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Social Media Marketing - A Webinar Series for Members

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to speak on a Blogging panel in Monterey, CA for CRS members. Specifically, I was asked to discuss ActiveRain and Localism. This all came about thanks to Pam Winterbauer who connected me with Mike Kelly, one of the panel moderators.

The guest speaker was Pat Kitano, from Domus consulting, also a fellow ActiveRain member. I've been following Pats Blog at Transparent Real Estate for quite some time now, and finally had the privilege of meeting him in person at the Inman Real Estate Connect in San Francisco.

During our break at CRS, I had the chance to talk to Pat in detail about what he's doing with Domus and what I've been doing at ActiveRain. Ironically, our conversation led to something that I have wanted to do here since I joined AR, Training and Coaching via Web-conferences and Webinars.

Well, before the CRS meeting and lunch were over, Pat and I had come up with a plan that could benefit many new members here that are just getting into Social Media Marketing and WEB 2.0. Here's what we have come up with for the upcoming Webinar Series.

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Weekly Topics and Outline:

Preview
Social Media Marketing - Why an Online Presence is Critical to your Future Career in Real Estate
Week 1
Defining your Online Presence Strategy - Benchmarking
Week 2
First Practical Steps - Five Steps to Setting up your Social Network
Week 3
Understanding the Strict Protocols of Social Media and the Content You Deliver - Don’t Blow it!
Week 4
Defining the Social Media Space - What is Necessary and What is Fluff
Week 5
Setting up the Tools to Monitor the Social Media - FeedReaders, Social Bookmarking, Social News, Twitter
Week 6
First Steps in Participating in the Social Media - Your Network is Set Up and it’s Time to Leverage It
Week 7
Explaining Active Rain and Blogging - You’ll Soon Figure Out that the Blog will be your Central Marketing Tool
Week 8
The Online Land Grab - Get Your Name Out There - Five Online Services You Must Be On Before Your Competition
Week 9
How to Attract Online Traffic - How Search Engines Work and Why the Social Media is Quantum Leaps more Powerful than a Static Website
Week 10
The New Society - Changing your Sales and Marketing Strategies to Fit with your Online Presence - Retooling your Spammy Email Marketing to be Effective
Week 11
The Secret Nobody Knows - Mass Media is Converging with the Social Media - How to Position Yourself to Access Mass Media Traffic
Week 12
Your Newest Online Resume - Twitter and Friendfeed Strategies
Week 13
Putting it All Together - Integrating Your Offline Real Estate Practice with your Online Presence

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I get a huge amount of emails and calls from members with these questions everyday, this is what motivated and inspired me to help provide a program like this. Since Pat has all the tools and pieces in place, he's allowing me to join forces with him, and put this on at a minimal price for ActiveRain members ONLY. It will average out to about $12.00 per webinar which will run for 1 hour on Friday mornings at 9:00am pst. We have setup a registration page just for AR members.

You'll learn some great information and come away with the tools and knowledge to be a WEB 2.0 Social Media Marketing expert. This will be a great road map to managing your time more effectively on the WEB. Reasons you should consider this opportunity:

  • It's half price to all ActiveRain members
  • You get recorded copies of ALL the webinars, even if you can't make it to some
  • It's only one hour per week at an average of 12.00 per webinar
  • You'll receive online support, manuals, instructions etc.
  • I'll be one of your follow-up trainers and support consultants

  • 90+ tutorials providing step-by-step instructions on the techniques of blogging and social media

I'm excited about joining Pat to provide these webinars to our members. They will become more popular as Industry Professionals try to gain the edge and obtain more knowledge about Social Media and Social Networking. With the cost of travel expenses, gas, hotel accommodations all going up, this only makes sense. Twelve bucks will barely get you three gallons of gas these days. This IS a great deal!

You can register below and join us this Friday for an online orientation. The Webinar series will start {EDIT} Friday - SEP. 5th @ 9:00am (see Pat's Comment below) We're not trying to sell you anything here, honestly, it's just an awesome opportunity to bring education and value to the community and to our industry. This WEB 2.0 stuff and Social Media Marketing is not going away.

Come join us, you won't regret it. :-))



Member Discount and Registration

106 commentsBrad Andersohn ~ Community Manager • August 13 2008 09:50AM

Comments

wow, between you and Pat, there is a TON of knowledge and experience in helping agents learn more about web 2.0 and social media. very cool...

