With the recent Facebook IPO and all of the hubbub about the company, I’m sure many small businesses are revisiting the question that they have asked themselves time and time again – ‘Do I need a Facebook page for my business’? I wish there was a better answer but really my best is, “It depends”. The good news is that there are a few questions you … [Read more...]
Why Craigslist Needs to Raise Their Fees – at Least for Real Estate
So I have a lot of friends that are real estate professionals – and by professionals I MEAN professionals. These people pride themselves on their work and reputations which – I have learned – is really all you have in this business. It really bothers me that, as a whole, real estate people are not highly regarded. They are looked at negatively for … [Read more...]
You Don’t Have to Wear a Suit to Be a Professional
A typical day I was in a local mom-and-pop sporting goods store the other day with my family to pick up some tee ball gear for my son. We’d been there a week before to get some of the basic stuff and the owner was really great in terms of helping me and offering good advice. I had a good experience and I returned. That’s what business is in the … [Read more...]
Google+ Gets a New Look: The Good, The Bad, and The Whitespace
So yesterday morning, Google started rolling out the new redesign of Google+. I’m not going to say it’s better and I’m not going to say it’s worse. I’m just going to say it’s different. There were almost immediately complaints like with all changes to a social network. I’m still hearing how much people hate the Facebook timeline and how the new … [Read more...]
You can’t always get what you want
We are currently in the process of selling our house, and my friend Patrick’s post prompted me to write about the irony of the sense-of-control in real estate. Any agent will tell you when selling your house to focus on the factors for which you can control: Price, condition, marketing, and so forth. It is a waste of energy, time, and mental … [Read more...]