By John November 11, 2008
She has lived on Maui, in Tahoe, Park City, Jackson Hole, Naples and traveled to many countries. She loves giving me tips on how the "locals" do things or where the "locals" go. I love getting the insider information you can only get after you have spent real time somewhere and Marcia has that knowledge. Just email her for suggestions at mrsdreamtrip@gmail.com - you'll be glad you did! ...read more
By Out Rent Home May 21, 2008
Thank you for being part of OutRentHome.com network associated. I like your business pretty much though! Keep up your good work! Ryan ...read more
By Marcia Waldburger May 05, 2008
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How good is your current website? Many agents think that if they have a website, there is nothing else to consider. But not all websites work equally well. In fact, two websites that look the same can perform very differently in search engines. In addition to how it presents you and your business, how effective is it at getting you recognized by the search engines? There’s a terrific free tool available that will evaluate your website and give you a detailed report. It’s offered by Hubspot, and can be found atwww.websitegrader.com. Just enter your website address and a competitor’s into the tool and about a minute later it provides a detailed report with a score ranging from 1 to 100. We’ve seen real estate websites that score as low as 8. Try running it on your current website.You might also want to try running it on www.realprosystems.comand see how we do! ...read more
By Travel, Travel, Travel December 08, 2008
Neuromarketing-Learn the Secrets to How Your Clients Purchase December 2, 2008byadmin Filed underEntrepreneurship,e-CommerceLeave a comment Recent research from the field of neuroscience reveals that humans have a tendency to remember information in sets of three. A whole chapter in the book,“The book of Numbers” by Peter Bentleyis devoted to three and the power it holds on the human mind. Everywhere we see things are done in threes, traffic lights, the Olympic medals, the Holy Trinity, meals a day etc etc… Psychology of ThreeA new twist has been added to this 3 theory by a study by the American Psychological Association. Current experiments show that the human brain tends to remember and react better after repetitions in sets of three.This innate human reaction to remember based one sequences of three’s directly manifests in the behavior of the consumers in the marketplace both online & offline thus proving correct the theory of 3’s and leading to add to the expanding segment ofNeuromarketing. NeuromarketingAs marketers and researchers, this repetition theory is being used as part of cutting edge marketing to influence the purchasing behavior of consumers. Simply put, it becomes a part of Neuromarketing as our brain seems to respond better to a certain brand after effective marketing in sets of three.This field ofNeuromarketing- the practice of using brain-wave product feedback to target goods and services to our subconscious appetites is fast emerging amongst small and big firms on the look out for effective brand marketing. While bigger firms are actually using the technology of MRI scans to see the purchasing behavior of prospective buyers, the smaller ones can only rely on studies. This field is relatively new and has no rules or pre set reviews that can determine whether it is correct or not. Criticism ofNeuromarketingCritics of neuromarketing argue that this field could lead to too much influence and manipulation of consumer purchasing behavior. Imagine a world where big box companies could know what brand, color, taste, and shape of an item you like.Since neuromarketing research further shows that humans make purchasing choices in a sub-conscious state, too much information in the hands of marketers could be used to influence behavior and sell sub standard or harmful products. Support forNeuromarketingOn the other hand those in favor ofNeuromarketingargue that are a budding science its full implications as a tool for effective brand marketing are not yet known and thus, criticism is unjustified.In their defense, neuromarketers counter that consumers would benefit by receiving custom tailored marketing messages suited to their tastes rather than being barraged by irrelevant messaging.Neuromarketing, they say can be used to find out what consumers like, why they like it, thus making a judgement on their preferences but not changing the pattern. This field will tell the marketer what color, shape and taste the consumer prefers as well as how they like the product packaged and what attracts them to a certain product.By more fully understanding their consumer, marketers would be able to use on demand product creation to make relevant changes to their product to cut down on costs and pass on savings to the end user. ConclusionNeuromarketingis still a very young field and needs time to grow. Neuromarketing researchers and marketers feel that with further research and testing will make critical breakthroughs to refine consumer purchasing behavior and thus lead to effective brand marketing. How beneficial it finally will be to the end consumer, only time will tell! ________________ About the author:Darrell Weaver has been working on the Internet since 1993. He is a powerful online marketer and mentor who helps online retailers and individual online marketers dramatically increase their ROI through SEO, SEM, article marketing, and online guerrilla marketing. His areas of expertise include: Web 2.0 Marketing: Social Media Marketing, Blogs, Craigslist, eBay, Wikipedia, del.icio.us, Ning, & Plaxo. He regularly consults clients on establishing and optimizing their Pay Per Click Marketing Campaigns including Google Adwords & Adsense, Yahoo! Search Marketing, MIVA, Kanoodle, etc. ...read more
By Travel, Travel, Travel December 07, 2008
Wow! I just attended a fantastic Webinar! Here are some of the highlights and internet marketing suggestions you should be using! 1) Forget the Head Shot - they say use your space for information and have the face shot in a drop down or on another page. 2) Give them what they want - write like a human and list details 3) Pump up Photo's of what you market. HDR Photography merges photo's together. Can use VICASO.com to assist and then Photogenie to upload to websites. 4) Make music Video's and use new photo's 5) Have a Q&A section 6) Widget - add them to site 7) Set a specific time to "chat" and do it on a regular schedule. 8) Always be "ON" Use sites for help like: skype.com, jactr.com, phonetag.com, and grandcentral.com (beta form only) and BeamMe.Info to link phone to mobile. 9) Go Mobile! go to: TestiPhone.com or iPhonereadable to see if your site is readable 10) Check your visibility on search engines: SEOMOZ.org, Seo-browser.com, websitegrader.com, SeoTools.com and FireFox.com GOOGLE YOUR NAME AND IF YOU DON'T FILL THE FIRST PAGE YOURSELF 11) Become a Contact Creator: Blog with MerchantCircle, Linkedin, and Facebook 12) WRITE EACHOTHER RECOMMENDATIONS! This captures customers! To get the most bang for the buck, the above suggestions will get you noticed on the web more often! So be sure to network and make your website indexable and crawlable. If you wish to learn more about getting noticed on the web, please contact me through Merchant Circle or Linkedin. Sincerely, Marcia www.mrstravel.worldventures.com ...read more
By Travel, Travel, Travel October 29, 2008
If you are planning to stay at a luxury hotel, you have many options for making reservations. For instance, you can call the hotel directly and schedule your own reservations. You can use a travel agent to book your hotel room, or you can use the Internet and book online. Regardless of the method you ... ...read more
Cabins can be cozy escapes from the pressures of everyday life. The proper use of colors and themes will help set the tone. Additionally, the choices made in determining colors and themes will interact with the setting of the cabin. It is important to ensure that these choices are in harmony with the ... ...read more
