Hits: 10Few children fail to master the skill of gaining attention from their parents and caregivers. Some have multiple ways to get attention, with noise or actions or facial expressions. And we all probably know plenty of adults that still use their bag of tricks to get attention for whatever selfish reason they possess. Sometimes […]
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What is important to you?
Hits: 13If it is important to you, do you nurture and protect it? Do you feed it and help it grow? Do you lock it up at night and create layers of security so it will not be taken away from you? If it is important to you, could you exist without it? We all […]
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Hits: 15Someone once said “trust your gut” and others have said “follow the money” while an obvious good rule of thumb is to pay the most attention to facts when considering something. Is it possible to do all of these, and more, when you are about to make a decision? If you are selecting a […]
Continue readingThe bell curve is upside down?
Hits: 11Because of some interesting attributes of salespeople, there are many ways to describe the residential real estate market without running out of words. If you are a real estate professional, the phrases can seem to challenge describing a home for sale. One person’s cozy is another’s cramped. Reading the text of an ad is […]
Continue readingFast food, fast real estate?
Hits: 13What fast food meal could you name that is actually healthy and satisfying? I am not saying what meal fills you up, because lots of calories and carbs will do that, but in terms we understand meaning healthy? Is it low sodium, high in protein, low in carbs, high in naturally occurring vitamins and […]
Continue readingAuld Lang Syne
Hits: 4We know the tune and some of the words to this song. The title of the Scottish tune translates to “times gone by” and is about remembering friends from the past and not letting them be forgotten.
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Hits: 6Several years ago I posted about some of the advertising text habits of some
Continue readingPhotos, ad text and what you really get
Hits: 16Showing homes to prospective purchasers creates the opportunity to have expectations dashed or maybe get a pleasant surprise. I am talking about the photos that Realtors attach to their listings and the marketing text,
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Hits: 7I absolutely LOVE the new telemarketing calls I get. Out of the first 15 words, they always include the 4 words above: first page of Google, which is the holy grail
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Hits: 9Does anyone else get mildly perturbed by the short cuts taken by texters, bloggers, writers and posters? It isn’t so much the
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