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I have been using Google Plus for a few days now and really like the direction of Google +. It is kinda a cross between Facebook and Twitter. Although many people have said that it is competing against Facebook, I think it will give Twitter more competition at the beginning.
Although the Google Plus creators have said that the business edition will be coming out this fall, I think it will be out much earlier. The applications for being included in the business edition stopped yesterday.
Google Plus will be very beneficial for sales people whether you're a Business to Business or Business to Consumer salesperson. I look forward to the exciting changes that have been added the past week; as well as, the changes being planned for the near future.
Conclusion: Google Plus is a bold and dramatic attempt at social. The ability to view updates from specific groups started with Facebook but has been perfected with this Google project. That is right, project. Google calls Google Plus a “project” rather than a “product” because it is a work in progress — they don’t want users to think that they just released a final product. Overall, Google+ is solid and I really like its speed. It is NOT a Facebook killer or a game-changer, yet! I think Google learned a lesson with Google Wave and is releasing Google Plus like they did Gmail. The winner of the Google, Facebook and Twitter war will be who can keep users coming back everyday for the months ahead. We know Facebook can do. Does Google have the project to do it? I think so. If you're just starting with Google Plus, start slow. You may have made some mistakes with Facebook and Twitter. This is your time to start new groups, interact with new people and create a social media plan that works for your business. If you're lucky enough to get an invite, checkout these resources to help get you started.
1) Add a Google Plus profile picture2) Add a Google Plus Badge on your website or blog (Make sure you add your profile url)3) Checkout the Mashable Google Plus Guide4) View and print the Google Cheat Sheet5) Read the Google Plus Unofficial Blog6) Read the Google Plus Official Blog7) Get started with Google Plus Circles8) Why Google Plus will never replace your blog, by Chris Brogan9) Ideas on how to use Google Plus to Blog, by Chris Brogan10) If you have a Wordpress blog, use this to add a Google Plus button11) Here are some FAQ and answers in laymen terms about Google Plus12) Why Google Plus is going to change the web, by Tech Republic13) 61 Google Plus Tips and Tricks, kind of like a cheat sheet14) 15 Google Plus Chrome Add-ons for Newbies
If you're not lucky enough to get an invite, visit my Facebook Page and request an invite on my profile or send me an email with the email address you want to be signed up on Google Plus.
FYI: Invites have been faster with gmail addresses. I have even heard invites have not been arriving to people not using gmail addresses.
Lets connect on Google Plus and share some great ideas! My user profile is: https://plus.google.com/105267568357518162906/about
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier RealtyComments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!
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Want to improve the economy? Then demand better broadband. The National Broadband Plan attempts to create a path from broadband policies to economic recovery. Policymakers at all levels of government, though, need to watch municipal efforts such as those in Kansas City, Kan. because it’s at the local level where economic recovery has a fighting chance to ripple out through counties and then states. Google has said one of its main goals with its gigabit network giveaway is to create a test bed for all kinds of wonderful technology apps, but independent of Google’s intent, expect the municipally owned Kansas City network to also act as a test bed for showing how broadband can jumpstart local economic development. From the outset, Kansas City’s government, civic leaders and stakeholders pursued this deal from the perspective of “What can you do with a gigabit?” to affect various business and personal economic outcomes.
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How Can EVERY Olathe, Kansas Real Estate Agent Be #1???
Dear Dowell Taggart Team;
We get lots of postcards and flyers from Realtors hoping we'll list with them when we're ready to sell our Olathe home. It seems like EVERY agent is claiming to be #1! What's the deal?
-Skeptical Olathe homeowner
Dear Skeptical Olathe Homeowner,
Amazing isn't it? And each of those Olathe real estate agents is under obligation to be able to support their claims of being #1, but here's the deal....
Numbers can be made to dance the jive if you present them in a way that makes them tell a filtered down "story" the way you want. There's dozens of different ways you can present home sales data.... a time frame, a specific location, style of home, type of home, price range, total volume, total number of sides. Each of these can be a path to #1 claims.
Pick a small enough time frame...Presto! The real estate agent is #1!
Pick a small enough price bracket...BAM!!
You guessed it, the real estate agent is #1 again! Pick a small enough style of home...ranch home split level home, cul-de-sac homes and presto, again the real estate agent is #1 again. Is it number of sales by total dollar value or number or number of transactions?
Two (or more) #1s! What?
