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25 Websites To Help You Save Time And Money

Recently at each Inman Conference they have had a speaker highlight various websites to watch for various reasons.  Last week in New York, Jeff Turner put together a list of 25 websites that will help you reduce costs, save time, and communicate better. 

I like his last note not to forget about the old fashioned telephone or hand written note when addressing communication.  Two art forms that can be overlooked. 

Definitely worth a quick look through his list which can be found here:

25 Websites To Help You Find Customers & Save Money In A Downturn

 

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Thanks Sara for the information.  We all get so wrapped up in our everyday tasks..it's nice to get updated now and then.

Posted by Tina Allen (Exit Realty Tri-County) about 3 years ago

Hello Sara, great blog.  Inman has some great pdf's and I found I used at least 10 only 15 more to go.

Posted by David Wang | Prudential | 650.504.8190 (Prudential California Realty) about 3 years ago

This is a helpful blog and true to the spirit of AR...helping each other. Thank you.

Posted by Michael Caruso Real Estate Group about 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

Posted by Christina Moock, REALTOR Cutler Real Estate (Cutler Real Estate) about 3 years ago

Thank you Sara, I will have to check that out.  Is an inman conference worth attending?  I may have to add that to my todo list for 2009

Posted by Robert Rauf (REMN - Real Estate Mortgage Network (NJ)) about 3 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to share.  I have used many of these...and smome are new.  I will check them out.

Posted by Jim Crawford ~ Atlanta Real Estate-ABR E-PRO (RE/MAX Paramount Properties) about 3 years ago

thanks for sharing this info -- am off to check out your link.  

Posted by Sea to Sky Premier Properties (Salt Spring) about 3 years ago

Thanks Sara for sharing this great information.

Posted by Lisa Borders, ABR, SFR (RE/MAX Crossroads) about 3 years ago

check these

www.multiplewebsiteservice.com

 

Posted by larry vecchio about 3 years ago

Thanks for the info Sara! It's nice to stay on top of the sites.

Posted by Lorene Warren, Land Park Specialist & Top Producer for 32 years, SRES, CNE (Lyon Real Estate, Sacramento, CA) about 3 years ago

Sara, Thanks for sharing - and Jeff, Too!  It's always nice to know what's available and better yet, not having to spend time searchcing for them!

Posted by Sylvia Barry,Marin Luxury Home,Marin Short Sale (Frank Howard Allen (#1 Sales in Marin County)) about 3 years ago

Great sites there.  I need to take a long look at flickr and twitter

Posted by Spokane Home Loan -- Casey Brischle -- Mortgage Professional (Columbia Bank) about 3 years ago

here is a new one...primarily for Chicago (cook county and collar counties).  www.AppealMyTaxes.biz

Our bank has worked with them on teaching local residents how to lower their real estate taxes.  We have sponsored a few seminars...our customers have loved them.

Posted by Eric Westberg about 3 years ago

Thanks Sara. It is great that you shared this information to help everyone out.

Posted by Larry James about 3 years ago

...Wishing buildasign.com would have got a mention!  Our prices for custom real estate signs and frames will save you money and our online design tool will save you tons of time.  Give us a shot by visiting http://www.buildasign.com/RealEstateSigns - We are also on twitter, follow us at  http://twitter.com/buildasign

Posted by Michael Kraft (Build A Sign) about 3 years ago

Thanks! I downloaded the file to my desktop to review. I can always use good ideas.

Posted by Lizette Fitzpatrick - Lexington KY MLS - Kentucky Homes - Horse Farms (Lizette Realty - Lexington KY - Richmond KY) about 3 years ago

Thanks for this info. When I have some time, I'll be able to take a serious look.

