Real Estate Industry - Training and Support

Advanced ActiveRain 201 - New Training at AR University for the Blogging Enthusiast!  This is not exactly a Beginner Class but it is also not so advanced that you will be lost in the shuffle, I promise!

This class was created for individuals ready to take their blogs and business on ActiveRain to the next level. Understanding how to use some of the more powerful tools and services can benefit you in unimaginable ways.  We will keep refining these classes to meet the needs of our community and our members. 

In this semi-advanced class, you'll learn about:
1. ActiveRain HTML
2. RSS feeds and syndication
3. Using and Maximizing Widgets
4. Adding Signatures and Social Media Icons
5. Working With Multi-Media Video/Audio
6. Customizing Your ActiveRain Blog
7. Marketing Your AR Blog On-Line
8. Making Google's Tools Work For You
9. Q&A and more...

Come learn some very powerful techniques on how to use Youtube, Google, and ActiveRain to grow and promote your Blogs, Websites, and Local Business. This class is semi-advanced, but nothing that you won't thoroughly understand and be able to implement into your Blog and Business immediately!  Looking forward to witnessing your survival and successes, and we're excited that we'll be seeing you in class!

Check out the ActiveRain University Calendar to reserve YOUR spot on our Virtual Campus.

Other Related Classes:  About ActiveRain  |  Introduction To ActiveRain  |  Advanced ActiveRain 201

The Introduction to ActiveRain Class - You're here because...  You were invited by another member, an ActiveRain Ambassador referred you here, or you just stumbled across the site and joined!  Regardless of how you got here, This is a class for you!

We've put together a new series of classes at ActiveRain University that will help answer many of the questions for our new members.  About ActiveRain, An Introduction To ActiveRain, and The Advanced ActiveRain 201 class.

Come get a complete understanding of the following:

1. A Brief Overview of ActiveRain
2. The Referral Exchange Network
3. Joining, Using & Creating Groups
4. ActiveRain Channels and Topics
5. HitRouter - Lead Generation Tool

Your Best Option for an Introduction To ActiveRain, some of the tools and resources available, and the knowledge of how to use these tools and resources.  This will be the key to your success here.  Join us anytime for a quick one hour review, or come back next week if you prefer, but why put off till tomorrow what you could and should learn and do today!?!  Our success is witnessing YOUR SUCCESSES!!  See you in class!!

Take advantage of these free ActiveRain Rainmaker membership classes, I can tell you there was a time not long ago when there was no training, no support, no instructions or manuals, and no classes available to AR members.  We've come along way baby so make sure you grab all the gusto you can while it's available to you.  We're happy and excited to be offering these new sessions to the community!!

Have you ever been asked the question, "What Is ActiveRain?"  Yes, we all have.  Then when you tell them, they sign up and the next question comes along, OK, I've joined... now what?  We've just put together a new series of classes at ActiveRain University that will help answer many of the questions for our new members.  About ActiveRain, An Introduction To ActiveRain, and The Advanced ActiveRain 201 class.

"About ActiveRain" is a class every member should attend at least one time.  No matter how far along you are on the network, or within the community, this is an IMPORTANT CLASS!  It's our goal to see that your time is spent wisely, and more importantly, your efforts will be successful on ActiveRain.  "About ActiveRain" is all about ActiveRain and YOU!  This one hour class (with inter-action and Q&A) will cover the following important items and topics:

1. What We Stand For
2. Our Community Guidelines
3. The ActiveRain Culture
4. Industry and Blogging Etiquette
5. Introduction of the ActiveRain Team
6. Growing a Following - Harvesting Business
7. The AR Point System and Featured Posts
8. Reblogging Overview
9. The Fun Legal Stuff - Copyright, Plagiarism etc.
10. Questions & Answers

Join us anytime for a single hour that will save you tons of time, make you lot's of great connections, teach you the AR ropes, show you where to get help, keep you out of court, and help you use ActiveRain as a tool, a resource, and a place to network, increase referrals, and grow your business using Blogging and Social Networking.  

This is an IMPORTANT CLASS we take very seriously and you should too. We're looking forward to having you join us.  Make sure to tell others about this class if given the chance or opportunity.  Check the AR University Calendar for posted dates and times. We will be holding this class regularly for our new and existing rainmaker members.  Having a map with an understanding of the purpose can make all the difference in your results and your journey here.