Posted by Nick Bastian - Tempe, AZ Real Estate Agent (Realty Executives) about 1 year ago
Wow Brad, As if you did not have a busy schedule. LOL But joking aside, this is one fantastic network with lots of opportunities to learn more each and every day.
Posted by Camarillo CA Real Estate Agent/ Mana Tulberg (Beach View Real Estate) about 1 year ago
Very cool opportunity Brad. I'll have to check with TLW to see if she will give me an advance on my allowance.
Posted by Bryant Tutas-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc about 1 year ago

Brad, this sounds absolutely amazing!  I'm going to consider signing up for this Webinar series.

Posted by Brian Block -- Northern Virginia & D.C. Real Estate (RE/MAX Allegiance) about 1 year ago

This looks very good.  I will have to see if it will fit with my schedule.

Posted by Joan Whitebook, ABR,e-Pro,CEBA Southern New Hampshire (Buyer's Option Realty Services) about 1 year ago

This sounds like a great opportunity for new bloggers especially but I can see the value for all.

Posted by Steve Scheer - Denver Real Estate - Highlands Ranch Real Estate (Denver Realty Partners - Metro Brokers) about 1 year ago

Brad - This is really cool, I'm looking forward to attending some of the Webinars

Posted by Petra Norris - Lakeland Florida Realtor® Lakeland Florida Real Estate, (CDV TransAtlantic, Inc.) about 1 year ago

Brad, you should video the session so it can be Re-Blogged. AJ

Posted by Alan 'AJ' Nisen California Contra Costa Mortgage Officer (A Large Bank in America) about 1 year ago

Nick - this will be very valuable to anyone wanting to understand the "what and how" of our WEB 2.0 future.

Mana - one hour a week could save members tons of time and future frustrations, I'm looking to learn from these webinars as well.

Broker B - I know what she'll say...ROAR!!  lol~ 

Brian - I'll be there, looking forward to having you with us, you won't regret it. 

Joan - I hope it will fit into your schedule, I too had to carve out some time for this, and I know others will have to also.  If we can show how to better manage our on-line Social Media and Networking time, then you'll have more of that FREE time to manage.  YEAH!! 

Steve - no doubt.  There will be value even for the experts in these one hour sessions.  It's powerful stuff.

Petra - Pat and I are looking forward to seeing you there.  Just register using the AR link so you'll get the members discount.  The ones you miss, you can always get a video to review at your convenience.

AJ - that's the plan my friend.  It's totally worth it just for that.  Each member will get a video of the recorded webinar to have of their own.  I don't think people will be reblogging it till after they attend see that there really is value in these, then the posts will probably be heavily hitting the sphere.... then I'll be reblogging.

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Sounds awesome... I'd have to miss the Orientation due to previous registration for a continuing ed class... Would I be lost without it?

Posted by Margaret Woda, Maryland Real Estate (Margaret Woda (Long and Foster, Crofton MD Real Estate)) about 1 year ago

I've seen a couple of Pat Kitano's presentations online as well as read TransparentRE. He definitely gets how social media is playing a rapidly increasing role in online marketing and networking. This series is a great value for any real estate agent looking to expand their online presence and generate bottom line results.

Posted by John Novak - Las Vegas and Henderson NV Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace) about 1 year ago

Awesome Idea!!!!  Two great minds available for us to expand our knowledge of the social networking world. Thanks!!!

I signed up......

Posted by The Serenity Real Estate Team - Pamela Ann Northup & Anthony Arsondi (Keller Williams Realty) about 1 year ago

Sounds promising. Looking forward to seeing what you guys cook up. Looks like an outstanding series in the making. Wishing you the very best with your endeavors regarding this project. C.

Posted by C Tann-Starr (TannStarr.com TannStarr.net REMAX People Realty) about 1 year ago

Brad: very cutting edge! I have to look more into it more. Wonderful idea.Can't wait to see more of your webinars. 

Posted by LLoyd Nichols~SW Florida Homes (Right Choice Realty LLC) about 1 year ago

Hi Brad!
This sounds really cool, but being a 56 year old struggler just to keep up with the latest, I am a little intimidated by some of the classes.  Will I be wasting my money, or do you think I will learn and use a whole bunch of the latest "stuff"? (I know you don't have the perfect answer to this question, but if you could just tell me if a newbie can gleem something from these, I would be greatly appreciative.)

