We digg and like and stumbleupon, we blog we comment and sometimes rate.  Can you affect the behavior others? Do you have Real Influence...impacting others to digg, like, comment and share your link? 

Real Influence ...we like to share and spread our word in hopes it will benefit someone.  Let's face it, we post our articles and our links because we want to impact...influence someone to read, comment, contact and/or do business. You are trying to influence people to contact you, influence people to do business with you. Can you affect the behavior of others?  You are more influential than you think!

I've entered all kinds of contests right here and in various places.  Every contest I entered offered benefits but the latest adventure offers something very exciting...and you can join too.

You Can Gage Your Real Influence

We all like free marketing and free publicity, right?  We also enjoy seeing our rankings whether it be subscribers, fans and on the search engines. With participation includes recognition and some FREE marketing.  

Let's Talk Real Influence for a minute.  So what is it?  According to Fast Company, real influence is getting those in your social network, your own personal web to take action with a suggestion or recommendation.  Do people really pay attention to your posts and links and truly check them out?  Do people pass them on and forward them? Do you have real influence?

Fast Company is searching for 2010's Most Influential Person Online.

You are more influential than you think.

  So What do you have to do?

• You upload a picture.
• They give you your own personalized, unique URL link to the site.
• The more people you influence to click on your link, the bigger your picture grows.
•  Fast Company tracks where your influence leads, how it spreads, and where you stand.

The final results, and your picture, will appear in the November issue of Fast Company magazine.

So, start influencing!

BTW, On July 23rd there were only a little over 9000 people participating and today the numbers have jumped to 26,123.  Hurry as the deadline is getting close this opportunity ends August 15th. I can't confirm anywhere when this ends.  

IJustine is ranked #4 and I am ranked 1,644.  IJustine is the one who influenced me.  I hate to admit it, Fast Company is right, I am more influential than I thought, I bet you are to. Click here to get started!

Read the Fast Company Blog

The event planners are proud to announce that REbarcamp is making its way back to the Queen City!  WOOHOO!  Call it whatever you like, REbarcampCLT, REBCCLT, REbarcamp Charlotte (CLT),  this is an event that you will not want to miss.  

Here's the scoop on REBarCamp Charlotte:

• Friday, June 11th from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
• Charlotte (Ballantyne) 
• Free Admission!  OH, yes, I said… it’s FREE!

What exactly is REbarcamp?

From rebarcamp.com:

RE Bar Camp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.

REbarcamp is known as the “un”conference; the attendees select the materials that are to be discussed.  Although we'll have experts available in multiple areas, the agenda is set that day, so you can decide which topics are important to YOU, that day!  This may seem strange at first, but it has been proven successful in many other cities, time after time. 

If you have never attended a Bar Camp before, you need to experience this one!   If you think you can pass on this event, think again!  The information and networking involved in this setting is invaluable to you for your real estate career.  Bring your laptop and before you leave, be connected to your favorite social networks.  Give your real estate career a boost with technology on Friday, June 11th!

To sign up for the event, go to the RSVP page.  Once again, this is a FREE event! 

*If you register and realize that you can’t make it, please don't forget to let us know so we can cancel your green bag order.   Thanks!

Any questions?  Don't hesitate to contact myself or any of the event planners!  

OH, and did I mention that it's FREE?!

 

      

  Charlotte NC Homes for Sale

 (THE best Charlotte home search available - no kidding!)

Debe Maxwell, CRS/Realtor®/Broker
Broker@TheCharlotteScoop.com
Phone (704) 491-3310

     

  

 

    

      

       

 

         

   

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I'm splattered all over the net from my real estate business license to personal information that other sites accumulate...does it bother me sometimes.

At least Facebookallows you to change your settings!

Does My FACEBOOK settings bother you? Check out ReclaimPrivacy.org

Let's get real if I really wanted to be private I guess I wouldn't be on the net or I wouldn't expose myself the way that I have throughout the years. Today nothing is private and if you have lots of friends online there is a chance they may be sharing your personal information and you might not be aware of it. Doesn't bother me...but it may bother my friends...

For All of My Private Friends - I Made Adjustments To FACEBOOK!

There is an awesome tool available called reclaimprivacy.org if these things matter to you. Its very simple to use and will let you know the adjustments you need to make if you want to be "private" Follow the simple instructions below but while you do it...make sure you are logged into facebook.

1. Drag this link to your web browser bookmarks bar: Scan for Privacy
2. Log in to facebook.com and then click that bookmark
3. You will see a series of privacy scans that inspect your privacy settings and warn you about settings that might be unexpectedly public.

Adjust your setting as you see fit...don't worry...my friends info..is just between friends! :)

Facebook is certainly a great way to add exposure to your business!  And a fan page is a fantastic business tool.  But I got a wonderful surprise!  My son created this wonderful Welcome page for me that gives my fans an opportunity to explore my site!  

