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Glad to see so many people at the Google Plus event yesterday.
Did you know that Kansas City is not even ranked in the Top 100 in daily G+ users. With a population well within the top 50, that concerns me. Cities like Atlanta, Seattle, Chicago, San Antonio, Austin, Raleigh, Tampa, Buffalo, Columbus, Boise and Albuquerque are way ahead of Kansas City regarding using Google Plus.
My Google friends say that it is because they have moved their G+ team here in Kansas City to the local Google Fiber department and do not have a staff to help the community with Google Plus. Google has teams all throughout the nation helping businesses get on board with Google Plus and many have seen success with tools like Local and Business Pages. Before most people get there in Kansas City, they need to take some baby steps.
I have had a few meetings in the Fiber Lounge and was rather shocked that most of the marketing department was not on G+. Even the equipment in the lounge and fiber center are not setup for Google Plus. Most of the employees in Kansas City have been hired to reach the maximum neighborhoods for the Google Fiber Launch. Before Google Fiber was announced in Kansas City, Google had a team of 5 Google Plus experts here.
I have been sent quite a few emails regarding Google Plus and I would like to answer some questions that Meghan from Google could not answer yesterday.
1) First, I have participated in 6 seminars at the Google Fiber Lounge and they have ran smoothly. In the previous seminar both the microphone and backup microphone were broke. Meghan had to improvise with what she had. The company who runs the building is not run by Google. Google does not run the audio and visuals, either. A marketing company was hired by Google and was assisted with the resources that the community wanted to use. As you can see the resources are limited. I thought it would be cool to have the seminar in the Lounge. Google is investing 800 million dollars into Kansas City. Bigs things are coming.
We had actually had a Hangout planned but was not able to keep the feed going.
Once the launch passes, the G+ team will be able to concentrate on G+ more. I feel that we need to get 100 people using G+ ASAP. After reading this you will agree why Google Plus.
2) Here are observations that the Google Plus Team and myself noticed from request to attend the Google Business Seminar:
1. Over 75% of the people do not understand the SEO and search benefits of being on Google Plus.
2. Only 5 people out of 140 had completed profiles on Google Plus.
3. Over 70% did not have pictures on their Google Plus profile.
4. More than 80% did not have links to their websites and blogs on their Google Plus profile.
5. Few people understand Google Local. Only 8 out 140 people had a Google Local profile for their business.
6. Less than 6% of the people had attended or hosted a Hangout in the past month.
7. Most people’s G+ account could not be found on Google because profile was incomplete, emails are not entered, or contact information is missing. Many did not even have 1 keyword in their profile.
8. Few people understand what their Google ID is. Matter a fact, only 5 people entered their correct Google Plus Id on the request.
As you can see, I wanted to keep the seminar very basic and not introduce advanced information. Only 6 people who attended the seminar had a complete profile with links to their other social media sites and post content regularly. If you want to use G+ correctly, start with the basics. Don’t jump to step 20 before you do steps 1-19.
As indicated in the description of the event:
What happens if I'm a master? That is great. First, this is an opportunity to connect with the G+ team. Second, you have an opportunity to build your circles. Third, you will come out of this event with a few golden nuggets.
This seminar was not aimed at masters.
3) Meghan is a team manager. She is not a Spokesperson for Google.
Because Meghan is not a spokesperson, she is not allowed to present why to use Google Social Media Tools, a SEO strategy, or the Benefits of using Google Products. Also, there over over a few thousand people working on the Google Plus Project. It is hard for one single person to know all aspects of the Google Plus Project.
Google reaches out to SEO people, Bloggers and social media managers who are not Google employees through testing of products, seminars, hangouts and webinars. Sorry, but that is how publicly traded companies operate. They can’t ruffle the feathers of the FTC or the SEC. In addition, all subject matter that is not about the HOW of the company needs to be reviewed by an attorney.
I am a certified beta tester for Google and can share my data and knowledge about Google products, unless I am currently testing a product or service and have a signed confidentiality form to not disclose confidential information.
4) Who do you want to connect to on Google Plus?The networker (Social Butterfly): one who has the biggest contact list and found on all platforms. He or she who knows everybody and everybody knows him or her. The opinion leader (Thought Leader): one who can become the best ambassador of a brand. He or she has built a strong authority in his or her field by based on credibility. Their messages are most often commented on and retweeted. The discoverer (Trendsetter): one who is always the first to use a new platform. Constantly on the lookout for new trends, they become the “hub” in the sector. The sharer (Reporter): one who distributes information to the bloggers to journalists through the specialized webzines. He or she usually amplify messages. The user (Everyday Customer): one that represents the regular customer. He or she does not have a network as large as the networker, but his or her network remains equally important.
