole week. Forget Google. See if anything changes. I’d love to hear about your Bingxperinece.
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Video Blogging? Now You Can Edit Your Videos On YouTube

People love video even more than they love property, so why not combine the two together? If you are using your iPhone or a simillar device to  shoot videos about ex-state houses in Westmere, Ponsonby Villas or Grand Herne Bay … Continue reading

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iPad Is Coming…To An Open Home Near You

Finally an open home app and it’s free! Open Home Pro is an iPad app designed to simplify real estate agents open homes. I’m sure every real estate agent in Auckland will appreciate features like: Take buyers/prospects contact details. Enter … Continue reading

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It Ends Today

My 30 day blogging challenge, that is. For the past 29 days I have written a blog post every day. Today I’ve asked Randall Wulff from the Westmere Live blog to do a Q&A session with me and talk about … Continue reading

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iPhone and iPad Apps Real Estate Agents

I’d love to see an iPhone App for property appraisals (iAppraise?). You will be able to take a photo of the house,record a voice property description, give pricing instructions then send it to be transcribed. That processed data will come … Continue reading

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On Reading, Kindle, iPad and iBooks

I love reading and learning.

The Internet is where I usually start.

But the Internet has so much distractions, links, adverts, Like, Share & Follow buttons that sometimes you find yourself in a totally different place (or web page) to where you initially started. Continue reading

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The changing face of media (and what it means for real estate marketing)

Yesterday I listed a house for sale by Auction. As we were going through the marketing budget the owner queried me about the New Zealand Herald advertisements. He simply didn’t know that the Saturday paper has a property section. Why? … Continue reading

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