Posted by Top Team: Kelsey Barklow 423/948-9154 & Marne Drinnon 423/202-2277 (Crye-Leike, Realtors) about 3 years ago

Very god ideas. Thanks forsharing. Will save and study especially that note thingie". :-)

Posted by Ron Tiller (Five Star Real Estate - Grand rapids MI) about 3 years ago

Sara, This is great stuff!  I'm excited to view several of these web sites.  Thanks SO much for the valuable information:)

Posted by Elizabeth Cooper-Golden Huntsville AL MLS - (Huntsville Alabama Real Estate, (@ Homes Realty Group)) about 3 years ago

Thank you Sara; I use some of them but it is nice to learn about more. . . not to just put them into action.

 

Posted by Sheila Reeves about 3 years ago

Thank you so much for sharing this Sara.  I forwarded it to my office as well.  AC has been a great resource and I continue to learn new things.  What a community!

Posted by Catherine Krueger, Bilingual Realtor, Marvin Gardens Real Estate about 3 years ago

Great information!  Thanks for sharing all the websites, I will definitely take a look at them.

Posted by Cynthia Grimes about 3 years ago

This is great stuff Sara.  I try to stay up on all the newest techy tools.  Thanks.

Posted by Chris M. Vinci about 3 years ago

Great posting!  I had no idea all of this "free" stuff was out there!  Thanks!  I also just started using the calendar on facebook...it's called 30 Boxes.  I like it so far. 

Posted by Adam Anderson (Northwood Realty) about 3 years ago

Thanks for the info. Gotta keep up on all the cool toys online, that make life easier??? :)

Posted by Jason Daley - Kitsap County Real Estate, Bremerton, WA Real Estate about 3 years ago

Appreciate the info. 

Posted by Marilynn Kornfeld about 3 years ago

Evening Sara,  Thanks for a great collection of helpful tools !  Best of everything for you in 2009 !

Posted by Bill Gillhespy Fort Myers Beach Realtor Fort Myers Beach Agent - Homes & Condos (16 Sunview Blvd) about 3 years ago

Any details or experiences to share on any of these specifically?

Posted by Eric Cavanagh (Keller Williams Jacksonville) about 3 years ago

We are all looking for ways to save money so it is great to have this list.  Most I am aware of, but there were a couple new ones I will check out.

Posted by Joan Whitebook Southern New Hampshire (BHG The Masiello Group) about 3 years ago

Sara, thanks so much for sharing Jeff's awesome insights. He is one awesome guy. ;-)

Pepper

Posted by Teri Ellis at Homes Arizona Real Estate LLC about 3 years ago

Great information to pass along!  I've been using many of these tools and my 14 year old daughter just introduced me to photo editing tools on picnik.com  - easy to use & effective.  Thanks, Kelly

Posted by Kelly Cantwell, Real Living HER about 3 years ago

Thanks Sarah, I'm going to use some of those tools right now.

Posted by America's Network Realty Group, Inc. about 3 years ago

Thanks Sarah for sharing.  Love learning new stuff?

Posted by Roby Robertson about 3 years ago

Thanks, Sara... I'd like to go to one of these conferences.

Posted by Viji Sashikant about 3 years ago

Thank you for sharing this info. It's very helpful

Posted by Gail Szeluga Manalapan, Marlboro & Monmouth County (Weichert Realtors-Marlboro, Manalapan) about 3 years ago

Sarah, that is a great Pdf file, I downloaded it and sent to my team since most do very little social media. I am especially interested in Box for the Mac. I do believe Cloud Computing is our future, already using some of the documents on line.

Posted by Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor-Realtor® Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams-Ann Arbor) about 3 years ago

Sara, these are great tips.  I'd like to add another that goes hand in hand with the lost art of personal written communication.  About a year ago, I was introduced to a system that helps do precisely that.  It is called Send Out Cards.  If you have not yet experienced it, please try the following link and test it for yourself: http://www.sendoutcards.com/32159  You'll see how easy it is to stay in touch simply by sending a heartfelt card to clients, family and friends in your handwriting with your personal signature with a just few clicks of the mouse.  I don't want this to sound like an advertisement, but using this system helped me generate over $48,000 in gross commissions last year.  It's easy, personal, inexpensive, and can generate an additional stream of revenue depending on how you choose to join.  Give it a try.