Posted by Paula Swayne Realtor - Land Park, East Sac & Curtis Park Homes Specialist (Windermere Dunnigan Realtors, Sacramento (916) 425-9715) about 1 year ago

This could help a lot of people do a better job and become more productive faster. Thanks for all you do.

Posted by Terry Bonnie Westbrook Westbrook Realty Grand Rapids Forest Hills MI Real Estate (Westbrook Realty Broker-Owner) about 1 year ago

Brad!  Oh, I am so all over this webinar! I'm signed up, on my calendar and ready to go! We'll get an e-mail to the e-mail we provided with sign in info I presume! I can hardly wait! More stuff to overwhelm me....but I know it will point my Rain Train in the right direction!

Posted by The Thom And Ray Team Midtown Atlanta Real Estate about 1 year ago
Brad - Sounds great. I just signed up. I will have to miss the orientation b/c I am on vacation this week. Will the orientation be recorded as well? -Al
Posted by Aloysius Donohue - Ridgewood Real Estate (Marron Gildea & Donohue - Ridgewood) about 1 year ago

I spent an hour on the phone with Pat last week as I've been addicted to him since I 'found' him at RE Tech South and of course signed up for his webinar last week.  My Rotary meetings are every Friday at lunch time.  Have both you and Pat is making this TOUGH!!

Posted by Susie Blackmon~Maggie Valley~Waynesville Real Estate Broker~Horse Person~WNC (Susie Blackmon LLC) about 1 year ago

YES!......Finally, something that I can particpate in and have it all make sense. Thanks for setting this up, Brad......I am in!

Bo

Posted by Bo Hussung about 1 year ago

Hi Brad,

Thanks for the info, I'll plan on attending.

A question, was that the No. CA CRS Chapter you were refering to? You know several of us in the Rain are SoCal members including our Pres.-elect Marlene Bridges and Jeff Dowler is a current officer. Maybe we could put something on like that down here?

 

Posted by Orange Co. Real Estate~Lynda Eisenmann, Broker-Owner, CRS,CRB,GRI,SRES, Brea, CA (Preferred Home Brokers) about 1 year ago

This is such a valuable opportunity for A/R members....thanks for making it possible!

Posted by Maureen Bray ~ Home Stager Portland OR ~ Room Solutions Staging ~ Portland Oregon (Staging that Sells Portland Homes) about 1 year ago

Margaret - It'll be ok if you can't make it to orientation, it's best if you can, but I understand your previous commitment. You won't want to miss the webinars when they start though.  You'll find that trying to catch up with these once you get behind can be a daunting task as they tend to reflect on what's learned in previous sessions.  I just want to make sure that it all makes sense and dollars in the end for members. Glad you'll be joining us. :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

I've seen a couple of Pat Kitano's presentations online as well as read TransparentRE. He definitely gets how social media is playing a rapidly increasing role in online marketing and networking. This series is a great value for any real estate agent looking to expand their online presence and generate bottom line results.

John - thanks for that endorsement and confirmation.  Working with and seeing Pat in SF and Monterey confirmed to me that this will be a worthy and valuable series.  We'd love to have you on board as well if you can make it. Your feedback and interactions are what make these webinars so powerful. Thanks again John.

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Pamela - Awesome!  There will be way more than just (2) great minds on these sessions, We've got Kevin Boer as a presenter, and then we have all the great minds of members like yourself.  It just doesn't get much better than this.  I have been wanting to do these for so long, now it's finally happening and I can hardly wait.

This is cutting edge stuff, and the way of our future.  One day, this is how consumers will be watching YOUR presentations and the "How To's" of buying or selling a home.  Video and Webinars are fantastic technology.

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

C Tann Star - it is promising, I promise!  :-))

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Lloyd - Thanks, let me know if you have any questions. The registration page is laid out really nice and the interface is simple and fast.  Take a look at each of the weekly topics and outlines and I think you'll instantly see the value of this series.  Hope you can make it. I'm sure we'll be doing others in the future based on the responses we're getting already. :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Hi Brad! This sounds really cool, but being a 56 year old struggler just to keep up with the latest, I am a little intimidated by some of the classes. Will I be wasting my money, or do you think I will learn and use a whole bunch of the latest "stuff"? (I know you don't have the perfect answer to this question, but if you could just tell me if a newbie can gleem something from these, I would be greatly appreciative.)