Being the proud Mom I am, I just had to show it off to you.  This is just an iframe. An iframe is just in essence a window into the site. Due to the parameters of the the blog, I can't put the whole thing in there...if you want to see the whole thing just hit be a fan and I think it will take you right there.

My url for face book is www.facebook.com/pullmanwarealestate

For more information about Lori see her profiles at: Lori Cofer's Businessweek profile; Lori Cofer's Google profile; Lori Cofer's Lookup Page and Lori Cofer's Naymz profile.  Feel free to read her helpful articles on New Construction in Pullman WA; Info about Pullman WA; More Helpful Info about Pullman WA; Info About the Pullman WA schools Info About the Pullman-Moscow Bill Chipman Trail; Ten Easy Ways to Improve Your Curb Appeal For Sellers; Five Tips on Buying Your New Pullman Home; More Tips for Buyers; and Tips on Building Your New Custom Pullman WA Home.

If you enjoyed my post, why not connect with me elsewhere?

 

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As our online radio show (Social Media Edge) has grown in popularity over the past 8 months or so, it has also added more "staff".  Ken Cook and I started the show on a whim back in November/December 2008.  Since then, we have become one of the most listened-to programs about social media on BlogTalkRadio.

Along the way, we added an assortment of friends. 

Mike Mueller was the first to be added as a permanent part of the program.  Mike's tech savvy is second to none, and he adds a much-needed calm demeanor to the show, with the exception of the week that he removed his pants.  It's an inside joke - listen to our archives if you're interested: http://budurl.com/bestofjckc

More recently, Jeremy Blanton joined the show with his own segment.  If you don't know Jeremy already, he is an ActiveRain community builder and longtime Myrtle Beach resident.  He also has the distinction of being the first person ever kicked out of our SME chat room, although it was an accident (I promise).

Tomorrow's show should prove to an interesting one, and it will be our first show with a female cast member.  T.S. Elliott (@ts_elliott on Twitter) was one of our first guests, and she will be with us each week, bringing her crazy laugh and quick wit.  If you don't believe me about her laugh, I actually thought that it would make a terrific sound effect, although we are too lazy to have ever added it to our repertoire.

Topics for tomorrow will include:

• Twitter for business
• Tagging images for Google
• Digg
• SEO techniques - what to do and how to maximize your efforts

As in most recent weeks, we will also have a giveaway if you are listening "live".  We will be giving away a FREE custom Facebook business page, courtesy of Mike Mueller.  He did one for our church and it looks terrific, so I can definitely vouch for the quality of his work!

I hope you can make it!  Should be fun as always!

The show is at noon Eastern, 11am Central, 10am Mountain, 9am Pacific - it runs for one hour:

http://budurl.com/jckc

As I mentioned, our archives are available, too, in this previous post of mine:

Can't Listen Live During Our Show? Here are the archives for Social Media Edge (JCKC Radio)

What if your computer crashed right now, what would you do? What would happen to your data? And what would happen to your business on a short-term basis?

That was exactly what happened to my computer 2 weekends ago. What could be a major catastrophe was now made an inconvenience when my dear husband backed up my computer right before we left the house for our short weekend trip. I even blogged about it here: When Losing Your Data Is Merely An Inconvenience.

It was a huge inconvenience because I had to go back to using an old computer, Blue Dino as I called him - Dell Inspiron 5100 that weighed a ton. It took over 6 hours to spool over 10,000 emails since I have not turned that pc on for ages. Other than that, it was a fairly acceptable experience while I awaited for my Dell technician to show up (the next day). Dell's Extended Warranty had saved my sanity several times over but that it is another story for another day.

Two week later, I'm back in full force, known as the New BackUp Queen. I ordered a new Dell desktop as my backup computer - should this event ever occurred again.

This is what my husband did:

My laptop is my main computer for work. The new desktop is used for daily backups utilizing SyncToy 2.0 - a software offered by Microsoft. Did I mention it is free? And I set Microsoft Scheduler on my desktop to ask it to sync with my laptop everyday at 1am in the morning. This backup synchronization is performed wirelessly.

I dont need to hook my laptop up to anything. Every time it syncs, it copies the changes. The end result, by 1am every morning, I will have 2 copies of everything on both machines. Every night, I will shut down Microsoft Outlook - my tool for email so it would synchronize that data too.

I could also work on my desktop if I choose. When it performs its daily task, it copies the new data/ changes on my laptop.

For proper instructions, you may find it here.

To download the SyncToy v2.0, click here.

Extra Backup Can Never Hurt

I still plan to backup my data on an External Drive like I normally would. (This was what I recovered when my computer crashed 2 weeks ago). I had invested about $160 just a few weeks ago and this in itself has truly saved my sanity.

I use this external drive like another storage on my computer. Copied the file onto my Blue Dino and worked pretty much flawlessly.

When you get freaky, you have another back up plan to your other back up plans:

I'm really starting to get very freaky about these backups. So, I will back-up my data with 2 of the online storages: Carbonite and Mozy. The online sites offer unlimited backup for very little money, $55 per year and $5/month respectively. They are very little money for a huge piece of mind.