Posted by Michael about 3 years ago

I kept looking but I couldn't find that one site www.handwrittennote.com  It sounded very progressive.

Posted by Mike Henderson 303-949-5848 HUD Home Hub (Your complete source for buying HUD homes) about 3 years ago

Sara,

Thanks so much.  This is great stuff that my small company could really use internally to get a little more organized!

Posted by Kara Hinshaw about 3 years ago

Just when you think you know about all the cool stuff, you learn more! I've got some of these, but caught a couple I did not have!

You know what they say, "He with the most toys when he dies....wins!" Does internet tools count?

Posted by MyMidtownMojo.com Thomas Ramon Realty about 3 years ago

Hi Sara,

Thanks, for this very beneficial and useful post, very interesting information.

Posted by frank about 3 years ago

Hello Sara: Thanks for posting that list. Jeff Turner is a very wise man. Thank you for sharing for those of us that didn't attend.

Posted by Michelle Minch Home Staging Los Angeles & Pasadena, CA (Moving Mountains Design Home Staging, Pasadena, CA) about 3 years ago

Thanks Sara! Another great post. I use many of these but found a couple of new ones. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by Anonymous about 3 years ago

Sara - Thanks for sharing this list.  I knew some of these sites but not all.  I have saved this list to my computer.

Posted by Pam Dent - REALTOR Charlottesville Virginia Homes and Horse Farms (Montague Miller & Company) about 3 years ago

thank you very much. this is very helpful..

Posted by Jack Climer Realty, LLC about 3 years ago

Great information, Thank you vry much.

Posted by Jaishree Zilpelwar, Long Island NY, Remax Signature about 3 years ago

Sara - What a great resource!  I'm hangin' on to this one.

Posted by Myrl Jeffcoat (Real Living Great West Real Estate) about 3 years ago

Thanks so much....what great information to have.

Posted by Debbie Nicoll, Troop Real Estate about 3 years ago

Sara,

Thanks for posting, I will check out the ones I didn't know about.

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Posted by iwantanoffer.com about 3 years ago

Thanks Sara, this is a great list. There are a few i haven't seen before and some of the others I wasn't sure they were worth the time and energy.

Posted by Ruthmarie Hicks (Keller Williams Realty - White Plains NY) about 3 years ago

Thanks for the info.  Quite a few that I'm using, but many more that I'm not (and I few I'd never heard of).

Posted by Michael Barrow Realtor® San Diego CA Real Estate (Neely, Barrow & Associates) about 3 years ago

Thanks for the list. I love new tools that I can use in my business.

Posted by Valarie Littles about 3 years ago

Well thanks for posting the list, very cool.

Posted by Joseph Tribuzio (Tribuzio Home Inspection Services Inc.) about 3 years ago

Sara -

Thanks for the list - it seems, once you think you've found everything on the web - there's more!

If you're near Lincoln Square, Sara, here in the city - let's get together for a cup of coffee!

DEAN & DEAN'S TEAM CHICAGO

Posted by Dean Moss - Dean's Team Chicago IL Real Estate Team (Dean's Team - Keller Williams Realty Partners Chicago IL) about 3 years ago

Sara - I was a the conference and there for the presentation.  It was great !  Jeff made a great presentation !

Posted by Christopher and Stephanie Somers - Realtors - Philadelphia Real Estate (Realtor / Owner - RE/MAX Access) about 3 years ago

Sara,

  Thanks for providing all the interesting sites.  I will enjoy getting into them a little more.

Posted by Scott Harrison (Sea Shore Realty) about 3 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to post it.  I'm planning to disseminate this to the other agents in my office. 

Posted by Diane Bell, Hilton Head Real Estate, Bluffton (Charter 1 Real Estate, Hilton Head, Bluffton, SC) about 3 years ago

Hi Sara,thanks for sharing this list.  I have reblogged it so more people will be exposed to it.  Great to explore options. 

Posted by Caron's Gateway Real Estate about 3 years ago

Thanks Sara,

A compilation of information like this is a great tool!

