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iPhone Applications: 32 Top Real Estate Related iPhone Apps for REALTORS®

In January of 2010, I wrote a posting on the latest iPhone apps for REALTORS® titled, Apple’s Top Free Real Estate Related iphone apps for Realtors and home buyers in Sonoma County Wine Country. It was a solid list of applications with lots of utility for the real estate professional.

Now that a year has passed, I've adjusted the list of applications based on my personal experience and feedback from the REALTORS® I've coached and trained. Normally, I would write about each application, but in honor of the Easter season, I'm going to let you discover what each iPhone app can do for you and your real estate business. I've linked every app to it's source and categorized them according to Apple's guidelines to make it super easy for you to find the application.

I've tested every link and will be happy to fix any links that are broken. Just let me know. If there are any new iphone apps that you find valuable to your real estate business, please post them in the comments! I love finding new ways to use my iPhone!

Click away and enjoy!

App Builders
Custom iphone app by Toy Lounge cost 2500
MobileAppLoader
idxbroker
My Real Estate Mobile Technology

Business
37signals Highrise with online membership
Dragon Dictation
eKey
PDF Reader Pro
NAR Express

Finance
Bloomberg
Mortgage Payment Calculator Free
Mortgage Calculator FREE

Lifestyle
Aroundme
REALTOR.com Real Estate Search
Trulia Real Estate Search
Zillow Real Estate Search

News
Pulse News Mini

Photography
Adobe Photoshop Express
Photosynth

Productivity
Dropbox
Evernote
Google Voice
JotNot Scanner Pro
SugarSync

Social Networking
Facebook
Linkedin
Meebo
Twitter
Wordpress

Travel
Urbanspoon
Yelp

Reference
Google Search

Social Media Branding for REALTORS® - Online Real Estate Marketing

It's amazing the amount of work it takes to put a class together for me. It took me three weeks of work after hours to come up with 38 slides and guidebook for my social media branding class. I'm blown away by the amount of energy and creativity it takes to set up just one class and commend all the teachers in the world who do this on a daily basis.

Thank you for your incredible dedication to the craft of teaching!

My latest class is designed to help REALTORS® establish a consistent image, or brand with their social media. I've found many agents have floundered in this category. Their profiles are typically inconsistent on their website, Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Activerain, etc. So, I put together this powerpoint and guidebook on Social Media Branding for REALTORS® and a free class at the North Bay Association of REALTORS® in Santa Rosa, CA. In exchange for the free class, I only ask for home loan referrals and feedback. Not a bad price! ;-)

I created the powerpoint with the idea that the bulk of the message would be passed on verbally in class, so I hope it still works for anyone who views the powerpoint. Having the guidebook in hand can help. You can find the free guidebook here: http://bitly.com/eEt7Xh. I would love to get any feedback, both positive and negative, so I can continue to improve on my presentation. I've posted the powerpoint in pdf format at www.slideshare.net because several real estate agents told me they couldn't read the presentation after downloading it due to lack of software support. (i.e. no powerpoint). So... here it is! I hope you like it!

Just in case you can't see the presentation, you can find it at: http://www.slideshare.net/anthonyebright/social-media-branding-for-realtors

If you liked this presentation, I also have the following powerpoints:

Social Media Marketing for REALTORS® - Santa Rosa, Ca - Real Estate Success

2011 Business Strategies for REALTORS® - Santa Rosa, CA - Real Estate Success

2011 Business Strategies for REALTORS® - Online Real Estate Marketing

Planning for success in 2011 takes a ton of energy, but it's worth the effort! Last year, I taught a class where only 5% of the attending REALTORS® had completed a real estate sales business plan for 2011! I couldn't believe how many real estate agents didn't have a plan completed yet! How are you supposed to run a business without a plan showing you what direction you are going to take for the forthcoming year?

I found out from many of the REALTORS® in the class who didn't complete a business plan that they just didn't know where to start. So... I put together a new class for this year called 2011 Business Strategies for REALTORS® and completed a powerpoint to go with the class. The class was a blast to teach and the real estate agents left with good information that should help them put together a solid business plan.

I was asked by many of the REALTORS® to share the online power point so I posted it on my Facebook business page at http://www.facebook.com/anthony.d.ebright. Then, I realized, I hadn't posted the powerpoint here on Activerain to share with all my other real estate friends! What a goof ball! So, without further adeu, here's the online presentation for anyone who needs a little guidance on making a real estate sales business plan for 2011.

Happy Selling!

Social Media Marketing for REALTORS® - Online Real Estate Marketing

It's been awhile since I've posted anything on AR! I've been so busy with my work and life events. I've also been busy Social Media Marketing and branding to my local real estate agents at the North Bay Association of REALTORS®. My classes have basically been a live demonstration and dryboard illustration of my thoughts and ideas. They've been very successful and educational to all who've participated, but I felt I needed to take the classes to a whole new level by creating powerpoint presentations of all my classes.

It's a lot of work!

I didn't realize how much more time it would take me to make a powerpoint summary for just one class! LOL! It's a lot of work! Especially for someone like me who's constantly trying to improve on my designs every time I review my presentation. You should see the difference between my first Social Media creation compared to this current presentation. I had so much fun teaching Social Media Marketing for REALTORS® and received wonderful feedback. I just love teaching! Anyway, I went back to the drawing board to clean up my presentation. Now, I'm ready to share this with the rest of my real estate agents using Activerain as my distribution point.

I hope you like it and get something from this online real estate marketing presentation. I will be working on 8 to 10 other powerpoint presentations about marketing, branding, business development, Social Media, facebook, linkedin and more in the near future. I would love to get feedback! I've learned so much from feedback and am open to suggestions. I'm already working on a possible voiceover and video. I had several students offer to help me with this and am looking forward to the experience. MAKEUP! ;-P

Again, enjoy the online presentation and happy selling!

Will the real Brad Andersohn please stand up!

Last week I was fortunate enough to attend a class that was taught by the one and only Brad Andersohn from Activerain at the North Bay Association of Realtors in Santa Rosa, Ca. To my wonderful surprise, I found several Sonoma County blogging greats in class who were also there to hear Brad. It was so nice to see and visit Dave Roberts, Cynthia Larsen, and Kathleen Bonham that afternoon!

As always, Brad provided us with a plethora of information and tools for mastering our online branding as real estate professionals. Some of my top three favorite web tools were:

• Box.net - It's a website that allows you to upload files for your friends to download
  
• Picnik.com - This is a wonderful free online photo editing tool
  
• StepRep.com - I've been using this one for sometime. It's a great tool for monitoring your brand online.
  

What really caught my attention was Brad's gentle announcement that he was no longer with Activerain and is now an internet consultant for Zillow.com! What the heck?! I couldn't believe my ears. Brad's been one of the main icons for Activerain and now, he's gone?! As Brad put it, he's gone from A to Z in one employment swoop and is now representing Zillow.com. After I got my breathing back, I found myself settled with the idea that although Brad is not going to be at Activerain, he's still going to be continue his journey as a internet guru under the Zillow umbrella.

So, I guess I'm going to be setting up a Zillow account this weekend so I can hang out with one of my favorite internet gurus, Mr. Brad Andersohn. Hope to see you there too!

Clarification as of this posting - It looks like our good friend Brad is going to be working for both Activerain and Zillow! Boy, is he ever going to have an identity crisis! ;-)