Paula - now just wait a minute, age discrimination against yourself has no place in Social Media or in these webinar sessions.  In fact the opposite.  You're entitled and have earned the right to have first shot at this stuff. (wink wink)

Don't be intimidated by this at all.  You are a perfect candidate and exactly who these webinars are geared for.  Here's a chance for you to get your arms around this stuff, understand it, and use it for your business. It's just the same as learning about any other new tool that you knew could grow your profits. 

You will definitely gleam something from these I promise.  People who are attending now are those who really WANT to understand the power of the Social Media and Networking phenomenon (BOOM), and how it will, is effecting the Real Estate Industry and their own personal business. 

See you there.  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Terry - everybody wins!  I love the sports that are like that!  :-))

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Thom and Ray - you will receive an email with a link to the webinars within 24-48 hours of each session.  After that, you'll get your password and access information so you'll have access to everything I mentioned in this post.  Videos, slideshows, tutorials etc.  Trust me my friend, it will positively get your rain train going dow the right track.  Thanks for joining us, I am excited too.  I'll see you there.  :-)

BTW - will it be Thom, Ray, or both of you in these sessions? Let me know...

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Al - All the sessions will be recorded, you will be assigned a login and password to have access to them.  There are some other tools you'll have access to as well, so don't miss the first one. The orientation is important as it will cover many of the questions you may have or are seeing here.  Try your best is my advice.

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Susie -  two words.. "Cancel Rotary"!"  just kidding, you'll have to decide that. :-)

It was great talking to you on the phone the other day, this is right up the alley of what we were talking about. Much of our discuusion is why I'm so excited about doing this.  The benefits will be huge as it relates to AR, Outside Blogs, and Localism.  Here's a chance for people to really "Get it", and in the comfort of their own homes or offices and in front of their computers. 

Hope you'll be there, this may help you with some ideas and tools on how to benefit even more from your Rotary Social Network. 

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Bo - I'm stoked!  When I asked Jon about this in the past, there was a great interest in doing something like this, but then Outside Blogs, Localism, Reblog, and Video came along.  Incredible how we've grown in just 3 months.  Just think where we'll be in a year!!  That's what makes these webinars so timely and important.  Until now, I just haven't had the time to put anything like this together. NOW IS THE TIME!  I'm very grateful to have Pat and Kevin's support, experience and knowledge in putting this on.  Fasten your straps, I'll see you Friday.  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Hi Brad, Thanks for the info, I'll plan on attending. A question, was that the No. CA CRS Chapter you were refering to? You know several of us in the Rain are SoCal members including our Pres.-elect Marlene Bridges and Jeff Dowler is a current officer. Maybe we could put something on like that down here?

Lynda - It was the NorCal chapter, yes. 

I think doing this for your Chapter is a great idea.  Some of the CRS members from this event will be joining us on these webinars.  If there is anything I can do to help put this together for you, let me know, I'd be happy to help any way I can.  Are you coming to the annual CRS event is SF in Jan.? 

Let's touch base, there's some ideas I'd like to kick around if you're available this week.  Great hearing from you Lynda, give me a call.  :-))

BTW - I would love to come down there and participate in anything with you, Marlene, and Jeff.  You know how much I love you guys!  xoxoxox

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Maureen - it's success is all thanks to you.  The opportunity is nothing if you're not there. :-))

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago
Hi Brad..I signed up...Oh, 5 AM in the morning on Friday maybe hard, I'll try...I assume you're at 9 Am Eastern..hopefully Seattle Time...Yes that would be a good thing! Let me know and I'll be there. Thanks Brad
Posted by Victoria Oak Bay Realtor Fred Carver 250-598-2963 for Victoria Oak Bay Homes (Re/Max Camosun Oak Bay & Surrounding Area Real Estate) about 1 year ago

Brad,

I just signed up and am very excited. I'm not going to ask you a lot of questions because I think you answered most of them in the other comments. I'll just wait for the email and hope "I get it" :-) Connie

Posted by Connie Harvey Realtor Nashville TN Real Estate (Prudential Woodmont Realty) about 1 year ago

Some great points I neglected to mention about webinars and coaching:

 

 

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Hey Brad- I know this will be an amzing series, chock full of all the know how you and Pat have! AWESOME!