Checkout my list of "What to start first on Google Plus to see my list of people I recommend in Kansas City to follow.5) What are the 30 reasons why you need to use Google Plus?(I actually have 75 reasons, but they get very highly technical).1. Google, NOT Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Pinterest or Instagram, dominates the web search. By being on Google Plus, you increase your odds of being found on Google by influencing your followers and your followers of followers searches. This is why it is important to have a large number of customers following you. This is called Google Plus Your World.2. Google Plus behaviors go into the Google ranking algorithm for your web pages. Post consistently with your keywords and Google will most likely take notice with its search results.3. Google added Google +1 as a social confirmation of sites. Google rewards sites with more +1’s. Start a campaign of +1 sites and hopeful people will reciprocate.4. Google Plus is integrated with tools you may already use. You are using Google plus if you use tools like Gmail, Youtube, Picasa, Maps, Local, Blogger, News, Drive, Google Now, Android, and Chrome.5. If you complete your profile on Google Plus and make it public, you’re helping Google find you easier. Most people do not know this but your Google Plus profile is indexed on Google so it is important to add your important keywords on your profile.6. Google Plus is associated with the top browser, Chrome, and top mobile phone platform, Android. Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook do not have their own browser and mobile phone platform. Think about the possibilities in the future.7. Google Plus is the social layer of Google Searches and it will get bigger. People will trust their friends over a website review or from a review from someone they don’t know. Lets say a customer pulled your company up on Google and they saw a review from a friend of theirs. Statically, most people will read the review from their friend before they click to go to your website. Reviews by your friends is important. In addition, you can share content on Google Search with your Google Plus friends.8. Circles are a natural way of managing, sharing, and sorting through friends on Google Plus. Google was built with circle has a fundamental principal. On Facebook and Twitter this is an afterthought that has many holes. Google encourages you to share information to certain friends. You might not share the same information with your employees as you would with your family or your rugby buddies, right? It is easier and safer to share content on Google Plus.9. You truly have control over your data. You can choose who sees your data. You can also make it public or share with extended circles. You can even download ALL of your data, pics and videos and delete your Google Plus account at anytime. What, you can export all of your data from Google Plus? Try that with Facebook and Twitter and let me know how it goes.10. Safer photo tagging on Google Plus. Have you ever had an embarrassing picture of you or post about you tagged and added to your profile on Facebook? Maybe it was mistake because the Facebook recognition facial software was incorrect or friend mislabled you. First, G+ does not utilize the facial software because they have found that over 35% of the tags on Facebook are incorrect. Also on G+, you will receive a notification when you are tagged and you can immediately remove the picture and or post not just from your wall but from G+. You can also set it up to review ALL tags of you before they are posted. On Facebook you can only control what is on your wall, not an embarrassing picture that is shared amongst friends. 11. Google Plus has an easy profile setup. If you’re using gmail, Youtube, Drive, News, Chrome or any of the other programs in Google, Google already has most of your data.12. Higher visibility ranking on Google Search. By having a completed profile and business page, you will rank higher on a public Google Search for the the keywords you have used on your profiles. This is different than the Google Search reasons given in 1 and 2.13. Google Plus has single post muting. Have you ever had a post on Facebook get off target, or there are too many comments. You can mute that post on Google Plus. During the election periods I use this option frequently on G+. 14. No contest or games allowed on G+ Business pages. Google is looking to making relationships more authentic. Does having 2000 likes on your Facebook Page due to a contest or an ad campaign result in more business? NO. Statistically, more likes does not increase into more sales. Google has found that more engaging authentic relationships does result in more sales. Use the tools within Google Plus to connect with the right influencers, customers and potential clients. Did you know that less than 18% of the people who have liked your Facebook Page will even see your content? Statistically, I'm being very generous because many business people who have a Facebook Business page would love to reach a 10% audience. That just is not the case on Google Plus with your friends, customers and clients choosing whether or not to read your content. 15. Google Plus has the best search component. It makes sense since Google is a search engine company, doesn’t it? Search Sparks (data from AP and national news), friends, post and much more. Have you ever tried a search on Facebook? Might as well go to Bing, right?16. G+ has a better mobile application on Android. The Android app is fast and allows you to do many of the fun stuff. Have you tried Facebook on a mobile device. It is slow, a data hog, and is missing many parts that are on the web version. 17. Insanely cool group chat and Hangout feature. With Google Plus you can have a video conference with 9 other people at once and also have a group chat. Include charts, pics and videos. You could host a private chat room and talk about your product or have a chat room with your sales team.18. Google Plus features a better picture gallery that can instantly upload from your mobile device. Pictures are saved as private but you can edit them and share to the world very easily.19. Facebook is in 2nd place with sharing videos. Google is # 1. Upload your videos to G+, Youtube or Google Hangouts on Air. Google makes it easy to add and share videos. Hope it makes sense that Google will find your videos easier, right?20. Easy to research and add friends who are not on G+. Have you ever tried to research or add a customer on Facebook who was not on Facebook? It is next to impossible. It is easy to do on G+. Just add their email. Google will try to auto complete the rest of the information if they are not on G+. Go ahead and add them to a circle, like your customer circle. Anytime you share content on G+ with your customer who is not on G+ they will not see a post but rather an email in their inbox. Isn’t that cool and a great way to deliver a monthly newsletter or a blowout sale?21. No Friend Request fatigue like on Facebook. Google Plus has implemented circles. Add whom you want, when you want. People who have circled you, but you haven’t circled them back, can still see your public post.22. Track the hottest topics and trends on Google Search or Google Plus in the explore tab.23. Create an event and share it with your friends or a circle. You can even have the event added to their calendar.
