There are literally hundreds of ways to market, and you can drive yourself batty (and make yourself broke) springing from one tactic to another. One of my favorite marketing tactics is easy, highly effective, often quite affordable, and not time consuming. It is tailor made for a lazy marketer like me. I not only use …
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A Great Quote re: Affirmations
Someone shared this quote with me, and I think it’s great! Affirmations are fine, but affirmations alone don’t change your life. You can say, “I am rich, I am rich, I am rich” until your face turns the color of money, but until you stop doing stupid stuff with your money and start doing smart …
8 Tech Resolutions for 2008 – Pt 1
8 Technology Resolutions for 2008.By JC Kadii, Mortgage Virtual Assistant 1. I will not spend a dime on technology unless I earn a return on my investment (ROI). Jumping on every hyped-up technology bandwagon is the surefire way to go bananas and broke. For this reason, I focus on recommending practical, common-sense technology solutions …
8 Tech Resolutions for 2008 – Part 2
8 Technology Resolutions for 2008 (Part 2)By JC Kadii, Mortgage Virtual Assistant 5. I will find and store all the disks that came with my system in an easily accessible place.Save yourself headaches down the road by putting all the disks and booklets that came with your system in one easy to find place. …
Speed up your Searches (Windows Tip)
Speed up your SearchesJC Kadii, Mortgage Virtual Assistant™ With larger and larger hard drives, we often find ourselves using the "file search" feature to find files and folders. Here's a tip for speeding up your search for files. Let's say you're looking for flyers you've received from lenders on Community programs. They are saved in …
A Cool Tool for Database Maintenance
Let’s say you receive an email with this information in the signature file: Linda Somebody XYZ Lending 1234 Executive Park Drive Atlanta, GA 30999 770 555 1212 phone 770 555 1212 fax linda@xyzlending.com You’d like to get Linda’s contact information into Microsoft Outlook. To do this, you would have to copy and paste each item. …
The Cure for Procrastination – It Works *Every* Time!
Are there times you have a project you know you should complete, but you just don't want to? Procrastination not only affects the project you're avoiding, it also affects the rest of your work by interfering with your concentration and sapping your energy. Here's the cure, and I am proud to say it has a …
Mortgage Email Maketing – Inserting your ConstantContact form in your blog.
I have had a couple of people ask how I inserted the sign up form for my Constant Contact email newsletter in my blog. To quote Rachel Ray, it's "easy peazy." Here are the steps. In your ConstantContact.com account, click on "My Settings." Select "Site Visitor Signup." Under "Add A Signup Box to Your Website" …
Who’s longing to hear from you?
I had an uplifting conversation with a client yesterday. We designed and printed her Christmas cards, Christmas labels, etc. Not only did she receive thank you calls (and leads) from her clients, she also received one call that had her over the moon. An old client called to say he was so glad to hear …
Where’s the Pony? Surviving and Thriving During the “Mortgage Meltdown”
The smell assaulted his nostrils from his bedroom. Shaking with excitement, the boy tip-toed into the living room where, under the Christmas tree, he beheld an astonishing sight. A steaming, malodorous heap of horse manure. Unable to contain his glee, he clapped his hands and exclaimed "Where's the Pony?" You've probably heard some version of …
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