Posted by Laura Monroe- Real Estate Virtual Assistant (Creative Agent Solutions.com (916)343-3823) about 1 year ago
Wow and thanks. Can they be recorded. This is amazing and welcome news. Maybe this will help poor slow people like me catch up. Thanks, Richard
Posted by Richard Smith Mortgages Home Loans FHA TN GA AL (American Acceptance Mortgage, Inc) about 1 year ago

Great advice.  With so much great advice out there on-line, it's often hard to shell out money for something like this.  I often find myself getting info that I have already heard.  But I am thinking about this one...

Posted by Brandon Weber (The Brandon Weber Group - Giannini Realty) about 1 year ago
Just more proof that the AR guy's were right in landing you. I can't wait to see where you are in a year either!
Posted by Akron Ohio Homes for Sale David M. Childress (Howard Hanna Real Estate Services) about 1 year ago

Fred - we are west coast PST, same as Seattle.  Remember, the early bird gets the worm. I saw you registered, looking forward to seeing you there.  Don't forget your coffee.  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Connie - I see you did register, you're good to go. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask. This is all open source and others may benefit from your questions.  If they have been answered here in the comments, great. If any others come up, you know where to ask and I promise to always get you answers. :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Laura - I hope you'll take the time to check these out, you are already the Bomb, but this could make you NUCLEAR!!  MWA!! 

BTW - How's the new diggs?  How'd the move go?  How's business in the new local?  How are you?  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Richard - all the sessions will be recorded and available to registered members on video.  You will absolutely find value in this series. I hope you'll come and participate.  You couldn't even buy a book for the cost of one of these webinars and you'll get so much more in much less time. On another note, it was great talking to you on the phone today, glad we had that opportunity. Thanks.

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

brad, is there any way we can get all of this quicker?

best

richard

Posted by Gary Bolen (CRS) Lake Tahoe Real Estate Information (Coldwell Banker Select - South Lake Tahoe) about 1 year ago

Great advice. With so much great advice out there on-line, it's often hard to shell out money for something like this. I often find myself getting info that I have already heard. But I am thinking about this one...

Brandon - it's your call my friend.  No pressure, there's no sales pitch here. The reality is that you're right about there being so much information out there on the web. Maybe you've heard it all, maybe not. 

Here's my thought for you:  Having a structure in place, a proven track record and history, and not having to go find all this stuff out there on your own and hope it's reliable and reputable, is a big factor in my opinion. 

We've all heard the terms Social Media, Network Marketing, SEO, etc. but look how many places we've had to go and how many hours we've spent to research and try to discover the meaning and value of all this stuff??  There's no way you'll find all that will be covered in these webinars in that short of time and at that price.  It's absolutely impossible. 

You're going to spend that money and time somewhere anyway, you might as well have something to really show for it.  In the end, who cares if you only learn 10 new things that make you thousands of dollars, wouldn't that make it worth it even if you had heard it somewhere before? Just something for you to ponder my friend!  :-))

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

David - hopefully over at your place chasing raccoons away from the cats and drinking a cold one in the back yard with our laptops on your patio table sharing a good laugh amongst good friends. 

See, I do have a plan here. LOL~  There's just too much in life I still have yet to see, one of those being every state in the Country and abroad.  You will definitly be on my non-virtual "world tour" for sure.  :-))

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Gary - sure there is, I can come up there and spend the 13 hours straight with you guys and no breaks!  :-))lol   This will be a great series for you (and Richard) to be a part of, I wouldn't say that if I didn't honestly believe it.  Thanks, I'll call you later today. 

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Great Tag Team you got there.  This sounds like a winner all around!

Posted by Justin Williams - Loan Officer (Prosperity Mortgage) about 1 year ago
Brad, this looks like a great way for every level of blogger to fine-tune our systems and learn, learn, learn! If I can, I will be there!
Posted by Lake Norman Real Estate ~ Diane Aurit (LKN Realty, LLC) about 1 year ago

Brad, this sounds absolutely amazing!!!  I can't wait, this will be a fantastic opportunity.  Thanks.