What I Learnt Through My Experience:

• Backup is indeed crucial to my livelihood.
• But having another good complimentary/ substitute device to my current workspace is equally as important.
• Hence, I invested another $500 for a new Desktop ($150 of that is the flat-screen monitor I drooled over for years).

What I Realized ...

No one really thinks about these stuff until bad things happened. As a small business owner, dropping another few hundred dollars here and there is NOT fun for me. But I'm glad I did and I won't ever go without 2 working computers, compatible to each other.

PS: I write ALL my blog posts on my computer before I publish it on the internet. I don't just start writing them online, on any blog platforms.

Note: Also, take an initiative to find out how often your websites are backed up by your website providers. I recently found out some information I do not like.

Happy Backing Up. Please use my learning experience to save you alot of heartache in the future.

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Backing Up Your Data Is Not A Choice, It Is A Must-Do For Your Business.

REBarCamp Charlotte:

• May 15th from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
• Uptown Charlotte--NC Music Factory
• Free Admission!  OH, yes, I said… it’s FREE!
• To sign up for the event, go to the RSVP page.  Once again, this is a FREE event! 
  
  

  The Holiday Inn - Center City will be the preferred hotel for REbarcampCLT guests.  Room rate is $129+tax/night.  Please mention REbarcamp Charlotte when you call.

  If you are staying the night and need transportation from the hotel to the venue, please email rebarcamp@charlotterealestateblogs.com and let us know.  We will arrange transportation for you.  Otherwise, everything else is within walking distance.

For directions to the event venue (NC Music Factory), please print this map!
The online maps do not 'understand' the exact location of this building and will guide you in the wrong direction!  So, PLEASE print the map and bring it with you so you don't get lost!
The directions to this venue are NOT CORRECT in your GPS!

Pre-ReBar Camp:
Thursday Night Networking Event

 

REbarcampCLT is pleased to announce that Thursday night’s networking event will be held in conjunction with the Alive After Five Party @ the Epicentre.  We’ll be there from 5-8pm.  All volunteers will have the staff's HOT PINK REbarcampCLT t-shirts on, so you’ll be able to find us easily!

Admission is FREE!

We hope to be able to hand out name tags and get you registered for Friday, but that’s still to be determined with Charlotte's Alive After Five staff.

See you there!

 

*If you register and realize that you can’t make it, please don't forget to let us know so we can cancel your t-shirt order.   Thanks!

Any questions?  Don't hesitate to contact myself or any of the event planners!  

OH, and did I mention that it's FREE?!

Announcing REBarCampCLT

 

      

  Charlotte NC Homes for Sale

 (THE best Charlotte home search available - no kidding!)

Debe Maxwell, CRS/Realtor®/Broker
Broker@TheCharlotteScoop.com
Phone (704) 491-3310

     

  

 

    

      

       

 

         

   

Disclosure of material contained within.

ANNOUNCING REBAR CAMP CHARLOTTE NC--MAY 15TH

The event planners are proud to announce that REbarcamp is making its way to the Queen City!  WOOHOO!  Call it whatever you like, REbarcampCLT, REBCCLT, REbarcamp Charlotte (CLT),  this is an event that you will not want to miss.  This is one event that you cannot pass up either--from anywhere in the country, this event is for you--it's FREE!

Here's the scoop on REBarCamp Charlotte:

• May 15th from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
• Uptown Charlotte (the venue is TBD) 
• Free Admission!  OH, yes, I said… it’s FREE!

What exactly is a REbarcamp?

From rebarcamp.com:

RE Bar Camp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.

REbarcamp is known as the “un”conference; the attendees select the materials that are to be discussed.  Although we'll have experts available in multiple areas, the agenda is set that day, so you can decide which topics are important to YOU, that day!  This may seem strange at first, but it has been proven successful in many other cities, time after time. 

If you have never attended a Bar Camp before, you need to experience this one!   If you think you can pass on this event, think again!  The information and networking involved in this setting is invaluable to you for your real estate career.  Bring your laptop and before you leave, be connected to your favorite social networks.  Give your real estate career a boost with technology on May 15th!

Active Rain is going to be a sponsor and we're awaiting the announcement of our keynote speaker--stay tuned!

To sign up for the event, go to the RSVP page.  Once again, this is a FREE event! 

*If you register and realize that you can’t make it, please don't forget to let us know so we can cancel your t-shirt order.   Thanks!

Any questions?  Don't hesitate to contact myself or any of the event planners!  

OH, and did I mention that it's FREE?!

 

      

  Charlotte NC Homes for Sale

 (THE best Charlotte home search available - no kidding!)

Debe Maxwell, CRS/Realtor®/Broker
Broker@TheCharlotteScoop.com
Phone (704) 491-3310

     

  

 

    

      

       

 

         

   

Disclosure of material contained within.