24. Facebook has Business Pages, Google has business pages, local pages and Google Maps pins. Google makes it easier for businesses to be found. Did you know that Google Local and Maps is used more than the Yellow Pages? In addition, over 80% of the business searches are done on mobile devices. Something Google has mastered quite well.25. Google Plus makes it easy to bookmark a site. You can either +1 a site and it will be stored on your Google Plus Profile under the +1 Tab or you can share a site to a empty circle. I have created a Bookmarks circle and share interesting post and web pages to that circle.26. You can save searches on Google Plus. Save people searches, sparks searches or G+ post searches. You can also save searches saved about your business, yourself personally or competitors. I have over a 100 searches saved and frequent them during my down time. Great way to stay on top of things. How do you do this on Facebook? 27. Share Google Docs and Drive documents with your G+ followers. You can also collaborate projects at the same time with real time sharing.28. Google Plus has an analytics tool second to none via Google Analytics. In Facebook, a limited analytics is only available on Facebook Pages.29. By using Google Plus, your Google Search will be customized. This means that you should receive more relevant results for your searches. Find something of real interest and share it with your circles or the Public right from your Google Search.30. Google has a spam detection plan. Google has in and out servers that are seperated by a spam detecting server which means your computer and mobile devices will run much, much smoother. I'm not going to go into much detail about Facebook other than to say that I have seen poor computer benchmark test showing how antivirus software quarantines data from Facebook's poor design.6) A Short Guide to Google Plus and what you should start doing first:What is Google+? Google+ has been referred to as a social networking service. Think of it as a part Facebook, part Linkedin, part Twitter, and part Pinterest all rolled into a Search Engine. It is an interactive platform where voices may be shared and heard. Although it launched way after Facbook, Twitter and Linkedin, it is the fastest growing social media platform. Many people have been using parts of Google Plus for a few years. These parts include Youtube, Google News, Gmail and Picasa. Many Google Plus is like Facebook but offers more functionality and is significantly more robust. How does Google Plus compare? Think of it this way: - Facebook is for checking in and keeping up with, friends,family, and work associates.
- Twitter is for surface quick updates on events you’re involved in or subject matter you care about.
- Google+ is for people who share the same interests. It is interest-based. It's about finding new people and them finding you based on your interests. Interest could be a hobby, school attended, a webinar or a community you live in.
How Google Plus Work? Before you dive into Google Plus lets get the Google Plus lingo down. Words you should know: G+: G+ is the abbreviated form of Google Plus. POSTS: You have a stream of "posts" just like you do in Facebook. YOUR CIRCLES: With Facebook, you have "friends." With Google+ you have "your circles". CIRCLING: In Facebook you "follow" someone. In Google+ you add them to a "your circles." Circles are all about organizing the people you "follow" and "share" with by interests (for example; gardening, photography, cooking, etc). When you have something to share, you select the circles you want that "post" to feed to—perhaps all of your circles or just one in particular. It's targeted communication made easy! ADD YOU BACK: When you "circle" someone, they will be notified. And if they are interested in what you're all about, they'll likely "Add You Back"—meaning they want to see your stuff, too. +1: If you like someone's post, you can "like" it by hitting "+1". +1’s on G+ are not saved in the +1 folder on your G+ profile. Those +1’s are reserved for web pages that you have +1’d. PING: If you're looking for a fast, easy way to start communicating live with your contacts, you can "Ping" them. This is much like instant messaging. HANGOUT: And then there are the Hangouts—super coolness! Think video chatting like Skype, iChat, Facetime—but conveniently located right there in your Google+ window. You can Hangout with one or up to 9 friends live at one time. Your Hangouts can be be kept private or go live with an "Air" broadcast (streamed live and then uploaded to YouTube). What Stuff Do They See? What Stuff Do I See? If you are out there posting, only the Circles you select your post to post to will be able to view the post in their stream. For example, I know my networking friends are not interested about my daughter’s gymnastics so I'll leave that circle out when posting about my daughters gymnastic meets. I might share my daughter’s gymnastics with my close friends circle and my family circle. If I have an exceptionally cool post that I want to share with all of my Your Circles Circle and Extended Circles Circle. Now if my post is really beneficial to everyone, I might choose to make my post Public and shared with everyone on G+. Like with Twitter, you can "follow" or "circle" anyone you want. Whether you see posts from them depends on which circles they are posting to. Oh ... and you can post to a single person—much like "messaging" someone in Facebook—but it shows up in their stream rather than in a dedicated message window. This is where you want to be careful. You don't want to accidentally send a private message to everyone by clicking Public. What Makes G+ More Robust? The cool features in G+ are: LOCAL: Click this button and you can find and rate local business. This could become a powerhouse tool. Take your tablet to the next restaurant you go to and review it on Google Local. The more businesses we review, the more help our friends in our community. EXPLORE: See what's hot on G+ by hitting the "Explore" button. You can then search by word or topic (such as "dairy-free" or whatever it is you are interested in exploring). EVENTS: Create an invitation to an event (or dinner party or baby shower). Share photos from the event instantly in "Party Mode." Upload everyone's photos in one place after the event. HANGOUTS: These video chats allow us to video conference easily with our family members who are on vacation during the holidays as well with our work associates on early Saturday mornings. Hangouts is “FREE”. What Are Your The First Steps On G+? Many people want to leap to steps 18 through 36 before the get through steps 1-17. If you jump the beginning steps you probably will lose the benefits of G+. Here are the first steps: 1. Go to your profile and click the Edit Profile on the top. 2. Add a Tagline. It could be a personal tagline or your business tagline. 