One of the benefits of your ActiveRain RainMaker account is the use of an ActiveRain Outside Blog. What is an ActiveRain Outside Blog? It's your own blog hosted on a custom URL that allows you to host your blog outside the ActiveRain network on your own website address. Every paying RainMaker has access to a Free ActiveRain Outside Blog, but unless you get it set up, it's not going to do you a whole lot of good.

So come join Steven Graham, ActiveRain Blog Trainer, as he shares with you a variety of tips to help you set up and maximize your ActiveRain Outside Blog. The webinar lasts one hour and can be done from the comfort of your own home, office or even from the beach (if you have WIFI at the beach)

In our ActiveRain University Webinar:

• Steven explains the difference between your ActiveRain Blog and your ActiveRain Outside Blog
• Steven shows you how to customize and set up your outside blog including:
  

1. How to create a custom header
2. How to choose a theme for your ActiveRain Outside Blog
   
3. How to add additional photos using widgets
4. How to create proper titles and Descriptions for maximum search engine optimization
5. How to register a domain name for your ActiveRain Outside Blog or how to use an existing domain name that you already own. Registering a domain name comes free of charge as part of your ActiveRain Outside Blog
   

• Steven details how you can invite others to contribute to your ActiveRain Outside Blog and what kinds of permissions you can give contributors in order to ensure that you maintain maximum control over the content on your site.
• Steven explains how to properly use the reBlog feature within ActiveRain to increase the amount of content on your ActiveRain Outside Blog for the purpose of capturing more traffic to your site.
  

Winning The Listing Every Time

Are you tired or frustrated of not listing all of the properties that you go out to and complete a market analysis on?  Is the effort you're putting into your presentations and CMA's paying off?  What is your success ratio at getting every listing you go after?  Well the facts are that it's probably unlikely that you are sealing the deal on every single one, but is it possible that there is room for improvement in your numbers and in this market?  

We think there is!  Every agent has their own style, their own approach, and through their own experience, knows what works and doesn't work for them.  It doesn't matter if you're new to the Industry or if you've been doing this for 30 years, there's always something new to learn in this business.  If you can, join us next week for "Winning the Listing Everytime" as TOP Real Estate Coach Jared James will show you the potential and also share with you the following:

What You're Guaranteed To Learn:

*How he managed to have a 92% closing ratio on all listing appointments when he was a full-time Realtor
*The step by step process that a great CMA should include
*Why CMA success is in the details and what those details are
*What mistakes the majority of agents are making on every listing appointment
*How to turn a seller into an advocate
*How to overcome the common objections that almost every seller will have
*How to drastically increase your closing percentage by using the template that he created specifically for Realtors.

As an added bonus for attending this class, every agent is going to receive the CMA Template that Jared created and will share in this class for FREE!  That alone is worth the FREE price of admission. This will be a fantastic "Power Packed" hour you won't want to miss. We're Limited to ONLY 1000 seats, so register now!

Monday - June 7, 2010
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM PDT

About Jared: One of Jared's passions has always been to not only succeed but to help others experience success as well. With the help of his debut best-selling book, Jared is now one of the most sought after coaches and speakers in the country. In addition to his speaking engagements, he uses webinars, teleconferences, courses, and his book to equip people on how to make their Real Estate Businesses work for them.

This Wednesday, our very own Laura Monroe from Creative Agent Solutions will be sharing some great information and her experience with "How To Manage Your Business Virtually!" Laura has been an ActiveRain Member since September 2006.  If you're following her on ActiveRain, you've been privileged with her most recent sharing of "10 Days of Outsourcing Your Business"

What is a "Virtual Business" and what is a "Virtual Assistant?" What things are you doing that could be automated in your business or delegated to someone else to free you up to be more productive?  What tools are available out there that you may be unaware of that could make you more productive, and less task consumed?  These are just a few of the questions we hope to answer at ActiveRain University this Wednesday at 10:00am Pacific Daylight Time.

