Helpful Hints

The Right Time to Buy a Home May Not Be In A Down Market

by Jon Griffith Helpful Hints

It’s all dependent upon the interpretation of the term, “The Right Time to Buy.” For a pushy sales person, the right time for you to buy a home may be RIGHT NOW!  TODAY!  Don’t WAIT…can’t you smell the steak on this grill?  But the truth of the matter is, the right time for you to [...]

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They Just Gave You Away: Tagging Others in Facebook Places

by Jon Griffith Helpful Hints
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Since the introduction of photo tagging in Facebook, there have been those who would rather not be associated with certain photos, quickly removing their tags from your unflattering or embarrassing photos.  My argument has always been to give the photographer the option to make a tag private, so nobody but the author knows, simply for [...]

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Using Map Overlay in FlexMLS

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A New Outlook…Or Maybe Not So Much

by Jon Griffith Cool Web Tools

2009 has been a long year. It has also been the most prosperous year I’ve ever experienced. It has been a year of shifting perspectives, innovative tools, unexpected hardships, and unexpected blessings. It’s a year that I’ve spent re-acquainting myself with me in order to move forward with a new outlook on life and how [...]

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Basic Folder Management for REALTORS®

by Jon Griffith Cool Web Tools

Technology is evolving so quickly that one method will be phased out faster than you can … well, see?  It’s happened again.  As the paper world slowly morphs to the digital world, which is probably so slow because of the learning curve, people will develop systems that will overlap, and may ultimately confuse the flow [...]

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What Is a Support Ticketing System?

by Jon Griffith Cool Web Tools

If I am carrying on a conversation over e-mail that is important enough that I need to keep a copy of all correspondence, there are a few different ways to accomplish this task, but ultimately, the best way I have found, and the cleanest way is by using a support ticketing system. Threaded E-mail Most [...]

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One Reason Twitter is Valuable

by Jon Griffith Helpful Hints

There isn’t just one reason Twitter is a valuable tool, but I’ll tell you about one way that Twitter has been beneficial to the growth of my business.  Exposure. In high school, during those adolescent days of discovering freedom through juvenile activities like chinese firedrills, lawn-forking, and water balloon fights at camp, we had a [...]

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