Is it number of listings on the market? Number of buyers brought to the area? Number of relocation clients to Olathe from Wichita, St. Louis or Omaha? The number of blog post on the real estate blog platform, Active Rain? Who has the most Yelp reviews? Who bought the best Better Business Bureau rating? And the story goes on and on . . .
Lets look at the facts. First, Olathe, Kansas home buyers typically look at multiple areas. Not just one specific neighborhood. So it is important to hire an Olathe, Kansas real estate agent who knows the whole area and is an expert in multiple areas.
Makes sense, doesn’t it!
Second, 88% of the Olathe, Kansas home buyers start their home search on the Internet. So it makes sense that if you’re hiring a Kansas City real estate agent they have a top presence on the number 1 search engine, Google, right?
Lets take a look at the top Olathe, Kansas real estate search term on Google: Olathe, Kansas Real Estate. Which Olathe, Kansas real estate agent is really #1?
Looks like the Dowell Taggart Team has the #1 Olathe, Kansas real estate agent website, doesn't it? Don’t take our word for it. Do your own Google search.
My business partner is the #1 ranked, right-handed, gray haired, 2007 Toyota 4Runner driving Realtor that lives in his home...Who cares?
So take the claims with a grain of salt. When you're ready to pick your REALTOR®, do your own research. Create a list of the top 3 real estate agents, then interview them.
Find the right real estate agent that fits you.
Great online marketing, great customer service, personalities you can work with are just a few factors to take into account.
Do you want the number 1 ranked Realtor that sells ranch homes in Olathe, Kansas, in the price range of $124,679 to $147,839....?
YES...As long as that fits YOUR selling profile.
And if you're looking for a Olathe real estate team whose only goal is to be YOUR #1, then give The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty a call. We offer the no hassle, no pressure, just high quality marketing kind of approach to real estate! We deliver results because we provide a service that ALL other Olathe real estate agents strive to provide.
Confucius says, “Premier is better than best!”
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company. For a reason...should we talk?
Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty
Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!
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How Can EVERY Kansas City Real Estate Agent Be #1???
Dear Dowell Taggart Team;
We get lots of postcards and flyers from Realtors hoping we'll list with them when we're ready to sell our Kansas City home. It seems like EVERY agent is claiming to be #1! What's the deal?
-Skeptical Kansas City homeowner
Dear Skeptical,
Amazing isn't it? And each of those Kansas City real estate agents is under obligation to be able to support their claims of being #1, but here's the deal....
Numbers can be made to dance the jive if you present them in a way that makes them tell a filtered down "story" the way you want. There's dozens of different ways you can present home sales data.... a time frame, a specific location, style of home, type of home, price range, total volume, total number of sides. Each of these can be a path to #1 claims.
Pick a small enough time frame...Presto! The real estate agent is #1!
Pick a small enough price bracket...BAM!!
You guessed it, the real estate agent is #1 again! Pick a small enough style of home...ranch home split level home, cul-de-sac homes and presto, again the real estate agent is #1 again. Is it number of sales by total dollar value or number or number of transactions?
Two (or more) #1s! What?
Is it number of listings on the market? Number of buyers brought to the area? Number of relocation clients to Kansas City from Wichita, St. Louis or Omaha? The number of blog post on the real estate blog platform, Active Rain? Who has the most Yelp reviews? Who bought the best Better Business Bureau rating? And the story goes on and on . . .
Lets look at the facts. First, Kansas City home buyers typically look at multiple areas. Not just one specific neighborhood. So it is important to hire a Kansas City real estate agent who knows the whole area and is an expert in multiple areas.
Makes sense, doesn’t it!
Second, 88% of the Kansas City home buyers start their home search on the Internet. So it makes sense that if you’re hiring a Kansas City real estate agent they have a top presence on the number 1 search engine, Google, right?
Lets take a look at the top Kansas City real estate search term on Google: Kansas City Real Estate. Which Kansas City real estate agent is really #1?
By looking at a recent Google search, The Dowell Taggart Team is the #1 Kansas City Real Estate Team.
Don’t take our word for it. Do your own Google search.
My business partner is the #1 ranked, right-handed, gray haired, 2007 Toyota 4Runner driving Realtor that lives in his home...Who cares?
So take the claims with a grain of salt. When you're ready to pick your REALTOR®, do your own research. Create a list of the top 3 real estate agents, then interview them.
Find the right Kansas City real estate agent that fits you.
Great online marketing, great customer service, personalities you can work with are just a few factors to take into account.