3. Add an introduction. The first 7 lines are very important. State what you’re looking to do like looking to network, connect with customers or gain clients. Add a link in the introduction and add your keywords (the words that you want people to use to find you on Google). 4. Add your Bragging Rights. I know this is funny, but statistically, people will view your Tagline and Bragging Rights before they’ll read a long introduction. 5. Add your occupation(s). Again this is keyword rich so being cutesy isn’t advisable if you want people to find you. If you are Cosmetologist, state that. Don’t state, I improve peoples skin, unless you think you will get more traffic with these keywords. Choosing the right Keywords are important for generating traffic. Sometimes adding or deleting an S at the end can make the difference in thousands of visitors. Need help in choosing the right keywords for your occupation use this Keyword Tool - Google Keywords. 6. Add your employment. You will find that people will circle you because you have shared the same employments. Connect with lost work friends.  7. Add places you have lived. Like employment, people will connect with you because you have lived in the same places.8. Add Emails. Add every email public email that you use. Because there maybe a hundred Smiths in Kansas City, some people choose to find you by the email you have on your business card. If that email is not on your G+ profile, there is a chance you will make your potential friend search a hundred Smiths to find you. I have found many people will give up after a few minutes and will never find you add you to their circles. 9. Make your profile visible. If not, you are making it hard for people to find you and share important information. 10. Add your other profiles from other accounts. Suggestions would be Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Pinterest and Plaxo for starters. 11. Add Links at the bottom. Add your personal blog, your website(s), links to quotes and more. 12. Post Photos to the Photos tab on your G+ profile. At least a personal pic and a banner pic(s). A profile pic should be 250 x 250 pixels, a cover photo should be 940 x 180 pixels, and if you are old school like me you can use thumbnails instead of a cover photo. Thumbnail pics should be 110 x 110 pixels. Pictures are really good to have and are a big turnoff if you don’t have any on your G+ profile. I heard an interesting stat that nearly 50% of the people on G+ will not circle someone they don’t know personally if they don’t see a profile picture. I have one of my teenage sons playing around with pics in a gif format and they work really well on G+. I’ll have mine uploaded soon. 13. Now that you have finished uploading photos, now upload a profile photo and a banner photo. The G+ photo requirements are listed in step 12. 14. Go to the Circles Tab on the left and then to add a New Person Box. Add a New Person by name or email (ah, ah, you see where having your email on your profile is important?). Now find your friends and circle them in your Friends Circle (or whatever circle you want to add them to). I would also like to connect with you on G+. Go to my profile and add me. Here is my profile: Chris Dowell and here is my business profile: Dowell Taggart Team (You can go to my profile and add me to a circle from there) 15. Now that you have added a few friends, write a post. Go the Profile Tab on the left. Then go to the Share What’s New Box and start writing. You can click the icons to the right and add a picture, video or link. Now below, add the circle with your friends. Now just click Share and now you have shared your new post with your friends. That is how easy it is to share content on G+. 16. Now go to the Hangouts Tab and start a Hangout with your friends. This is fun. I introduced this to my 6 year old daughter and she would rather Hangout with me than call me on the phone. The Hangout feature on Android Apps is awesome. Go to the Hangout Tab on the left and click on it (The Hangout Tab may be in a sub tab - You can rearrange the tabs to suit your preference). Now click on the Start a Hangout Tab on the upper right. A popup window will open. You can name your Hangout (since this is your first you might name it 1st Hangout or Testing). Make sure the box to enable Hangouts on Air is unchecked (if it is checked, people can pop in). Now click or add the friends you want to hangout with and start a conversation. Cool isn’t it? The faster the connection the more seamless the hangout will appear. Did you notice all of the tabs on top. Play around with them. I bet you can guess which one is my daughters favorite. 17. Now you can start circling more friends. You can start by using the search option in G+ to find friends. You can also use this cool tool to find friends with rated interest or in the same geographic area: http://findpeopleonplus.com/ If you would like to find the Top People, use this website: Top G+ People 18. Now you’re ready for your second post. Try using these G+ shortcuts: Hopefully this helps you get started on G+. Here is an helpful infographic regarding G+: Need any help, lets connect via a Hangout. I will be sharing some G+ content on G+. Feel free to share and of course of course +1 it, if you like. RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company. For a reason...should we talk?Another blog post written by:
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"At 211 degrees, water is hot. At 212 degrees, it boils. And with boiling water, comes steam. And with steam, you can power a train."S.L. Parker, Motivational author
We've all watched a pot of water at one point or another in our lives. At 211 degrees nothing much happens. A second later we turn our head to turn our attention elsewhere and suddenly, a bubbling and steamy boil.