Posted by David Matney, CRS ~ Omaha NE Real Estate ~ (402) 490-6771 (Alliance Real Estate) about 1 year ago

Pat Kitano and his business partner Kevin Boer are the best in teh business. Period! - anything they are involved with is something worth its weight in gold

Posted by Daniel Wexler (ReMax) about 1 year ago

It would have to be Fridays...  Just so flippin' booked on Fridays. 

Posted by Lane Bailey - REALTOR & Car Guy (Diamond Dwellings Realty) about 1 year ago

Brad and all,

Appreciate the warm response... if we have a critical mass on the East Coast, we'll be able to set up another session starting the first week of September on Fridays 10:00-11:00am EDT? (That's us getting up for a 7:00am here in CA, we're nightowls as opposed to bird chirpers). Please sign up at http://DomusConsultingGroup.com/ar and after your name add the words (East Coast 10:00) or variation thereof. If we can get together a critical mass we'll let you know.

Again, thanks to all, our mission is really to break open the current paradigm of stale classroom training that takes up too much time for trainers and their students, and those high priced face-to-face coaching extravaganzas. This first workshop is to show that coaching at webinar scale really works, and we're inviting all coaches and potential coaches to contribute to a variety of subjects (staging, video, foreclosures, investor workshops, etc.) in the future.

Posted by Patrick Kitano (Domus Consulting Group) about 1 year ago

Diane - I hope you can make it. We moved the start date to help accomodate members and their existing schedules. Also, we have the Holiday coming up and many will be away...including me! lol~ 

The orientation will be this Friday, and the webinar series will now start on Sept 5th.  Try to make it if possible.

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

David - I am excited and really looking forward to this.  This is the start of something really exciting you'll be seeing more of here on AR.  :-)))  See you Friday.

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Daniel - I agree, thanks for the confirmation, I hope you can make it.  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Lane - I'd make some time for this one.  If it were anything else, I'd say "too busy" is good, but if you want to get more out of your online time and efforts, this is the series to find out how.  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Pat - thanks for your flexibility and willingness to accomodate the East Coast members as well.

To clear up any possible or potential confusion, please post a comment here regarding the newly scheduled dates and times.  I know we have quite a few members signing up for this and a few might have been concerened about the upcoming Holiday weekend.  Also, the actual start date vs the orientation this Friday. 

I have edited this post to reflect both, Thanks Pat.  :-)

 

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Brad, thanks,

Yes the start date is Friday, September 5 from 9:00-10:00am PDT (California time) and every Friday morning until December 5 (excluding the Thanksgiving Friday). If we are able to get enough EastCoasters registered, we'd be pleased to do an East Coast session as well. if your register, please note after your name if you prefer East Coast session from 10:00-11:00am EDT (Eastern time)...

Posted by Patrick Kitano (Domus Consulting Group) about 1 year ago

Thanks for the update Pat, I adjusted my Fridays to make it work. :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Hi Brad - with those topics and one hour a week, this certainly sounds like great sessions not to be missed.  I'll be checking my schedule as well, and will be visiting that site to sign up if most of them will work for me.

Love this idea!
Ann

Posted by Portsmouth NH Homes Condos - Ann Cummings New Hampshire REALTOR® (RE/MAX Coast to Coast - Portsmouth New Hampshire) about 1 year ago
Brad - I've signed up --- how do we access the Orientation for this Friday morning at 9am? Thanks!
Posted by Maureen Bray ~ Home Stager Portland OR ~ Room Solutions Staging ~ Portland Oregon (Staging that Sells Portland Homes) about 1 year ago

impressive -- i have only been doing this for a couple of months and learn something new everyday -- this can even speed up the process -- thanks

Posted by Scott Hoen, ePro, MBA (eMarketing Services) about 1 year ago

Ann - I hope you can squeeze this into your Friday schedule, we'd love to have you. :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Maureen - an email went out already, but I'll be sure you get one by morning.  The orientation will start at 9:00am. Logging in by 8:45am PDT would be a good idea.  I'll make sure an email reminder goes out late tonight or first thing bright and early.  Looking forward to seeing you online tomorrow.  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Scott - thanks, glad you'll be joining us. :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Brad, this is an awesome idea and I would love to participate.

Tina in Virginia

Posted by Tina Merritt - Virginia Beach Real Estate (Long and Foster Real Estate) about 1 year ago

Best of luck with your class Brad!