Have a great 2009! We all deserve it!

 

Roseann

Posted by Roseann Blacher (Maximum One Realty of Greater Atlanta) about 3 years ago

This is a very helpfl list.

Brian Madigan

 

Posted by Anonymous about 3 years ago

Sara,

This was great information.  Thanks.

Posted by Cathy Arzola about 3 years ago

Sara - that is great info. Thank you so much for sharing this.

Posted by Birgit Stubblefield (Century Mortgage Company) about 3 years ago

Thank you for sharing.  That's what is all about!  I believe when you give you get more in return.

Posted by Anonymous about 3 years ago

These are great websites, your ggenerosity means a lot.. Thank-you

Posted by Karen about 3 years ago

Excellent information!  I have used a few of the websites listed. The Google docs are a wonderful tool.  I have used those for online collaboration of seminars, meetings, sign ups for events, ect. Because each person using the system has to be invited, it is private and secure!

Posted by Wanda Promes (SNBSD) about 3 years ago

Sara ... a question is how to use the Awesome Highlighter software. Instructions at that site don't work for us.  Harrison

Posted by Harrison K. Long, business, REALTOR®, GRI, Broker (Explore Group, Coldwell Banker Previews, Irvine, South OC) about 3 years ago

Sara, I am going to try some of this...if it's truly a time saver, then Thanks So Much!

Posted by Marc Baysek-EXIT Realty Rockingham NC (EXIT Realty Platinum) about 3 years ago

Sara Just another thank you for taking the time to add the link to the PowerPoint, I did learn some new things that i wasn't aware of,  That will save me $$$ 

Posted by Sheila Santini; GRI (Waterfront and Boaters paradise Realtor! ) about 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing. I must check out some of these sights I have never heard about like utterli.

Posted by Kristi DeFazio Colorado Springs Real Estate 719-459-5468 (RE/MAX Advantage) about 3 years ago

Hi Sara,

It is a great feeling to find  free online websites that help customers to find us online.  Personally it is a challenge to find new sites and your post is very informative!

A website that I discovered is ideal, it provides a free website, free virtual house tours, free homebuyer & seller reports,etc.  Visit www.Point2HomesAgentDirectorybio.com to signup.  In the comments note that Susan Hale, ReMax Realty of Defiance recommended you. 
I have several website but the free one with point2homes is  www.defianceohiohomes.com  so you can see what it is like. You can pick different templates, pictures,etc.  I buy my domain names thru www.godaddy.com  for less than $10 yr.  Every so often they run specials as low as $6.99 per year per domain name.  I own 13 different domain names and point them to my websites. You never know what search names or ideas customers will search by.
To remember what all websites you may have posted info to and forgot - Google or Yahoo search your name.
All the sites you are on should show up as cached. From there you can revisit and do your updates.
Hope this helps MANY other Realtors!!

Posted by Susan Hale, ReMax Realty of Defiance about 3 years ago

Thanks for the websites. We all really benefit from such collaborative efforts! Love it!!

Posted by Mikki Starmer, RE/MAX Fulton (Missouri) about 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing this great info.  I have put on my desktop to view later and then I will pass to the agents in my office as well. 

Posted by Debra Walsh Hudson Valley NY Real Esta 845.294.8800 (Keller Williams Realty Goshen, NY - Realtor) about 3 years ago

This is great- sometimes, I just feel like surfing the net and learning new things... incidentally, I read another blog of yours that mentioned walking space which I also thought was rather neat.  Thanks for passing these along.

Posted by Eugénie Eckler Oakville, Ontario (Brekland Realty Group) about 3 years ago

Sara, this is a bonanza of information and why am I not surprised that Jeff Turner is involved??? The guy is a walking fount of information!

Posted by Frank & Sharon Alters, CDPE-Short Sales Jacksonville-Orange Park-Fleming Island (Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty - Clay, Duval, St. Johns ) about 3 years ago

I love the highlighter site.  Just tried it and what a great too I think I will be.  Thanks.