Keep the idea of a pot of water front and center in your mind when it comes to your business. As S.L. Parker says in his quote, it's a one degree difference that turns hot water into steam. While you may not be able to see the effects of the "heat" you're putting into your business, place a little faith in the idea that everything can change in an instant. The moment you decide to give attention elsewhere, is the moment that your path could change.
This is especially true of your efforts in social media and online marketing. Much stock is given to the idea that in the digital age we can track every click, understand the source of every lead, and "drill down" into our metrics to tell us what the magic formula is to make that one-degree difference. Business people are so caught up in ROI and quick to get rid of items with no ROI. Not everything has ROI.
What is the ROI of your mobile phone? How about the ROI of your car?
See not everything has a ROI in our business.
The online world of social media is much like your mobile phone. Social media doesn’t necessarily have an ROI. It can, but sometimes it will not. Many people manage their social media like the watching a pot that never boils. You should spend more time building the fire and less time taking the temperature. Don't try and evaluate every post or update. You'll know when you've crossed the crucial degree. Steam will rise. You won't be able to miss the boil or point where social media will start delivering a ROI.
Keep in mind that while YOU shouldn’t evaluate each post separately, your audience, your friends, your contacts....Take it all into account.
The thing about Social Media is that communication is permanent. It’s all kept somewhere on a server, waiting to be found be anyone with curiosity, or the odd search engine. So while you shouldn’t worry about every single post, you should be posting, commenting, with a strategy....with intention.
Your public persona reveals itself through your humor, openness, stance on community issues, even your pictures. Your character matters.
All of this goes into the boiling and steaming water....ready to boil. A client, a friend, friend of a friend....reading what you post, looking at your pictures, sees your comments, laughing with you online...sees you through all of those channels, and decides you have what it takes to help.
While you weren’t paying any attention, just being yourself, having a little fun....BOOM....It’s boiling!
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! Short sales, foreclosures, luxury homes, investor homes, first time home buyer homes, land, investment properties and move up buyers.
Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, Shawnee, Mission, Merriam, Prairie Village, Basehor, Tonganoxie, Lansing, Leavenworth, Spring Hill, Eudora, De Soto, Edgerton, Platte City, Smithville, Gladstone, Liberty, Riverside, Independence, Lee's Summit, Pleasant Hill, Raymore, Belton, Grandview, Raytown, Waldo and the surrounding Kansas City communities.
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I have jumped on the Google Plus bandwagon. The SEO and networking benefits trumps all other social media sites.
I have heard many people complain that they aren't seeing the benefits. After looking at many Google Plus Profiles and post, I'm confident that many people on Google Plus are expecting rewards off of incomplete Google Plus Profile.
In order to network and preform SEO task more efficiently on Google Plus, I recommend doing the following 7 steps:
Step 1 is add pictures on your profile. You can go to your profile and click edit and add one profile picture and 5 additional pics above your profile.
Step 2 is add an introduction. Profiles without introductions are like people going to networking events and hanging out in the corner. Add a complete introduction. To give it some SEO value, add keywords describing your business, hobbies and interest.
Step 3 is add a Tag Line. By adding a tag line you make it easier for people to determine what circle friends will add you to. For an SEO value, add keywords that describe your business, interest or hobby.
Step 4 is add your Occupation and Employment information. Some networking partners will search by occupation and employment information. By adding this information, you will make it easier for networking partners to find you.
Step 5 is add a few Profile and Recommended Links. By adding links you make it easier for networking partners to connect with on other social media sites. In addition, add your website and blog links.
Step 6 is add Places you Have Lived. I have had several networking partners connect with me due to where I live.
Step 7 is make your Profile Search Visible. Go to the bottom of your profile while you're in edit mode and click the box that will enable your profile to be visible.
To get started with these seven steps go to your profile page and click the edit button on the top.When you are in the edit mode you will see the Finish Editing Tab on your profile screen similar to:
By implementing these seven steps you will help increase your networking partnerships and SEO benefits on Google Plus.
To get started networking on Google Plus, lets connect. Visit my profile at Chris Dowell on Google Plus.
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!Short sales, foreclosures, luxury homes, investor homes, first time home buyer homes, land, investment properties and move up buyers.
Gardner, Olathe, Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, Shawnee, Mission, Merriam, Prairie Village, Basehor, Tonganoxie, Lansing, Leavenworth, Spring Hill, Eudora, De Soto, Edgerton, Platte City, Smithville, Gladstone, Liberty, Riverside, Independence, Lee's Summit, Pleasant Hill, Raymore, Belton, Grandview, Raytown, Waldo and the surrounding Kansas City communities.
