Alamance, NC

While I am not a prophet, it does appear that Senator Obama has a good lead in his contention for President. Chances are strong that an Obama presidency would witness a gushing, early honeymoon period from a press that genuinely embraces his personality and his ideas.

Unfortunately, we are still a divided country and much of the Southeast, rural population centers, and working Joe's will initially detach and become concerned about their personal fortunes and our National direction. This will lead to safety internalizing around family for both those for Obama and those against. Internalizing on Family issues, sports, movies, and community will be a natural result of an Obama victory.

With that said, social networking will find new heights in traffic and online trust will grow as people connect with people online. The currency of all business is trust. Social Networking will become a trusted place to explore, explain, and express.

If you are making Social Networking a marketing strategy for your real estate concern, look for quality contacts and not quantity. One strong lead through a network of ongoing trust will lead you to something more powerful than the old paradigm of frequency and reach.

As many businesses in Myrtle Beach are finding, Social Networking on sites like Myrtle-Beach.com and Active Rain is more about managing and building your good name with potential clients. Creating trust is really what Social Networking is about.

An Obama victory will give you attentive ears for people who think like you do. Social Networking will put a powerful law of attraction at your disposal. Please remember the Law of Attraction, however. We attract who we are, not what we want.

Here we are in the pumpkin season with lots of festivities, fun and excitement looming in the air...

I have a few new tricks to treat you with and hope you will try them to gobble up a lead or two or three!

If you are farming a neighborhood try adding this to your list of activities for a new twist on things. If you have never farmed before...oh my...we should talk! Farming is the best all time back to basic method to network and get FACE TO FACE with your community. A great way to meet buyers and sellers and more than anything else farming is a MUST DO for relationship marketing.

Define RELATIONSHIP MARKETING: Re' Laaaash- ing - ship like a boat! Market (to money) ing (verb) - this is the easy real estate agent explanation that farming causes an action of money!

So how can you stir or shake money out of a pumpkin? Here are a few things I have tried or are currently doing during the month of October. Use this for farming or just as a unique marketing edge with your active listings!

Pick right out of the patch or go to the store and get some pumpkins! Deliver them with a pumkin pie recipe and a note with your gift! That works great or just deliver pumkin pie's! Bake yourself or buy them fresh (just make sure they taste great!)

Buy small pumkins (the wee little one's) and stick your business card on the top (easy with tape and toothpick) - Buy enough to give to an entire elementary school. Kids can paint them and take them home to mom and dad as a keepsake from you of course! Hello mommy and daddy - please know me the pumpkin giver to buy or sell your home! (It works) - sounds crazy I know but it really works! Moms and dads love it when you give little Johnny things!

Host a Pumpkin Carving Contest. The pumpkin that raises the most money for your special charity event wins! I am currently doing this event this month in my farm Heritage Glen...We have a mailing that say's

Liz and Lynn Small, Coldwell Banker TRIAD sponsor the "1st Annual Heritage Glen Helps Hospice Pumpkin Carving Contest" This event will not only raise money for Hospice it will get news coverage and Newspaper press release for the winning pumpkin! Talk about exposure!

Host a Halloween Costume Party for past buyers and sellers and active ones as well! Charge a small admission with the funds going to a charity of your choice! This can be as big as you want it to be and lots of fun!

Have your office put on a TRUNK or TREAT for your community and just social network with families!

These are just a few fun spooktacular ideas to get you thinking out of the box! These are also very low budget ideas that really work! I do really hope this spooked up and idea or two to try!

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I did not share this blog to get you to buy my CD - but I am often asked for more ideas and they are all on my audios or by seeing me at live events!

Have fun and KEEP FARMING FOR CASH CROPS!