Posted by Jeremy Blanton (210 Consulting~ Social Media Advisors) about 1 year ago

Tina - it starts in 15 minutes, hope to see you there.  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Hi Brad - I just signed up. Does the class start today, or on September 5?

Posted by John Novak - Las Vegas and Henderson NV Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace) about 1 year ago

John - it will be great to have you with us. It will start on Sept. 5th, at 9:00am.  You should or will be getting an email confirmation along with all the other sign-ups. Thanks for joining us!  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

The orientation went well this morning. Cleared up some house keeping items etc.  Before the sessions begin on Sept 5th, it's been suggested to get a head start and create a profile on LinkedIn, FaceBook, and Twitter.

Of course you should already have an ActiveRain profile setup, and you'll be good to go.  It was great seeing many of you today, I'm really looking forward to the upcoming sessions, there will be a lot of value and information shared at these webinars.

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Hi Brad,

I thought I signed up, but I haven't received any email confirmation or notification of the orientation this morning. Could you please let me know. Thanks!

Posted by Debra Drummond | MichiganMoves Real Estate in SE Michigan (RE/MAX Gallery) about 1 year ago

Debra - I see your name and info on the registration, maybe the email went into your spam.  You will get another reminder before the 1st webinar that starts on Sept. 5th, I'll make sure of it.  I'll send you a link via email now to the welcome page, make sure you let me kn ow if you get that ok? Thanks.  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

If you are still interested in joining, we still have some space available and since the actual 1st webinar won't start until Sept 5th, you can still get the special AR member discount until next week.  If you are interested and want to join us, I'll make sure you get in as long as you let me know or register by next friday.

Check your calendars, then your book of online business and see if this is really something you should consider.  Social Media marketing creates connections and leads, leads convert to business.

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Brad, I missed this post somehow. This is perfect for me!  I am going to register but wanted to know if they are doing another "get acquainted" webinar, for those of us that missed it?  Thanks Brad!

Posted by Elizabeth Cooper-Golden Huntsville AL Real Estate (Huntsville Alabama Real Estate, @ Homes Realty Group) about 1 year ago

Brad - You guys did a great job on the orientation and I can't wait for the program to get started.  It sounds like it is going to be excellent.

All - If you haven't signed up yet, I would definitely encourage you to do so.  Based on the first webinar, I think this program is going to be well worth the small fee.  Brad along with Pat and Kevin (Domus/Transparent Real Estate Guys) are encouraging the participants to start our own little social network.  Given that some of the other participants are great agents and bloggers it seems like just the networking opportunity is worth the price of admission.

"See" you on September 5th.

-Al

Posted by Aloysius Donohue - Ridgewood Real Estate (Marron Gildea & Donohue - Ridgewood) about 1 year ago

Sounds fascinating.  I particularly like the organized approach to social networking.  I'm in.

Posted by Seth Callen (Layered Artwork XChange) about 1 year ago

Elizabeth - we recorded the first session so once you register, you can get a video copy of the entire session.  The link to register is in the post above at the bottom of the page.  Looking forward to having you join us, thanks.  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Al - it's great having you as part of this series, and I agree with you, just the networking portion is well worth the admission price but once we get into the webinar series, I think you'll find even more value than you would have ever expected.  See you when we start my friend. :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Seth - I didn't see you on the resgistration list, just be sure to sign up sometime this next week to get the AR member discount.  If you need anything or have any questions, just let me know.  It will be a fantastic series full of information and incredible networking.  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Hi Brad - I just joined but I did not receive a confirmation and a receipt for payment. Any Idea?

Posted by Petra Norris - Lakeland Florida Realtor® Lakeland Florida Real Estate, (CDV TransAtlantic, Inc.) about 1 year ago

This is exactly what many of us want and need for our future career success. Thank you for spearheading!

 

Emily Kresser - Jupiter, Florida

 

Posted by Anonymous about 1 year ago

Petra - No problem, I just sent Pat an email to make sure you get one.  Thanks.  Did you login yet and watch the recorded video of the orientation yet? 

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Emily - Thank you, I do hope you'll register and join us.  The future of our careers are certainly changing with all the new technology that is starting to flood the industry.  It's not going away, that's for sure.  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Brad - I'm all registered, however had not a chance to view the orientation. Thanks for staying on top of things.