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KANSAS CITY REAL ESTATE & BUSINESS POWER PLAYERS NETWORKING EVENT
Get your tickets now for Thursday, September 1 when MetroWireMedia presents Power Players, a networking happy hour honoring a select group of professionals in Kansas City real estate and business. Our event will be held in the Muehlebach Suite at the Boulevard Brewing Company. Tickets are $25/person and include appetizers, wine, unlimited Boulevard beer and a souvenir pint glass. Prices to increase at the door, so click here or the ad to the right to purchase your tickets and save a few bucks!
Terry Dunn, JE Dunn
David Block, Block & Co. +3
Mike Burson, The Weitz Co
Jeff Stingley, CB Richard Ellis
Joy Hays, Polsinelli +1
John Engelman, KCPL
Meridith Cimino, City Wide
Jamie Clark, IronStone Bank
Ora Reynolds, Hunt Midwest
Blaine Degnan, City Wide
John Alexander, Property Trak
Tom Rirodan, Smith Barney
Bob Rodriguez, ACS +3
Bob Dunn, JE Dunn
Margaret Bowker, JE Dunn
Wayne Bennett, Continental Title +3
Doug Boyd, Junk Architects
Randy Bunch, M&I Bank
Joy Thompson, Design Mechanical
Brian Votava, Briarcliff Development +2
Randy Waldorf, Secured Title
Mike Stephenson, Priority Envelope
Jason McFatter, Paychex
Bryan A. Barnes, MetroWire Media
Steve Dunn, JE Dunn
Katy Ryan, MetroWire Media
Radd Way, The Weitz Co
Doug Wesselschmidt, Shawnee EDC
Joe Nolke, ECA Services
John Novak, JE Dunn
Bob Paradise, Paradise Asphalt
Evan Warwick, Colliers International
Marshall Mallory, Cerner
Kelli Post, Konrady's
Dirk Schafer, JE Dunn
Mitch Shipman, Blue Beetle +1
Jenn Shorrock, Embassy Landscape
Jon England, Colliers International
Bill Iler, Design Mechanical
Rob Junk, Junk Architects
Chris Briley, Smith Barney +1
Steve Kelly, Geotechnology
Tom Stephenson, Principal Financial
Stephen Marshall, John A. Marshall Co +1
Mary Moore, JE Dunn
Gary O'Dell, Jones Lang LaSalle
Kathleen Musgrave, The Weitz Co
Valerie Mussett, Design Mechanical
Ann Spivak, MetroWire Media
Andrew Nave, Shawnee EDC
Charlie Nielsen, CWPS +1
Jay Ferguson, Ferguson Property Group
Ryan Nab, Granite City
Kathleen Foland, Presentations KC +2
Joe Orscheln, CB Richard Ellis
Lisa Franklin, KCPL
Jennifer Slansky, City Wide +1
Pam Snell, Secured Title
Steve Soby, Midland Companies
Travis Steele, Masco Maintenance
John Stephenson, CRES Management
Scott Branton, Junk Architects
Patrick Redetzke, Universal Forrest Products +1
Mike Briscoe, McCown Gordon
Susan Brown, Brightergy +4
Steve Gatvoulis, Kramer & Frank +1
Joe Gray, McConnell & Assoc +3
Mike Haverty, JE Dunn
Glenn Hibben, Nebraska Furniture Mart
Bob Mayer, MR Capital Advisors
Brad Heinze, Phoenix Metals
Larry McMillin, Dean Realty Co
John Middleton, Secured Title
Linda Moore, Secured Title
Justin Kauffman, LANE4
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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Chuck Franks, PCC, is an International Coach Federation(ICF)-certified Professional Certified Coach.
Chuck has a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has completed a post-graduate coach specific program from the College of Executive Coaching.
He is the founding President of Kansas City’s ICF Chapter. During his two years as president of Heartland Coaches the organization received recognition by the International Coach Federation and was awarded the Local Spirit, Global Presence Award.
Chuck believes strong relationships are key to success and happiness, regardless of whether they are customers, employees, or significant others. Chuck focuses on helping business owners enhance their relationships to increase sales and employee loyalty—and he helps people of all stripes improve their relationships with themselves and others to achieve their goals and desires.
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?
Find out why you should contact the Dowell Taggart Team for your Kansas City real estate needs . . . . We can help you with online real estate tools that less than 10 Kansas City REALTORS use Search 21,000 homes for sale in Kansas City including foreclosures, short sales, luxury homes and more . . . Learn how to save on the real estate commission Learn how we can help you save money . . .
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According to the Kansas City Business and Community Calendar there are over 15 events to look forward to in Kansas City this week. Events include networking, social media and community events. View your copy of the Kansas City Business and Community Calendar at http://bit.ly/cttwpu Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment.
Find out why you should contact the Dowell Taggart Team for your Kansas City real estate needs . . . . We can help you with online real estate tools that less than 10 Kansas City REALTORS use Search 21,000 homes for sale in Kansas City including foreclosures, short sales, luxury homes and more . . . Learn how to save on the real estate commission Learn how we can help you save money . . .
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Today, I had the pleasure of seeing the work of planning our 2nd social media breakfast this morning. The turnout was awesome!
