TIME SENSITIVE: Newsletter for the Week Ending June 18

TIME SENSITIVE: NOMAR/NABOR POSSIBLE MERGER. There will be a meeting on June 18 of NABOR brokers to discuss the possibility of merging NOMAR and NABOR. If you have anything you would like for me to know for this meeting, please email your comments to JimBrown@gymbeaux.com.


QUOTE: "You know, it's not more knowledge, it's not more education, it's not more facts that we need. It's a better use of what we already have that we need to have. You have each and every one of you, within your potential power right now to do a wonderful job in your chosen field - if you would only embrace it and use it." Napoleon Hill 1883-1970, Author of Think And Grow Rich

ONLINE FREE FAX? www.faxzero.com. This was provided by Beth Lemonier, thank you. It was one site among many on Michael Tritthard’s site where he links interesting and often free web sites that can enhance your business. Check his site at: http://michaelt.yourkwagent.com/atj/user/AdditionalGetAction.do?pageId=194449

WHAT IS A VOW?

» VOW stands for "Virtual Office Website"

» A VOW is where the public can enter, provide contact information, get a password, describe property interest, and then conduct searches of all available MLS listings.

» The Participant can display all available MLS listings.

» All listing information details can be displayed.

» Display rules are set by the MLS.

» The visitor becomes a bona fide customer / client.

» A VOW website is a business site whereas an IDX site is an advertising site.

» A VOW real estate site allows you to give your site visitors / clients more powerful access to MLS data in exchange for their contact information and agreement to become a bona fide customer.

If you want to see a comparison chart comparing a VOW to an IDX link, check here: http://www.metalsoftware.com/vow-vs-idx-web-sites.html

ILOVESLIDELL.COM WILL BE DOWN: Thank you for your business. This notification is regarding your WebOffice site kwmc165.webexone.com. In order to continue to provide you the best service, on Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 10:00 pm EST we will be upgrading the WebEx WebOffice data infrastructure to leverage the Cisco WebEx Collaboration Cloud network. The WebOffice service will be temporarily unavailable during this change. This period will run from Saturday, July 3rd at 10:00 pm EST until Sunday, July 4th at 10:00 pm EST. During this period, your WebOffice will be totally unavailable to you, but rest assured that your data will remain safe and secure.

This change will:

* Significantly increase bandwidth

* Provide additional network redundancy

* Deliver increased stability & security

GREAT REPORT ON ADVERTISING: 21 Ways to Increase The Power and Profit of Your Advertising has been uploaded to http://www.slidellcalendar.com/, Documents, Productivity. This is one you want to review.

7 LESSONS I LEARNED FROM JOHN WOODEN, article by Jon Gordon. http://www.jongordon.com/newsletter-061410-7lessons.html

ARE YOU CERTIFIED; OR ARE YOU JUST BRAGGING. Interesting and different link to Jeffrey Gitomer’s Sales Caffeine Ezine. It is food for thought but is more of an advertisement for a certification program/training he has created that involves 11 weeks of training and then a final exam. When passed you become certified as an Ace of Sales and then become entitled to use the designation and the resources that go with it. Cost is $199.00. http://www.gitomer.com/salesMagazine/ViewEzine.html?ezineId=1097 If you go to the site, take the weekly sales quiz to see how you stack up. I have read all of Gitomer’s books and as such miss very few; the answers are not always what you think is obvious.