Posted by DeeDee Riley about 3 years ago

Great list, Sara.  For the past couple of years I have made use of many of the web solutions provided by www.37signals.com.  I use Basecamp for transaction management, Highrise for leads management, and Backpack for everything that falls between the cracks.

Posted by Chris Rooker (Kline May Realty) about 3 years ago

that made me feel good.

Posted by Jay Cash (James R. Cash Auctions #2281 Bob Parks Auctions Firm # 3984) about 3 years ago

Thank you for the information.  I will check it out.

Posted by John Duffner about 3 years ago

Hi Sara, thanks for sharing your great list of websites.

Posted by Lydia Pollard (Keller Williams Real Estate Associates, Brokerage) about 3 years ago

Great info here - some new resources to check out.  Thanks for sharing.

Posted by Michele Hess, Home Stager Rockford - Simply Staged Inc (Simply Staged Inc.) about 3 years ago

Thanks Sara, I think this will help all of us, great info

Rich

Posted by Richard Lecinski (Long Realty Company) about 3 years ago

The AwesomeHighlighter tool is really cool.  I used it already.

Posted by Eliese Pivarnik, Colorado Group Realty, GRI, RSPS, CDPE Steamboat Real Estate (Colorado Group Realty, LLC) about 3 years ago

Thanks for the info. I'll try a few of them out.

Posted by Peter Andres - Lic. in FL & NY GRI,SRES,CNE (REALTOR) about 3 years ago

Thanks for the info, great resource

Posted by Keith Pound Realtor Auctioneer Louisville KY (502) 645-5950 (EXIT REALTY CRUTCHER) about 3 years ago

Thank you for the PDF. Greatly appreciated!

Posted by Elayna Fernandez ~ Marketing Success Made Possible (Designed 2 Impress, Inc.) about 3 years ago

Hi Sara

Really useful knowledge u share here thanks for sharing and keep helping and sharing your thoughts THX

 

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Posted by Daniel Marshel (Better Homes) about 3 years ago

Thanks for this info. It's useful and can definitely help streamline operations. I guess I should get going on Twitter.

Posted by Top Team: Kelsey Barklow 423/948-9154 & Marne Drinnon 423/202-2277 (Crye-Leike, Realtors) about 3 years ago

Thanks for the tips. I'm signing up for the zenbe email, I have a twitter profile but I too need to get going on it.

Posted by Blowing Rock Investment Properties about 3 years ago

Sara,

This is so awesome & enlightening! What a fabulous treat to help us all kick of the New Year with new Goals! Thanks a Bunch for sharing this. I will definitely use these tools to my advantage!

Posted by Jaclyn Erwin, ABR, SFR, REALTOR® / BROKER (Jackson Erwin Realty, Inc.) about 3 years ago

Thank you, some i already use and will try the others.

Posted by Andrew Monaghan CRS, GRI, EPro Associate Broker (Keller Williams Professional Partners) about 3 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to help the rest of us that couldn't go to Inman! I'm sorry I missed it!

Posted by Joeann Fossland, Master Certified Coach (Advantage Solutions Group) about 3 years ago

Good stuff Sara!   Thanks for the info.  Looking forward to checking them out.

Posted by Glen Kotulek, Home Critique Property Inspections (Austin TX) about 3 years ago

Thanks for that list. I just started using skype a few months ago, and cut my landline saving $70/mo

Posted by Erica Ramus - Ramus Realty Group - Pottsville, PA about 3 years ago

Hi Sara,


I can't believe I missed this one!
Thanks for sharing.
Jeff is surely a keeper!

Tamara

Posted by Tamara Dorris (Davis & Davis ) about 3 years ago

Thank you so much for sharing!  I use some already, but I can't wait to check out the others.

Posted by Bielenberg & Associates about 3 years ago

When trying to access the link, I get a "file damanged...". Any ideas?

Posted by Anonymous almost 3 years ago

Some great stuff in there.  Ill have to check it out.

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