Do you want the number 1 ranked Realtor that sells ranch homes in Kansas City, in the price range of $124,679 to $147,839....?
YES...As long as that fits YOUR selling profile.
And if you're looking for a Kansas City real estate team whose only goal is to be YOUR #1, then give The Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty a call. We offer the no hassle, no pressure, just high quality marketing kind of approach to real estate! We deliver results because we provide a service that ALL other Kansas City real estate agents strive to provide.
Confucius says, “Premier is better than best!”
RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company. For a reason...should we talk?
Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty
Comments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!
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15 Google Tools to Help Your Kansas City Business
Now that Google is coming to Kansas City, Kansas it is only fitting to list the Top 15 Google Tools to help Your Kansas City Business.  Want to increase your online presence and pump up your Kansas City business leads? Google has 15 free online tools for Kansas City business people that can help you accomplish this, and much more.
Here are the tools you can start using right away:1. Google AdWords – Display your ads on Google and its advertising network for free. You pay only if people click on your ads.2. YouTube Insight – Get statistics about your YouTube video audience including number, location and age of viewers, and how they found your videos. Real estate agents can create videos on local neighborhoods, school districts, parks and other topics beyond the listing to show consumers that they are the go-to community experts.3. Google DoubleClick AdPlanner – Refine and better target your online media buys with this tool that identifies websites your target customers are likely to visit, as well as defines audiences by demographics and interests. You also can generate aggregated website statistics for your media plan.4. Google Analytics – Analyze your website traffic and marketing effectiveness. Powerful, flexible and easy-to-use features now let you see and analyze your traffic data in an entirely new way.5. Google Goggles – It's an image-recognition app that scans photos and searches the web based on the image. This is handy for Realtors who exchange business cards; simply take a photo of business cards that you collect and Google Goggles will automatically convert text and import the contacts into your address book. The app works on Android and iPhone devices.6. Google Reader – Keep up with your favorite websites with easy-to-read daily e-mail updates.7. Picasa Web Album – Store, organize and edit digital photos for free, as well as create online albums. This tool is handy for listing photos and community/neighborhood images.8. Google Insights for Search – Compare search volume patterns across specific regions, categories, time frames and properties. This real-time search data helps you instantly adjust your online marketing and web tagging to home in on the right audience.9. Google Apps – They're free web apps that provide you with an array of messaging, collaborative and organizational programs such as:- Gmail – Get a custom e-mail address
- Google Talk – Chat with friends and family on your PC desktop; chat on the Internet using
- Google Chat via Gmail and other clients
- Google Calendar – Organize your schedule and share events with friends
- Google Docs – Share online documents, presentations and spreadsheets
- Google Sites – Create websites and group wikis
- Blogger – Create a weblog to share text, photos and video
10. Google Alerts – Sign up for e-mail updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic. Enter the topic you wish to monitor, then click preview to see the types of results you'll receive.11. Google Voice - Sign up for this free service that allows you to forward business calls to all of your phones and easily send text messages. Have voice mails converted to emails or listen on your computer. The address book integrates with the address book on Google Apps. 12. YouTube - Youtube isn’t just for spreading funny videos. Add videos of your product and service.13. Shared Spaces - Great Google tool to share with a group projects or communication.14. Profile - Your profile is part of your Google Account. Sign in on the right or create a Google Account for free using just an email address and password you choose.Here are some things you can do with your profile:Stay in touch with your friends by sharing your contact information with the people you choose.Create a page about you and embed your photos from Flickr or Picasa. Make it easier for friends to see your other content on the Web.15. Local - Add or Edit Your Business Listing Photos, Coupons, and More for Free
Which is your favorite Google tool? RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company. For a reason...should we talk? Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment. Do you have a real estate question for the Real Estate Wizards? Email us at RealEstateWizard@DowellTaggart.comBlog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates
YOUR success, health, happiness, and wealth can be attributed to the choices YOU make. Smart web surfers choose www.DowellTaggart.com, intelligent Kansas City home buyers and home sellers choose the Dowell Taggart Team for professional representation, industry leading advice and incredible online marketing. When YOU contact US, YOU work with US, Not a newbie assistant.
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According to blog post on Mashables, Kansas City, KS., will be the first city to receive Google’s experimental high-speed Internet network. The announcement Wednesday ends a year-long process that sparked a heated nationwide competition between more than 1,000 U.S. communities.