The Kansas City Social Media Breakfast Group planning committee would like to thank the following for their help in the monthly social media breakfast:
Venue: Olathe Houlihan’s Twitter: @Houlihans
Houlihan’s is marketing a new brunch service for networking groups.
MC: Martin Taggart
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/KCRealEstate Twitter: @MartyTaggart
I help Kansas Citians find their way home. I am a market leader and opinion creator for the DowellTaggart Real Estate Team, licensed through RE/Max. I focus on helping people get the right residential and residential investment real estate. If you believe a professional is expensive, hire an amateur!
Photographer & Team Leader: Greg Grosser Twitter: @grosserg
Sagacious Business Development is a new business identity emerging from our photo/video studio in downtown Kansas City (Studio 132). We create and aggregate social media presence (FB, Wordpress, et al) as well as help people create video libraries for multimedia blogging content. We emphasize video message structure, audio and music components, message impact, and key words for video search facilitation.
Group Leader: Matt Wasko
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VirginMaryStudio Twitter: @vmstudio
Virgin Mary Studio is a creative agency dedicated to advertising, web development and promotion that respects the dignity and intelligence of both the client's and their audiences. VMS builds the creative concept and strategy around the merits of the clients product or service.
Audio Equipment: Ryan Nelson
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/rknelsfam Twitter: @ryanknelson
Ryan Nelson is working with an organization called 33 Church and they are committed to encouraging faith to be lived out in the homes. They will be hosting their debut Family Worship Gathering at 10:00 AM on August 29, 2010 at Keller Williams Realty's Training Center at 11005 Metcalf in Overland Park. For more information check out www.33church.com or www.facebook.com/33church.
Projector and Screen: Dick Ross Website: www.SeeKCRun.com
Dick is a sports event photographer. You can see Dick at many of the running and triathlon events in and around Kansas City.
Speaker: Gail Keller
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/GailsScoop Twitter: @GailsScoop
Gail's Scoop is a free e-newsletter and website that provides Johnson County, KS families with free and timely information to help them in their daily lives. Sections include: Health, Safety & Going Green; Bargains, Deals & Saving Money; Activities & Events; Mom Stuff; Parenting Articles & Insights; Leads, Fundraising & Networking and more. Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment.
Find out why you should contact the Dowell Taggart Team for your Kansas City real estate needs . . . . We can help you with online real estate tools that less than 10 Kansas City REALTORS use Search 21,000 homes for sale in Kansas City including foreclosures, short sales, luxury homes and more . . . Learn how to save on the real estate commission Learn how we can help you save money . . .
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In my experience with hundreds of students, the number one reason they don't achieve success faster is because they're unfocused and confused. They bounce around from one event or course to the next learning opportunity never giving any of them a chance to really work. They always feel like the ONE piece of information that's missing is at the next learning opportunity.Sound like anyone you know? Here's the good news, mastering social media isn't that hard. It isn't brain surgery. All you need to do is focus on one strategy and give that one strategy your full attention and devotion and you'll finally see the returns. This month’s social media breakfast we’ll feature Gail Keller. We’ll help create a social media strategy for her business right here in Kansas City. You may have heard of http://www.gailsscoop.com/ . It is a newsletter developed by Gail Keller. Gail will present her social media obstacles. As a group, we’ll work on a plan to help Gail overcome her obstacles. Obstacles she looking to overcome are:1) Should she use social media to promote her newsletter2) How can she create traffic to her newsletter3) How can she use social media effectively without wasting time4) How can she use social media to networkGail is looking to generate a revenue from her newsletter by creating readers. Gail is interested in promoting her newsletter. Does this sound like you? Do you have a business that you are looking to promote? How about more traffic to your website? Would you benefit from communicating and networking on social media? You can take bits and pieces of the social media strategy discussed in the Kansas City Social Media Breakfast and apply it to your business.If you miss the August Social Media breakfast you’ll miss out on a wealth of information.Register now... http://bit.ly/bjuPx6Here's just a few more things we’ll be covering...Important Social Media AnnouncementsImportant Networking AnnouncementsShould You Use Social MediaHow Do You Stay Organize Using Social MediaRegister for the Kansas City Social Media Breakfast ... http://bit.ly/bjuPx6Still not convinced?You’ll meet some very influential social media professionalsYou’ll meet some very influential networking professionalsYou’ll meet some influencers . . . Do you get the idea?You’ll meet people that can help build your business.Register Now . . . http://bit.ly/bjuPx6Still not Convinced?Everyone who tweets the event with the hashtag #KCSM will get a professional Facebook or Twitter PhotoYou’ll get a scrumptious breakfastYou’ll be eligible for some door prizesRegister today . . .http://bit.ly/bjuPx6Join the conversation on Twitter! Use hashtag #KCSMThanks!
Kansas City Social Media Breakfast Team
P.S. If you’re not interested or the date doesn’t work, maybe there is someone
special that you would like to help make their life better. Who do you know
that maybe interested? Go ahead and forward this invite to them.
P.P.S. Would you like to be included on this event and post event communication or maybe future events? Be a part of the conversation on Twitter. Search this hashtag #KCSM.
Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment.