Posted by Petra Norris - Lakeland Florida Realtor® Lakeland Florida Real Estate, (CDV TransAtlantic, Inc.) about 1 year ago

Petra - if you know any other members in your area that are on AR and might benefit from this, can you let them know?  Lenders, appraisers, virtual assistance, other REALTORS® etc. will all come away with Social Media Marketing skillsets, just thought you might want to pass it on to your team of affiliates or other friends in the rain. Thanks for your help, and you bet I'll be on it!  You have my word on that. I'm looking forward to Sept 5th with great anticipation and excitement. :-))

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Hi Brad, Signed up about 15 mintues ago...still waiting for an email confirmation.

Posted by Dora and Vincent Kwok,CNE - Chandler, Arizona Real Estate (HomeSmart Real Estate) about 1 year ago

Dora - awesome.  The first session isn't for a couple weeks, if you don't get one right away, let me know and I'll make sure that you do.  Thanks, we're looking forward to having you with us.  It's quite a network we've got started and are building here at these webinars.  I'm very excited for what's in store!!  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Just FYI...the AR members discount has been extended until September 3rd, 2008

We have nearly 30 members already joining us.  I think we have room for about 10-20 more if you're  interested.  This will not only be a great webinar series, but a great networking group as well. 

I Hope you'll join in and be a part of this ground breaking series here on AR.  :-))

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Today's the last day to sign up for this Webinar Series.

It starts this Friday @ 9:00am PDT

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago
This is the first that I have seen this kind of training -- I will be looking at it very seriously - will also try to get my partner interested -- thanks for the post, keep up the good work --- it really is appreciated.
Posted by Robert Foust |North Orange County | Fullerton Real Estate | Brea Real Estate (Foust Asset Development - Foust Team Real Estate) about 1 year ago

Robert - hope you'll join us, it starts tomorrow morning at 10:00am PDT.  We have quite a few members here joining us for a great series.  Don't miss it.  :-))

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

OK - here's the schedule for those of you not signed up yet. 
If you signed up already, then you received this.

This Webinar is held on the following dates:

Sep 5, 2008 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Sep 12, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Sep 19, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Sep 26, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Oct 3, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Oct 10, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Oct 17, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Oct 24, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Oct 31, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Nov 7, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
Nov 14, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
Nov 21, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
Nov 28, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
Dec 5, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
Dec 12, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
Dec 19, 2008 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST

Ends just in time for the Holidays gving you some time to implement all you have learned.  :-)

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Debra - there will be recorded video sessions available to review after each webinar, you'll have access to them from the login location that was sent to you in your email. 

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Any possible way to still get the AR discount?

Tina in Virginia

Posted by Tina Merritt - Virginia Beach Real Estate (Long and Foster Real Estate) about 1 year ago

Tina - if you hurry and register, yes, you'll get the discount, but it starts in 15 minutes so hurry! :-))

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Shucks!  I had to pull in all my outdoor stuff at my house and my vacant listings to prepare for TS Hannah so I missed it!  Can I still sign up for the rest of them?

Tina in Virginia

Posted by Tina Merritt - Virginia Beach Real Estate (Long and Foster Real Estate) about 1 year ago

Tina - you should be able to click on the link and still sign up. If you have any problems, let me know, I'll get you in there one way or another. :-))  Hope you'll be safe, and weather the storm.  I'm here if you need.  We'll pray for safe passage and protection from Hannah.

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Todays 1st webinar series was a success, not a grand slam, but certainly a home run. See what one of our members had to say on her Featured post!

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Brad - Enjoyed the webinar and already excited about this Friday. Hopefully with little less chaos bugs, but with 40+ attendees it wa a great success.

Posted by Petra Norris - Lakeland Florida Realtor® Lakeland Florida Real Estate, (CDV TransAtlantic, Inc.) about 1 year ago

Petra - I think we got all the kaos and kinks worked out now.  We'll have to use the Q&A for questions, we can not get the chat area working for non presenters, but I'm ok with that and I think others will be too.  It can be a distraction anyways.  The rest of the series should be great.  Thanks for joining us, we're glad to have you.

Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain) about 1 year ago

Step by step makes it so easy for people! Congrats on formulating this!!! Hope it has gone well

Posted by Joeann Fossland, Master Certified Coach (Advantage Solutions Group) about 1 year ago

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