Some of the areas she'll cover include: * Defining the Needs for your Real Estate Business Systems * Streamlining and Automating your Systems for Higher Productivity * Online Tools to Bring Your Business under the Cloud * Maximizing Offline Tools * Leveraging online and offline support with a Virtual Assistant Weds, May 26, 10am – 11am (PDT) ActiveRain University Online Training Campus "Managing Your Business Virtually"   Laura Monroe REGISTER "Virtually" HERE Laura Monroe is a premier Real Estate Virtual Assistant specializing in virtual online support for Agents, Brokers and their businesses nationwide.  Laura combines her 5 years of knowledge in real estate Internet marketing and Listing/Marketing Coordination, and creative marketing design to impact the real estate professionals business with customized professional service, cost effectiveness, elegant branding, and results! Don't miss this opportunity to fully understand what a "Virtual" Business Management plan can do for your on-line and off-line Business in today's fast pace technological environment.

ActiveRain University - The Short Sale Power Hour Session II

Effectively Working with Buyer’s & Buyer's Agents in a Short Sale Transaction - Taking the guess work out of the Equation!  Stop Foreclosure!  Help your community and "MASTER" the options of the short sale transaction.

Come join ARU and our guest experts, Fred Weaver and Kevin Kauffman as they remove all the myths and share all the tips, tools, and secrets of the entire Short Sale Process.  

This 5-Part Series will have you walking away with everything you need to know regarding the process, the delicate handling, and the tools and education needed to work successfully with all the parties involved in a Short Sale.

Session Two: Effectively Working with Buyer’s & Buyer's Agents in a Short Sale Transaction
This class has more bullet points than we can list here, just come, you won't be disappointed...guaranteed!!

Tues, May 25, 10am – 11am (PDT)
ActiveRain University Online Training Campus
"Effectively Working with Buyer's
and Buyer's Agents in a Short Sale Transaction"
  Kevin Kauffman & Fred Weaver

These guys share a lot of great information in a single "power" hour, and we're even more excited that what they share, you'll be able to apply and implement into your business plan immediately.  If by chance you missed "Session I" it's OK, you're still not too late.  If you miss "Session II" you may want to consider catching the next round of classes coming sometime in summer or fall.  Don't miss these "Power Hours" it could make all the difference in YOUR future Short Sale Business.

You'll have an opportunity and chance to ask Questions & get Answers, a direct and private hot-line to Fred and Kevin, and the ability to join the "Live ARU Chat" during these classes.  Come learn, participate, and benefit from these FREE sessions.  Make sure you sign up right away, there are virtual seats still left available, but they do go very fast. 

Business is changing fast!  Do you have what it takes to last?  We hope to see you in Class!

ActiveRain University and Stefan Swanepoel present: How Social Media Starts To Develop its Place In Business! You do NOT want to miss this one, trust me!! We're really excited to have Stefan as our guest!

Catch up with the Trends Master (and fellow Active Rainer) Stefan Swanepoel, as he shares with us some of the latest exciting technology and social media changes that are shaping our world. Before taking questions he will provide a 30 minute talk on:
•  Mobile Media  
•  Real-Time & Back-Channels
•  Augmented Reality
•  Social Gaming & Tagging
•  Location Based Services

About Stefan Swanepoel:
Stefan is recognized as the leading visionary on real estate business trends. His holds a bachelor’s in science, a master’s in business economics and diplomas in arbitration, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, computer science and marketing.  Stefan has been listed as One of the Top 50 People Who You Should Follow on Twitter in 2009 (Roost), One of the Top 25 Most Connected Real Estate Professionals in 2009 (Proxio) and One of the Top 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders (Inman News).

Fri, May 21, 10am – 11am (PDT)

ActiveRain University Online Training Campus

"How Social Media Develops Its Place In Business"
Presenter: Stefan Swanepoel

REGISTER HERE NOW

For more info, you can visit Stefan at www.Swanepoel.com and www.RETrends.com. We're looking forward to having him and YOU there as our guests, don't miss it!! You'll have an opportunity and chance for Questions & Answers, a direct and private questions option with Stefan, and the ability to join our "Live Chat" during these classes.  Come learn, participate, and benefit from this FREE class.  Make sure you sign up right away, there are virtual seats still left available, but they are going fast.