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When it comes to networking, most business people like to change things up every once in a while. By joining networking groups, you get to meet new people, market your product or service and learn new things. Finding networking groups where your potential customers and strategic partners are hanging out is a huge plus.
The same principle applies to social media networking. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter get the lion’s share of the press, but there are plenty of other online networking opportunities out there. There is also an increasing trend toward combining online and offline networking opportunities.
Here are a few Kansas City networking communities that you may want to visit to start your networking in Kansas City.
Kansas City Networking - A community for people in Kansas City to network. Biznik – connects small business folks by blending online and offline networking. You can connect by city and promote local your events. Kansas City Online Community – is a site that blends online and offline networking here in the Kansas City area. In addition to their website, KC Online has a monthly live networking event. Meetup – is another great way to find people with similar interests online and then meet with them in person. BizSugar - allows you to submit, share and vote for the best business information links on the Internet.
Business Week Exchange – Site from Business Week magazine. This is a site to find information and connect with other business people. Business Connect KC - is a group of professionals from various fields networking together in the greater Kansas City area to further their business exposure, knowledge and abilities.
There are tons of other communities on which you can network. Have you discovered a group that you would like to get the word out?
Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment.
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In a real estate transaction in Kansas City we use title companies. AA title company that the Dowell Taggart Team recommends is Alpha Title, LLC
When purchasing a new home or refinancing an existing mortgage, do you know what transpires from the time of application to the day of settlement? At Alpha Title, LLC, we realize your home is your most valuable asset. We understand the stress associated with purchasing or refinancing a home and are available to answer any questions or concerns you may have regarding your settlement. Our staff of dedicated professionals will guide you through the entire process and will assure that you are protected against adverse title claims or risks long after your settlement. Prior to Closing � Conduct Title Search � Coordinate all aspects of title services with appropriate parties � Prepare all necessary documents � Schedule settlement During Closing � Account for all funds � Review closing documents � Disburse all mortgage loan or sale proceeds After Closing � Satisfy all lender requirements � Record Transfer Documents � Issue Title Insurance Policy"
Our contact from Alpha Title is Nate Crow. Nate can be reached at 913.339.9936. Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment.
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Congratulations to Michael Moore of New York Life Insurance Company for winning a $25 gift certificate at this month's Kansas City Networking April Tweetup!
Door prizes donated by: Nate Crow of Alpha Title Mike Worsop of BNC National Mortgage Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment.
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Anna Mc Connell won a $25 gift certificate as a door prize at the Kansas City Networking Group April Tweetup.
Door prizes donated by:Nate Crow of Alpha TitleMike Worsop of BNC National Mortgage
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Over 35 people attended this months Kansas City Networking April Tweetup With over 35 people attending this months tweetup, there was plenty of networking opportunities.
Thanks to our sponsors:Nate Crow of Alpha TitleMike Worsop of BNC National Mortgage
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Frequently, we are asked how we are able to network so efficiently. Later this month, we will be giving 3 presentations on business networking. There really isn't an exact science to networking. We have created our ten steps of networking efficiently, but before we proceed, I want to go to the Golden Rule of Networking. The Golden Rule of networking is Give. Give FIRST....ALWAYS. Give before you ask for a referral. When you give, give something of value to the person who you are asking for a referral from. Now to our 11 steps to Business Referral Networking: 1) Connect with people you don't know everywhere you go. Cocktail parties, weddings and sports parties are great events to talk to people and make business networking connections. Don't forget the restaurant lines, supermarkets, spring festivals, coffee houses and so on. There is a great networking opportunity at the Fox and the Hound on April 21st from 5:00-7 (view Calendar). 2) Learn to ask the right questions like "What do you do?" with comfort, sincerity and interest. People don't want to hear you talk. Learn to ask questions. 3) Become a great listener. Ask questions and be quiet until you hear the answer. Listen for important trigger words. 4) Practice your 30 second infomercial frequently. Learn how to tailor your infomercial to your business referral prospects. If you need help, Jerry Smith is a master. 5) Whether you use brochures, business cards or websites to market yourself, keep them updated. 7) Follow-up on every business referral prospect you meet and add them to your address book. 8) Add your business referral prospects to your social media channels like Facebook, Twitter and Ning. 9) Use an online business card system to connect with business referral prospects. This simplifies future updates. Examples are DubMeNow and Retaggr10) Follow-up on any lead, no matter how minor it may seem. Sometimes people will test your follow-up skills first before they send you a great referral. Hope this helps. If you need additional help feel or you would like to form a business referral relationship, feel free to contact us at: Chris Dowell Phone: (913) 712-9313 Martin Taggart Phone: (913) 712-9204 Email: MartinTag@gmail.com Let us know what you think or add to our blog by writing a comment.
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Kansas City Networking is slowly growing. This past week the group has grown to over 1600 members on Facebook. Yeah!
With this growth, we are looking to provide more networking opportunities to our members including tweetups and social media seminars.
This past week we hosted our first tweetup/meetup and had 82 members participate. We received many fabulous reviews and we will be working to insure future events are beneficial for our members.
If social media would benefit your Kansas City business, maybe you should visit us.
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