The search giant first announced its intention to build an experimental fiber network with speeds 100 times faster than the typical U.S. Internet connection — an astounding 1 GB per second. Google’s goal wasn’t to become an Internet service provider (ISP) that would compete with the likes of Comcast but rather was to help push broadband and Internet delivery forward.
Now, a full year later, the technology titan has chosen its winner: Kansas City, which has already signed a development agreement with Google to start the project.
So why did Google choose Kansas City, a city with a population of 145,000? Here is the company’s explanation: “In selecting a city, our goal was to find a location where we could build efficiently, make an impact on the community and develop relationships with local government and community organizations. We’ve found this in Kansas City. We’ll be working closely with local organizations including the Kauffman Foundation, KCNext and the University of Kansas Medical Center to help develop the gigabit applications of the future.”
Great news for Kansas City, Kansas! RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company. For a reason...should we talk? Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment. Do you have a real estate question for the Real Estate Wizards? Email us at RealEstateWizard@DowellTaggart.comBlog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates
YOUR success, health, happiness, and wealth can be attributed to the choices YOU make. Smart web surfers choose www.DowellTaggart.com, intelligent Kansas City home buyers and home sellers choose the Dowell Taggart Team for professional representation, industry leading advice and incredible online marketing. When YOU contact US, YOU work with US, Not a newbie assistant.
Who do you know that we can help? Checkout the wealth of information we have compiled for you . . . |
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If you have been in a cave the past week you may have missed the news about the state capital of Kansas. It is no longer, or for at least the month of March, Topeka, Kansas. The mayor of Topeka has started a marketing campaign in order to whoo over the new Google Fiber. Part of his marketing campaign is to change the name of Topeka to Google for the month of March.
This may or may not work.
According to Google they are looking for people to nominate their city.
Overland Park has been included in a short list of possible cities and being a Google Fiber city.
Overland Park is creating a advertising program of getting people to complete the Google nomination form.
If you would like a Google fiber optic trial in Overland Park, please complete the Google request.
Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment.
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If you haven't heard the big news in Topeka, KS., Then I don't know where you have been. The mayor of Topeka has changed the name of Topeka to Google for the month of March in hopes of being a guinea pig for Google's high speed internet service.
So for the month of March, the Capital of Kansas is Google, Kansas.
Sounds like a great marketing gimmick, doesn't it?
Overland Park, Kansas has been trying to lure Google also for the same service. I wonder what marketing gimmick the mayor of Overland Park, Carl Gerlach, is doing to lure Google.
How can Overland Park, Kansas compete with Google, Kansas to lure Google?
Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment.
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Google Executives Found Guilty Over Offensive Video:
In 2006, a person uploaded a video of a group of boys bullying a boy with down syndrome. Although this is a terrible act, the Italian courts make it worse. Four top Google representatives were sued in the Italian courts and were convicted.
The Google representatives did not post the video and when the video was brought to Google's attention the video was removed. The prosecutor claims that Google should never have allowed the video in the first place. David Drummond, one of the Google representatives convicted, plans to appeal the verdict, summing it up nicely: “If individuals like myself and my Google colleagues who had nothing to do with the harassing incident, its filming or its uploading onto Google Video can be held criminally liable solely by virtue of our position at Google, every employee of any internet hosting service faces similar liability.”
To my knowledge the boys who uploaded the video where not prosecuted and the sad part is David is right. What kind of message does this send to companies, corporations, bloggers, social media experts and web designers? Will everyone be concerned about the social interaction? Will we be judged by what people say or post on our sites like Facebook, Ning and Blogger accounts?
There will always be immature individuals and they should be the ones to prosecuted for their actions. It sounds like many people don't understand that society has changed from a marketing and advertising society to a social that uses marketing and advertising with interaction society.
Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment.
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This morning I had a discussion with a friend about personal information I had added on Google Wave. My friend thought the information would be public. This information defaults to private. If you want the information on Google Wave public there are some Read More...
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...and the host comes on and discusses our president's plan to allow judges to change mortgage terms....BANKRUPTCY JUDGES. Just take a moment and consider....Not a foreclosure judge, not a divorce judge, not Judge Judy.... If you want to take advantage Read More...
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An amazing thing happened to me today! I met an Olathe high tech homebuyer at Panera today. The reason why I say high tech is that I have carried over 20 online conversations with this buyer before I actually met this buyer. He was amazed at some of the Read More...
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Google warns that one of the most important Technology votes is coming and it involves Free Wireless Internet On November 4th, the FCC will be voting to possibly open up the "white spaces." Even though past research points to opening the "white Read More...
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